APPSC Inspector of Factories Syllabus 2026 & Exam Pattern
APPSC Inspector of Factories Recruitment 2026 – Complete Exam Pattern, Paper-I, Paper-II & Computer Proficiency Test Syllabus
As per APPSC Brief Notification No. 14/2026 dated 15-09-2026, the recruitment examination for Inspector of Factories in A.P. Factories Service consists of a single-level objective examination conducted in CBRT mode. No Screening Test will be conducted. Inspector_of_Factories_142026 Inspector_of_Factories_142026
📋 APPSC Inspector of Factories Exam Pattern 2026
| Paper | Subject | Questions | Duration | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper-I | General Studies & Mental Ability | 150 | 150 Minutes | 150 |
| Paper-II | Industrial and Occupational Safety, Health and Environment | 150 | 150 Minutes | 300 |
| TOTAL | — | 300 | 300 Minutes | 450 |
Important Exam Details
- Exam Type: Objective Type
- Standard: Degree Standard
- Mode: Online CBRT
- Screening Test: No
- Total Questions: 300
- Total Marks: 450
- Total Duration: 300 Minutes
- Paper-I: 150 Questions – 150 Marks
- Paper-II: 150 Questions – 300 Marks
- 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. Inspector_of_Factories_142026 Inspector_of_Factories_142026
📚 COMPLETE SYLLABUS
PAPER-I
GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY
1. Current Affairs
- Major current events and issues pertaining to:
- 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
- Application of 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
- Summary statistics:
- Mean
- Median
- Mode
- Variance
- Data interpretation
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PAPER-II
INDUSTRIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
1. Industrial Safety, Occupational Health and Environment
- Evolution
- Concepts
- Policies
- Legal framework
2. Quantitative Risk Assessment
- Consequence analysis
- Damage modelling
- FTA
- ETA
- Uncertainty in risk assessment
- Dispersion models
- Source models
- Software applications
3. Process Safety & System Safety Analysis
- PHA
- HAZAN
- HAZOP
- System life cycle
- Safety considerations
4. Engineering Design
- Design for Safety
- Structural Design Safety
- Plant layout
- Pressure system design
- Control System design
- Relief and relief design
- Process design
- Change control
- Fail-safe condition
- Electrical safety
- Fire safety
5. System Reliability, Maintenance & Safety
- Reliability prediction
- System reliability
- Reliability of complex systems
- Fault diagnosis
- Software applications
- Maintainability
- Maintenance activities
- Maintenance policies
- RCM
- RBM
- Life-cycle costing
6. Ergonomics & System Safety
- Anthropometry
- Working posture analysis
- Workstation design
- Human error quantification
- Human error prevention
- Cognitive modelling
- Safety-critical systems
- Human reliability
- Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)
- Measurement and evaluation
- Preventive measures
- Workplace stress
- Effect of technology
- Design and job stress
- MSDs
- Task/Job analysis
- Job control
7. Safety Management & Work Environment
- Procedures for incident investigation
- Accident analysis
- Engineering controls
- Administrative controls
- Behavioural safety
- Interaction between:
- Man
- Machine
- Work environment
- Safety performance analysis
- Safety performance monitoring
- Organization for safety
- System Safety Integration software
8. Occupational Health
- Fitness to the job
- Risks likely to impact workers' occupational health
- Surveillance programmes
- Effectiveness of surveillance programmes
- Records
9. Labour Welfare
- Amenities
- Maintenance of amenities
10. Waste & Effluent Management and Disposal
- Types of industrial effluents
- Types of industrial wastes
- Methods of treatment
- Methods of disposal
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💻 COMPUTER PROFICIENCY TEST (CPT)
