The Selection Procedure/ Scheme of the Examination will be as follows –

A) Preliminary Written Test: All the eligible registered Candidates shall be required to appear for the Preliminary Written Test in one paper (three hours duration) whose details are given below. Hall Ticket will be issued Online for this purpose.

Note: 1) The minimum marks to be secured by the Candidates in order to qualify in the Preliminary Written Test paper is 30% for all categories i.e., OCs / BCs / SCs / STs / Ex- Servicemen

2) Questions in the Paper shall be objective in nature and shall be set in English, Telugu and Urdu languages. Candidates have to answer the questions on an OMR answer sheet using Blue / Black Ball Point pen only

3) For each question, the Candidate shall be awarded full marks, assigned to that question, if he / she darkened only one bubble that corresponds to the correct answer. In case the Candidate has not darkened any bubble, the Candidate shall be awarded zero mark for that question. In all other cases, 20% of full marks shall be awarded as negative mark for that question.

Intimation Letter: Candidates who qualify in the Preliminary Written Test will be informed the dates for downloading the Intimation Letter through the website (www.tslprb.in) for appearing in the PMT / PET with details of Venue, Date and Time. Candidates should bring the Intimation Letter while attending the PMT / PET.

B) Sequence of Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Measurements:- Candidates who qualify in the above Preliminary Written Test, shall be required to undergo the following tests and qualify as specified below:

i) 1600 meters / 800 meters Run event:- Men Candidates must qualify in the 1600 meters Run within a maximum time of 7 Minutes 15 Seconds. For Ex-Servicemen, the maximum time is 9 Minutes 30 Seconds. Women Candidates must qualify in 800 meters Run within a maximum time of 5 Minutes 20 Seconds. For Post Code Nos. 11, 17 and 18 – the Run event is qualifying in nature. For Post Code Nos. 12, 13, 14 and 16 – Candidates shall be awarded marks for their performance in the Run event, as shown in Annexure - I.

While conducting the 1600 meters and 800 meters Run events where RFID based readings is taken the competitors perform totally independent of each other. Consequently, starting-time, finishing-time and duration are automatically recorded individually for each competitor. Nevertheless, wherever required, only curved-start (not staggered-start) method wherein the competitors can change lanes immediately after the start will be adopted. All digitally recorded readings shall be rounded mathematically to 2 decimal places to determine qualification / disqualification and also gradation.

For Post Code No. 12 i.e., SCT RSI (AR), the marks secured by Men and Women in the Run event shall be normalized using the following formula or any other procedure / formula to be adopted by the TSLPRB as approved by the Government, to ensure fairness. The normalized marks in 1600 meters / 800 meters Run event shall be taken while drawing the final merit list.

ii) Physical Measurements: Candidates, who qualify in the above Run event, should meet the following requirements:

1. For the Post Code Nos. 11 to 14 & 16 to 18 (Men) – Height: Must not be less than 167.6 cms
2. For the Post Code Nos. 11 and 12 (Women) – Height: Must not be less than 152.5 cms

Provided that, Candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes and Aboriginal Tribes in the Agency areas of Adilabad, Komarambheem-Asifabad, Mancherial, Nagarkurnool, Khammam, Bhadradri-Kothagudem, Mulugu, Mahabubabad and Warangal districts should meet the following requirements:

1. For the Post Code Nos. 11 to 14, 16 to 18 (Men) – Height: Must not be less than 160 cms
2. For the Post Code Nos. 11 and 12 (Women) – Height: Must not be less than 150 cms
3. Long Jump / Shot-put events: Candidates declared qualified in the Physical Measurements as above shall be required to undergo the remaining PET events and must qualify as detailed below:

Note: Physical Measurement Test / Physical Efficiency Test for all the Posts in the Notification(s) issued by TSLPRB (within a period of 3 months) applied for by a Candidate, will be conducted only once and the same readings / scores will be valid for all the Posts for which he / she is applying for among the Notifications.

Intimation Letter: Candidates who qualify in the Physical Measurement Test / Physical Efficiency Test will be issued Hall Tickets for appearing in the Final Written Examination with details of Venue, Date and Time. Candidates should bring the Hall Ticket when they come to attend the Final Written Examination.

C) Final Written Examination (FWE): Candidates who qualify in the above Physical Efficiency Test shall be required to appear for the Final Written Examination in 4 (four) papers (each of three hours duration) as given below. Syllabus for this exam is given in Annexure III.

