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Inspector of Factories 2026

Eligibility, application dates, pay and the official examination syllabus.

Notification status2026 brief · 14/2026
Editorially checked16 September 2026
ENTRYEligibilityGROWTHService rulesINDUSTRIAL REGULATIONIF14/2026ENGINEERING POSTS
ROLE FOCUSSafety · compliance · inspection
Role profile · eligibility · syllabus · career growth
On this pageQualifications and special conditionsAge, fees, reservations and other pending detailsPrevious-notification referenceHow to applySourcesSyllabus — Inspector of Factories
Provisional vacancies12Subject to confirmation
Notification14/2026Brief issued 15 Sep 2026
Applications close02 Nov2026 · 11:59 p.m.

Content status: Source-backed brief-notification draft. Final detailed-notification fields remain open.

APPSC has issued Brief Notification 14/2026 for Inspector of Factories. Applications are scheduled from 2026-10-13 to 2026-11-02 (11:59 PM). The published pay scale is Rs 65,360 – 154,980.

Detail Published information
Notification 14/2026; dated 15 September 2026
Department/service Labour, Factories, Boilers & Insurance Medical Services
Vacancies 12
Pay scale Rs 65,360 – 154,980
Application opens 2026-10-13
Application closes 2026-11-02 at 11:59 PM
Detailed notification expected On or before 2026-10-13

Provisional; subject to departmental confirmation.

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Qualifications and special conditions

Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Industrial Engineering, or a recognised equivalent. At least two years of industrial work experience in medium- and large-scale manufacturing process industries is required. Experience in Industrial Safety, Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Management is preferred. The industry’s Chief Executive must issue the experience certificate. Do not convert the preferred experience field into a mandatory restriction.

The brief states that the detailed-notification date is the crucial date. Where it supplies a qualification clause, that clause and its recognition/equivalence provisions control.

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Age, fees, reservations and other pending details

The downloaded 2026 brief does not provide the complete rules below. These fields are awaiting the detailed notification; no values have been invented.

  • 2026 minimum/maximum age, age reference date and relaxation rules
  • 2026 application/examination fees and exemptions
  • 2026 category, zone/local and gender reservation roster
  • Examination date and admit-card schedule
  • Final certificate checklist and complete application instructions
  • Subsequent corrigenda and detailed notification reconciliation
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Previous-notification reference

As per the recovered previous notification (2025), the following historical details were compiled. Current 2026 details are awaited where not stated above.

Same designation matched to a previous notification; not proof that this is the latest previous recruitment.

  • Source record: APPSC-2025-26:01 — Inspector of Factories – Factories
  • Historical qualification: Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical/Industrial engineering degree or prescribed equivalent, plus at least two years industrial work in medium/large manufacturing industries
  • Historical base age: 18–42 years; reference date: 2025-07-01
  • Historical notes: Carry-forward. Safety/health/environment field is preferred; experience itself is required and certified by industry chief executive. Written examination and qualifying CPT; final selection remains subject to all notification conditions.
  • Previous official notification

Historical age limits and cutoffs are not the 2026 age rules. The archive was an incomplete research checkpoint; its unresolved warnings remain in the attached record.

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How to apply

Use the official APPSC website during the application window. Read the detailed notification, confirm eligibility, and follow the official registration, application, fee and document instructions. The brief requires online applications; do not treat a generic portal link as an active post-specific application link.

APPSC official website

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Sources

2026 brief notification and annexures

Source download and content extraction: 16 September 2026. Source pages 1-2 provide the recruitment clauses; later pages contain the scheme and syllabus.

Syllabus — Inspector of Factories

Current official source: 14/2026. Use the post-specific papers and any optional-subject provisions in the annexure.

General Studies & Mental Ability: 150 questions, 150 minutes, 150 marks. Industrial and Occupational Safety, Health and Environment: 150 questions, 150 minutes, 300 marks. Total 450.

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Read the complete source text below. It is organised by official PDF page; use the PDF for equations, diagrams and original table alignment.

Official annexure · page 3
ANNEXURE
SCHEME AND SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF INSPECTOR OF
FACTORIES IN A.P. FACTORIES SERVICE
SCHEME FOR EXAMINATION
(Annexure-VII of G.O.Ms.No.201, Finance (HR-I Plg, & Policy)
Dept., Dt: 21/12/2017)
WRITTEN EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE)-DEGREE STANDARD
PAPER Subject No. of
Questions
Duration
Minutes
Maximum
Marks
PAPER-I General Studies &
Mental Ability 150 150 150
PAPER-II
Industrial and
Occupational Safety,
Health and
Environment
150 150 300
TOTAL 450
NEGATIVE MARKS: As per G.O.Ms. No.235, Finance (HR-I, Plg & Policy)
Dept., Dt.06/12/2016, for each wrong answer will be penalized with
1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question.

