Telangana PSC Group-II Services

General Studies & General Abilities

• Current Affairs — Regional, National & International
• International Relations & Events
  1. 1.Foreign Policy Overview: India's International Relations
• General Science; India's Achievements in Science & Technology
  1. 1.Classical and Emerging Science & Technology for National Development
• Environmental Issues; Disaster Management — Prevention & Mitigation
  1. 1.Space Technology Applications and Disaster Management
• World, Indian & Telangana Geography
  1. 1.India's Physical Setting: Physiography, Drainage, Climate, Soils, Vegetation, Wildlife and Resources
  2. 2.Agriculture, Industry, Transport and Population Geography of India
  3. 3.Telangana Physical Setting and Resources
  4. 4.Telangana Geography: Agriculture, Industry and Population
• History & Cultural Heritage of India
  1. 1.Ancient India: Civilizations, Religious Movements and Social-Cultural Life from the Mauryas to the Guptas
  2. 2.Indian Art and Culture: Classical Schools, Bhakti-Sufi Traditions and the Making of a Composite Culture
  3. 3.The Establishment of British Colonial Rule and the Economic Impact of Empire
  4. 4.Anti-British Uprisings, the Revolt of 1857, and Socio-Religious and Anti-Caste Reform Movements
  5. 5.Three Phases of the Indian Freedom Struggle, 1885-1947
• Society, Culture, Heritage, Arts & Literature of Telangana
  1. 1.Ancient Telangana
  2. 2.Medieval Telangana: Kakatiyas, Velama Kingdoms, Qutb Shahis and Protest Movements
  3. 3.Socio-Cultural Awakening in Telangana
• Policies of Telangana State
  1. 1.Policies of Telangana State
• Social Exclusion, Rights Issues & Inclusive Policies
  1. 1.Social Exclusion and Vulnerable Groups: Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Minorities and Women
  2. 2.Social Policies and Welfare Schemes: Women, Scheduled Castes and Tribes, Backward Classes and Minorities, Population Policy and Poverty Alleviation in India
• Logical Reasoning; Analytical Ability & Data Interpretation
• Basic English (10th Class Standard)

I. Socio-Cultural History of India & Telangana

• Ancient India — Indus Valley, Vedic Culture, Jainism & Buddhism, Mauryas to Cholas, Harsha & the Rajput Age
  1. 1.Ancient India: Civilizations, Religious Movements and Social-Cultural Life from the Mauryas to the Guptas
• Medieval India — Delhi Sultanate, Sufi & Bhakti Movements, the Mughals, Marathas, Bahmani & Vijayanagara
  1. 1.Medieval India — Political, Administrative and Military History
• Modern India — Advent of Europeans, British Rule, Socio-Religious & Social Reform Movements, Freedom Movement 1885-1947
  1. 1.The Establishment of British Colonial Rule and the Economic Impact of Empire
  2. 2.Anti-British Uprisings, the Revolt of 1857, and Socio-Religious and Anti-Caste Reform Movements
  3. 3.Three Phases of the Indian Freedom Struggle, 1885-1947
• Ancient & Medieval Telangana — Satavahanas to Qutub Shahis, Composite Culture, Fairs & Festivals
  1. 1.Ancient Telangana
  2. 2.Medieval Telangana: Kakatiyas, Velama Kingdoms, Qutb Shahis and Protest Movements
• Asaf Jahi Dynasty — Salar Jung Reforms, Socio-Economic Conditions, Socio-Cultural Movements, Tribal & Peasant Revolts, End of Nizam Rule
  1. 1.The Asaf Jahi (Nizam) Era in Telangana
  2. 2.Socio-Cultural Awakening in Telangana

