Does the TSPSC Group 2 and Group 3 have any negative marking?

TSPSC Group 2 exam

The TSPSC Group 2 exam is for the posts like Executive Officer, Deputy Tahsildar, Municipal Commissioner Gr.III, Assistant Commercial Tax Officer, Assistant Registrar, and many others. To get any of these jobs candidates need to prepare in the best way. The exam pattern of the TSPSC Group 2 exam has 4 papers & each paper is 150 marks.

• PAPER I: General Studies and General Abilities
• PAPER II: History, Polity, and Society
• PAPER III: Economy and Development
• PAPER IV: Telangana Movement & State Formation

As each paper is of 150 marks so the TSPSC Group 2 exam is of 600 marks in total & each question is of one mark. For each wrong answer, there is a mark deduction of 1/4th for each question.

TSPSC Group 3 exam

TSPSC Group 3 exam is for the posts like Junior Assistant, Typist, Stenographer, and a few others. TSPSC Group 3 exam has 3 papers and here also each paper is of 150 marks.

• Paper I: General Studies and General Abilities
• Paper II: History, Political Science, and Society
• Paper III: Economy and Development

For the TSPSC Group 3 exam, there is no negative marking, so candidates can attempt all the questions without any fear.

Even candidates must check the official notification before the exam if there are any changes in this.

Preparation strategy for TSPSC Group 2 and Group 3 exam

As the syllabus of both groups is almost the same so candidates can prepare for both exams together.

For General Studies and General Abilities:

--> The main topics in this section are current affairs, general science, the Indian Constitution, the history of India, Indian culture & heritage, reasoning & analytical ability, data interpretation, etc.

--> Candidates must go through the daily newspaper & watch news channels to be updated with current affairs.

--> To prepare for topics like reasoning & analytical ability, data interpretation, etc., candidates can solve previous year question papers & mock tests.

For History, Polity, and Society:

--> In this paper, questions will be asked about topics like the history of India, the Indian Constitution, Indian culture & heritage, social issues in India, etc.

--> To prepare for topics like Indian Constitution, Indian culture & heritage, social issues in India, etc., candidates must go through the magazines relates to these topics.

For Economy and Development:

--> In this paper, the main topics are economics, the Indian economy, development issues in India, etc.

--> To prepare for topics like the Indian economy, development issues in India, etc., candidates must go through the daily newspaper & watch news channels to gain new info.

For Telangana Movement & State Formation:

--> Here the main topics are the history of the Telangana region, the culture & heritage of Telangana, movements for the formation of the Telangana state, etc.

--> To prepare for topics like the culture & heritage of Telangana, movements for the formation of Telangana state, etc., candidates must go through the NCERT books .

Thus, these are some important points that candidates must keep in mind while preparing for the TSPSC Group 2 and Group 3 exams. Candidates must start their preparation as early as possible & must make a proper study plan to crack these exams. In the preparation for these exams, the online courses for TSPSC exams by Achievers Academy can be of great help to the candidates. These courses cover the entire syllabus of both TSPSC Group 2 and Group 3 exams & also provide mock tests, previous year question papers, study notes, etc. to the candidates which will help them in their preparation.

All the best!