APPSC Group-I Study Plan — Day by Day

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Events of national and international importance — current affairs · Current events of state significance — Andhra Pradesh schemes and policies · History of India — emphasis on the national movement · History and culture of Andhra Pradesh — dynasties, art, literature, Vande Mataram · Indian Polity and Governance — Constitution, political system, panchayati raj, public policy · Rights issues, RTI, human rights and social justice

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Indian and Andhra Pradesh Economy — planning, growth, poverty, employment, budget · Sustainable development, agriculture, industry and services in Andhra Pradesh · Physical, social and economic geography of India and Andhra Pradesh · General Science, science and technology and everyday applications · Environment, ecology, biodiversity, climate change and disaster management · Mental ability — reasoning, series, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense

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Quantitative aptitude — number system, percentages, ratio, time-work, averages, interest · Data interpretation and analytical ability — tables, graphs, data sufficiency · Essay on Andhra Pradesh development and governance themes · Essay on Indian polity, society and social justice · Essay on economy, agriculture and employment · Essay on science, technology and environment

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Essay on ethics, education, women and youth · Essay on international relations and India's global role · Essay writing craft — structure, introduction, argument, data, conclusion · Indus and Vedic civilisations, Mauryas, Guptas — polity, society, economy · Medieval India — Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagara, Mughals, Bhakti and Sufi movements · Advent of Europeans, British expansion and colonial administration

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Indian national movement 1885–1947 — phases, leaders, mass movements · Socio-religious reform movements and social change in India · Andhra history — Satavahanas, Ikshvakus, Vishnukundins, Eastern Chalukyas, Kakatiyas · Andhra history — Reddy and Velama kingdoms, Vijayanagara in Andhra, Qutb Shahis · Andhra under the British, Nizam's rule, Rayalaseema and coastal districts · Andhra movement, Sri Bagh Pact, formation of Andhra State (1953) and Andhra Pradesh (1956)

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Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh (2014) — AP Reorganisation Act and its consequences · Culture of Andhra Pradesh — temples, architecture, sculpture, painting, dance, music · Telugu literature, journalism, theatre, cinema and folk traditions · Physical geography of India — relief, drainage, climate, soils, natural vegetation · Geography of Andhra Pradesh — physiography, rivers, irrigation projects, coastline · Resources — minerals, energy, forests, fisheries and their distribution

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Population, urbanisation, migration, transport and communications · Environmental geography, hazards and disaster management in Andhra Pradesh · Making of the Indian Constitution — sources, salient features, preamble · Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties · Union executive — President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers · Parliament — composition, powers, procedure, committees

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Judiciary — Supreme Court, High Courts, judicial review, PIL, judicial activism · Federalism — centre-state relations, inter-state councils, finance commission · State government — Governor, Chief Minister, State Legislature, State Judiciary · Local self-government — 73rd and 74th Amendments, panchayati raj in Andhra Pradesh · Constitutional and statutory bodies — Election Commission, CAG, UPSC, NHRC, CIC, Lokayukta · Amendment procedure, emergency provisions and basic structure doctrine

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Public administration — governance, e-governance, citizen charters, RTI, accountability · Civil services reforms, administrative reforms commissions, grievance redressal · Law — Indian Penal Code essentials, CrPC, CPC, Evidence Act basics for administrators · Laws on women, children, SC/ST, disabilities, RTE, consumer protection, cyber law · Ethics, integrity and aptitude — values, probity in governance, conflict of interest · Case studies in administrative ethics and decision making

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Indian economy since independence — planning, NITI Aayog, growth and structural change · National income — concepts, measurement, trends, sectoral composition · Poverty, inequality, unemployment — measurement, schemes and outcomes · Population, demographic dividend, human development indicators · Agriculture — cropping pattern, irrigation, credit, MSP, marketing reforms, food security · Industry — MSMEs, industrial policy, make in India, industrial corridors

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Services, IT, tourism and the gig economy · Money and banking — RBI, monetary policy, financial inclusion, NPAs · Public finance — budget, taxation, GST, FRBM, centre-state finances, deficits · External sector — trade, balance of payments, FDI, WTO, exchange rate · Infrastructure — power, transport, ports, urban infrastructure, PPP · Andhra Pradesh economy — state income, sectoral profile, budget and debt

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Andhra Pradesh agriculture, horticulture, fisheries, aquaculture and allied sectors · Andhra Pradesh industrial and MSME policy, ports, industrial nodes, Amaravati · Andhra Pradesh welfare and development schemes — design, delivery, evaluation · Regional imbalances, Rayalaseema and north-coastal backwardness, special assistance · Role of science and technology in India's development — policies and institutions · Space technology — ISRO missions, launch vehicles, satellites, applications

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Nuclear science, energy programme and safety · Defence technology and indigenisation · Information technology, computers, AI, machine learning, big data, cyber security · Communications — 5G, optical fibre, digital India, e-governance platforms · Biotechnology, genetic engineering, GM crops, bio-ethics · Health science — communicable and non-communicable diseases, vaccines, public health

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Energy — renewables, solar, wind, hydrogen, energy efficiency · Nanotechnology, new materials and robotics · Environment and ecology — ecosystems, biodiversity, conservation laws · Climate change — science, agreements, mitigation, adaptation, carbon markets · Pollution, waste management, EIA and environmental governance · Disaster management — cyclones, floods, droughts in Andhra Pradesh, NDMA framework

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Environment and ecology — ecosystems, biodiversity, conservation laws · Climate change — science, agreements, mitigation, adaptation, carbon markets · Pollution, waste management, EIA and environmental governance · Disaster management — cyclones, floods, droughts in Andhra Pradesh, NDMA framework · Data appreciation — tables, charts, measures of central tendency and dispersion · Data interpretation and problem solving — growth rates, index numbers, ratios

