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TGPSC (Telangana) Group 1

Evidence status: 🟢 official (2026-09-28). Every number below is from the commission's Group-I Services notification No. 02/2024, dated 19/02/2024, fetched from websitenew.tgpsc.gov.in this run (see Official sources). It is still the latest Group-I notification on the commission's notification board.

TGPSC Group 1 recruits Telangana's Deputy Collectors, DSPs and other senior officers.

At a glance
Conducted by Telangana Public Service Commission
Latest notification Group-I Services, Notification No. 02/2024, dated 19/02/2024 — 563 posts (subject to variation)
Stages Preliminary (objective, screening) → Main (descriptive) → certificate verification / selection
Qualification Bachelor's degree as on 19/02/2024 (a few posts require a specific degree, e.g. engineering for Regional Transport Officer — see the notification)
Age 18–46 years as on 01/07/2024, varying by post (relaxations apply — see the notification)

Official sources

Exam pattern

Preliminary Test (objective, screening). General Studies and Mental Ability, 150 questions, 150 marks, 2½ hours; held in English, Telugu and Urdu. It shortlists candidates for the Main examination at 50 times the number of vacancies in each Multi-Zone, and its marks are not counted for final ranking.

Main examination (descriptive). General English is a qualifying paper only (150 marks, 3 hours, Secondary School Certificate standard; minimum 40% for OC / EWS / Meritorious Sportsperson, 35% for BC and 30% for SC / ST / PH). The merit list is built from six papers of 150 marks each, 3 hours each:

Paper Subject Marks
Paper-I General essay — three essays, one from each section, 50 marks each 150
Paper-II History, culture and geography 150
Paper-III Indian society, constitution and governance 150
Paper-IV Economy and development 150
Paper-V Science & technology and data interpretation 150
Paper-VI Telangana movement and state formation 150
Total counted 900

Qualifying marks in the Main examination: 40% of the aggregate for OC / EWS / Meritorious Sportsperson, 35% for BC and 30% for SC / ST / PH. Candidates must appear in all papers; absence in any paper disqualifies them. After the Main examination the commission does certificate verification (with web options for post and Multi-Zone) and medical fitness checks; selection follows Main-examination merit.

Syllabus

  • Preliminary: the 13 topics of Annexure-II — current affairs (regional, national and international); international relations; general science and India's achievements; environment and disaster management; economic and social development of India; world, Indian and Telangana geography; Indian history and cultural heritage; Indian constitution and polity; governance and public policy; Telangana state policies; Telangana society, culture, arts and literature; social exclusion and inclusive policies; logical reasoning, analytical ability and data interpretation.
  • Main: Indian history (modern period), Telangana history and heritage, India and Telangana geography; Indian society, constitution and governance; Indian and Telangana economy, development and environment; science and technology and data interpretation; the Telangana movement and state formation (1948–2014). The six papers other than General English may be answered in English, Telugu or Urdu, and the chosen medium applies to all of them.

How to prepare (free, in order)

  1. Prepare the shared UPSC GS modules once, then add Telangana-specific history, movement, geography, economy and policies from official state sources.
  2. Practise descriptive writing early: the Main exam is six 3-hour written papers, and Paper-I alone needs three essays in 3 hours.

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