TSPSC Group 3 Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

450 marks in all, multiple choice, in English, Telugu and Urdu. The notification mentions no negative marking.

• Paper I: current affairs, international relations, general science, environment, geography of India and Telangana, history and heritage, Telangana policies, reasoning and data interpretation, and basic English at 8th class standard.
• Paper II: the socio-cultural history of Telangana and the formation of the state, the Indian Constitution and politics, and social structure, issues and public policies.
• Paper III: the Indian economy, the Telangana economy, and issues of development and change.

Group-III has no separate paper on the Telangana movement; that is a Group-II paper. The detailed topics are in Annexure III of the notification.

A degree from a recognised university is enough for almost every post. A few posts add conditions: the Junior Assistant at the Kaloji Narayana Rao health university needs a degree with computer science as a subject, and the post code 42 Junior Assistant needs computers as an optional subject or a recognised computer certificate. The notification sets these out post by post.

Age is 18 to 44 on 1 July 2022, with the usual relaxations: 5 years for SC, ST, BC and EWS, 10 for persons with disability, up to 5 for Telangana government employees, and 3 plus service for ex-servicemen.

A single written test decides selection; there is no interview. Qualifying candidates are called for certificate verification and exercise web options for departments. Minimum marks are 40% for OC and EWS, 35% for BC, and 30% for SC, ST and PH. Ties are broken by local status, then age.

The Finance Department posts (Senior Accountant, Auditor, Assistant Auditor) carry a scale of ₹32,810–96,890. Junior Assistants are on ₹24,280–72,850. In 2022 the Finance posts were the biggest block: Senior Accountant (Zonal) 248, Senior Accountant (Treasuries) 140, Auditor 126, Senior Auditor 61.

Apply through your OTR profile at tgpsc.gov.in. The 2022 fee was ₹200 for processing and ₹80 for the exam, with unemployed candidates exempt from the exam fee. Candidates ranked twelve exam centres by preference.

Selection lists, with hall ticket numbers and the post each candidate got, are posted on the selection page. The exam key was published after the test, and objections cost ₹500 each.

No cut-off is published as such. The marks of selected candidates are on the selection page above.

Paper I overlaps heavily with the general studies in Groups II and IV, so one round of preparation serves all three. Spend most of the remaining time on the Telangana economy and the history of the state, which are where the questions are most specific to the Commission.

• Notifications for All Recruitments
• Notification 29/2022 (PDF)
• Selection lists
• Scheme and Syllabus

How many papers are there in Group-III?

Three, 150 marks each.

Is there an interview?

No.

What was the last notification?

29/2022, for 1,363 vacancies.

What is the age limit?

18 to 44, as counted on 1 July 2022, before relaxations.

When is the next Group-III notification?

Not announced as on 16 October 2026.