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Paper II: Epics & Puranas

  • Not published of exam
  • Ramayana Mahabharata Bhagavata Puranas

Paper II: Agamas & Arts

  • Not published of exam
  • Vaikhanasa Pancharatra Shaiva Shakta Kuchipudi

Paper II: Vedas & Philosophy

  • Not published of exam
  • Vedas Vedangas Vedanta Hindu family law

Paper II: Endowments Administration

  • Not published of exam
  • EO duties Budgets Lands Amended encroachment procedure

Paper I: General Studies & Ability

  • 50% of exam
  • Current events History and geography Polity and economy Science and IT Environment and disasters Data and reasoning

Quick Facts

  • Notice 23/2026; detailed 16 October 2026
  • Written papers 150 questions each; 300 total
  • Written time 150 minutes each; 300 total
  • Wrong answer One-third assigned mark deducted
  • Paper weights Paper I 50%; Paper II 50%
  • CPT Qualifying; 60 minutes; 100 marks
  • Notified age 18–44 on 1 July 2026
  • Standard fee ₹250 processing + ₹80 examination
  • OC/Sportspersons/Ex-servicemen/EWS minimum 40% written aggregate
  • BC / SC-ST-PBD minimum 35% / 30% written aggregate
  • Scope Subtopic weights unpublished; current affairs change

Seven Received Ramayana Kandas EP

  • Bala Ayodhya Aranya Kishkindha Sundara Yuddha Uttara
  • Seven-kanda received arrangement Sundara: Hanuman’s Lanka mission

Epics, Gita & Puranas EP

  • Ramayana received arrangement Seven kandas; regional retellings differ
  • Sundara Kanda Hanuman finds Sita in Lanka
  • Mahabharata major parvas 18 in the received arrangement
  • Bhagavad Gita location Bhishma Parva; Krishna teaches Arjuna
  • Bhagavata arrangement 12 skandhas in conventional arrangement
  • Gajendra episode Bhagavata Skandha 8
  • Krishna narrative Central to Bhagavata Skandha 10
  • Telugu Bhagavatam Bammera Potana’s rendering
  • Gita paths Action, knowledge and devotion
  • Purana five characteristics Creation, recreation, lineage, manvantaras, dynasties
  • Gita thematic grouping Three six-chapter groups; interpretive framework Themes overlap; traditions interpret differently
  • Gita chapter 2 Sthitaprajna: person of steady wisdom
  • Gita chapter 11 Vishvarupa: Krishna’s cosmic form
  • Rama’s received genealogy Ikshvaku lineage; Ayodhya in Kosala

Common Agamic Pada Framework AG

  • Jnana Yoga Kriya Charya
  • Knowledge; meditation; ritual; conduct Framework varies across textual traditions

Vaikhanasa vs Pancharatra AG

Vaikhanasa

  • Associated with Vikhanasa
  • Distinct Vaishnava ritual tradition
  • Temple-specific priestly rules

Pancharatra

  • Vaishnava samhita literature
  • Distinct ritual systems
  • Temple-specific practice still matters
  • Shared Vishnu orientation; different traditions

Agamas, Temples & Arts AG

  • Vaikhanasa Vaishnava tradition associated with Vikhanasa
  • Pancharatra Vaishnava samhitas and ritual systems
  • Chattada or Sattada Distinct notified Vaishnava service tradition
  • Shaiva Agamas Shiva-centered worship traditions
  • Shakta Agamas Devi-centered worship traditions
  • Smartha Panchayatana Five-deity worship; practices vary
  • Nagara shikhara Commonly curving northern superstructure
  • Dravida vimana Tiered pyramidal sanctum superstructure
  • Gopuram Gateway tower; differs from vimana
  • Vesara Deccan architectural developments and combinations
  • Kuchipudi Andhra Pradesh classical dance tradition
  • Bhamakalapam Siddhendra Yogi; Satyabhama-centered dance-drama
  • Tirumala Dhruva Beram Main immovable presiding deity
  • Tirumala Kautuka Beram Bhoga Srinivasa; daily worship image
  • Tirumala Snapana Beram Ugra Srinivasa; specific ceremonial occasions Not a universal daily-bathing claim
  • Tirumala Bali Beram Koluvu Srinivasa; royal court/offerings
  • Tirumala Utsava Beram Malayappa; processional deity
  • Pancha Beras scope Tirumala’s Vaikhanasa five-image system Do not universalize every temple’s routines

