Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) conducts common examination for the post of Assistant Statistical Officer. Candidates having Bachelor’s degree in Statistics or Bachelor’s degree in any disciplines with Statistics as a compulsory paper from a recognized university are eligible to apply. Candidates should be of 18 years of age and should not be more than 36 years of age at the time of application.

Scheme of APPSC Assistant Statistical Officer Exam

The exam will be in objective type multiple choice format. It consists of two papers. Paper (1) contains 150 questions from General Studies, Mental Ability and Disaster Management. The maximum marks for this section is 150, and the maximum time limit is 150 minutes. Paper (2) contains 150 questions for a total mark of 150 marks. Candidates can choose any of the following subjects for the second paper and duration of this test is 150 minutes.

• Economics
• Mathematics
• Commerce
• Statistics
• Computer Science

Reference books for APPSC Assistant Statistical Officer Exam

Books on General Studies

• Unique Quintessence of General Studies by J K Chopra
• S.Chand General Knowledge Digest and General Studies
• Arihant IAS UPSC Civil Services (Pre) Chapter wise & Explanatory General Studies by Shiv Raj Singh

Books on Mental Ability

• Ramesh General Intelligence Test/Mental Ability Test by RPH Editorial Board
• Ramesh Mental Ability Test by Manoj Kr. Singh

Books on General Economics

• S.Chand CPT General Economics by S.K. Agarwal
• Bharats General Economics for CPT with Multiple Choice Questions by K K Agarwal
• Sultan General Economics by I. C. Dhingra & V. K. Garg
• S.Chand Micro Economic Theory by Cauvery, M.Girija, U.K. Sudhanayak
• McGraw Hill Microeconomics by Bernheim

Books on Mathematics

• Arihant Higher Algebra Hall & Knight by H. S. Hall S. R. Knight
• S.Chand Numerical Methods in Science and Engineering by S.Rajasekaran
• JPNP A Text Book on Differential Calculus by S K Goyal
• Pearson Calculus by Thomas & Finney

Books on Commerce

• Upkars Dictionary of Economics and Commerce by Dr.Anupam Agarwal
• An Introduction to Accountancy by S.N.Maheshwari
• Vikas Problems and Solutions in Advanced Accountancy by S N Maheshwari

Books on Statistics

• Vikas Mathematics and Statistics for Economics by G.S.Monga
• Bharat Quantitative Aptitude For CPT (Mathematics & Statistics) by M.K. Agrawal
• S.Chand Quantitative Aptitude Statistics by  P.N. Arora & S. Arora
• S.Chand Practical Statistics by by R.S.N.Pillai & V. Bhagwathi

Books on Computer Science

• Galgotia Computer Science Question Bank by S. Jaiswal
• Dhanpat Rai Textbook Computer Science C++ Vol I & II  by Sumita Arora
• Fundamentals of Computer Algorithms by Horowitz Ellis

Candidates can visit the official website of APPSC to obtain the detailed notification of the exam. Apart from the reference books, candidates can download previous question papers from the internet as part of preparation for the exam.