SYLLABUS
PAPER – I
GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY
1. Major Current Events and Issues pertaining to International,
National and State of Andhra Pradesh.
2. General Science and its applications to the day to day life
Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and
Information Technology.
3. History of India – emphasis will be on broad general
understanding of the subject in its social, economic, cultural
and political aspects with a focus on AP and Indian National
Movement.
4. Geography of India with focus on Andhra Pradesh.
5. Indian polity and Governance: constitutional issues, public
policy, reforms and e-Governance initiatives.

Official annexure · page 4
6. Indian Economy and planning
7. Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
8. Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and
mitigation strategies, Application of Remote Sensing and GIS
in the assessment of Disaster
9. Logical reasoning, analytical ability and logical interpretation.
10. Data Analysis: Tabulation of data Visual representation of
data Basic data analysis (Summary Statistics such as mean,
median, mode and variance) and Interpretation.
PAPER-II
Industrial and Occupational Safety, Health and Environment
1. Industrial Safety, Occupational Health and Environment:
Evolution Concepts, Policies and Legal framework.
2. Quantitative Risk Assessment: Consequence analysis, Damage
modeling, FTA, ETA, Uncertainty in risk assessment, Dispersion
models, Source models, Software applications.
3. Process Safety and System Safety Analysis: PHA, HAZAN,
HAZOP, System life cycle and safety consideration.
4. Engineering Design: Design for Safety, Structural Design
Safety, Plant layout, Pressure system design, Control System
design including relief and relief design, Process design, change
control, Fail safe condition, Electrical safety, Fire safety.
5. System Reliability, Maintenance and Safety: Reliability
predication, System reliability, Reliability of complex system, Fault
diagnosis, Software applications, Maintainability, Maintenance
activities and policies, RCM, RBM, Life cycle costing.
6. Ergonomic and System Safety: Anthropometry, Working
posture analysis, Work station design, Human error quantification
and preservation, Cognitive modeling, Safety critical system and
human reliability, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Measurement and
evaluation, Preventive Measures and Workplace Stress, Effect of
Technology, Design and Job Stress and MSDs, Task/Job Analysis for
Job Control.
7. Safety Management and Work Environment: Procedure for
incident investigation, Accident analysis, Engineering and
Administration control, Behavioral safety, Interactions amongst
man-machine-work environment, Safety performance analysis and
Official annexure · page 5
monitoring, Organization for safety, System Safety Integration
software.
8. Occupational Health: Fitness to the job, Risks likely to
impact the worker’s occupational Health, Surveillance programs &
their Effectiveness, Records.
9. Labour Welfare: Amenities and their maintenance.
10. Waste & Effluent Management & Disposal: Types of
industrial effluents & wastes – The methods of treatment and their
disposal.

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SCHEME & SYLLABUS OF THE COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
TEST (CPT)
Scheme for Computer Proficiency Test
(As per G.O.Ms.No.26, G.A. (Ser.B) Dept., dt: 24.02.2023)
Scheme of the examination (Practical Type)
Test Duration
(Minutes)
Maximum
Marks
Minimum Qualifying Marks
SC/ST/PBD B.C’s O.C’s
Proficiency in Office
Automation with
usage of Computers
and Associated
Software.
60 100 30 35 40

Syllabus for Computer Proficiency Test
PART-A

1. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS: Introduction to Computers
– Components and their classification – Peripheral devices and
their purpose. Input Devices – Keyboard, Mouse, Scanner,
Lighten, Touch screens, Joystick, Micro phone, Scanner, Digital
camera, Bar code reader, Biometric sensor. Out put Devices:
Display devices, Printers, Monitor, Speaker, Plotter, Secondary
Storage Devices – Feature- Driven Development (FDD),
Magnetic tape, Universal Serial Bus(USB), Pen Drives, Disks –

