APPSC Industrial Promotion Officer Syllabus 2026 & Exam Pattern
APPSC Industrial Promotion Officers 2026 – Complete Exam Pattern & Detailed Syllabus
As per APPSC Brief Notification No. 24/2026 dated 15-09-2026, the recruitment is for Industrial Promotion Officers in A.P. Industries Subordinate Service. The notification provides a single-level objective examination, with no Screening Test, conducted through CBRT. Industrial_Promotion_Officer_24… Industrial_Promotion_Officer_24…
📋 EXAM PATTERN
| Paper | Subject | Questions | Duration | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper-I | General Studies & Mental Ability | 150 | 150 Minutes | 150 |
| Paper-II | Applied Science, Engineering & Management | 150 | 150 Minutes | 150 |
| TOTAL | — | 300 | 300 Minutes | 300 |
Important Points
- Exam Type: Written Examination – Objective Type
- Standard: Degree Standard for the examination
- Paper-II: Diploma Standard
- Exam Mode: Online CBRT
- Screening Test: No
- Total Questions: 300
- Total Marks: 300
- Total Duration: 300 Minutes
- Negative Marking: 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question for every wrong answer.
- If the examination is conducted in multiple sessions, APPSC may apply normalization as per its prescribed procedure. Industrial_Promotion_Officer_24…
📚 COMPLETE SYLLABUS
PAPER-I
GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY – 150 MARKS
1. Current Affairs
- Major current events and issues
- International
- National
- Andhra Pradesh State
2. General Science & Technology
- General Science
- Applications of Science to day-to-day life
- Contemporary developments in Science & Technology
- Information Technology
3. History of India
- Social aspects
- Economic aspects
- Cultural aspects
- Political aspects
- Special focus on Andhra Pradesh
- Indian National Movement
4. Geography
- Geography of India
- Special focus on Andhra Pradesh
5. Indian Polity & Governance
- Constitutional issues
- Public policy
- Reforms
- e-Governance initiatives
6. Indian Economy & Planning
7. Sustainable Development & Environmental Protection
8. Disaster Management
- Vulnerability profile
- Prevention strategies
- Mitigation strategies
- Application of Remote Sensing
- GIS in disaster assessment
9. Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability
- Logical reasoning
- Analytical ability
- Logical interpretation
10. Data Analysis
- Tabulation of data
- Visual representation of data
- Basic data analysis
- Mean
- Median
- Mode
- Variance
- Interpretation
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PAPER-II
APPLIED SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT
DIPLOMA STANDARD – 150 MARKS
1. MATHEMATICS
Arithmetic
- Number System
- Natural numbers
- Integers
- Rational and real numbers
- Fundamental operations
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- Square roots
- Decimal fractions
- Unitary method
- Time and distance
- Time and work
- Percentages
- Simple and compound interest
- Profit and loss
- Ratio and proportion
- Variation
- Elementary number theory
- Division algorithm
- Prime and composite numbers
- Tests of divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 11
- Multiples and factors
- Factorization theorem
- H.C.F. and L.C.M.
- Euclidean algorithm
- Logarithms to base 10
- Laws of logarithms
- Use of logarithmic tables
Algebra
- Basic operations
- Simple factors
- Remainder theorem
- H.C.F. and L.C.M.
