APSC Syllabus 2026 - Exam Pattern, Paper I & II Details

Eligibility Overview

• The syllabus is shared for five posts: Assistant Geologist, Chemist, Drilling Engineer, Assistant Mining Engineer, and Geophysicist.
• Paper-I is common to all posts (General Studies). Paper-II is post-specific (Geology for Assistant Geologist, Chemistry for Chemist, Mechanical Engineering for Drilling Engineer, Mining and Geology for Assistant Mining Engineer, Geophysics for Geophysicist).

Important Dates

• Syllabus notification date: 17th July 2026.
• Last updated: 18th July 2026. Note: Some dates in the source are not fully resolved (e.g., notifications, download links). Original text retained where dates could not be fully resolved.

Important Links and Resources

• APSC Assistant Geologist Syllabus 2026: Click Here (PDF) - official syllabus for Assistant Geologist.
• APSC Chemist Syllabus 2026: Click Here (PDF) - official syllabus for Chemist.
• APSC Drilling Engineer Syllabus 2026: Click Here (PDF) - official syllabus for Drilling Engineer.
• APSC Assistant Mining Engineer Syllabus 2026: Click Here (PDF) - official syllabus for Assistant Mining Engineer.
• APSC Geophysicist Syllabus 2026: Click Here (PDF) - official syllabus for Geophysicist.
• Official Website: apsc.nic.in

Syllabus Overview (Structured)

• Paper-I: General Studies (Common for All Five Posts)
  • Constitution and Political System of India
  • Current events of national and international importance
  • Indian Economy and Planning Process of India
  • Geography of India, Assam and World
  • Role of Science and Technology in India
  • Culture and History of Assam, India and World
  • Indian National Movement with special reference to Assam
• Paper-II: Post-specific subjects
  • Assistant Geologist - Geology (Structural Geology and Seismology; Mineralogy, Crystal Chemistry and Thermodynamics in Geology; Geoinformatics, Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology; Hydrogeology, Climatology and Oceanography; Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology; Geochemistry, Isotope Geology and Engineering Geology; Economic Geology; Sedimentology, and Surveying and Mapping; Stratigraphy and Geodynamics; Palaeontology and Fuel Geology; Fluvial System and Environmental Geology)
  • Chemist - Chemistry (Inorganic Chemistry; Modern Methods of Analysis; Physical Chemistry; Experiments on Conductometric Titrations; Spectroscopy; Organic Chemistry; Catalysis Science and Technology; X-ray Crystallography; Green Chemistry)
  • Drilling Engineer - Mechanical Engineering (Statics; Dynamics; Theory of Machines; Mechanics of Solids; Manufacturing Science; Production Management; Thermodynamics; Fluid Mechanics; Heat Transfer; Energy Conversion; Environmental Control)
  • Assistant Mining Engineer - Mining and Geology (Unit-based topics on mining terminology, mine development, geomechanics, mining methods, surface environment and mine ventilation, mine economics and planning, mining legislation)
  • Geophysicist - Geophysics (Mathematics and Physics; General Geology; Gravity and Magnetic Methods; Seismic Methods; Electrical and Electromagnetic Methods; Radiometric and Thermal Methods; Applied and Exploration Geophysics; Remote Sensing, GIS and Computing; Field Work and Practical)

Note: All topics listed are based on the official syllabus through the applicable notification. To access the exact PDFs, refer to the official links on the APSC website.