Note: 1) The minimum marks to be secured by the Candidates in order to qualify in the Final Written Examination in each paper is 40% for OCs, 35% for BCs and 30% for SCs / STs / Ex-Servicemen

2) Papers I and II are qualifying in nature and the marks secured in these Papers i.e., I and II shall not be taken into account for final selection. Those Candidates who do not secure the minimum qualifying marks in these papers shall not be considered further in the selection process, irrespective of their performance in Papers III and IV

 3) Part-A of Papers I and II referred to above shall be objective in nature and Candidates have to answer the questions using Blue / Black Ball Point pen only and Part-B of Papers I and II are descriptive in nature

4) For each question in Part-A of Paper I and II, the Candidate shall be awarded full marks assigned to that question, if he / she darkened only one bubble that corresponds to the correct answer. In case the Candidate has not darkened any bubble, the Candidate shall be awarded zero mark for that question. In all other cases, 25% of the full marks shall be awarded as negative mark for that question

5) In Paper II, the Candidates can choose to have either Telugu or Urdu and should indicate their choice as and when asked for. Option once exercised shall be final and Candidate shall not be allowed to change it subsequently

6) Questions in Papers III and IV shall be objective in nature and shall be set in English, Telugu and Urdu languages. Candidates have to answer the questions on an OMR answer sheet using Blue / Black Ball Point pen only

7) Appearance in all the Tests and Written Examinations, as per rules, is compulsory. Absence in any of the above Tests / Examination shall automatically render a Candidate disqualified

8) Mere securing of minimum qualifying marks does not vest any right in a Candidate to be considered for selection

D) Final Selection:

i) For Post Code No. 11: The final selection of the Candidates will be made strictly on relative merit, as obtained by them based on their aggregate score of Paper III and Paper IV of the Final Written Examination. 95% of the vacancies in the Zones as organized under “The Telangana Public Employment (Organization of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 2018” r/w GO Ms No. 170, GA (SPF.II) Department, dated 04-08-2021 shall be filled up from the Local Candidates of the respective Zones

ii) For Post Code No. 12: The final selection of the Candidates shall be made strictly on their relative merit, as obtained by them based on their score of the Final Written Examination (Papers III and Paper IV) and Physical Efficiency Test (1600 mtrs / 800 mtrs run). The marks secured by Men and Women in PET shall be normalized by using the formula prescribed by the TSLPRB to ensure fairness. The said normalized marks shall be the basis for drawing the Final common Merit List. 95% of the vacancies in the Zones as organized under “The Telangana Public Employment (Organization of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 2018” r/w GO Ms No. 173, GA (SPF.II) Department, dated 04-08-2021 shall be filled up from the Local Candidates of respective zones.

iii) For Post Code Nos. 13 and 16: The final selection of the Candidates shall be made strictly on their relative merit, as obtained by them based on their aggregate score of the Final Written Examination (Papers III and Paper IV) and Physical Efficiency Test (1600 meters Run event). The provisions of “The Telangana Public Employment (Organization of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 2018” are not applicable to this selection. To avail of any vertical or horizontal reservation, the Candidate must be a Local of Telangana State as defined in the Presidential Order and having Community Certificate issued by the Competent Authority of Telangana State.

 iv) For Post Code No. 14: The final selection of the Candidates shall be made strictly on their relative merit, as obtained by them based on their aggregate score of the Final Written Examination (Papers III and Paper IV) and Physical Efficiency Test (1600 meters Run event). 95% of the vacancies in the Contiguous Zones as organized under “The Telangana Public Employment (Organization of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 2018” r/w GO Ms No. 172, GA (SPF. II) Department, dated 04-08-2021, shall be filled up from the Local Candidates of the Contiguous Zones as per GO Ms No. 46, GA (SPF. II) Department, dated 04-04-2022.

 v) For Post Code No. 17: The final selection of the Candidates will be made strictly on relative merit, as obtained by them based on their aggregate score of Paper III and Paper IV of the Final Written Examination. 95% of the vacancies of Station Fire Officer in the Zones as organized under “The Telangana Public Employment (Organization of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 2018” r/w GO Ms No. 167, GA (SPF.II) Department, dated 04-08-2021 shall be filled up from the Local Candidates of the respective Zones.

vi) For Post Code Nos. 18: The final selection of the Candidates will be made strictly on relative merit, as obtained by them based on their aggregate score of Paper III and Paper IV of the Final Written Examination. 95% of the vacancies of Deputy Jailor (Men) in the Contiguous Zones as organized under “The Telangana Public Employment (Organization of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 2018” r/w GO Ms No. 54, GA (SPF.II) Department, dated 20-04-2022 shall be filled up from the Local Candidates of the respective Contiguous Zones.

