Candidates appearing for the Group-I preliminary test in Andhra Pradesh may have to write only one paper for 150 marks, instead of two in the current mode of examination henceforth.
The syllabus is being reframed and re-organised as a part of the reforms in the recruitment examinations for government services and there is a wide possibility of 50% of the paper comprising descriptive questions while the rest objective type questions.
“The preliminary test will be easier than what it was in the past as it is increasingly felt that it is only a screening test and candidates’ knowledge is anyway tested elaborately at the next level, in the Mains,” said Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) Chairman D. Gautam Sawang, while addressing a select media here on September 19 (Tuesday).