- Theory of polynomials
- Quadratic equations
- Relation between roots and coefficients
- Simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns
- Analytical and graphical solutions
- Simultaneous linear inequations
- Practical problems involving equations and inequations
- Set language and set notation
- Rational expressions
- Conditional identities
- Laws of indices
Trigonometry
- Sine
- Cosine
- Tangent
- Values for 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°
- Simple trigonometric identities
- Trigonometric tables
- Heights and distances
Geometry
- Lines and angles
- Plane and plane figures
- Properties of angles at a point
- Parallel lines
- Sides and angles of a triangle
- Congruency of triangles
- Similar triangles
- Concurrence of medians and altitudes
- Parallelogram
- Rectangle
- Square
- Circles
- Tangents and normals
- Loci
Mensuration
- Areas of squares
- Rectangles
- Parallelograms
- Triangles
- Circles
- Composite figures
- Surface area and volume of cuboids
- Right circular cones
- Cylinders
- Spheres
Statistics
- Collection and tabulation of statistical data
- Graphical representation
- Frequency polygons
- Histograms
- Bar charts
- Pie charts
- Measures of central tendency
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2. PHYSICS
1. Units & Dimensions
- Physical quantities
- Fundamental and derived quantities
- Fundamental and derived units
- SI units
- Multiples and submultiples
- Rules for writing SI units
- Advantages of SI units
- Dimensions and dimensional formulae
- Dimensional constants
- Dimensionless quantities
- Principle of homogeneity
- Dimensional analysis
- Errors in measurement
- Absolute error
- Relative error
- Percentage error
- Significant figures
- Problems
2. Elements of Vectors
- Scalars and vectors
- Types of vectors
- Addition of vectors
- Representation of vectors
- Resolution of vectors
- Parallelogram law
- Triangle law
- Polygon law
- Subtraction of vectors
- Dot product
- Cross product
3. Dynamics
- Acceleration due to gravity
- Equations of motion
- Freely falling body
- Vertically thrown body
- Projectiles
- Horizontal and oblique projections
- Maximum height
- Time of flight
- Range
- Force
- Momentum
- Angular displacement
- Angular velocity
- Angular acceleration
- Angular momentum
- Moment of inertia
- Torque
4. Friction
- Causes of friction
- Types of friction
- Laws of friction
- Angle of repose
- Angle of friction
- Rough inclined plane
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Methods of reducing friction
5. Work, Power & Energy
- Work
- Power
- Energy
- Potential energy
- Kinetic energy
- K.E. and momentum relation
- Work-Energy theorem
- Conservation of energy
6. Simple Harmonic Motion
- Conditions of SHM
- Definition
- Examples
- Displacement
- Velocity
- Acceleration
- Time period
- Frequency
- Phase
- Simple pendulum
- Laws of simple pendulum
- Seconds pendulum
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7. Heat & Thermodynamics
- Expansion of gases
- Boyle's law
- Absolute temperature scale
- Charles' laws
- Ideal gas equation
- Universal gas constant
- Gas constant
- Isothermal and adiabatic processes
- Laws of thermodynamics
- Specific heats
- Molar specific heats
- Modes of heat transmission
- Thermal conductivity
- Problems
8. Sound
- Nature of sound
- Types of wave motion
- Musical sound and noise
- Noise pollution
- Causes and effects
- Methods of reducing noise pollution
- Beats
- Doppler effect
- Echo
- Reverberation
- Reverberation time
- Sabine's formula
- Conditions of good auditorium
9. Properties of Matter
- Elasticity
- Stress and strain
- Hooke's law
- Young's modulus
- Bulk modulus
- Rigidity modulus
- Poisson's ratio
- Relations between elastic constants
- Surface tension
- Molecular theory
- Angle of contact
- Capillarity
- Viscosity
- Newton's formula for viscous force
- Coefficient of viscosity
- Effect of temperature
- Poiseuille's equation
10. Electricity & Magnetism
- Ohm's law
- Specific resistance
- Kirchhoff's laws
- Wheatstone bridge
- Meter bridge
- Coulomb's inverse square law
- Magnetic field
- Magnetic lines of force
- Magnetic induction
- Axial line
- Equatorial line
11. Modern Physics
- Photoelectric effect
- Einstein's photoelectric equation
- Laws of photoelectric effect
- Photoelectric cell
- Applications
- Total internal reflection
- Fibre optics
- Types of optical fibres
- Applications of optical fibres
- Superconductivity
- Applications
- Nanotechnology
- Nanomaterials
- Applications
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3. CHEMISTRY
1. Fundamentals of Chemistry
Atomic Structure
- Fundamental particles
- Bohr's theory
- Quantum numbers
- Aufbau principle
- Hund's rule
- Pauli's exclusion principle
- Orbitals
- Shapes of s, p and d orbitals
- Electronic configurations
Chemical Bonding
- Types of chemical bonds
- Ionic bonds
- Covalent bonds
- Properties of ionic and covalent compounds
