A) General Studies & Mental Ability (Main Paper-I &

Screening Test Section-

1. Events of national and international importance – NCERT Books
2. Current affairs- international, national and regional.
 The Hindu/Eenadu Newspaper
 AP Magazine by Govt of AP
 AIR Spotlight @ 09:15 PM
 Economic Survey of India (Latest)
 Budget of India (Latest)
 Socio Economic Survey of AP (Latest)
 Budget of AP (Latest)
3. General Science and its applications to the day to day life Contemporary
developments in Science & Technology and Information Technology.
 NCERT Class VI to X – General Science Books
 Latest Technological Innovations that appear in the news
4. Social- economic and political history of modern India with emphases on
Indian national movement.
 Modern India – Grover & Grover (S.Chand Publications)
5. Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and
e-governance initiatives.
 Indian Polity – M. Laxmikanth
 Governance – Newspaper Articles
6. Geography of India with focus on Andhra Pradesh.
 Fundamentals of Physical Geography – NCERT Class XI
 Fundamentals of Human Geography – NCERT Class XII
 Indian Physical Geography – NCERT Class XI (India Physical
Environment)
 Indian Human Geography – NCERT Class XII (India – People and
Economy)
 Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong
 AP Geography – SCERT or Telugu Academy Books
7. Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation
strategies, Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of
Disaster.
 NDMA Website
8. Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection.
 Ecology – NCERT Class XII Biology (Last 4 chapters for Ecology)
9. Logical reasoning, analytical ability and logical interpretation.
 Logical Reasoning by R.S.Agarwal
10. Data Analysis: Tabulation of data, Visual representation of data, Basic data
analysis (Summary Statistics such as mean, median, mode and variance) and
Interpretation.
 Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Kumar (or) Quantitative Aptitude by
R.S.Agarwal
11. Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its Administrative, Economic, Social,
Cultural, Political, and legal implications/problems.
 The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 Official Document
  AP Magazine by Govt of AP

Main Paper-II & Screening Test Section-B

Social History of Andhra Pradesh

 History of Modern Andhra Pradesh (1858-2016) by P Raghunatha Rao, 2017

edition.
 History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh – P R Rao
 History of Andhra (Modern Medieval and Ancient) – P R Rao

Indian Constitution

 Indian Polity – M. Laxmikanth

 Governance – Newspaper Articles

Planning in India and Indian Economy (Main Paper-III &

Screening Test Section-C)
Indian Economy

 Indian Economic Development – NCERT Class XI

 Introductory Macroeconomics – NCERT Class XII
 Introductory Microeconomics – NCERT Class XII (Read at least summary of
all chapters)
 Economic Survey of India (Latest)
 Budget of India (Latest)

AP Economy

 SCERT or Telugu Academy Books

 Socio Economic Survey of AP (Latest)
 Budget of AP (Latest)

Most Important Areas of Study

1. Indian Polity
2. Planning and Economy of India
3. Planning and Economy of AP
4. AP History

Foundation – NCERT Books

NCERT books are the base for any examination. The language used is simple, lucid and self-
explanatory. Based on your command of the subjects, you can selectively study
them. NCERT books are like foundation. Without foundation, no floors of a building can be
built. There may or may not be direct questions from NCERT. But they are a must. Books of
Classes VI to XII are helpful.

Technical Subjects (Engineering, Medical etc.)

 Strictly follow the syllabus given in the notification. Based on the syllabus of the exam, go
through the graduation standard textbooks. Guides are not recommended. This is your base.
Do not read all graduation books. Just stick to the syllabus.
 GATE books expand your knowledge. More application oriented and problematic questions
are your priority.
 Practice previous year question papers.

Current Affairs

 Click here for ‘How to Study Current Affairs for Government Exams?’
 The Hindu Newspaper
 Eenadu Newspaper (For Telugu and State level news)
 ETV News @ 7 AM or @ 9 PM – Mostly, political news are covered. However, one or two
important government-related news is also covered. If you don’t have sufficient time and if you
are already following newspapers regularly, then ETV News can be skipped safely.
 AIR Spotlight @ 09:15 PM
 Economic Survey of India (Latest)
 Budget of India (Latest)
 Socio Economic Survey of AP/TS (Latest)
 Budget of AP/TS (Latest)

Polity and Governance

 Indian Polity – M. Laxmikanth

 Governance – Newspaper Articles
 Important Topics: It depends on the syllabus for the examination that you are preparing for.
But the most important chapters are
1. Fundamental Rights, DPSP and Fundamental Duties
2. Executive, Parliament/Legislature and Judiciary
3. Emergency and Amendment procedure
4. PRI

Indian History and Culture

 Ancient India – RS Sharma (Old NCERT)

 Medieval India – Satish Chandra (Old NCERT)
 Modern India – Grover & Grover (S.Chand Publications)
 Indian National Movement – Bipin Chandra (Useful for writing descriptive type answers)
 India After Independence by Bipin Chandra

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana History and Culture

 History of Modern Andhra Pradesh (1858-2016) by P Raghunatha Rao, 2017 edition.

