APPSC group 1 new updated syllabus 2023

APPSC Group 1 Syllabus revised in 2023, Candidates can download the latest APPSC Group 1 syllabus

APPSC Group 1 Syllabus

Recently Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) Changed the APPSC Group 1 Syllabus, APPSC has released the new syllabus for APPSC Group 1 Exams

GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY

PAPER – I (150M)

1. Major Current Events and Issues pertaining to International, National and State of Andhra Pradesh.

2. General Science and its applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and Information Technology.

3. History of India – emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects with a focus on AP and Indian National Movement.

4. Geography of India with focus on Andhra Pradesh.

5. Indian polity and Governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and e-Governance initiatives.

6. Indian Economy and planning

7. Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection

8. Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies, Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster

9. Logical reasoning, analytical ability and logical interpretation.

10. Data Analysis: Tabulation of data Visual representation of data Basic data analysis (Summary Statistics such as mean, median, mode and variance) and Interpretation.

PAPER – II (150M)

EDUCATION – I (Degree standard)

(A) FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION:

1. Nature and scope of philosophical and sociological foundations of

education.

2. Idealism; Naturalism; pragmatism; Realism; existentialism;

3. Gandhi; Tagore; Aurobindo; Vivekananda; Jiddu Krishna Murthy;

4. Socialization and Education; Social change and education; Culture and

education; Modernization and education; Equality of Educational

opportunities; Education of Weaker sections.

(B) EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY:

I. INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. Relationship between Educational Psychology. Nature and scope of Educational Psychology. Methods of Educational Psychology.

II. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Principles of Growth and development. Stages of development – infancy,

childwood, Adolescence and aspects of development – Physical, Mental,

social and Emotional and its Educational implications to classroom

teaching and education.

III. Learning.

Nature of learning, theories of learning (Behavioral, Cognitive and social)

and its Relevance to classroom teaching, learining and motivation;

Various methods of motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic) and its applications

for classroom teaching.

IV. Individual difference and its assessment.

Meaning and significance of the study of individual differences. Inter and

intra individual difference and its assessment. Concept of personality and

its assessment (projective and Non-Projective methods. Understanding

and helping learners with special needs – poor achievers, under

achievers, low-level of intellectual functioning; giftedness and creativity.

Need and significance of guidance and counseling in schools.

V. Statistics

Statistics – concept and its need for understanding behavior of learners and

teachers. Measures of central tendency. Measures of variability. Correlation

and various methods of computing correlation.

(C) Trends in Education

1. Universalization of Education – significance, constitutional guarantee, problems involved in implementing. Quality of primary Education -Minimum level of learning approach.

2. Wastage and stagnation in Education – Meaning, causes, problems and remedial measures.

3. Adult Education and Functional literacy – Meaning, scope, problems involved and strategies for remedial action.

4. Non-formal Education – contemporary significance, problems, methodology, motivational aspect and implementation.

5. School and community relationships – need and importance, ways of bringing their together, making use of community resources persons, some practical strategies to facilitate appropriate relationships.

6. Medium of instruction – problem, Language in India, Three language formula, its implications and difficulties in implementing the formule.

7. Family life and population Education – the problem, objectives at secondary level creating awareness, difficulties in implementing, strategies to spread right type of family life and population education.

8. Moral Education – meaning and scope, approaches to Moral Education, difference between Moral and Religious Education, Practical work.

9. National and emotional integration – meaning, nature, problems, Implementation celebrating national days and role of school and teachers.

10. International understanding – education for peace, disarmament and coexistence, meaning, nature, significance, developing a broader perspective in the mind students.

11. Education of the socially and culturally disadvantaged – meaning – significance problems, equality of opportunity and strategies to implement meaningful programme.

12. Lifelong Education – Meaning, need and scope, approach and role of teachers.

13. Teacher Education – Pre-Service and in-Service – Professional Organizations teachers.

14. Vocational Education and Vocationalisation of Education.

15. Common Entrance Examinations and centralized admissions into the basic courses in Andhra Pradesh.

16. Recommendations of various Education Commissions and Committees.

PAPER – III (150M)

EDUCATION – II (Degree Standard)

i) Current trends and challenges in Education

ii) Innovation in Education

iii) Measurements and evaluation

iv) Inclusive Education

v) Information and Communication Technology in the field of Education

vi) Educational administration and supervision

vii) Gender Sensitization: Gender-Equality, Equity and Empowerment of women, Urbanization and Migration, Life skills

viii) Environmental Education

ix) Schemes and reforms in Educational sector in Andhra Pradesh and India

x) Perspectives in Education

History of Education
Teacher Empowerment
Educational Concerns in contemporary India
Democracy and Education, Equality, Equity, Quality in Education, Quality of Educational opportunities
Economics of Education, Education as human capital, Education and
Human Resource development, Literacy-Saakshar Bharat Mission
Population Education
Role of Education in view of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization
Value Education, Peace Education
Programme and Projects – APPEP, DPEP, SSA, National Programme for Education of Girls at elementary level (NPEGEL), RMSA, Rashtriya Aveshkar Abhiyan (RAA), KGBVs, Model Schools.