AP Grama Sachivalayam Exam: Key recommendations for test takers

Amaravati: The arrangements for the Grama & ward Secretariat posts are underway, according to officials. The exam is going to be held across the state from September 1. It will be conducted in some 4,478 exam-centers, and some 22 lakh applicants are going to appear for the exam. According to officials, the arrangements have been made at the exam centers. Route maps are placed at bus stops and at other centers for the applicants to locate their exam centers. Security will be deployed at the exam centers to ensure peaceful implementation of the exams.

As there is only less than a week left for the examinations, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Commissioner Vijay Kumar has made a few recommendations for the applicants.

· The exams are going to be held from September 1 to 8

· Applicants must download their hall tickets online

· Applicants must reach the exam center before one hour

· They should bring only hall ticket, pen and ID card to the center

· About 12.5 lakh people are appearing for the exam on September 1 to be held in the morning

· The exam will start at 10.00 am and end at 12.30 pm

· Some 3 lakh applicants are attending for the exam to be held in the afternoon on September 1

· The exam begins at 2.30 pm and ends at 5.00 pm

· The exam paper will be for 150 marks

· The paper is set for 150 questions

· One mark would be eliminated for 4 wrong answers

· The exam will be held in two languages, but the technical paper will be in English

· Three-layer security to be arranged at the exam centers

· Any malpractices would be considered seriously and will be taken into custody

· Late comers will not be allowed to be exam center