II. Overview of the Indian Constitution & Politics

• Evolution of the Indian Constitution — Nature, Salient Features & Preamble
  1. 1.Evolution of the Indian Constitution: Drafting, Preamble, Salient Features, Basic Structure and Amendments
• Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles & Fundamental Duties
  1. 1.Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties
• Indian Federalism — Distribution of Legislative, Financial & Administrative Powers
  1. 1.Federalism, Centre-State Relations, and Local Self-Government in India
• Union & State Government — President, PM & Council; Governor, CM & Council
  1. 1.System of Government: Union and State — Executive, Parliament and State Legislature
• Constitutional Amendment Procedures & Amendment Acts
  1. 1.Evolution of the Indian Constitution: Drafting, Preamble, Salient Features, Basic Structure and Amendments
• Rural & Urban Governance — 73rd & 74th Amendment Acts
  1. 1.Federalism, Centre-State Relations, and Local Self-Government in India
• Electoral Mechanism — Election Commission, Political Parties, Anti-Defection Law & Reforms
  1. 1.Union Governance Machinery and Constitutional Bodies
• Judicial System — Judicial Review, Judicial Activism, Supreme Court & High Courts
  1. 1.The Judicial System in India: Supreme Court, High Courts and Subordinate Judiciary; Judicial Review, Activism, Independence and Accountability
• Special Constitutional Provisions & National Commissions for SC, ST, BC, Women, Minorities & EWS
  1. 1.Union Governance Machinery and Constitutional Bodies
• National Integration — Insurgency, Internal Security & Inter-State Disputes
  1. 1.Union Governance Machinery and Constitutional Bodies
  2. 2.Federalism, Centre-State Relations, and Local Self-Government in India

III. Social Structure, Issues & Public Policies

• Indian Social Structure — Family, Marriage, Kinship, Caste, Tribe, Ethnicity, Religion & Women
  1. 1.Salient Features of Indian Society: Unity in Diversity, Social Institutions and Social Change
• Social Issues — Inequality & Exclusion: Casteism, Communalism, Regionalism, Violence against Women, Child Labour, Trafficking, Disability, Aged & Trans-Gender Issues
  1. 1.Social Issues in India: Poverty, Unemployment and Communalism
  2. 2.Social Exclusion and Vulnerable Groups: Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Minorities and Women
• Social Movements — Peasant, Tribal, Backward Classes, Dalit, Environmental, Women's, Regional Autonomy & Human Rights Movements
  1. 1.Social Movements in India
  2. 2.Social Movements in Telangana
• Social Policies & Welfare Programmes — Affirmative Policies & Welfare for SC, ST, OBC, Women, Minorities, Labour, Disabled & Children
  1. 1.Social Policies and Welfare Schemes: Women, Scheduled Castes and Tribes, Backward Classes and Minorities, Population Policy and Poverty Alleviation in India
• Society in Telangana — Vetti, Jogini, Devadasi System, Child Labour, Girl Child, Fluorosis, Migration & Communities in Distress
  1. 1.Telangana-Specific Social Issues

I. Indian Economy: Issues & Challenges

• Demography — Population Size & Growth, Demographic Dividend, Sectoral Distribution & Population Policies
  1. 1.Demography, Population and Policy
• National Income — Concepts & Components, Measurement, Estimates & Trends, Per Capita Income
• Primary & Secondary Sectors — Agriculture & Allied, Green Revolution, Irrigation, Agricultural Finance, Pricing, Subsidies & Food Security
  1. 1.National Agriculture, Industry and Services Sectors
• Industry & Services Sectors — Industrial Policies, Large-Scale Industries, MSMEs, Services, Economic Infrastructure & Foreign Trade
  1. 1.National Agriculture, Industry and Services Sectors
• Planning, NITI Aayog & Public Finance — Five Year Plans, Budget & Deficits, FRBM, Public Revenue/Expenditure/Debt, Finance Commissions
  1. 1.Five Year Planning and NITI Aayog
  2. 2.Public Finance and the Union Budget: Tax Structure, Expenditure, Debt and Fiscal-Monetary Policy (2026-27)

II. Economy & Development of Telangana

• Structure & Growth of Telangana Economy — 1956-2014, State Finance Commissions, Land Reforms, Growth Since 2014
  1. 1.Economic History: Hyderabad State to Bifurcation
  2. 2.Land Reforms: First Generation, Second Generation, and Land Alienation in Scheduled Areas
• Demography & HRD of Telangana — Population Size & Growth, Age Structure, Demographic Dividend
  1. 1.Human Resources and Demographic Transition
• Agriculture & Allied Sectors — Growth, Land Use & Holdings, Cropping Pattern, Irrigation, Policies & Programmes
• Industry & Service Sectors — Structure & Growth, MSME, Industrial Policies, Services, Social & Economic Infrastructure
  1. 1.Industry and Service Sectors
• State Finances, Budget & Welfare Policies of Telangana
  1. 1.Economic History: Hyderabad State to Bifurcation
  2. 2.Telangana Welfare Schemes

