APFC Syllabus

1. General english 

·         Grammar mechanics: 

·         Part of speech (noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, determiner),

·         Subject-verb agreement,

·         Tenses & modals,

·         Prepositions, 

·         Conjunctions,

·         Articles,

·         Active & passive voice,

·         Direct & indirect speech. 

·         Structure & reading: 

·         Structure of sentence,

·         Sentence improvements,

·         Sentence rearrangement,

·         Error detection,

·         Fill in the blanks,

·         Reading comprehension (passage-based question). 

·         Vocabulary & usage: 

• • • • •  Synonyms & antonyms (context-based),

        • One-word substitution,

        • Idioms & phrases,

        • Basic grammar rules application,

        • contextual vocabulary usage. 

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2. Indian culture,heritage and freedom movements 

• • Culture & heritage: 

    • Indian architecture,

    • Indian painting,

    • Indian dance & music,

    • Indian handicrafts,

    • Religion & philosophy,

    • Fairs & festivals,

    • Unesco world heritage sites,

    • Famous archaeologists. 

  • Modern history (freedom movement): 

    • Decline of mughal empire,

    • Formation of indian national congress (inc),

    • Advent of europeans in india,

    • Extremists phase & swadeshi movements,

    • Rise of british power in india,

    • Revolutionary movements,

    • Revolt of 1857,

    • Gandhian movements (non-cooperation movement, civil disobedience movement, quite indian movement),

    • Socio-religious reform movements,

    • Important sessions of inc,

    • Constitutional developments (acts), major events (1908-1947). 

3. Developmental issues and present trends in indian economy

• • Fiscal/monetary: 

    • Fiscal policy (budget, fiscal deficit),

    • Monetary policy (tools, rbi functions),

    • Financial system (rbi, banking system nbfcs),

    • Finance commission (functions & role). 

  • Development: 

    • Poverty & poverty alleviation programs,

    • Inequality & inclusive growth,

    • Regional imbalance,

    • Human development index (hdi),

    • Unemployment (types & employment trends). 

  • Sectors: 

    • Agriculture (msp, subsidies, irrigation),

    • Industry (msme, manufacturing issues),

    • Service sector,

    • Industrial policy (basic understanding), 

    • Labor policies (worker welfare focus) 

  • Global & future: 

    • Balance of payments (bop), 

    • Exchange rate (basic concepts),

    • Lpg reforms 1991 (liberalization, privatization, globalization), 

    • International economic institutions (imf, world bank, wto), 

    • Foreign investment (fdi, fii), 

    • Disinvestment & privatization, 

    • Make in india atma nirbhar bharat, 

    • Financial inclusion, 

    • Digital economy, 

    • Gig economy, 

    • Startup ecosystem, 

    • Green economy. 

  • Growth & core:  

    • Demands & supply (basic concepts & application),

    • Gdp, gnp, nnp, (measurement of growth),

    • Inflation (cpi, wpi, types, causes, impact),

    • Inflation trends,

    • Economics history of india (basic trends). 

4. Indian polity

o Indian constitution, historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments

o Parliament and state legislatures – basic structure, functioning, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these,

o Functions and responsibilities of the union and the states

o Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections by the centre and states and the performance of these schemes, important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications,

o Panchayati raj

o Rights issues and public policies.

6. Governance 

• • Board oversight of mission-critical risks 

  • Environmental, social, and governance oversight 

  • Human capital management 

  • Audit committee oversight of internal controls  

  • Corporate culture and whistleblower protections 

  • Board diversity 

7. General science  

• • Physics (conceptual & application-based question): 

    • Motion & laws of motion,

    • Force work,

    • Energy & power,

    • Gravitation,

    • Heat & temperature,

    • Light (reflection),

    • Sound,

    • Electricity & magnetism,

    • Pressure & buoyancy. 

  • Chemistry (concept-based question): 

    • Matter & its nature,

    • Physical & chemical changes,

    • Acids/bases & salts,

    • Metals & non-metals,

    • Carbon compounds (fuel polymers),

    • Chemical reactions,

    • Everyday chemistry application.  