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Events of national and international importance — current affairs · Current events of state significance — Andhra Pradesh schemes and policies · History of India — emphasis on the national movement · History and culture of Andhra Pradesh — dynasties, art, literature, Vande Mataram · Indian Polity and Governance — Constitution, political system, panchayati raj, public policy · Rights issues, RTI, human rights and social justice · Indian and Andhra Pradesh Economy — planning, growth, poverty, employment, budget · Sustainable development, agriculture, industry and services in Andhra Pradesh

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Physical, social and economic geography of India and Andhra Pradesh · General Science, science and technology and everyday applications · Environment, ecology, biodiversity, climate change and disaster management · Mental ability — reasoning, series, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense · Quantitative aptitude — number system, percentages, ratio, time-work, averages, interest · Data interpretation and analytical ability — tables, graphs, data sufficiency · Essay on Andhra Pradesh development and governance themes · Essay on Indian polity, society and social justice

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Essay on economy, agriculture and employment · Essay on science, technology and environment · Essay on ethics, education, women and youth · Essay on international relations and India's global role · Essay writing craft — structure, introduction, argument, data, conclusion · Indus and Vedic civilisations, Mauryas, Guptas — polity, society, economy · Medieval India — Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagara, Mughals, Bhakti and Sufi movements · Advent of Europeans, British expansion and colonial administration

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Indian national movement 1885–1947 — phases, leaders, mass movements · Socio-religious reform movements and social change in India · Andhra history — Satavahanas, Ikshvakus, Vishnukundins, Eastern Chalukyas, Kakatiyas · Andhra history — Reddy and Velama kingdoms, Vijayanagara in Andhra, Qutb Shahis · Andhra under the British, Nizam's rule, Rayalaseema and coastal districts · Andhra movement, Sri Bagh Pact, formation of Andhra State (1953) and Andhra Pradesh (1956) · Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh (2014) — AP Reorganisation Act and its consequences · Culture of Andhra Pradesh — temples, architecture, sculpture, painting, dance, music

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Telugu literature, journalism, theatre, cinema and folk traditions · Physical geography of India — relief, drainage, climate, soils, natural vegetation · Geography of Andhra Pradesh — physiography, rivers, irrigation projects, coastline · Resources — minerals, energy, forests, fisheries and their distribution · Population, urbanisation, migration, transport and communications · Environmental geography, hazards and disaster management in Andhra Pradesh · Making of the Indian Constitution — sources, salient features, preamble · Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties

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Union executive — President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers · Parliament — composition, powers, procedure, committees · Judiciary — Supreme Court, High Courts, judicial review, PIL, judicial activism · Federalism — centre-state relations, inter-state councils, finance commission · State government — Governor, Chief Minister, State Legislature, State Judiciary · Local self-government — 73rd and 74th Amendments, panchayati raj in Andhra Pradesh · Constitutional and statutory bodies — Election Commission, CAG, UPSC, NHRC, CIC, Lokayukta · Amendment procedure, emergency provisions and basic structure doctrine

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Public administration — governance, e-governance, citizen charters, RTI, accountability · Civil services reforms, administrative reforms commissions, grievance redressal · Law — Indian Penal Code essentials, CrPC, CPC, Evidence Act basics for administrators · Laws on women, children, SC/ST, disabilities, RTE, consumer protection, cyber law · Ethics, integrity and aptitude — values, probity in governance, conflict of interest · Case studies in administrative ethics and decision making · Indian economy since independence — planning, NITI Aayog, growth and structural change · National income — concepts, measurement, trends, sectoral composition

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Poverty, inequality, unemployment — measurement, schemes and outcomes · Population, demographic dividend, human development indicators · Agriculture — cropping pattern, irrigation, credit, MSP, marketing reforms, food security · Industry — MSMEs, industrial policy, make in India, industrial corridors · Services, IT, tourism and the gig economy · Money and banking — RBI, monetary policy, financial inclusion, NPAs · Public finance — budget, taxation, GST, FRBM, centre-state finances, deficits · External sector — trade, balance of payments, FDI, WTO, exchange rate

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Infrastructure — power, transport, ports, urban infrastructure, PPP · Andhra Pradesh economy — state income, sectoral profile, budget and debt · Andhra Pradesh agriculture, horticulture, fisheries, aquaculture and allied sectors · Andhra Pradesh industrial and MSME policy, ports, industrial nodes, Amaravati · Andhra Pradesh welfare and development schemes — design, delivery, evaluation · Regional imbalances, Rayalaseema and north-coastal backwardness, special assistance · Role of science and technology in India's development — policies and institutions · Space technology — ISRO missions, launch vehicles, satellites, applications

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Nuclear science, energy programme and safety · Defence technology and indigenisation · Information technology, computers, AI, machine learning, big data, cyber security · Communications — 5G, optical fibre, digital India, e-governance platforms · Biotechnology, genetic engineering, GM crops, bio-ethics · Health science — communicable and non-communicable diseases, vaccines, public health · Energy — renewables, solar, wind, hydrogen, energy efficiency · Nanotechnology, new materials and robotics

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Environment and ecology — ecosystems, biodiversity, conservation laws · Climate change — science, agreements, mitigation, adaptation, carbon markets · Pollution, waste management, EIA and environmental governance · Disaster management — cyclones, floods, droughts in Andhra Pradesh, NDMA framework · Data appreciation — tables, charts, measures of central tendency and dispersion · Data interpretation and problem solving — growth rates, index numbers, ratios