Is there any negative marking on the TSPSC group 1 exams?

What about negative marking in TSPSC Group 1?


The Telangana State Public Service Commission is a part of the Telangana State government to recruit candidates for various civil service jobs in Telangana State. TSPSC Group 1 exam is conducted to recruit candidates for posts like Deputy Collector, District Employment Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police – Category II, Commercial Tax Officer, Regional Transport Officer, Divisional Fire Officer, District Registrars, Municipal Commissioner, and many more. Students can apply online at the official TSPSC website for various Group 1 posts.

TSPSC Group 1 Exam Pattern

The exam mainly has four stages

  1. Preliminary Exam
  2. Mains Exam
  3. Personal Interview
  4. Document Verification

Students need to qualify for both pre and main exams before appearing in an interview. After all these processes there document verification will be done. Added to there is no negative marking for wrong answers. Students can answer freely with the fear of negative marking.

Age Limit

The minimum age limit is 18 years and the maximum age limit is 34 years. The age limit varies for some posts; students must check the age limits before applying for the exam. There is age relaxation available for various categories.

  • For SC/OBC age relaxation is 5 years
  • For Ex-servicemen and NCC instructors age relaxation is 3 years
  • For Physically Handicapped candidates age relaxation is 10 years
  • For retrenched employees with a minimum of 6 month of service age relaxation is of 3 years
  • For government employees (except APSEB, APSRTC, Municipalities and corporation employees) age relaxation is 5 years

TSPSC Group 1 Syllabus

Students must need to go through the whole syllabus before the exam and for this, they need to be fully aware of the syllabus.

Preliminary Syllabus

  • General Studies
  • Mental Ability

Mains Syllabus

  • Paper-I – General Essay
  • Paper-II – History, Geography, and Culture
  • Paper-III – Indian Constitution, Society, and Governance
  • Paper-IV – Economy, and Development
  • Paper-V – Science & Technology, Interpretation of Data
  • Paper-VI – Telangana Movement and State Formation

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