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The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has sent proposals to the State authorities connected improving remuneration for exam-related personnel, updating introspection system, revising syllabi, and modifying the recruitment policies.
“The nonsubjective is to modernise introspection contented to align with the caller laws, amended compensation and moving conditions for exam-related personnel, heighten fairness successful recruitment, fortify integer competency by including Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) and guarantee administrative clarity connected recruitment standards,” says A.R. Anuradha, the outgoing APPSC Chairperson.
Streamlining syllabus
Speaking to The Hindu, Ms. Anuradha said, fixed the immense syllabus for Group-I examination, determination was a request to simplify and streamline it to amended suit the requirements of the examination.
“The projected changes volition assistance trim the load connected candidates and heighten their mentation efficiency,” she said, adding that the committee had besides suggested adding a CPT to the Group-I recruitment.
The absorption is besides connected ensuring foolproof online introspection centres to minimise the scope for malpractices and support the integrity of the introspection process.
In presumption of the information that immoderate of the privately-run online exam centres were recovered to beryllium successful collusion with the candidates successful the past, the authorities are keen connected putting successful spot a flawless set-up, similar relying connected centres affiliated to reputed colleges and acquisition institutions. The committee is besides successful talks with the IITs for the purpose.
“The adjacent fewer exams volition beryllium successful the offline mode,” Ms. Anuradha says, indicating that scope for fraud successful the online mode was an country of concern.
Hike successful remuneration
Based connected the APPSC’s proposal, the authorities issued a G.O. successful May this twelvemonth enhancing the remuneration of the taxable experts engaged successful insubstantial mounting (from ₹100 to ₹200 per question, including key) and for valuation, from ₹100 to ₹300 per reply script.
“We person besides recommended an summation successful the regular allowance for the interrogation committee members from ₹3,000 to ₹6,000 per day, and removal of “decayed teeth” arsenic a crushed for disqualification successful uniformed posts,” she informed.
With respect to departmental tests, the APPSC has suggested syllabus updates for assorted connection tests and that the CPT beryllium valid for 2 years for nonstop recruitment candidates. For half-yearly examinations, it has projected syllabus modification for archetypal and higher connection tests for All India and State Service officers.
Enhancement of honorarium for exam officials, CPT strategy modification by excluding outer agencies from conducting the trial and allowing the APPSC to behaviour it internally, and relaxation of the screening trial standards for EWS candidates moving from screening to main introspection are immoderate of the different proposals enactment distant by the commission.
During her tenure from October 24, 2024, to October 9, 2025, Ms. Anuradha oversaw respective cardinal recruitment activities.
The committee had conducted offline nonstop recruitment to capable 1,733 posts, for which 1,92,419 candidates appeared. Another acceptable of online recruitment was held to capable 687 posts, attracting 61,100 candidates.
In addition, 70,762 candidates took portion successful different examinations, including Departmental Tests, CPT, Half-Yearly Examinations, and Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) exam. For interviews, 327 candidates were called, and 179 yet selected.
During this period, the APPSC evaluated 20,178 descriptive Group-I reply scripts, verified the certificates of 2,862 candidates, and submitted 31 proposals to the government.
