APPSC Group 3 Notification 2018-19, APPSC Panchayat Secretary Notification 2018-2019
Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission: Vijayawada
Notification No.13/2018, Dated:21-12-2018
Panchayat Secretary (Grade - IV) In A.P. Panchayat Raj Subordinate Service
(General Recruitment-Group-3 Services)
APPSC Group 3 Notification 2018 has been released - Applications are invited online for recruitment to the post of Panchayat Secretary (Grade-IV) in A.P. Panchayat Raj Subordinate Service for a total of 51 CF and 1000 Fresh vacancies in the scale of pay of Rs.16,400 – 49,870 from candidates within the age group of 18 to 42 years as on 01.07.2018.
The application will be available on Commission’s Website (https://psc.ap.gov.in) from 27/12/2018 to 19/01/2019. (Note: 18/01/2019 is the last date for payment of fee upto 11:59 mid night).
The Main Examination is likely to be held online through computer based test on 02/08/2019. There would be objective type questions which are to be answered on computer system. A general Mock Test facility is available to the applicants to get familiar with the computer based recruitment test. Candiates can visit the website and practice the answering pattern under MOCK TEST option available
on main page of website https://psc.ap.gov.in. AP Panchayat Secretary Hall Tickets can be downloaded whenever the Commission uploads them to its website.
APPSC Group 3 Panchayat Secretary Eligibility
i. He / She is of sound health, active habits and free from any bodily defect or infirmity rendering him unfit for such service:,ii. His / Her character and antecedents are such as to qualify him for such service:,
iii. He /She possesses the academic and other qualifications prescribed for the post: and
iv. He/ She is a citizen of India: Provided that no candidate other than a citizen of India may be appointed except with the previous sanction of the State Government and except in accordance with such conditions and restrictions as they may be laid down. Such sanction shall be not be accorded unless the State Government are satisfied that sufficient number of citizens of India, who are qualified and suitable
are not available.
APPSC Panchayat Secretary Group 3 Educational Qualifications
Panchayat Secretary (Grade - IV) in A.P. Panchayat Raj Subordinate Service - Must have passed the Degree from any University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, State Act or a Provincial Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission.
AGE: No person shall be eligible for direct recruitment if he/she is less than 18 years of age and if he / she is more than 42 years of age as on 01/07/2018. Candidates should not be born earlier than 2nd July 1976 and not later than 1st July 2000.
APPSC Group-3 District wise Fresh Vacancies
| S.No | Name Of The District | No.Of Vacancies |
| 1 | Srikakulam | 107 |
| 2 | Vizianagaram | 119 |
| 3 | Visakhapatnam | 105 |
| 4 | Visakhapatnam | 92 |
| 5 | West Godavari | 21 |
| 6 | Krishna | 19 |
| 7 | Guntur | 48 |
| 8 | Prakasam | 167 |
| 9 | Nellore | 62 |
| 10 | Chittoor | 134 |
| 11 | Ananthapuramu | 38 |
| 12 | Kurnool | 88 |
| 13 | Kadapa | - |
| Total | 1000 |
APPSC Group-3 Carried Forward (CF) Vacancies
| S.No | Name Of The District | No.Of Vacancies |
| 1 | Srikakulam | 7 |
| 2 | Vizianagaram | 1 |
| 3 | Visakhapatnam | 2 |
| 4 | East Godavari | 12 |
| 5 | West Godavari | 4 |
| 6 | Krishna | 3 |
| 7 | Guntur | 2 |
| 8 | Prakasam | 5 |
| 9 | Nellore | 1 |
| 10 | Chittoor | 7 |
| 11 | Ananthapuramu | 3 |
| 12 | Kurnool | 2 |
| 13 | Kadapa | 2 |
| Total | 51 |
| S.No | Name Of The Post | Vacancies | Age As On 01/07/2016 Min. Max. | Scale Of Pay Rs. |
| 1 | Panchayat Secretary (Grade – IV) In A.P. Panchayat Raj Subordinate Service | 1051 | 18-42 | Rs.16,400- 49,870/- |
How to apply for Group 3 AP Panchayat Secretary Jobs 2018?