Nagara vs Dravida AG

Nagara

  • Commonly curving shikhara
  • Northern regional developments

Dravida

  • Tiered pyramidal vimana
  • Southern regional developments
  • Gateway gopuram is not sanctum vimana

Common Mahavakya Associations VE

  • Prajnanam Aham Tat Ayam
  • Rig: Prajnanam brahma Yajur: Aham brahmasmi Sama: Tat tvam asi Atharva: Ayam Atma brahma

Advaita vs Vishishtadvaita VE

Advaita

  • Shankara
  • Atman–Brahman nonduality

Vishishtadvaita

  • Ramanuja
  • Real selves/world dependent on Brahman
  • Different accounts of qualified nonduality

Philosophy & Tradition Picker VE

  • Nondual self and Brahman → Shankara; Advaita
  • Real dependent selves/world → Ramanuja; Vishishtadvaita
  • Real self–God distinction → Madhva; Dvaita ( Not Nimbarka’s Dvaitadvaita )
  • Vaishnava samhita tradition → Pancharatra ( Temple-specific rules still govern )
  • Tradition associated with Vikhanasa → Vaikhanasa ( Do not universalize one temple’s services )

Vedas, Vedangas & Darshanas VE

  • Rig and Hotri Hymns and their recitation
  • Yajur and Adhvaryu Sacrificial formulae and performance
  • Sama and Udgatri Chants in sacrificial ritual
  • Atharva Diverse hymns and practices
  • Textual layers Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka, Upanishad
  • Vedanga language tools Shiksha, Vyakarana, Chandas, Nirukta
  • Vedanga practice tools Kalpa and Jyotisha
  • Six school pairs Nyaya–Vaisheshika; Samkhya–Yoga; Mimamsa–Vedanta
  • Purusharthas Dharma, artha, kama, moksha
  • Ashramas Brahmacharya, grihastha, vanaprastha, sannyasa
  • Mahavakya: Tat tvam asi Chandogya Upanishad; Sama tradition
  • Mahavakya: Aham brahmasmi Brihadaranyaka Upanishad; Yajur tradition
  • Satyameva Jayate source Mundaka Upanishad; truth alone triumphs

Alvars vs Nayanmars VE

Alvars

  • Vishnu devotion
  • 12 in conventional canon
  • Divya Prabandham

Nayanmars

  • Shiva devotion
  • 63 in conventional canon
  • Tirumurai tradition
  • Canonical counts exclude many other devotees

Acharyas, Bhakti & Family Law VE

  • Shankara Advaita; nondual Atman and Brahman
  • Ramanuja Vishishtadvaita; Sri Bhashya
  • Madhva Dvaita; real self–God distinction
  • Basava Kannada vachanas; Virashaiva/Lingayat movement
  • Alvars 12 conventional Vaishnava canon saints
  • Nayanmars 63 conventional Shaiva canon saints
  • Alvar hymn collection Nalayira Divya Prabandham
  • Shaiva hymn collection Tirumurai; includes Tevaram
  • Succession section 6 Daughters are coparceners by birth Mitakshara; statutory savings apply
  • Opposite-sex adoption Adopter at least 21 years older HAMA section 11
  • Adoptee age and marriage Under 15; unmarried, unless applicable custom
  • Four mahavakya association Prajnanam: Rig; Ayam Atma: Atharva
  • HMA section 5(iii) ages Bridegroom 21; bride 18 Other statutory conditions also apply
  • HMA section 7 ceremonies Customary rites of either party Saptapadi is not universally required
  • Saptapadi where rites include it Seventh step completes the marriage
  • HMA registration omission Omission alone does not invalidate marriage Section 8; other requirements still apply
  • Tallapaka Annamacharya Telugu songs praising Lord Venkateswara
  • Tallapaka song preservation Copper plates in Sankeertana Bhandagaram
  • Bhadrachala Ramadasu Kancharla Gopanna; Telugu Rama devotion

Coparcenary vs Opposite-Sex Adoption VE

Succession section 6

  • Mitakshara daughter: coparcener by birth
  • Same rights/liabilities; savings apply