 E) Merit among Candidates who secure same Marks: When 2 (two) or more Candidates in a particular category obtain equal marks, preference will be given to the Candidate who was born earlier.

Syllabus for Preliminary Written Test (200 Questions) (200 Marks)

A) Arithmetic & Test Of Reasoning / Mental Ability (Objective Type) (100 Questions) Arithmetic: It will include questions on problems relating to number system, simple interest, compound interest, ratio & proportion, average, percentage, profit & loss, time & work, work & wages, time & distance, clocks & calendars, partnership, menstruation etc Test of Reasoning: It will include questions of both verbal & non-verbal type and questions on analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory etc

B) General Studies (Objective Type) (100 Questions)

1. 1. General Science - contemporary developments in science and technology and their implications including matters of everyday observation and experience, contemporary issues relating to protection of environment as may be expected of a well educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline
   2. Current events of national and international importance
   3. History of India (including Indian National Movement) – emphasis will be on broad and general understanding of the subject in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects
   4. Principles of Geography and Geography of India
   5. Indian Polity and Economy – including the Country’s political system, rural development, planning and economic reforms in India
   6. Telangana Movement and State Formation - The idea of Telangana (1948-1970), Mobilization phase (1971-1990), towards formation of Telangana State (1991-2014)

Note: In case any dispute about any question or answer, the decision taken by the Subject Expert Committee shall be final. The Board does not prescribe any particular textbook or publication and is not bound by the material appearing in any book or publication.

Syllabus for Final Written Examination

PAPER I: English Qualifying Paper in English shall be of Matriculation or equivalent standard. Questions of the standard of SSC / Matriculation seeking to ascertain the Candidate’s knowledge and language skills shall be asked

PART-A: (Objective Type) (50 Questions – 25 Marks – 45 Minutes) Usage, Vocabulary, Grammar, Comprehension and other language skills in the Multiple Choice Questions Format (with 1/4th (25%) negative marks for wrong answers)

 PART-B: (Descriptive Type) (75 Marks – 2 Hours 15 Minutes) Descriptive Type Questions covering Writing of Précis, Letters / Reports, Essay, Topical Paragraphs and Reading Comprehension

PAPER II: Telugu/ Urdu Candidates have to choose one of the languages i.e., either Telugu or Urdu and should indicate their choice as and when asked for by the recruiting authority. Option once exercised shall be final and a candidate shall not be allowed to change it subsequently. Qualifying Paper in Telugu or Urdu shall be of Matriculation or equivalent standard. Questions of the standard of SSC / Matriculation seeking to ascertain the Candidate’s knowledge and language skills shall be asked

Part-A: (Objective Type) (50 Questions – 25 Marks – 45 Minutes) Usage, Vocabulary, Grammar, Comprehension and other language skills in the Multiple Choice Questions Format (with 1/4th (25%) negative marks for wrong answers)

Part-B: (Descriptive Type) (75 Marks – 2 Hours 15 Minutes) Descriptive Type Questions covering Writing of Précis, Letters / Reports, Essay and Reading Comprehension

PAPER III: Arithmetic & Test Of Reasoning / Mental Ability (Objective Type) (200 Questions)

Arithmetic: It shall include questions on problems relating to number system, simple interest, compound interest, ratio & proportion, average, percentage, profit & loss, time & work, work & wages, time & distance, clocks & calendars, partnership, menstruation etc

 Test of Reasoning: It shall include questions of both verbal & non-verbal type and include question on analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory etc

PAPER IV: General Studies (Objective Type) (200 Questions)

1. General Science - contemporary developments in science and technology and their implications including matters of everyday observation and experience, contemporary issues relating to protection of environment as may be expected of a well educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline
2. Current events of national and international importance
3. History of India – emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects. Indian National Movement
4. Principles of Geography and Geography of India
5. Indian Polity and Economy – including the Country’s political system, rural development, planning and economic reforms in India
6. Personality test (the questions will be from Ethics, Sensitivity to Gender and weaker sections, social awareness, Emotional Intelligence)
7. Telangana Movement and State Formation - The idea of Telangana (1948-1970), Mobilization phase (1971-1990), towards formation of Telangana State (1991-2014)

Note: In case any dispute about any question or answer, the decision taken by the Subject Expert Committee shall be final. The Board does not prescribe any particular textbook or publication and is not bound by the material appearing in any book or publication.