 History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh – P R Rao
 History of Andhra (Modern Medieval and Ancient) – P R Rao
 The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 Official Document
 Telangana History-Culture – Telugu Akademi

Geography and Environment

 Fundamentals of Physical Geography – NCERT Class XI

 Fundamentals of Human Geography – NCERT Class XII
 Indian Physical Geography – NCERT Class XI (India Physical Environment)
 Indian Human Geography – NCERT Class XII (India – People and Economy)
 Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong
 Ecology – NCERT Class XII Biology (Last 4 chapters for Ecology)
 AP Geography – SCERT or Telugu Academy Books
 TS Geography – SCERT or Telugu Academy Books

Economy and Development

 Indian Economic Development – NCERT Class XI

 Introductory Macroeconomics – NCERT Class XII
 Introductory Microeconomics – NCERT Class XII (Read at least summary of all chapters)
 AP Economy – SCERT or Telugu Academy Books
 TS Economy – Telangana Economy by Telugu Akademi

Science and Technology

 NCERT Class VI to X – General Science Books

 Latest Technological Innovations that appear in the news

Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude

 Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude – Chronicle (Civil Services Chronicle Edition)

Law

 Different Official Laws Documents – Analysis and Interpretation

General Essay

 Do NOT read any book. Practice a few essays and get them evaluated by experts, seniors and
peers.

General Aptitude

 Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Kumar (or) Quantitative Aptitude by R.S.Agarwal

 Logical Reasoning by R.S.Agarwal
 Languages (English, Hindi and Telugu) – Matriculation Level SCERT or Telugu Academy books
 Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
 High School English by Wren and Martin
 Important Topics:
 Geometry and Mensuration
 Time, Distance, Work and Speed

Books and Resources for APPSC Group III (Group 3)

Panchayat Secretary
The following books and resources are useful for APPSC Group III (Group 3)
Panchayat Secretary (Grade – IV) Examination. These are updated to reflect the
latest changes as per the Notification No. 13/2018, dated 21-12-2018. However, It is
advisable to refer Comprehensive Books and Resources page to take complete
advantage.

General Studies and Mental Ability (Mains Paper-I /

Screening Test Part-A)
1. Events of national and international importance. – NCERT Books
2. Current affairs- international, national and regional.
 Eenadu Newspaper (This paper is more important than the Hindu
because more focus should be on Andhra Pradesh)
 ETV News @ 9 PM
 AP Magazine
 Socio-Economic Survey of AP (Latest)
 Budget of AP (Latest)
 The Hindu Newspaper
 Economic Survey of India (Latest)
 Budget of India (Latest)
3. General Science and it applications to the day to day life. Contemporary
developments in Science & Technology and information Technology.
 NCERT Class VI to X – General Science Books
 Current Affairs related to Science & Technology
4. Social-economic and political history of modern India with emphasis on Andhra
Pradesh.
 Modern India – Grover & Grover (S.Chand Publications)
 History of Modern Andhra Pradesh (1858-2016) by P Raghunatha Rao,
2017 edition.
5. Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and e-
governance initiatives with specific reference to Andhra Pradesh.
 Indian Polity – M. Laxmikanth
6. Economic development in India since independence with emphasis on Andhra
Pradesh.
 Indian Economic Development – NCERT Class XI
 Economic Survey of India (Latest)
 Budget of India (Latest)
 AP Economy – SCERT or Telugu Academy Books
 Socio-Economic Survey of AP (Latest)
 Budget of AP (Latest)
7. Physical geography of Indian sub-continent and Andhra Pradesh.
  Fundamentals of Physical Geography – NCERT Class XI
 Indian Physical Geography – NCERT Class XI (India Physical
Environment)
 Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong
 AP Geography – SCERT or Telugu Academy Books
8. Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies,
Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster.
 NDMA Website (https://ndma.gov.in/)
 CBSE Books on Disaster Management
9. Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
 Ecology – NCERT Class XII Biology (Last 4 chapters for Ecology)
10. Logical reasoning, analytical ability and data interpretation.
 Logical Reasoning by R.S.Agarwal
11. Data Analysis:
 a) Tabulation of data
 b) Visual representation of data
 c) Basic data analysis (Summary Statistics such as mean, median, mode,
variance and coefficient of variation) and Interpretation
 Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Kumar (or) Quantitative Aptitude by
R.S.Agarwal
12. Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its Administrative, Economic, Social, Cultural,
Political, and Legal implications/problems.
 AP Reorganisation – The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014
Official Document
 Read current affairs related to Bifurcation

Rural Development and Problems in Rural Areas with

special reference to Andhra Pradesh (Mains Paper-II /
Screening Test Part-B)
 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts (Read these chapters from Indian
Polity by M.Laxmikanth)
 Government Policies, Schemes and Programmes of India and Andhra Pradesh
 Socio-Economic Survey of AP (Latest)
 Budget of AP (Latest)
 AP Govt White Papers 2018-2019