  • Biology (function-based questions): 

    • Cells & tissues,

    • Organization of life,

    • Food, nutrition & health,

    • Plant & animal physiology,

    • Human body system,

    • Reproduction & developments,

    • Heredity, evolution & genetics (basic),

    • Microorganism,

    • Diseases & immunity,

    • Biodiversity & classification,

    • Environment & ecology, 

    • Natural resource,

    • Conservation & sustainable.  

8.  Basic knowledge of computer application 

• • Connectivity & security: 

    • Computer network & data communication,

    • Internet (basic email, web browser),

    • Computer & network security (cyber security, viruses, malware, phishing). 

  • Software & systems: 

    • Operational system (functions and types), 

    • Databases management system (dbms basics), 

    • Microsoft office (ms word, ms excel, ms power point). 

  • Data & memory: 

    • Memory organization (ram, rom, primary & secondary memory),

    • Data representation (number system). 

  • Architecture & processing: 

    • Introduction to computers,

    • Hardware & software,

    • Input/output devices,

    • Computer organization (cpu, basic structure),

    • Data processing cycle.  

9. Elementary mathematics & statistics 

• • Quantative aptitude: 

    • Percentage,

    • Ratio & proportion,

    • Average,

    • Profit & loss,

    • Simple & compound interest,

    • Time & work,

    • Time, speed & distance,

    • Mixture & allegation (basic),

    • Number system (hcf, lcm). 

  • Data interpretation: 

    • Table-based di,

    • Bar graph,

    • Pie chart (simple),

    • Line graph (basic). 

  • Statistics: 

    • Basics of statistics,

    • Sampling methods,

    • Mean, median, mode (measures of central tendency),

    • Range,

    • Measures of dispersion (basic idea), 

    • Standard deviation (basic understanding),

    • Probability (basic),

    • Data interpretation (table graphs). 

  • Numeric ability: 

    • Simplification,

    • Approximation,

    • Basic arithmetic operations,

    • Short word problems,

    • Missing numbers.  

10. General mental ability 

• • Number & alphabet series 

  • Coding-decoding 

  • Analogy (word, number, figure based) 

  • Classification (odd one out) 

  • Direction sense & distance 

  • Blood relations 

  • Venn diagrams 

  • Syllogism (basic) 

  • Statement-conclusion 

  • Cause-effect 

  • Assertion-reason 

  • Sitting arrangement 

9. Industrial relations & labor laws 

• • Industrial relations: 

    • Overview of industrial relations,

    • Indian labor force,

    • Trade unions,

    • Collective bargaining,

    • Industrial discipline & grievance redressal,

    • Industrial disputes & conflicts resolution,

    • Strikes & lockouts, 

    • Labor welfare & wages,

    • Workers’ participation in management,

    • Industrial health & safety,

    • International labor.  

  • Labor laws: 

    • Industrial relations laws,

    • Wage laws,

    • Worker protection laws,

    • New labor codes.  

11. Concept of social security

• • Employees’ provident fund organization and its functions: 

    • Pension system in india,

    • Epf scheme (feature & applicability),

    • Eps –pension scheme (benefits & eligibility) 

  • Esic (basic structure & purpose): 

    • Edli scheme (insurance benefits), 

    • Atal pension yojana (features),

    • Pm shram yogi maandhan (target group & benefits). 

12. Principle of accountancy & auditing

• • Accountancy flow: 

    • Basics,

    • Recording,

    • Final accounts & company, 

    • Financial analysis,

    • Share capital,

    • Standards. 

  • Auditing box: 

    • Basic of auditing (meaning & objectives, importance of auditing),

    • Types of audits (internal audit, external audit),

    • Internal control system,

    • Audit procedures & techniques. 

13. Insurance 

• • Principle of insurance: 

    • Utmost good faith,

    • Insurable interest,

    • Indemnity 

  • Types of insurance: 

    • Life insurance,

    • General insurance 

  • Risk & premium basics 

14. Current events

• • National current affairs 

  • International current affairs 

  • Economy & labor developments 

  • Government schemes & policies 

  •  reports & indices 

  • International organizations & summits 

  • Sports 

  • Important days & events 

  • Books & authors 

  • Appointments & awards 

  • Defense & security 

  • Environment & ecology 

  • Science & technology