Adoption section 11

  • Opposite-sex adopter: 21 years older
  • Not every adoption’s universal age gap
  • Distinct Acts and different legal questions

Dittam, Budget & Funds EN

  • 25 Dittam; 57 Budget; 69 Administration; 161 Welfare
  • Math Dittam: section 49 Common Good Funds: section 70 Current encroachment procedure: section 83

Classification, Boards & Management Picker EN

  • Classifying an institution → Use amended section 6 ( Check applicable notified monetary limits )
  • Appointing a trust board → Use amended section 15 ( Do not reuse 2014 board counts )
  • Checking religious trustee eligibility → Read section 19 with amendments ( Religion: section 19(1)(j) )
  • Checking EO religion → Use section 29(3) ( Section 29(4) is wrong )
  • Checking EO property disposal → Apply sanction and procedural requirements ( Trustee resolution alone is insufficient )

Act 30: EO, Boards & Budgets EN

  • Section 29(3) EO must profess Hindu religion
  • Section 29 duties Lawful management; not unrestricted disposal
  • Section 6 Classification; later notified limits possible
  • Section 15 Trust-board composition; amended in 2024
  • Annual income over ₹20 crore 17 trustees under amended section 15
  • Section 17(5) Specified representation provisions; read amendments
  • Section 25 Dittam; institutions other than maths
  • Section 49 Dittam for maths
  • Section 55 Administrative schemes; not Dittam
  • Section 57 budget Submit 90 days before year-end
  • Establishment salary ceiling 30% of section 65 annual income
  • Section 34 exceptions Recognized archaka families; TTD Sannidhi Yadavas

Current Endowments Procedure Picker EN

  • Dittam outside maths → Section 25 ( Math Dittam belongs to section 49 )
  • Preparing annual budget → Section 57; 90-day deadline ( Use section 65 income base )
  • Considering inam transaction → Section 75; Government sanction ( Check permitted transaction and procedure )
  • Considering ordinary immovable alienation → Section 80; Commissioner sanction ( Apply publication and sale safeguards )
  • Receiving section 83 notice → Submit reply within one week ( Amended Act 36/2023 procedure )
  • Appealing section 83(2) order → Tribunal within 15 days ( From receipt of the order )

Act 30: Funds, Lands & Remedies EN

  • Section 69 Endowments Administration Fund
  • Section 70 Common Good Funds
  • Section 161 Archakas and employees Welfare Fund
  • Welfare contribution: non-TTD 3%; section 65 income >₹20 lakh
  • TTD welfare base ₹5 crore; 10% every 5 years Act 30/2021 statutory formula
  • Section 75 inam transaction Prior Government sanction where permitted
  • Section 80 alienation Prior Commissioner sanction; statutory procedure
  • Section 43 Institutional registration and property records
  • Amended section 83 notice Reply within one week of receipt
  • Section 83(6) appeal Tribunal; within 15 days of order-receipt
  • Sections 84–86 Omitted by Act 36/2023
  • Section 87 Specified institutional/property-status disputes

Written CBRT vs Qualifying CPT GE

Written CBRT

  • Two papers; 300 marks total
  • Each paper 150 minutes
  • One-third wrong-answer penalty

Qualifying CPT

  • 60 minutes; 100 marks
  • Published minima 30/35/40
  • Separate from written merit
  • Current notice has no old screening

Paper I & CPT Reasoning Picker GE

  • Changed group sizes → Use a weighted mean ( Weight by observations, not groups )
  • Successive percentage changes → Multiply the change factors ( Bases change at each step )
  • Clock smaller angle → Reduce difference to ≤180 degrees ( Hour hand also moves each minute )
  • Suspicious recruitment message → Verify on psc.ap.gov.in ( Never share passwords or OTPs )
  • CPT qualification → Separate 60-minute practical test ( Not extra written merit marks )

