The APPSC has released the official timetable for department tests scheduled from 05-01-2026 to 10-01-2026. Exams are conducted in two sessions daily:
- Fore Noon: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- After Noon: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
(Some language & survey exams are 3-hour papers)
🗓️ Department Tests Day-wise Summary
📅 05 January 2026
FN: Accounts Test Part-I
AN: SAS Paper-I, Deputy Inspector Test, Excise, Forest Laws, Jail Dept, T&A Service, Civil Judicial, Agriculture, AGLI, Fire Services etc.
📅 06 January 2026
FN: SAS Paper-II, Deputy Inspector Paper-II, Excise, PWD Workshop, Works Accounts, Jail Dept, Registration, Forest Revenue, GLI, Port Dept, Evidence Act, Transport Dept etc.
AN: Clerks Test (Police), SAS Paper-III, Excise, Works Accounts, Jail, Registration, Forest Office Procedure, Transport Part-II, Electrical Dept, Agriculture, Civil Judicial Part-II, Juvenile Welfare etc.
📅 07 January 2026
FN: Revenue Test Part-I, SAS Paper-IV, Excise, T&A Service, Jail, Registration, Education Dept, Works Accounts, Forest Dept, Criminal Judicial, Local Bodies Accounts, Marketing etc.
AN: Revenue Part-I Second Paper, Labour, Local Fund Audit, T&A Paper-III, Commercial Taxes, Registration, Education, Works Accounts, Criminal Judicial, Forest Office Procedure, Local Bodies Accounts etc.
📅 08 January 2026
FN: Revenue Part-II, Labour Dept, Fisheries, T&A Paper-III, PWD Accounts, Divisional Test, Executive Officers Accounts, Electrical Inspectorate, Juvenile Welfare etc.
AN: Revenue Part-III, Commercial Taxes Paper-II, Local Fund Audit, T&A Paper-IV, Endowments, PWD Accounts-II, plus many WITHOUT BOOKS exams — Translation Tests, Divisional, Sericulture, Special Language, Surveyor Tests etc.
📅 09 January 2026
FN: T&A Paper-IV, Fire Dept, Forest Law, Excise, Fisheries, Special Language Lower Std, Divisional, Sericulture, Employment Dept, Criminal Judicial, Surveyors, Computation Test, Village Surveyors etc.
AN: Fire Dept, Electricity Dept Accounts, Forest Revenue, Special Language Second Paper, Fisheries, Sericulture, Employment Dept, Surveyor Higher/Lower Grade Part-II, Local Fund Audit Fourth Paper, Criminal Judicial Third Paper, Computation Part-II, Village Surveyors Paper-II etc.
📅 10 January 2026
FN: Labour Dept Part-A, SAS Paper-V, Excise, Electricity Dept Accounts-II, Special Language Tests, Forest Dept Office Procedure, Fisheries, Revenue Draughtsman, Endowments, Divisional Test, Sericulture, Mines & Geology, Village Surveyors Paper-V etc.
AN: Second Class Language Test, Gujarati, Marwari, Translation Test Paper-II, Sericulture Paper-V, Third Class Language Viva, Village Surveyors Paper-VI, Welfare & Education Assistant Test, ANM/MPHA(F) Test etc.
📚 BOOKS VS. WITHOUT BOOKS
This schedule clearly specifies which papers are:
- WITH BOOKS – Mostly Accounts, Judicial, Forest, Excise, Transport, Registration, Works Accounts.
- WITHOUT BOOKS – Mainly Language tests, Surveyor exams, Fisheries Part-II, Translation tests, Revenue Draughtsman, Employment Service, Mines & Geology, ANM Assistant etc.
⭐ Quick Takeaway
- Exams span 6 days, multiple departments.
- Includes SAS, Revenue, Forest, Excise, PWD, T&A, Education Dept, Judicial tests, Survey tests, and Language tests.
- Some papers are 3-hour duration—mainly Translation & Surveyor papers.
👉 Download – APPS Department Tests November 2026 Notification