- Structures of NaCl and CsCl
2. Solutions
- Concentration methods
- Mole concept
- Molarity
- Normality
- Numerical problems
3. Acids & Bases
- Theories of acids and bases
- Arrhenius theory
- Brønsted-Lowry theory
- Lewis acid-base theory
- Ionic product of water
- pH
- Buffer solutions
- Applications of buffers
4. Principles of Metallurgy
- Metals and non-metals
- Metallurgy
- Ore
- Gangue
- Flux
- Slag
- Concentration of ores
- Hand picking
- Levigation
- Froth flotation
- Roasting
- Calcination
- Smelting
- Alloys
- Brass
- German silver
- Nichrome
5. Electrochemistry
- Conductors
- Semiconductors
- Insulators
- Electrolytes
- Non-electrolytes
- Electrolysis
- Faraday's laws
- Electroplating
- Galvanic cell
- Standard electrode potential
- Electrochemical series
- EMF of a cell
6. Corrosion
- Factors influencing corrosion
- Composition
- Stress and concentration cells
- Rusting of iron
- Prevention of corrosion
- Coating methods
- Cathodic protection
7. Water Technology
- Soft and hard water
- Causes and types of hardness
- Disadvantages
- Degree of hardness
- Softening methods
- Permutit process
- Ion exchange process
- Drinking water quality
- Coagulation
- Chlorination
- Defluoridation
- Osmosis
- Reverse osmosis
8. Polymers
- Polymerization
- Addition and condensation polymerization
- Plastics
- Types of plastics
- PVC
- Teflon
- Polystyrene
- Nylon 6,6
- Natural rubber
- Vulcanization
- Elastomers
- Buna-S
- Neoprene
9. Fuels
- Definition and classification
- Characteristics of good fuel
- Composition and uses of gaseous fuels
10. Chemistry in Daily Life
- Soaps and detergents
- Vinegar
- Insect repellents
- Soft drinks
- Activated charcoal
- Applications
- Health aspects
- Pollution impacts
11. Environmental Studies
- Environment
- Scope and importance
- Renewable and non-renewable energy
- Ecosystem
- Biotic components
- Forest resources
- Deforestation
- Biodiversity
- Air pollution
- Water pollution
- Global environmental issues
- Control measures
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4. INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
1. Basics of Industrial Management
- Industry
- Commerce
- Trade
- Management
- Functions of management
- Scientific management – F.W. Taylor
- Principles of management – Henry Fayol
- Administration
- Organisation
- Management
- Levels of management
- Managerial skills
2. Organisation Structure & Organisational Behaviour
- Organizing process
- Line organization
- Staff organization
- Line & staff organization
- Communication
- Motivation theories
- Leadership models
- Decision making
- Human resources development
- Sole proprietorship
- Partnership
- Joint Stock Companies
- Cooperatives
- Corporations
- Boards
3. Production Management
- Definition and importance
- Plant location and layout
- Job, batch and mass production
- Production Planning and Control
- Routing
- Scheduling
- Dispatching
- Follow-up
- Break-even analysis
- CPM
- PERT
- Simple numerical problems
4. Materials Management
- Materials in industry
- Inventory control
- ABC analysis
- Safety stock
- Re-order level
- Economic Ordering Quantity
- Stores management
- Stores layout
- Stores equipment
- Stores records
- Purchasing procedures
- e-Tendering
- e-Procurement
- Purchase records
- Bin card
- Cardex system
5. Maintenance Management & Industrial Safety
- Plant maintenance
- Types of maintenance
- Maintenance problems
- Maintenance activities
- Preventive maintenance
- 5S principles
- Workplace safety
- Causes of accidents
- Cost of accidents
- Accident prevention
- Industrial hazards
6. Entrepreneurship Development
- Entrepreneur
- Role of entrepreneur
- Make in India
- Zero Defect
- Zero Effect
- Start-up company
- SSI
- MSME
- DICs
- Entrepreneurial development schemes
- Institutional support
- Financial assistance
- Self-employment schemes
- Market survey
- Demand survey
- Feasibility study reports
7. New Trends in Management
- Management Information System (MIS)
- RFID in materials management
- Total Quality Management (TQM)
- B. Crosby
- W. Edwards Deming
- Joseph M. Juran
- Kaoru Ishikawa
- Genichi Taguchi
- Shigeo Shingo
- Quality policy
- Quality management
- Quality systems
- ISO 9000 series
- ISO 14000
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5. INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
1. Work Study
- Industrial Engineering
- Production and productivity
- Work Study
- Objectives and scope
- Method Study
- Process chart symbols
- Operation process chart
- Flow process chart
- Two-handed process chart
- Flow diagram
- String diagram
- Micromotion study
- Therbligs
- SIMO chart
- Chronocyclegraph
- Work measurement
- Time study
- Stopwatch method
- Standard time
- Normal time
- Rating factor
- Allowances
- Standard data
- PMTS
- Work sampling
- Wage and incentive plans
- Halsey plan
- Rowan plan
- Emerson efficiency plan
2. Statistical Quality Control
- Meaning of quality
- Objectives of inspection