The notification separately provides a Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) of practical type based on Office Automation with usage of Computers and Associated Software. Inspector_of_Factories_142026
CPT Exam Pattern
| Test | Duration | Maximum Marks | Minimum – SC/ST/PBD | Minimum – BC | Minimum – OC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proficiency in Office Automation with Computers & Associated Software | 60 Minutes | 100 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
💻 CPT SYLLABUS
PART-A
1. Introduction to Computers
- Computer components and classification
- Peripheral devices and their purpose
- Input devices:
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Scanner
- Light pen
- Touch screens
- Joystick
- Microphone
- Digital camera
- Barcode reader
- Biometric sensor
- Output devices:
- Display devices
- Printers
- Monitor
- Speaker
- Plotter
- Secondary storage devices:
- FDD
- Magnetic tape
- USB
- Pen drives
- Disks
- Input processing/output processing devices
- Data
- Information
- RAM
- ROM
- Control Unit
- Memory Unit
- ALU
2. Computer Software Types
- System software
- Application software
- Embedded software
- Proprietary software
- Open-source software
- Purpose and characteristics
3. Operating System
- Purpose of operating systems
- Single-user operating systems
- Multi-user operating systems
- Examples
4. Windows Operating System
- GUI
- CUI
- Difference between CUI and GUI
- Files and folders
- File Manager
- Program Manager
- Printer setup
- Webcam setup
- Scanner setup
- Other peripheral devices
5. Linux / Mac OS
- Basic concepts
- Linux features and advantages
- File handling commands
- Directory handling commands
- User management
- File permissions
- Macintosh Apple Computer (MAC) OS
- Introduction
- Advantages
- Basic commands
6. Internet Concepts
- Hardware and software requirements
- Communication protocols
- Internet facilities
- Web browsers
- Internet Protocol (IP) address
- Connecting a system to a network
- Uploading files
- Downloading files
7. Electronic Mail
- Sending and receiving mails
- Basic email functions
- Using word processor for email
- Finding email addresses
- Mailing lists
- List servers
8. World Wide Web
- WWW
- Advantages of Web
- Web navigation
- Web searching
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🖥️ CPT PART-B
1. Office Suite
- MS Office
- LibreOffice
- Apache OpenOffice
- NeoOffice
- Windows / Linux / Macintosh
2. Getting Started with Office
- Introduction to Office software
- Starting Office applications
- Exiting Office applications
- Office Shortcut Bar
- Customizing Office Shortcut Bar
3. File Operations in Office
- Common Office tools and techniques
- Opening an application
- Creating files
- Entering and editing text
- Saving files
- Opening files
- Closing files
- Exiting applications
- Managing files
4. Tools in Office Applications
- Key combinations
- Cut, Copy and Paste
- Drag and Drop editing
- Menu bars
- Toolbars
- Undo and Redo
- Spell checking
- AutoCorrect
- Find and Replace
- Help
- Templates
- Wizards
5. Word Processing – MS Word / Equivalent
- Starting Word
- Title Bar
- Menu Bar
- Format Bar
- Standard Bar
- Ruler
- Workspace
- Scroll Bar
- Status Bar
- Toolbars
- Creating new documents
- Opening existing documents
- Designing documents
- Typing text
- Selecting text
- Deleting text
- Formatting text
- Copying and moving
- Saving documents
- Page setup
- Document properties
- Undo / Redo
- Cut / Copy / Paste
- Print Preview
- Printing
- Find
- Replace
- Go To
- Document views
- Normal view
- Web Layout
- Print Layout
- Outline Layout
- Document Map
- Full Screen
- Zoom
- Objects
- Page Break
- Header and Footer
- Page Number
- AutoFormat
- AutoText
- Date and Time
- Footnotes
- Fields
- Symbols
- Captions
- Cross References
- Index
- Tabs
- Tables
- Sorting
- Graphics
- Pictures
- WordArt
- Charts
- Files
- Hyperlinks
- Bookmarks
- Fonts
- Paragraphs
- Bullets
- Borders and Shading
- Columns
