APPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus 2026 – Exam Pattern and Subject Wise Syllabus

APPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus 2026: Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission APPSC has released the Scheme and Syllabus for the Horticulture Officer in A.P. Horticulture Service under Notification No. 19/2026. The recruitment will be conducted through a single-level objective-type examination in CBRT mode. The written examination consists of a qualifying test in General English and General Telugu and three papers covering General Studies & Mental Ability, Horticulture-I and Horticulture-II. The main examination carries 450 marks, with 1/3rd negative marking for wrong answers.

APPSC Horticulture Officer Exam Pattern 2026

Paper	Subject	Questions	Duration	Marks
Qualifying Test	General English & General Telugu	100	100 Minutes	100
Paper-I	General Studies & Mental Ability	150	150 Minutes	150
Paper-II	Horticulture-I	150	150 Minutes	150
Paper-III	Horticulture-II	150	150 Minutes	150
Total				450

The Qualifying Test contains General English – 50 marks and General Telugu – 50 marks. Candidates have to qualify in English and Telugu individually. The qualifying test is of SSC standard. There is 1/3rd negative marking for each wrong answer.

APPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus – Paper-I

General Studies and Mental Ability

The Paper-I syllabus covers:

• Current events and important issues of International, National and Andhra Pradesh importance
• General Science and applications in daily life
• Science & Technology and Information Technology
• Indian History, with focus on Andhra Pradesh and the Indian National Movement
• Geography of India with focus on Andhra Pradesh
• Indian Polity and Governance, constitutional issues, public policy and e-Governance
• Indian Economy and Planning
• Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
• Disaster Management, Remote Sensing and GIS
• Logical Reasoning, Analytical Ability and Logical Interpretation
• Data Analysis, tabulation, graphical representation and basic statistics

APPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus – Paper-II Horticulture-I

Major topics in Horticulture-I include:

Fruit Crops

Mango, banana, citrus, grape, pineapple, guava, papaya and sapota, including cultivation, varieties, planting, training, pruning, nutrition, irrigation, harvesting, post-harvest handling and physiological disorders.

Vegetable Crops

Major vegetable crops including tomato, brinjal, chillies, potato, okra, cucurbits, melons, legumes, cole crops, root crops, bulb crops, tuber crops and leafy vegetables.

Floriculture and Landscape Gardening

Commercial flower crops, ornamental gardening, landscape architecture, garden designs, indoor plants, flower arrangements and bonsai.

Medicinal, Aromatic, Spice and Plantation Crops

Important medicinal and aromatic plants, spices and plantation crops, including production, harvesting, processing and storage.

Other Horticulture-I Topics

Dryland Horticulture and Watershed Management, Post-Harvest Management, Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables, Farm Power and Machinery, and Greenhouse Management of Horticultural Crops.

APPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus – Paper-III Horticulture-II

Major topics in Horticulture-II include:

• Fundamentals of Horticulture
• Plant Propagation and Nursery Management
• Plant Physiology
• Entomology
• Plant Pathology
• Soil Science
• Introductory Agro Forestry
• Extension Education
• Organic Farming in Horticultural Crops

APPSC Horticulture Officer Qualifying Test Syllabus

The qualifying test is based on SSC standard General English and General Telugu.
General English: Comprehension, usage and idioms, vocabulary and punctuation, and logical rearrangement of sentences.
General Telugu: Synonyms and vocabulary, grammar, Telugu-to-English meanings and English-to-Telugu meanings.

APPSC Horticulture Officer Computer Proficiency Test (CPT)

The notification also provides a Computer Proficiency Test scheme. The CPT is a practical test of 100 marks with 60 minutes duration covering proficiency in Office Automation and associated computer software. Minimum qualifying marks are 30 for SC/ST, 35 for BCs and 40 for OC candidates.
The CPT syllabus includes basic computers, operating systems, Windows, Linux/Mac OS, Internet, e-mail, WWW, office applications, word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software.

APPSC Horticulture Officer Syllabus 2026 – Important Points

• Exam: Single-Level Written Examination
• Mode: CBRT
• Main Written Exam: 450 Marks
• Papers: General Studies & Mental Ability, Horticulture-I, Horticulture-II
• Qualifying Test: General English & General Telugu
• Negative Marking: 1/3rd for each wrong answer
• CPT: 100 Marks, 60 Minutes

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