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TGPSC Group-I

Cycle 2025

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

DRAFT — unverified

Unverified — pending official notification check.

Pattern from commission website and official notifications.

Exam pattern

1.Preliminary Examination

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

Main Session

Sections & timing

SectionTimingQuestionsMarks / QNegativeNature
General StudiesNot timed separately1501−0Scored
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Timing & navigation rules

  • One 2 hr 30 min overall timer for the whole paper. No sectional locks — the section split is indicative only.
  • You can move freely between sections and questions at any time.
  • The timer cannot be paused once started.

2.Main Examination

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

Descriptive papers as per TGPSC pattern.

3.Interview

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

Personality test.

Notes from the official source

Preliminary Examination · Preliminary Test · Main Session — qualifying criteria

Screening only. No negative marking.

Main Examination — note

Descriptive papers as per TGPSC pattern.

Interview — note

Personality test.

Official syllabus

Source: Official TGPSC Group-I notification syllabus; topic text follows the official syllabus document as reproduced (commission website tspsc.gov.in) · official document

Prelims

Preliminary Test: General Studies and Mental Ability (150 questions, 150 marks, 2.5 hours — Screening)

  • Current Affairs – Regional, National and International
  • International Relations and Events
  • General Science; India's Achievements in Science and Technology
  • Environmental Issues: Disaster Management — Prevention and Mitigation Strategies
  • Economic and Social Development of India
  • World Geography, Indian Geography and Geography of Telangana State
  • History and Cultural Heritage of India
  • Indian Constitution and Polity
  • Governance and Public Policy in India
  • Policies of Telangana State
  • Society, Culture, Heritage, Arts and Literature of Telangana
  • Social Exclusion: Rights issues such as Gender, Caste, Tribe, Disability etc. and inclusive policies
  • Logical Reasoning: Analytical Ability and Data Interpretation
Mains

General English (150 marks, 3 hours — Qualifying Test)

  • Qualifying paper; grammar, comprehension, precis, letter writing, error spotting

Paper I: General Essay (150 marks, 3 hours — Merit)

  • Contemporary social issues and social problems
  • Issues of economic growth and justice
  • Dynamics of Indian politics
  • Historical and cultural heritage of India
  • Developments in science and technology
  • Education and human resource development

Paper II: History, Culture and Geography (150 marks, 3 hours — Merit)

  • History and culture of India, with special reference to the modern period (1757 to 1947 A.D.)
  • History and cultural heritage of Telangana
  • Geography of India and Telangana

Paper III: Indian Society, Constitution and Governance (150 marks, 3 hours — Merit)

  • Indian society — structure, issues and social movements
  • Constitution of India
  • Governance

Paper IV: Economy and Development (150 marks, 3 hours — Merit)

  • Indian economy and development
  • Telangana economy
  • Development and environmental problems

Paper V: Science & Technology and Data Interpretation (150 marks, 3 hours — Merit)

  • The role and impact of science and technology
  • Modern trends in application of knowledge of science
  • Data interpretation and problem solving

Paper VI: Telangana Movement and State Formation (150 marks, 3 hours — Merit)

  • The idea of Telangana (1948–1970)
  • Mobilisational phase (1971–1990)
  • Towards formation of Telangana State (1991–2014)
Interview

Prelims: 150 objective questions, 150 marks, 2.5 hours (screening; no negative marking reported). Mains: 6 conventional papers + General English qualifying paper, 150 marks each, 3 hours each; Interview 100 marks; grand total 1000. Official scheme and syllabus are published in the Group-I notification on tspsc.gov.in; the detailed topic text here follows the official syllabus as reproduced by commission-cited sources. TGPSC = Telangana State Public Service Commission (formerly TSPSC).

Previous cutoffs

Source: Third-party (jagranjosh) compilation of TSPSC Group-I 2024 data — official cut-offs publish with results on tspsc.gov.in

Group-I 2024 (prelims held 09/06/2024)· Prelims

EWS
55
General
60
OBC
55
PwD
40
SC
50
ST
50

The 2024 figures are percentages of the 150-mark prelims paper as reported by a third-party (jagranjosh) 'previous year' compilation — not re-verified against tspsc.gov.in in this pass; they may reflect the notification's minimum qualifying thresholds rather than actual merit cut-offs. The notification's minimum qualifying marks for the written exam are: General 40%, OBC 35%, SC/ST 30%. TGPSC published actual provisional marks with the Group-I 2024 results; extracting the official category-wise merit cut-offs from tspsc.gov.in result PDFs is pending. No officially published cut-offs found for earlier cycles (2016, 2022 cancelled exam).

Sources

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