APPSC AO study plan
APPSC AO · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
General Studies and Current Affairs & Andhra Pradesh State Administration, Institutions and Welfare Schemes
Build a one-page current-affairs timeline of the last 12 months covering appointments, awards, sports, and national events, and mark the Andhra Pradesh entries separately
Map Andhra Pradesh's 26 districts and list the district headquarters, and recite them without notes
Read the AP Reorganisation Act 2014 provisions on institutions, resources, and the state capital, and summarise them in 10 bullet points
Define the terms 'welfare scheme', 'navaratnalu', and 'direct benefit transfer' in your own words with one AP example each
Your checkpoint
A 4-page handwritten master sheet: AP district map list, Reorganisation Act summary, and a 12-month current-affairs timeline with AP items highlighted
General Studies and Current Affairs & Andhra Pradesh State Administration, Institutions and Welfare Schemes
Compile a table of 15 major Andhra Pradesh welfare schemes with beneficiary group, launch year, and implementing department
Explain the structure of the AP Secretariat: Chief Secretary, departments, and the role of Special Chief Secretaries
List the constitutional bodies, statutory bodies, and quasi-judicial bodies mentioned in the news during the past year
Practise 40 current-affairs MCQs and log every wrong answer with the correct fact
Your checkpoint
A 15-row welfare-scheme table plus an error log of at least 40 attempted current-affairs questions with corrections
Arithmetic, Reasoning and Mental Ability & General Studies and Current Affairs
Solve 100 arithmetic questions on percentages, ratios, and averages, and record the time taken per set
Memorise squares up to 30, cubes up to 15, and fraction-to-percentage conversions, and self-test in five minutes
Solve 30 reasoning questions on series, coding-decoding, and blood relations
Classify every arithmetic mistake as concept, calculation, or misreading
Your checkpoint
A speed-and-accuracy sheet showing 130 solved questions with per-topic accuracy percentages and a list of the three weakest topics
Arithmetic, Reasoning and Mental Ability
Solve 60 questions on time-work, pipes-cisterns, and time-speed-distance using a single formula sheet you write yourself
Complete 40 questions on seating arrangement and syllogism under a 25-minute timer
Learn the divisibility rules up to 11 and apply them to 20 simplification problems
Review the week-3 error log and re-solve every wrong question without looking at the solution
Your checkpoint
A timed mock of 50 arithmetic-and-reasoning questions scored and analysed, with a written note on the two error patterns that repeated
Public Administration and Office Management & English Language and Comprehension
Outline the evolution of public administration from Wilson to the New Public Management school in a dated timeline
Explain the difference between line and staff agencies, and between centralisation and delegation, with one government example each
Draft a formal office note, a memorandum, and a circular on the same subject, and compare their tone and structure
Identify and correct 20 common grammar errors in sentences taken from official correspondence you write yourself
Your checkpoint
A portfolio of three original official drafts (note, memorandum, circular) plus a corrected grammar set of 20 sentences
English Language and Comprehension & Public Administration and Office Management
Solve 50 English comprehension passages and precis questions, and write one precis in exactly one-third of the original length
Build a vocabulary log of 60 words commonly used in governance writing, with one sentence each
Describe the recruitment, training, and disciplinary procedures of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission and the state civil service
Explain the Right to Information Act process: application, timelines, first appellate authority, and exemptions
Your checkpoint
A written precis, a 60-word governance vocabulary log, and a one-page RTI process flowchart drawn by hand
Telugu Language and Comprehension
Read one Telugu editorial daily and list 15 new words with meanings and usage
Practise Telugu grammar: sandhi, samasa, and vibhakti, with 10 examples of each written out
Write two Telugu essays of 250 words each on administration-related topics
Translate 20 administrative terms between Telugu and English and verify each against an official glossary
Your checkpoint
Two original Telugu essays of 250 words each plus a 20-term bilingual glossary and a 15-word vocabulary list
General Studies and Current Affairs & Arithmetic, Reasoning and Mental Ability & Andhra Pradesh State Administration, Institutions and Welfare Schemes
Take two full-length timed mock tests under exam conditions and score them section by section
Revise the week-1 and week-2 master sheets and rewrite any fact you could not recall from memory
Re-solve every question in the cumulative error log and mark the ones still wrong
Build a one-page exam-day strategy covering section order, time allocation, and skip rules
Your checkpoint
Two scored full-length mocks with a section-wise comparison and a one-page exam-day strategy sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Recall 12 of 15 welfare schemes with department and beneficiary group, and name all 26 district headquarters, without notes
Week 4: Score at least 60 percent on the timed 50-question arithmetic-and-reasoning mock and show that repeated error types are down to two or fewer
Week 6: Produce a precis within the required length, write an error-free official circular, and explain the RTI appeal chain from memory
Week 8: Score at least 65 percent overall on both full-length mocks, with no section below 50 percent