History, Polity & Governance GE

  • Veeresalingam Widow remarriage and women’s education
  • Andhra State 1 October 1953; Kurnool capital
  • Andhra Pradesh reorganization 1956; distinct from 2014 bifurcation
  • 2014 appointed day 2 June; Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
  • Article 25 Individual religious freedom; constitutional limits
  • Article 26 Denominational rights; administration under law
  • Part III Judicially enforceable Fundamental Rights
  • Article 37 DPSPs not directly court-enforceable
  • 73rd Amendment Panchayats; Part IX; Eleventh Schedule
  • 74th Amendment Municipalities; Part IXA; Twelfth Schedule
  • Non-Cooperation 1920 launch; 1922 suspension
  • Civil Disobedience 1930 Salt March launch
  • Article 123 ordinance Six weeks after Parliament reassembles Later reassembly date; earlier termination possible

Geography, Science & Statistics GE

  • Godavari and Krishna East-flowing; Bay of Bengal deltas
  • Eastern Ghats Discontinuous hills; not coastal plain
  • Total internal reflection Higher-to-lower index; above critical angle
  • Ideal transformer Vs/Vp = Ns/Np; changing flux
  • GWP Equal-mass comparison; stated time horizon
  • PSLV stages Solid, liquid, solid, liquid
  • LVM3 Solid boosters; liquid core; cryogenic upper
  • Even-number median Mean of two sorted middle values
  • Population variance Squared-deviation mean; divide by n
  • Sample variance estimator Divide by n−1; n > 1
  • CV interpretation Positive ratio-scale mean required
  • Clock 3:30 Smaller hand angle 75 degrees

Economy, Environment & Disasters GE

  • Real versus nominal GDP Constant-price volume versus current-price value
  • GDP and GVA GDP adds net product taxes
  • Fiscal deficit Expenditure minus non-debt receipts
  • Primary deficit Fiscal deficit minus interest payments
  • Revenue deficit Revenue expenditure minus revenue receipts
  • Climate mitigation Reduce emissions or increase sinks
  • Climate adaptation Reduce vulnerability to climate impacts
  • Mangroves Nurseries, carbon storage, coastal-risk reduction
  • Hazard versus exposure Threat versus exposed people and assets
  • Vulnerability Susceptibility to harm; capacity matters
  • GIS Combines location-based information layers
  • Cyclone preparedness Evacuate exposed people before dangerous conditions

IT, Data & Reasoning GE

  • Phishing Impersonation to obtain secrets or money
  • HTTPS limitation Encryption does not prove genuine owner
  • APPSC message verification Navigate independently to official portal
  • Weighted mean Sum weighted values / total weight
  • 20×60 plus 30×70 Combined mean 66 marks
  • 25% rise restoration 20% fall restores original
  • 3 km east; 4 north Distance 7 km; displacement 5 km
  • Valid contrapositive P⇒Q implies not-Q⇒not-P
  • Converse fallacy Q alone does not establish P
  • Data chart comparison Check axes, units and denominators
  • Current-affairs fact Use dated primary evidence
  • CPT spreadsheet formula Relative references change when copied

Common Traps

Old vs Current Eviction Procedure

  • Old sections 84–86 ≠ Current amended section 83

Classification vs Board Composition

  • Section 6 classification ≠ Section 15 trust-board composition

Non-Math vs Math Dittam

  • Section 25: non-math Dittam ≠ Section 49: math Dittam

Administration vs Employees Welfare Fund

  • Section 69: Administration Fund ≠ Section 161: employees Welfare Fund

Qualifying vs Selected

  • Minimum qualifying threshold ≠ Guaranteed merit selection

Distinct Vedanta Schools

  • Madhva: Dvaita ≠ Nimbarka: Dvaitadvaita

Last Minute

  • 1. Written papers: 150 questions each
  • 2. Written papers: 150 minutes each
  • 3. Wrong answer deducts one-third mark
  • 4. CPT: 60 minutes, 100 marks
  • 5. Paper I and II: 50% each
  • 6. EO religion: section 29(3)
  • 7. Dittam: sections 25 and 49
  • 8. Budget: 90 days before year-end
  • 9. Salary cap: 30% statutory income
  • 10. Section 69: Administration Fund
  • 11. Section 161: employees Welfare Fund
  • 12. Section 83 reply: one week
  • 13. Section 83 appeal: 15 days
  • 14. Sections 84–86: omitted in 2023
  • 15. Clock 3:30: 75 degrees
  • 16. 25% rise needs 20% fall
  • 17. Even median: sorted middle-pair mean
  • 18. CV needs positive ratio-scale mean

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