APPSC AE Exam Pattern 2022: Paper Pattern for Paper 1, 2 & 3

By Ashwani Jain|Updated : April 21st, 2022

The APPSC AE Exam Pattern 2022 is released by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) along with the APPSC AE notification. The APPSC AE exam pattern includes the type of questions that are asked and subject-wise marking schemes in the exam. The APPSC AE exam pattern helps a student to strategize his/her preparation for the exam. 

In this post, we have provided you with the complete APPSC AE paper pattern to help you in your effective preparation for the exam. Knowing the APPSC AE exam pattern shall be useful in planning a study plan that is needed to qualify for the exam. The APPSC AE Exam 2022 shall be held in online mode with only objective type of questions. Read this article to get complete and detailed knowledge about the latest APPSC AE exam pattern.

APPSC AE Exam Pattern 2022

The APPSC AE Exam Pattern 2022 is specified by the exam conducting body which is the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC). Candidates who will be appearing for the APPSC AE exam should know about the paper pattern & marking scheme that will help them to plan a strategy to crack the exam. In this post, we have explained the detailed APPSC AE exam for Civil/Mechanical/Environmental Engineering. 

The APPSC AE exam is held in online mode with objective questions. The selection will be done through the marks obtained by you in the online test. Go through this post to know the paper wise exam pattern, marking scheme, level of the exam and more! This will be useful to achieve your desired goal. 

APPSC AE Exam Pattern for Written Exam

The APPSC AE exam will be Computer Based Test (CBT). There will be a total of 3 papers for the APPSC Assistant Engineer CBT. However, paper 3 is applicable only for the candidates who have applied for Post 3, i.e. for Environment Engineering. 

  • There are three sections for the APPSC Assistant Engineer exam as mentioned below in the table. 
  • All the questions in the APPSC AE online test will be objective multiple-choice questions (MCQs).
  • Each paper of the APPSC AE CBT will be of 150 marks with 150 questions. 
  • Each question will fetch you 1 mark while each incorrect answer will lead to a penalty of 1/3rd mark. 
  • The medium of the APPSC AE exam will be English Language only. 

The table given below will give you a broader knowledge of the APPSC AE pattern. 

Paper

Subject

Total number of questions

Maximum Marks

Paper 1

General Studies & Mental Ability (Common)

150

150 Marks

Paper 2

Civil/ Mechanical (Common)

150

150 Marks

Paper 3

Environmental Engineering/ Civil (Common) (for Post Code 03 only)

150

150 Marks

 

Total

 

300 Marks

Suggested: Tips to Crack APPSC AE General Studies & Mental Abilities 

Minimum Qualifying Marks for APPSC AE CBT

APPSC has specified the following qualifying marks that the candidates will have to obtain in the written exam. The APPSC AE cut off marks will be released as per the category of the candidates.

Category 

General

BC

SC, ST, PH

Minimum Qualifying Marks

40%

35%

30%

APPSC AE Exam Pattern: Standard of Questions 

The standard of the APPSC AE 2022 exam for each paper is given to you below in the table. 

Paper

Subject

Standard of Question Paper

Paper 1

General Studies & Mental Ability 

Degree Standard

Paper 2

Civil/ Mechanical (Common)

Diploma Standard

Paper 3

Environmental Engineering/ Civil (For Post Code 03 Only)

Degree Standard

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APPSC AE Exam Pattern FAQs

  • The APPSC AE Exam Pattern 2022 comprises of an objective type of test to be held in online mode. There will be two papers. The total marks for each paper shall be 150 marks.  

  • The APPSC Asst. Engg. exam will have 3 papers for civil, mechanical and Environmental Engineering. However, Paper 3 will only for those candidates who apply for Post code 3 as per the official notification. 

  • The APPSC AE exam will be held in online computer-based test (CBT) mode only and the medium of the APPSC AE exam will be English Language only.

  • Yes, all the questions in APPSC AE exam 2022 will be objective type of questions. The APPSC AE exam pattern 2022 comprises of Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3. APPSC AE exam is of 150 marks for each paper. Paper 1 will have General Studies & Mental Ability questions, Paper 2 of APPSC AE written exam is Civil/ Mechanical and Paper 3 will be Environmental Engineering/ Civil Engineering paper.

  • No, there will not be an interview for the APPSC Asst. Engg. exam.

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