STEP-I: Candidates applying for the first time for any notification has to first fill the OTPR application carefully to obtain OTPR ID. While filling the OTPR, the candidate has to ensure that the particulars are filled correctly. The Commission bears no responsibility for the mistakes, if any, made by the candidates. If candidates choose to modify they may do so by clicking the modify OTPR make the modification, save them and proceed to STEP-II (If candidates have already registered and have the OTPR ID, number then he/she can proceed to STEP-II.)
STEP-II: The applicant has to login in the Commission’s website with the user name (OTPR ID) and the Password set by Candidate. After Login, the applicant has to click on the “Online Application Submission” present in the bottom right corner of the Commission’s website.
PAYMENT PROCESS: The applicant now has to click on the payment link against the notification number that he wants to apply. The basic details required for calculation of the fee and age relaxation will be prepopulated from the OTPR data. The applicant has to verify all the details that are displayed. Once the payment form is submitted, the respective details (used for calculation of fee and age relaxation) will not be altered in any stage of application processing. Hence if any details are to be changed, applicant should use the modify OTPR link, modify the details, save it and again click on application payment link.
STEP-III: After checking all the data and ensuring that the data is correct the applicant has to fill application specific data such as Local/Non Local status, white card details etc., which are also used to calculate the fee. Once all the data is filled appropriately, the applicant has to submit the payment form. On successful submission, the payment reference ID is generated and is displayed on the screen. By clicking “OK” the applicant is shown the various payment options where he/she can select any one among them and complete the payment process as given on the screen.
STEP-IV: Once the payment is successful, payment reference ID is generated. Candidates can note the payment reference ID for future correspondence. Thereafter the applicant is directed to the application form. Applicant should provide the payment reference Id generated along with the other details required for filing the application form (other fields like OTPR ID and fees relaxations details will be repopulated from the data submitted in the payment form for respective notification). The applicant should check the data displayed thoroughly and should fill the application specific fields like qualification details, examination centre etc., carefully and submit the application form. Once the application is submitted successfully then application receipt is generated. The applicant is requested to print and save the application receipt for future reference/correspondence.
NOTE: Applicant shall note that the data displayed from OTPR at the time of submitting the application will be considered for the purpose of this notification only. Any changes made by the applicant to OTPR data at a later date shall not be considered for the notification on hand.
STEP-V: In any case if the payment process is not submitted successfully, then the applicant should start the fresh payment process as mentioned in STEP-II.
STEP-VI: Once the application is submitted successfully, correction in application form will be enabled. The corrections can be made in the application form itself. Fields which affects the name, fee and age relaxations are not enabled for corrections.
FEE:
Applicant must pay Rs. 250/- (Rupees two hundred and fifty only) towards application processing fee and Rs 80/- (Rupees eighty only) towards examination fee. However, the following categories of candidates are exempted from payment of examination fee Rs.80/- only.
i) SC, ST, BC, PH & Ex-Service Men.
APPSC Group 3 Syllabus 2018-19
APPSC Group 3 Selection
Appearance in all the papers of computer based examination / Main examination is compulsory. Absence in any of the papers will automatically render the disqualification of the candidature.
The selection of candidates for appointment to the posts shall be based on the merit in the computer based examination, to be held as per the scheme of examination.
The minimum qualifying marks for consideration of a candidate to the selection process are 40% for OCs, 35% for BCs, and 30% for SCs, STs and PHs or as per rules.
APPSC Group 3 Answer Key and Marks
Answer key would be published on the website and marks of each candidate are also displayed on website. No separate memorandum of marks would be issued.Check Official website of APPSC Group 3 Notification for Panchayat Secretary
Indiaeduresults.com wishes best of luck to all the candidates.
