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APPSC DPRO Syllabus 2021 PDF: Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has released the syllabus for District Public Relations Officer (DPRO) posts. Candidates who have applied for the APPSC DPRO exam can check and download the APPSC DPRO Syllabus 2021. In this section, We have provided the direct link is given below on this page.

AP DPRO Syllabus 2021

APPSC DPRO Exam Pattern 2021:

APPSC DPRO Syllabus 2021:

PAPER-I: General Studies and Mental Ability

• Events of national and international importance.
• Current affairs- international, national and regional.
• General Science and it applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and information Technology.
• Social- economic and political history of modern India with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh.
• Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and e-governance initiatives with specific reference to Andhra Pradesh.
• Economic development in India since independence with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh.
• Physical geography of Indian sub-continent and Andhra Pradesh.
• Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies, Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster.
• Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
• Logical reasoning, analytical ability and data interpretation.
• Data Analysis:

a) Tabulation of data
b) Visual representation of data
c) Basic data analysis (Summary Statistics such as mean, median, mode, variance and coefficient of variation) and Interpretation

• Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its Administrative, Economic, Social, Cultural,
  Political, and Legal implications/problems.

PAPER – II: Journalism / Public Relations

• Communication process, theories and models. Types of mass communication; Media and Society – Media and Social change; problems barriers, diffusion and adoption theories.
• Development communication, scope, issues, contents, effects problems, relevance, use of multi-media, etc. Strategies – adaptation to rural India.
• Newspaper Reporting and writing – Types of reporting’; techniques; investigative, advocacy, depth; specialised reporting; Courts and Crime; writing for specialised newspapers and magazines; sourcing, data gathering etc.
• Principles of editing, design and layout, production and printing methods – current trends in newspapers and magazines;
• Broadcasting system in India; scope and nature; low cost media, relative advantage, satellite communication. Role of radio and TV in multi-lingual society – kinds of radio and TV programmes, impact of Radio and TV – Audience participation.
• Basic communication research, types of research, basic applied, policy research, Impact studies, Research methods, stages of research; research tools and sampling.
• Comparative history of media – Press & Broadcasting highlights of the history of Indian Press, Press in Indian Languages. Media Laws, Constitution of India, Press Council and Codes of Ethics.
• Public Relations, Place of PR in communication, PR process and campaign planning, etc Public Opinion and propaganda.
• Organization and functions of public relation departments in private and public sector organisations, characteristics of the PR man, various publics, internal and external.
• PR planning, press relations, industrial relations, consumer, community, government, company relations, PR and the management.
• Tools of public relations: press releases, newsletter, brochure, house journals, advertising, exhibitions, annual reports. PR and corporate image; public relations in central and state government in India.
• Role of PR in developing countries, role of multimedia publicity; Rural PR.
• Trends, issues, contents – Environmental analysis and policy surveys, PR and Opinion research.

PAPER-III: I Have Three Sections

• Essay
• Condensing of Para
• Comprehension with Questions

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