Official annexure · page 6
The Role of input Processing / output processing devices –
Computing Concepts – Data – Information – Random – Access
Memory (RAM) – Read-Only Memory(R OM) – Control Unit –
Memory Unit – Arithmetic Logic Unit(ALU).
2. COMPUTER SOFTWARE TYPES: System Software, Application
Software, Embedded software, Proprietary Software, Open
source software (their purpose and characteristics only).
3. OPERATING SYSTEM: Purpose of operating sy stem, Single
User and Multi User Operating Systems with Examples.
4. WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM: Interfacing Graphical User
Interface (GUI), Differences betw een Character User Interface
(CUI) and Graphical User Interface(GUI) – working With Files
and Folders – More About Files – Running An Application
Through the File Manager – Running an Application Through
the Program Manager – Setting up of Printer, Webcam, Scanner
and other peripheral devices.
5. LINUX/MAC OS (only basic concepts): Introduction to Linux
– Features and advantages of Linux, File handling commands,
directory handling commands – User Management – File
permissions Macintosh Apple Computer (MAC) OS –
Introduction – Advantages of Macintosh Apple Computer (MAC)
OS. Basics commands
6. INTERNET CONCEPTS (only basic concepts): Minimum
Hardware a nd Software Requirements for a system to use
internet, Communication Protocols and Facilities – Various
browsers – What is Internet Protocol (IP) Address – Steps
required in connecting syst em to network – Uploading and
Downloading Files from Internet
7. ELECTRONIC MAIL (only basic concepts): Sending and
receiving mails, Basic E -Mail Functions, Using your word
processor for E-mail, Finding E-Mail Address, Mailing Lists and
lists Servers.
8. WORLD WIDE WEB (only basic concepts): WWW advantages
of the Web – how to navigate with the Web – Web Searching.

PART – B
1. OFFICE SUITE: MSOFFICE or any open source office like Libre
Office /Apache Open Office Neo office for
Windows/Linux/Macintosh Apple Computer (MAC)OS.
2. GETTING STARTED WITH OFFICE: Introduction to Office
Software- Starting and Exiting the Office Applications –
Introducing the Office Shortcut Bar – Customizing Office
Shortcut Bar.
3. FILE OPERATIONS IN THE OFFICE: Common Office Tools
and Techniques – Opening An Application – Creating Files –
Entering And Editing Text – Saving Files – Opening Files –