- Methods of inspection
- Floor/patrolling inspection
- Centralized inspection
- Trial-run inspection
- First-piece inspection
- Pilot-piece inspection
- Sample inspection
- Statistical Quality Control
- Chance and assignable causes
- Quality control tools
- Variables and attributes data
- Normal distribution
- X-Bar and R Charts
- Interpretation of control charts
- p chart
- 100p chart
- np chart
- Acceptance sampling
- Single sampling plan
- Random sampling
- Six Sigma
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6. FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
UNIT-I – Computer Systems
- Central Processing Unit
- Secondary storage
- Types of memory
- Hardware
- Software
- People
- Peripheral devices
- Input devices
- Output devices
- Storage devices
- Data preparation
- Communication between CPU and I/O devices
- Computer viruses
- Types of viruses
- Virus effects
- Virus detection
- Preventive measures
- Antivirus
UNIT-II – Problem Solving & Programming
- Algorithm development
- Flowcharts
- Looping
- Programming features
- Pseudocode
- Structured programming concepts
- Programming documentation
- Machine language
- Assembly language
- High-level languages
- Low-level languages
- Assemblers
- Compilers
- Interpreters
- System development:
- Investigation
- Analysis
- Design
- Processing
- Program design
- Implementation
- Documentation
UNIT-III – Computer Networks
- Introduction to computer networks
- Network topologies:
- Bus
- Star
- Ring
- Mesh
- Hybrid
- Types of networks:
- LAN
- WAN
- MAN
- Campus/Corporate Area Network
- PAN
- Network devices:
- Hub
- Repeater
- Switch
- Bridge
- Router
- Gateway
- NIC
- Wireless networks
- Wireless security
- Limitations
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth Piconets
- Bluetooth interference
- Bluetooth vs wireless networks
UNIT-IV – Operating Systems & Internet
- Operating systems
- Evolution
- Process management
- Process Control Block
- Process operations
- Process scheduling
- Command interpreter
- MS-DOS
- Windows
- UNIX
- Linux
- Internet as a global network
- Search engines
- Online education
- Online banking
- Reservations
- Internet utilities
UNIT-V – Database Systems & E-Governance
- File-oriented approach
- Database-oriented approach
- Components of database systems
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Database applications
- Database views
- Three-schema architecture
- Hierarchical model
- Network model
- Relational model
- Object-oriented data model
- DBMS components
- Data retrieval through queries
- e-Governance
- Benefits of e-Governance
- e-Commerce
- Scope
- Benefits
- Limitations
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💻 COMPUTER PROFICIENCY TEST (CPT)
The notification separately includes a Computer Proficiency Test (Practical Type) for Office Automation with usage of Computers and Associated Software. Industrial_Promotion_Officer_24…
| Test | Duration | Maximum Marks | SC/ST/PBD | BC | OC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Automation & Computer Proficiency | 60 Minutes | 100 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
CPT Syllabus
PART-A
- Introduction to Computers
- Computer components and classification
- Peripheral devices
- Input and output devices
- Storage devices
- Data and information
- RAM
- ROM
- Control Unit
- Memory Unit
- ALU
- System software
- Application software
- Embedded software
- Proprietary software
- Open-source software
- Operating systems
- Windows
- GUI/CUI
- Files and folders
- Linux
- Mac OS
- Internet concepts
- IP address
- Browsers
- Uploading/downloading
- World Wide Web
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PART-B
- Office Suite
- MS Office / LibreOffice / Apache OpenOffice / NeoOffice
- Office operations
- File operations
- Cut, Copy, Paste
- Drag and Drop
- Toolbars and menus
- Spell checking
- AutoCorrect
- Find and Replace
- Templates and Wizards
- MS Word / equivalent
- MS Excel / equivalent
- MS PowerPoint / equivalent
- Document formatting
- Tables
- Pictures
- WordArt
- Charts
- Hyperlinks
- Mail Merge
- Excel formulas
- Cell formatting
- Sorting
- Functions
- Charts
- Trend lines
- PowerPoint slides
- Images
- Tables
- Multimedia
- Animation
- Transitions
- Slide show
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📊 CPT ASSESSMENT PATTERN
| Component | Weightage |
|---|---|
| Part-A – MCQ Test | 20% |
| Typing Speed | 25% |
| Organizing & Inserting Objects | 15% |
| Excel – Data, Formulae, Formatting & Graphs | 20% |
| PowerPoint Presentation | 20% |
| TOTAL | 100% |
The practical assessment covers document preparation and formatting, typing speed, inserting tables/images/WordArt, mail merge, Excel data and formulas, conditional formatting, graphs, and PowerPoint presentations with formatted text, images, tables, transitions and animation. Industrial_Promotion_Officer_24
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