III. Issues of Development & Change

• Growth & Development — Concepts, Underdevelopment, Human Development Indices & Reports
  1. 1.Growth, Development and Regional Disparities
• Social Development — Health & Education, Social Inequalities (Caste, Gender, Religion), Social Transformation & Security
  1. 1.Growth, Development and Regional Disparities
• Poverty & Unemployment — Concepts & Measurement, Income Inequalities, Welfare Programmes
  1. 1.Poverty and Unemployment: Concepts, Measurement and Trends
• Regional Inequalities — Urbanization, Migration, Land Acquisition, Resettlement & Rehabilitation
  1. 1.Growth, Development and Regional Disparities
  2. 2.Urbanisation and Growth of Hyderabad
• Environment & Sustainable Development — Pollution & Control, Environmental Protection & Policies of India
  1. 1.Environment Pollution and Solid Waste Management
  2. 2.Environment vs Development: Policy, Instruments and the Growth-Ecology Tension
  3. 3.Climate Change and Sustainable Development

I. The Idea of Telangana (1948-1970)

• Historical Background — Telangana in Hyderabad Princely State, Salar Jung's Reforms, the Mulki/Non-Mulki Issue, Farman of 1919, Merger into Indian Union 1948
  1. 1.Hyderabad Princely State and the Mulki Issue
• Hyderabad State in Independent India — Burgula Ministry, 1952 Mulki Agitation, City College Incident, SRC under Fazal Ali 1953
  1. 1.Hyderabad Princely State and the Mulki Issue
• Formation of Andhra Pradesh 1956 — Gentlemen's Agreement, Telangana Regional Committee, Violation of Safeguards, Post-1970 Scenario
  1. 1.Formation of Andhra Pradesh (1956) and the Early Telangana Agitation
• Violation of Employment & Service Rules — Origins of the Agitation, Fast unto Death by Ravindranath, 1969 Separate Telangana Agitation
  1. 1.Formation of Andhra Pradesh (1956) and the Early Telangana Agitation
• Telangana Praja Samithi — Course of the Movement, Leaders, All-Party Accord, G.O. 36, Eight-Point & Five-Point Formulas
  1. 1.Formation of Andhra Pradesh (1956) and the Early Telangana Agitation

II. Mobilisational Phase (1971-1990)

• Court Judgements on Mulki Rules — Jai Andhra Movement, Six-Point Formula 1973, Article 371-D, Presidential Order 1975, G.O. 610 (1985)
  1. 1.The Six Point Formula and G.O. 610
• Naxalite Movement — Anti-Landlord Struggles in Jagityala-Siricilla, Rytu-Cooli Sanghams, Tribal Land Alienation & Adivasi Resistance
  1. 1.The Six Point Formula and G.O. 610
• Rise of Regional Parties in the 1980s — Telugu Jathi & Suppression of Telangana Identity, New Economy in Hyderabad, Dominant Culture & Self-Respect
  1. 1.Regional Disparities and Identity in Telangana (1980s-90s)
• Liberalisation & Privatisation in the 1990s — Regional Disparities, Madiga Dandora & Tudum Debba Movements, Agrarian Crisis
  1. 1.Regional Disparities and Identity in Telangana (1980s-90s)
• Quest for Telangana Identity — Intellectual Debates, Political & Ideological Efforts, Popular Unrest against Discrimination
  1. 1.Regional Disparities and Identity in Telangana (1980s-90s)

III. Towards Formation of Telangana State (1991-2014)

• Public Awakening & Civil Society Organisations — Telangana Jana Sabha, Warangal Declaration, Osmania & Kakatiya University Students
  1. 1.Establishment of TRS and the 2009 Telangana Agitation
• Telangana Rashtra Samithi (2001) — Political Realignment, Girglani Committee, Employees JAC, KCR's Fast-unto-Death, Political JAC 2009
  1. 1.Establishment of TRS and the 2009 Telangana Agitation
• Role of Political Parties — TRS, Congress, BJP, Left, TDP, MIM, Dalit-Bahujan Sanghams, JACs & Suicides for the Cause
  1. 1.Establishment of TRS and the 2009 Telangana Agitation
• Cultural Revivalism & Symbolic Expressions — Literary & Performing Arts, Sakalajanula Samme, Non-Cooperation, Million March
  1. 1.Cultural Revivalism and the 2014 Reorganization Act
• Parliamentary Process — Sri Krishna Committee, AP Assembly & Parliament Proceedings, AP Reorganization Act 2014, Formation of Telangana State
  1. 1.Cultural Revivalism and the 2014 Reorganization Act