APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II 2026: Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Cut Off & Free Mock Tests
Draughtsman Grade-II (Technical Assistant) — A.P. Forest Subordinate Service, through APPSC
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Draughtsman Grade-II (Technical Assistant) in the A.P. Forest Subordinate Service is recruited by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission. Brief Notification No. 15/2026, dated 15 September 2026, advertises 20 provisional vacancies in the scale ₹34,580 – ₹1,07,210, and the qualification is a trade certificate in the Draughtsman (Civil) trade — an ITI of the State or an equivalent examination.
It is a single-level examination: APPSC will hold no screening test however many applications arrive, and the whole selection rests on one online (CBRT) test. Paper-I is General Studies and Mental Ability at SSC standard and Paper-II is the ITI trade paper, 150 questions and 150 minutes each, 300 marks together, with one-third of a question's marks deducted for a wrong answer. A practical Computer Proficiency Test then has to be qualified separately.
Read Paper-II before you plan anything. It is not a Junior Engineer paper and it has no building construction, no RCC and no estimating in it: of its seven units, one is drawing, five are surveying — chain and compass work, levelling and contouring, the theodolite and traversing, the total station and GPS — and the last is shop mathematics up to mensuration, trigonometry and logarithms.
APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II 2026 — Overview
| Conducting body | Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) |
| Post | Draughtsman Grade-II (Technical Assistant), A.P. Forest Subordinate Service |
| Notification | Brief Notification No. 15/2026, dated 15 September 2026 |
| Vacancies | 20 (provisional — subject to variation on confirmation by the department) |
| Application dates | 16 October – 5 November 2026 (till 11:59 PM), on psc.ap.gov.in |
| Detailed notification | On or before 16 October 2026 — its date is the crucial date for every eligibility condition |
| Exam date | Not announced yet |
| Pay scale | ₹34,580 – ₹1,07,210 |
| Qualification | A trade certificate of the Draughtsman (Civil) trade — ITI in the State or an equivalent examination |
| Exam | Single-level online (CBRT) test, no screening test; Paper-I 150 marks + Paper-II 150 marks |
| Negative marking | 1/3 of the marks for that question, per wrong answer |
| Also required | Computer Proficiency Test — practical, 60 minutes, 100 marks, qualifying only |
APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II Exam Date 2026
| Notification | Brief Notification No. 15/2026, dated 15 September 2026 |
| Application dates | 16 October – 5 November 2026 (till 11:59 PM), on psc.ap.gov.in |
| Detailed notification | On or before 16 October 2026 — its date is the crucial date for every eligibility condition |
| Exam date | Not announced yet |
APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II Exam Pattern 2026
Written Examination (objective, online CBRT)
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Paper-I: General Studies & Mental Ability (SSC standard) | 150 | 150 |
| Paper-II: ITI (Civil Draughtsman) | 150 | 150 |
Duration: 150 minutes for each paper
Negative marking: 1/3 of the marks prescribed for the question, for every wrong answer
ℹ️ Total 300 marks. A single-level examination only — no screening test is held whatever the number of applications. If the examination runs in several sessions, APPSC normalises the marks by a method it will notify. A separate Computer Proficiency Test (practical, 60 minutes, 100 marks) is qualifying: 40% for OC, 35% for BC and 30% for SC/ST/PH.
APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II Syllabus 2026 — Key Subjects
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APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II Detailed Syllabus 2026
The complete official syllabus, section by section — 300 marks (Paper-I 150 Q · 150 marks; Paper-II 150 Q · 150 marks) in 150 minutes per paper. Pattern source: psc.ap.gov.in — Brief Notification No. 15/2026.
