APPSC ASO Syllabus 2026 – Assistant Statistical Officer Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Statistics

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission APPSC ASO Syllabus 2026 Assistant Statistical Officer Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Statistics, Economics & CPT
Important Dates Notification No: 20/2026 Notification Date: 15 September 2026 Detailed Notification: on or before 13 October 2026 Apply Start: 13 October 2026 Last Date: 02 November 2026 Last Time: 11:59 PM Exam Date: later by APPSC Admit Card: before exam Result: later by APPSC	Quick Exam Details Post: Assistant Statistical Officer Total Vacancy: 196 Exam Mode: CBRT Screening Test: no Written Papers: 2 Total Questions: 300 Total Marks: 300 Total Time: 300 minutes Negative Marking: 1/3 mark
APPSC ASO Vacancy 2026 Post: Assistant Statistical Officer Service: A.P. Economics & Statistical Subordinate Service Total Posts: 196 Recruitment: General Recruitment Pay Scale: ₹37,640 – ₹1,15,500 Vacancy: provisional Final vacancy breakup: detailed notification
APPSC ASO Educational Qualification Bachelor Degree with Statistics as one of the main subjects OR Degree with Mathematics + Statistics paper OR Degree with Economics + Statistics paper OR Degree with Commerce + Statistics paper OR Degree with Computer Science + Statistics paper Statistics paper in one / two / all three years as applicable Degree from recognised university / eligible institution
APPSC ASO Exam Pattern 2026
Paper	Questions / Marks / Time
Paper-I	Subject: General Studies & Mental Ability Questions: 150 Marks: 150 Time: 150 Minutes Degree standard Objective type
Paper-II	Subject: Concerned Subject Questions: 150 Marks: 150 Time: 150 Minutes Degree standard Objective type
Total Written Exam	Total Questions: 300 Total Marks: 300 Total Time: 300 Minutes Negative Marking: 1/3 for wrong answer CBRT online exam No separate Screening Test
Paper-I General Studies & Mental Ability Syllabus National + International current events Andhra Pradesh current affairs General Science Science applications in daily life Science + Technology developments Information Technology Indian History Modern Indian History Indian National Movement History with Andhra Pradesh focus Indian Geography Geography with Andhra Pradesh focus Indian Constitution Indian Polity Governance Constitutional issues Public policy Reforms e-Governance initiatives Indian Economy Economic development after independence Andhra Pradesh economy Economic planning Sustainable development Environmental protection Disaster management Disaster vulnerability profile Prevention + mitigation Remote Sensing in disaster assessment GIS in disaster assessment Logical reasoning Analytical ability Data interpretation Data analysis Tabulation of data Visual representation of data Mean + Median + Mode Variance Coefficient of variation Data interpretation AP bifurcation issues Administrative impact of bifurcation Economic impact of bifurcation Social + cultural impact Political + legal implications
Paper-II Subject Syllabus Economic Concepts Production Consumption Demand Elasticity Market structures Equilibrium Price determination National income Rate of interest Profit Money supply Banking + credit creation Central bank controls Inflation Public finance Budget International Economics Free trade + protection Balance of payments Exchange rates IMF World Bank Bretton Woods system Sources of economic growth Indian Economics Population trends Poverty Unemployment Inequality Foreign trade External debt Parallel economy NITI Aayog Fiscal policy Monetary policy Industrial policy Trade policy Agricultural policy Financial Accounting Accounting concepts Accounting conventions Accounting process Journalizing Ledger posting Subsidiary books Cash book Bank reconciliation statement Trial balance Final accounts Errors + rectification Depreciation Reserves Single entry system Non-trading accounts Basics of Computers Binary number system Octal system Hexadecimal system Decimal conversion Codes Bits + bytes + words Computer memory Arithmetic + logical operations Algorithms Flowcharts Spreadsheets Spreadsheet formulas Spreadsheet functions Cell manipulation Spreadsheet editing + printing Introduction to Statistics Primary data Secondary data Sampling methods Random sampling Non-random sampling Probability basics Census Schedule + questionnaire Frequency distribution Tabulation Diagrams Graphs Measures of Central Tendency Arithmetic Mean Geometric Mean Harmonic Mean Median Mode Quartiles Deciles Percentiles Properties of averages Measures of Dispersion Range Quartile deviation Mean deviation Standard deviation Coefficient of variation Skewness Karl Pearson measure Bowley measure Kurtosis Normal distribution Measure of Relation Correlation Uses of correlation Types of correlation Karl Pearson correlation coefficient Spearman rank correlation Probable error Time Series Analysis Meaning + uses Components of time series Trend measurement Seasonal variation Decomposition of time series Index Numbers Meaning + importance Price index numbers Quantity index numbers Tests of adequacy Base shifting Deflation of index numbers Cost of living index Limitations of index numbers
APPSC ASO Computer Proficiency Test 2026 Nature: Qualifying Total Marks: 100 Time: 60 Minutes Office Automation with Computers Associated software usage Computer introduction Computer software types Windows operating system Linux / Mac OS basics Internet concepts Electronic mail World Wide Web Office Suite overview File operations MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint Office tools usage CPT qualifying marks: SC/ST/PBD 30 CPT qualifying marks: BC 35 CPT qualifying marks: OC 40
APPSC ASO Selection Process 2026 Stage 1: Single-level CBRT written exam Screening Test: no Paper-I: General Studies + Mental Ability Paper-II: Subject Written Exam: 300 marks CPT: qualifying Document verification: as per APPSC instructions Normalisation: applicable if multiple exam sessions held
APPSC ASO Syllabus Preparation Tips Statistics topics first priority Central tendency formulas revise daily Dispersion + skewness practice more Correlation + time series numerical practice Index numbers formulas remember Economics concepts clear Accounting basics revise Computer number systems practice GS current affairs daily AP history + economy focus Data analysis questions practice Mock tests with negative marking Previous APPSC ASO papers solve
Important Instructions Notification No: 20/2026 Notification date: 15 September 2026 Total vacancies: 196 Apply dates: 13 October to 02 November 2026 Detailed notification: on or before 13 October 2026 Single-level CBRT exam No separate Screening Test Paper-I + Paper-II total 300 marks Wrong answer: 1/3 negative CPT: qualifying Final age + community + reservation details: detailed notification Final instructions: follow APPSC Detailed Notification
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