Official annexure · page 7
Closing a File – Exiting The Application – Managing Your files
With the Office Applications.
4. TOOLS IN THE OFFICE APPLICATIONS: Key Combinations –
Cut, Copy and Paste – Drag And Drop Editing – Menu Bars And
Toolbars – Undo and – Redo – Spell Checking – Auto Correct –
Find and Replace – Help And The Office Assistants – Templates
and Wizards.
5. WORD PROCESSING (MS WORD or its equivalent in Libre
office /Apache Open Office / Neo office for
Windows/s/Linux/Mac OS): Starting Word
 Title Bar – Menu Bar – Format Bar – Standard Bar – Ruler –
Workspace Area – Scroll Bar – Status Bar – Different Toolbars –
Option a Menu Bar – Creating New Document When Word is
Running – Opening Pre existing Documents When Word is
Running – Designing Your Document – Typing Text – Selection
text – Deleting Text – Formatting text and document – copying
and moving – Saving Document – Page Setup – Properties of a
document – Undo-Redo-Cut-Copy a Document – Pasting a
Document – Print Preview – Printing – Select All – Find – Replace
– Go To – Four Different View Of A Document – Normal, Web
Layout, Print Layout, and Outline Layout- Document Map – Full
Screen – Zoom – Objects – Page Break – Header and Footer –
Page Number – Auto Format – Auto Text – Inserting Date And
Time – Working With Header, Footers -footnotes-Fields-
Symbols-Caption Cross Reference -Index-Tabs-Table and
Sorting – Working With Graphics – Inserting Pictures –
Modifying Pictures – Word Art – Inserting Chart – Inserting Files
– Hyper Linking – Bookmark – Using Different Fonts – Paragraph
– Bullets Borders and Shading -Columns-Drop Cap -Theme-
Change Case Background -Frames-Style-Spelling And
Grammar – Set Language – Word Count – Auto Summarize –
Auto Correct – Merge Document – Protect Document – Envelopes
And Labels – – Templates, Wizards And Sample Documents –
drawing Tables – Merge Cell – Spilt Cells – Spilt Table – Table
Auto Format – Auto Fit – Sort – Formula – Arrange All -Split-
Micro Soft Word Help – Macros – Custom Toolbars – Keyboard
Shortcuts – Menus – Mail Merge.
6. SPREAD SHEET (MS Excel or its equivalent in Libre Office
/ Apache Open Office / Neo office for Windows/Linux/Mac
OS):
Features Of Excel – Excel worksheet – Selecting Cell – Navigating
With The Mouse And Keyboard – Entering And Editing Text –
Text Boxes – Text Notes – Checking Spelling – Undoing And
Repeating Action – Entering And Editing Formulas –
Referencing Cells – Order Of Evolution in Formulas – Copying
Entries And Equations To Minimize Typing – More Auto Fill
Examples – Creating Custom Fill Lists Protecting And Un
Protecting Documents And Cell – Creating A New Worksheet –
Official annexure · page 8
Excel Formatting Tips And Techniques – Moving cell – Copying
Cells – Sorting Cell Data – Insertion Cells Inserting As You Paste
– Deleting Parts Of Worksheet – Clearing Parts Of A Worksheet
– Excel Page Setup – Changing Column Width And Row Heights
– Auto Format – Manual Formatting – Using style – Format Code
Alter A Number’s Appearance – Format Painter Speeds -Up
Format Copying – Changing Font Size And Attribute s –
Adjusting Alignments – Cantering Text Across Column – Using
Border Buttons And Commands – Changing Color And Shading
– Inserting And Remov ing Page Breaks – Hiding Rows And
Columns – Rearranging Worksheet – Entering Formula – Excel
Functions – Inserting Rows And Columns – Saving A Worksheet
– Printing A Worksheet – Printing Tips For Large Excel Project –
Parts Of A Function – Functions Requiring Add-ins – Function
Wizard – Example Of Functions By Category – Organizing Your
Data – Excel’s Chart Features – Chart Parts And Terminology –
Instant charts with The chart wizard – Creating Chart On
Separating Worksheets – Resizing And Moving Charts – Adding
Chart Notes And Arrows – Editing Charts – Rotating 3-D Charts
– Printing Charts – Deleting Charts Setting The Default Chart
Type – Creating Trend Lines Data Map – Working With Graphics
in Excel – Creating And Pacing Graphic objects – Resizing
Graphs – Possible Sources Of Excel Graphics – Creating and
Running Macro – Sorting Excel Data – Adding Subtotals To
Databases – Customizing Excel – Customizing Workspace –
Comma Separated Value (CSV) File format – Using Worksheet
As Databases.
7. PRESENTATION SOFTWARE (MS Power Point or its
equivalent in Libre Office/Apache Open office/Neo office for
Windows/Linux/Mac Os): Introduction – Starting Presentation
Software – Views in Presentation Software – Slides – Terminology
– Color Schemes – Formatting Slides – Creating a Presentation –
Using the Auto Content Wizard – Masters- – Using a Template –
Creating a Blank Presentation – Working with Text in Power
Point – Adding Slides Editing And Working Text – Working in
Outlaying view – Spell checking – Finding And Replacing Text –
Formatting Text – Aligning Text – Developing Your Presentation
– Importing images From The Outside World – The Clipart
Gallery – Drawing in Presentation software – Bringing A
Presentation to Life – Inserting Objects in Your Presentation –
Inserting A Picture – Working With Graphics – Multimedia in
Power Point – Animating The Objects, Pictures, Graphics, –
Enhancements to the Slide Show Showing Slides Out Of Order
Printing Presentation Elements – Finalizing The Presentation –
Official annexure · page 9
Assigning Transitions And Timings – Setting The Master Slide –
Setting Up The Slide Show – Running The Slide Show.

Assessment Pattern:
Part-A: Test may be designed to assess the candidate by means of
MCQs.
(20%of Total Marks)
Part-B: A computer based assessment test where they need to:
1. Prepare a model document and organize the same in a
formatted manner. This should cover evaluating the typing
speed, organizing the document and covering several other
aspects su ch as inserting tables, inserting Images /WordArt,
mail merge, etc.)
2. Evaluating typing speed (25% of Total Marks)
(This may be made mandatory for qualifying based on the
norms existing)
3. Organizing and inserting different objects
(15% of Total Marks)
4. Prepare an Excel Sheet to fill with data and format the sheet,
merging/splitting cells, formulae for calculation in the cells,
conditional formatting, preparation of different graphs based on
the data. (20% of Total Marks)
5. Prepare a Power Point presentation using the standard layouts
available and filling differen t slides with content (Formatted
text, images, tables, transition effects, animation etc.).
(20%of Total Marks)

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