Paper-I — General Studies & Mental Ability, SSC standard (150 questions · 150 marks · 150 min)
- 1. General Science
- Contemporary developments in science and technology and their implications, including matters of everyday observation and experience, as expected of someone who has passed Intermediate and made no special study of a scientific discipline
- 2. Current Events
- Current events of national importance and of the State of Andhra Pradesh
- 3. History of India
- Broad general understanding in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects, with a focus on Andhra Pradesh and the Indian National Movement
- 4. Geography of India
- Geography of India with a focus on the State of Andhra Pradesh
- 5. Indian Polity & Economy
- The country's political system · rural development · planning and economic reforms in India
- 6. Mental Ability
- Reasoning and inferences
- 7. Sustainable Development & Environmental Protection
- Sustainable development and environmental protection
- 8. Disaster Management
- Concepts in disaster management and the vulnerability profile of India and of Andhra Pradesh · causes and effects of earthquakes, cyclones, tsunami, floods and drought · manmade disasters — prevention strategies, mitigation strategies and mitigation measures
Paper-II — ITI, Civil Draughtsman (150 questions · 150 marks · 150 min)
- 1. Drawing
- Importance of B.I.S.; introduction to the Code of Practice for Architectural and Building Drawings (IS 962-1989) · layout of drawing · lines, lettering, dimensioning, scales and projection
- 2. Surveying
- Introduction, history and principle · objectives and uses · common terms and definitions · classification, accuracy and types · main divisions — plane and geodetic · chaining, bearing and meridian · speed in field and office work · planimeter and pantograph
- 3. Levelling
- Auto level — introduction and definition · principle of levelling · levelling staffs, their graduation and types · minimum equipment · types, component parts and function · temporary and permanent adjustment, procedure in setting up · level and horizontal surface, datum, benchmark, focussing and parallax · deduction of levels · types of levelling · contouring — definition, characteristics and methods · direct and indirect methods · interpolation of contours, contour gradient, uses of a contour plan and map
- 4. Theodolite Survey
- Introduction to the theodolite · identification of parts · types and technical terms · temporary and permanent adjustments, procedure in setting up · fundamental lines and their relation · measurement of horizontal and vertical angles · repetition and reiteration systems · field books and their adjustment · errors while laying a given angle by repetition · setting out straight lines · latitude and departure · consecutive and independent co-ordinates · instrumental errors and their elimination · care and maintenance of the theodolite · running a traverse, methods of measuring angles and bearings · plotting traverses, Gale's table · checking measurements of closed and open traverses, use of traverse tables · closing error and its adjustment · technical terms of simple triangulation and the base line
- 5. Total Station
- Introduction · component parts and accessories · characteristics and features · advantages and disadvantages · principle of EDM · working and need · setting and measurement · electronic display and data reading · rectangular and polar co-ordinate systems · terminology of open and closed traverses
- 6. GPS
- Introduction to the GPS system · co-ordinate and time systems · satellite and conventional geodetic systems · GPS signal, code and biases · role of TRANSIT in GPS development · GPS segment organisation · GPS survey methods and basic geodetic co-ordinates · ground support equipment and signals · tracking devices and systems · time measurement and GPS timing · definition and application of remote sensing, photogrammetry, aerial photography and satellite images · pattern recognition and digital signals
- 7. Units, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry & Mensuration
- Fundamental and derived units, MKS, FPS and CGS systems and their conversion — length, mass, area, volume, weight, pressure and speed · LCM and applied problems · fractions — addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and applied shop problems · decimals — conversion, recurring decimals, the four operations and applications · algebra — the four operations, algebraic formulae, linear equations in two variables, quadratic equations · geometrical properties of sections — lines, angles, triangles, polygons and circles applied to marking and shop-floor layout · properties of regular polygons, circles, parallelograms, parabolas and ellipses · mensuration — areas of regular and irregular surfaces, surface areas and volumes of rectangular parallelepipeds, cylinders, pyramids and spheres, circles, sectors, segments and ellipses · trigonometry — basic ratios, use of trigonometric tables, heights and distances · logarithms · computation of areas of irregular figures by the end-ordinate, mid-ordinate and average-ordinate rules · volumes of irregular solids by the end-area, mid-area, average-area, trapezoidal and prismoidal (Simpson's) rules
Computer Proficiency Test — qualifying (60 min · 100 marks)
- Part-A (MCQ, 20%)
- Computer components, input, output and secondary storage devices · computing concepts, RAM, ROM, control unit, memory unit and ALU · software types · operating systems, Windows, Linux and Mac basics · internet concepts, e-mail and the World Wide Web
- Part-B (practical, 80%)
- Office suite · preparing and formatting a document, tables, images and mail merge, with typing speed (25%) · organising and inserting objects (15%) · a spreadsheet with data, formatting, formulae, conditional formatting and graphs (20%) · a presentation using standard layouts with formatted text, images, tables, transitions and animation (20%)
Note: A single-level examination only: no screening test is held however many applications come in. Each wrong answer is penalised with 1/3 of the marks for that question (G.O.Ms.No.235, Finance, dt. 06.12.2016), and marks are normalised if the exam runs in several sessions. The Computer Proficiency Test (practical, 60 minutes, 100 marks) is qualifying — 40% for OC, 35% for BC and 30% for SC/ST/PH. The vacancy break-up, age and fee come in the detailed notification, due on psc.ap.gov.in on or before 16.10.2026, whose date is the crucial date for eligibility.
APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II Eligibility 2026: Qualification & Age Limit
- ✓A trade certificate of the Draughtsman (Civil) trade — an ITI in the State of Andhra Pradesh or an equivalent examination.
- ✓The qualification must be held as on the date of the detailed notification, which is the crucial date in all respects.
- ✓Applications are accepted online only, on psc.ap.gov.in, from 16 October to 5 November 2026 up to 11:59 PM. An application sent any other way is not entertained.
- ✓Age, the community-wise vacancy break-up and the fee are not in the brief notification — APPSC will publish them in the detailed notification, due on or before 16 October 2026.
APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II Salary 2026
The notification fixes the scale of pay at ₹34,580 – ₹1,07,210 for Draughtsman Grade-II (Technical Assistant) in the A.P. Forest Subordinate Service.
APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II Cut Off
APPSC has published no cut-off for this post — it is being recruited for the first time under this notification. The brief notification only gives the scheme; the Computer Proficiency Test has its own qualifying marks (40% OC, 35% BC, 30% SC/ST/PH), which do not apply to the written papers.
APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II Vacancies
| 2026 (Brief Notification 15/2026) | 20 provisional vacancies, Draughtsman Grade-II (Technical Assistant), A.P. Forest Subordinate Service — the break-up comes in the detailed notification |
How to Prepare for APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II 2026
- 1Five of Paper-II's seven units are surveying. Levelling, contouring, the theodolite and traverse computation are where this paper is won — not in building construction, which is not in the syllabus at all.
- 2Learn traverse work by hand: latitudes and departures, consecutive and independent co-ordinates, Gale's table, closing error and its adjustment. These carry more questions here than in any JE paper.
- 3The total station and GPS unit is fact-heavy — parts, accessories, the principle of EDM, co-ordinate systems, GPS signals and segments. Straight recall, so make a one-page list and revise it often.
- 4Unit 7 is shop mathematics, not engineering mathematics: units conversion between FPS, CGS and SI, fractions and decimals, mensuration, trigonometric tables, logarithms, and areas and volumes by the ordinate, trapezoidal and Simpson's rules.
- 5Paper-I is SSC standard with a clear Andhra Pradesh slant in history, geography and current events, so prepare AP alongside national general knowledge.
- 6Wrong answers cost one-third of a question's marks, so guess only when you can knock out two options.
- 7Do not forget the Computer Proficiency Test — it is practical typing, Word, Excel and PowerPoint work, and it has to be qualified separately.
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APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II 2026 — Frequently Asked Questions
How many posts are there in APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II 2026?▾
The brief notification advertises 20 provisional vacancies of Draughtsman Grade-II (Technical Assistant) in the A.P. Forest Subordinate Service. The number can vary once the department confirms it, and the community-wise break-up comes in the detailed notification.
What is the last date to apply for APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II?▾
Online applications run from 16 October 2026 to 5 November 2026 up to 11:59 PM on psc.ap.gov.in. Applications are accepted online only.
What is the APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II exam pattern?▾
One online (CBRT) examination of two objective papers — Paper-I General Studies and Mental Ability at SSC standard (150 questions, 150 marks) and Paper-II ITI Civil Draughtsman (150 questions, 150 marks) — 150 minutes each, 300 marks in total, with 1/3 negative marking. A qualifying Computer Proficiency Test of 60 minutes and 100 marks follows.
Is there a screening test for APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II?▾
No. The notification says the recruitment has a single-level examination only and that no screening test will be conducted, irrespective of the number of applications received.
Who is eligible for APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II 2026?▾
Anyone holding a trade certificate in the Draughtsman (Civil) trade — an ITI in the State or an equivalent examination — as on the date of the detailed notification. Age limits will be announced in that detailed notification, due on or before 16 October 2026.
Does the APPSC Draughtsman syllabus include building construction or RCC?▾
No. Paper-II has seven units: drawing, surveying, levelling, theodolite survey, total station, GPS, and units/arithmetic/algebra/geometry/mensuration. Building construction, RCC design and estimating are not part of it.
Is there negative marking in APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II?▾
1/3 of the marks prescribed for the question, for every wrong answer.
What is the age limit for APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II?▾
Age, the community-wise vacancy break-up and the fee are not in the brief notification — APPSC will publish them in the detailed notification, due on or before 16 October 2026.
What is the salary after APPSC Draughtsman Grade-II?▾
The notification fixes the scale of pay at ₹34,580 – ₹1,07,210 for Draughtsman Grade-II (Technical Assistant) in the A.P. Forest Subordinate Service.
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