- Drop Cap
- Themes
- Change Case
- Background
- Frames
- Styles
- Spelling and Grammar
- Language settings
- Word Count
- Auto Summarize
- AutoCorrect
- Merge Documents
- Protect Document
- Envelopes and Labels
- Templates
- Wizards
- Tables
- Merge Cells
- Split Cells
- Split Tables
- Table AutoFormat
- AutoFit
- Sort
- Formula
- Macros
- Custom Toolbars
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Menus
- Mail Merge
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📊 6. Spreadsheet – MS Excel / Equivalent
- Features of Excel
- Excel worksheet
- Selecting cells
- Mouse and keyboard navigation
- Entering and editing text
- Text boxes
- Text notes
- Spell checking
- Undo and Repeat
- Formulas
- Cell references
- Formula operations
- Copying entries and equations
- AutoFill
- Custom fill lists
- Protecting/unprotecting documents and cells
- Creating worksheets
- Formatting
- Moving cells
- Copying cells
- Sorting cell data
- Inserting cells
- Deleting worksheet sections
- Clearing worksheet sections
- Page setup
- Column width
- Row height
- AutoFormat
- Manual formatting
- Styles
- Format Code
- Format Painter
- Font size and attributes
- Alignment
- Borders
- Colour and shading
- Page breaks
- Hiding rows and columns
- Rearranging worksheets
- Formulas
- Excel functions
- Inserting rows and columns
- Saving worksheets
- Printing
- Function Wizard
- Organizing data
- Charts
- Chart terminology
- Chart Wizard
- Separate chart worksheets
- Resizing and moving charts
- Chart notes and arrows
- Editing charts
- 3-D charts
- Printing charts
- Trend lines
- Data Map
- Graphics
- Macros
- Sorting Excel data
- Subtotals
- Databases
- Customizing Excel
- CSV file format
- Using worksheet as database
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📽️ 7. Presentation Software – MS PowerPoint / Equivalent
- Introduction
- Starting presentation software
- Presentation views
- Slides
- Terminology
- Colour schemes
- Slide formatting
- Creating presentations
- Auto Content Wizard
- Master slides
- Templates
- Blank presentations
- Working with text
- Adding slides
- Editing text
- Outline view
- Spell checking
- Find and Replace
- Text formatting
- Text alignment
- Developing presentations
- Importing images
- Clipart Gallery
- Drawing
- Objects
- Pictures
- Graphics
- Multimedia
- Animation
- Slide show enhancements
- Showing slides out of order
- Printing presentation elements
- Finalizing presentations
- Transitions
- Timings
- Master slide
- Setting up slide show
- Running slide show
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📊 CPT ASSESSMENT PATTERN
| Component | Weightage |
|---|---|
| Part-A – MCQ Test | 20% |
| Typing Speed | 25% |
| Organizing & Inserting Different Objects | 15% |
| Excel – Data, Formulae, Formatting & Graphs | 20% |
| PowerPoint Presentation | 20% |
| TOTAL | 100% |
Practical Assessment Includes
- Preparing a model document
- Formatting the document
- Typing speed
- Organizing the document
- Inserting tables
- Inserting images / WordArt
- Mail Merge
- Excel data entry
- Excel formatting
- Merging/splitting cells
- Formula calculations
- Conditional formatting
- Preparing graphs
- PowerPoint presentation
- Formatted text
- Images
- Tables
- Transition effects
- Animation
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🎯 QUICK EXAM PATTERN
Written Examination
Paper-I – General Studies & Mental Ability
150 Questions | 150 Minutes | 150 Marks
Paper-II – Industrial & Occupational Safety, Health & Environment
150 Questions | 150 Minutes | 300 Marks
TOTAL
300 Questions | 300 Minutes | 450 Marks
Negative Marking: 1/3rd for every wrong answer
Exam Mode: CBRT
Standard: Degree Standard
Screening Test: No Inspector_of_Factories_142026
Computer Proficiency Test
60 Minutes | 100 Marks | Practical Type
Qualifying Marks: SC/ST/PBD – 30 | BC – 35 | OC – 40. Inspector_of_Factories_142026
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