TSPSC Group 2 Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

The total is 600 marks. All papers are multiple choice and are set in English, Telugu and Urdu. The notification says the Commission may run the test as a computer-based test or on OMR sheets, and it prescribes no negative marking. Marks for any deleted question are given back in proportion to each candidate's performance on the rest.

Paper I is general studies at degree level, plus basic English at 10th class standard. Papers II to IV are the heart of the exam.

• Paper I: current affairs, international relations, general science and technology, environment and disaster management, world, Indian and Telangana geography, Indian history and heritage, Telangana society and policies, social exclusion and inclusive policies, reasoning and data interpretation.
• Paper II: socio-cultural history of India and Telangana, the Indian Constitution and politics, social structure, issues and public policies.
• Paper III: the Indian economy, the economy and development of Telangana, and issues of development and change.
• Paper IV: the Telangana movement in three phases: 1948 to 1970, 1971 to 1990, and 1991 to 2014.

The full topic lists are in Annexure III of the notification, and the Commission keeps current syllabi on its Scheme and Syllabus page.

Most posts ask for a degree in any subject. The exceptions:

• Assistant Section Officer, Finance: a degree in Mathematics, Economics or Commerce.
• Assistant Section Officer, Law: a law degree.
• District Probation Officer: a degree in Social Work or Psychology, or any degree with an MA in Social Work, Psychology or Criminology.
• Assistant Development Officer, Handlooms: a degree, or a diploma in Textile or Handloom Technology.
• Excise Sub-Inspector: a degree plus the physical standards. Men need 167.6 cm height and a 86.3 cm chest with 5 cm expansion; women need 152.5 cm. Scheduled Tribe candidates from specified agency areas get lower limits.

Age is counted on 1 July 2022. It is 18 to 44 for every post except Excise Sub-Inspector, which is 21 to 30. Upper-age relaxation is 5 years for SC, ST, BC and EWS, 10 for persons with disability, up to 5 for Telangana government employees by length of service, and 3 plus service for ex-servicemen and NCC instructors. Distance-education degrees count only if the awarding body is recognised by the UGC, AICTE or the Distance Education Bureau.

Selection is on marks in the written test alone. Candidates are called in merit order for certificate verification, community and category wise, and give web options for posts and zones at that stage. You are only considered for the posts and areas you listed.

Minimum qualifying marks are 40% for OC, EWS and sportspersons, 35% for BC, and 30% for SC, ST and PH. Ties go to local Telangana candidates first, then the elder candidate, then marks in the subject papers other than General Studies. Appearing in every paper is compulsory, and selection is also subject to a medical examination.

Pay scales run from ₹38,890–1,12,510 for Assistant Section Officer and Excise Sub-Inspector to ₹45,960–1,24,150 for the welfare-department Assistant Officers. The 2022 vacancy list:

Register once on the Commission's OTR, then apply from your profile. The 2022 fee was ₹200 for processing plus ₹120 for the exam; unemployed candidates paid no exam fee, and employees of any government paid it. Fees are not refunded. Candidates chose twelve exam centres in order of preference and could not change them later. Apply at tgpsc.gov.in when a new notification opens.

Centres are district headquarters across Telangana, picked from a list in the notification. The Commission may allot a centre other than your choice.

No fresh notification has been issued. The Commission posts every notification on its recruitment page.

Hall tickets can be downloaded from seven days before the exam. If you have lost your ID, the site has Know Your ID and Know Your Hall-Ticket Number lookups.

The Commission publishes the key after the exam and takes objections online at ₹500 each, with no objections on the final key. It hosts OMR images for download. The General Ranking List and provisional selection lists are on the Selected Candidates Marks page. Recounting is available, revaluation is not.

The Commission publishes selected candidates' marks and hall ticket numbers, not a cut-off by post. Look at the selection lists on its selection page to see how high marks ran for each post.

Paper IV is a full 150 marks on the Telangana movement and state formation, so it cannot be skipped or left to the end. Read the official syllabus line by line, and make notes on the Telangana economy and the movement chronology. Practise full 150-question papers in 150 minutes.

• Notifications for All Recruitments
• Notification 28/2022 (PDF)
• Selection lists and marks
• Scheme and Syllabus
• TGPSC home and OTR

Is there an interview in Group-II?

No. Merit is decided on the 600-mark written test.

How many posts were in the last notification?

783 vacancies in 18 posts.

Is there negative marking?

The notification prescribes none.

When will the next Group-II notification come?

It has not been announced. Watch the Commission's recruitment page.

Can I write in Telugu?

Yes. The papers are set in English, Telugu and Urdu.