APPSC CDPO Syllabus 2026: Section-wise Topics & Exam Pattern

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Eligibility

Educational Qualifications

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Important Dates

• Update: 19-03-2026 (Updated on the page with the timestamp 2026-03-19 18:31).

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Syllabus Overview

Section 1: General Studies & Mental Ability

• General Studies: Current affairs, Indian Constitution & polity, Indian economy & planning, geography (India & World, with focus on Andhra Pradesh), history of India & Andhra Pradesh, environmental issues & disaster management, science & technology developments.
• Mental Ability: Logical reasoning, analytical ability, data interpretation, number series & sequences, coding-decoding, problem solving.

Section 2: Home Science / Social Work / Sociology

• Child Development: Growth & development of children (stages & principles), ECCE, child psychology, behaviour & learning processes, family & child welfare.
• Nutrition: Balanced diet & nutritional requirements (especially for women & children), malnutrition & public health nutrition, food science & dietetics, community nutritional status improvement.
• Home Science / Social Work: Family resource management, health & hygiene, community development & social welfare programs, ICDS, government schemes for women & children, women empowerment & family welfare, concepts of social work, poverty, unemployment & social control.
• Social Welfare Programs: ICDS & related initiatives, women & child welfare schemes, state & national programs for empowerment & development.

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