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Government of Assam has amended the Assam Public Services Combined Competitive Examination Rules, 1989 vide Govt. of Assam Notification dated 5th August, 2019, thereby changes the syllabus and restructured the exam patterns/schemes of APSC CCE 2019. The key modifications suppose to be implemented in Combined Competitive Examination conducted by Assam Public Service Commission from the next time.

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As per the new schemes of Assam Public Services Combined Competitive Examination (Amendment) Rules, 2019:

The written examination consists of two stages:

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APSC Mains Exam – Schemes and Subjects for the Main Examination:

The Main Examination shall consist of

  1. Written Examination and
  2. Interview test.

The written examinations shall consist of six papers of conventional essay type/objective type with limited words. It shall consist of one Essay Paper, five papers on the subject of General Studies. Marks thus obtained by the candidates in the main examination (Written Part as well as Interview) would determine their final ranking.

Details of Papers for Main Examination:

(i) Paper 1 ( Essay )
Type of Paper: Essay
Marks: 250
Duration in hours: 3

(ii) Paper 2 to 6
Type of Paper: General Studies
Marks: 250 for each paper
Duration in hours: 3 for each paper

Total Marks: 1500

Interview Test: (After qualifying in the written test)

Marks 275

The candidates are interviewed by a Board which takes into account their academic career. The marks scored in the interview are added to the marks scored in the written examination (Main) and the rankings of the candidates are determined on the basis of the total marks obtained.

Total Marks: 1775

Marks shall not be allotted for mere superficial knowledge.

Candidates will be required to apply online using the website www.apsc.nic.in . The online Applications can be filled up to the last day for submission as fixed by the Commission. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-Admission Certificate will be made available in the Commission website for downloading by candidates. No Admission Certificate will be sent by post.

 

Negative Marking

(a) There will be penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Multiple Choice Question Papers as decided by the Commission. There will be negative marking for incorrect answers (as detailed below) for all questions except some of the questions where the negative marking will be inbuilt in the form of different marks being awarded to the most appropriate and not so appropriate answer for such questions.
(b) There will be four alternatives for the answers to every question in Preliminary Examination. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
(c) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happen to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question.

Commission will publicly disclose the scores of the candidates (obtained in the Written Examination and Interview/Personality Test) through the public portals. The disclosure will be made in respect of only those candidates who will appear in the Interview/Personality Test for the Civil Service Examination and are not finally recommended for appointment.

The information shared through this disclosure scheme about the non-recommended candidates may be used by other public and private recruitment agencies to appoint suitable candidates from the information made available in the public portal. A candidate may opt out of the scheme also and in that case his/her details will not be published by the Commission. Besides sharing of the information of the non-recommended candidates for the examinations conducted by the Commission, the Commission will not assume any responsibility of liability for the method and manner in which information related to candidates who appear at the CCE/ Selections is utilized by other private of public organizations.
 
 

APSC CC (MAINS) Exam 2018 – Programmes

 General Studies

History

 Political Science
 Education

2018 Paper 1 | Paper 2
Syllabus & Study Materials
Previous Year Q Paper 2002-2018
Online Study Materials

 Sociology

2018 Paper I & Paper II | 2016 Paper I & II
Syllabus & Study Materials
Previous Year Q Paper
Online Study Materials
Test Series 2017 – Qs Bank

 English, Law & Economics Paper

English – 2018 Paper |  2014 Paper | 2006 Paper
English Syllabus & Books | Pattern Analysis
Essay writing | Topics Lists | Report & Letter
Economics – Syllabus & Books | Materials | 2018 P1 & P2 
2018 Law P1 & P2

APSC Mains Essay Writing Contest 2022
 
 
 
APSC Mains 2018 Cutoff Marks Analysis
 
APSC Mains Answer Writing Strategy & Tips
 


APSC MAINS 2017 Programmes

 General Studies

2016 GS Paper Analysis
Previous Year Q Paper
Syllabus & Study Materials
Strategy & study plan

 Political Science

2016 Paper I & II
Online Study Materials
Syllabus & Ref. Books
Previous Years Papers

 History

2016 Paper I Paper II
Previous Year Q Paper
Online Study Materials
Syllabus & Ref Books

 Sociology
2016 Paper I & II
Online Study Materials
Syllabus & Ref Books
Prev Year Q Paper
 Economics

Online Study Materials

 
 Education

Online Study Materials


Syllabus & Reference Books

General Studies (GS) Compulsory Paper
>> English Paper Compulsory Paper
>> Political Science
>> Education
>> History
>> Economics
>> Sociology

APSC CC (MAINS) Exam 2018 – Programmes

 General Studies

History

 Political Science
 Education

2018 Paper 1 | Paper 2
Syllabus & Study Materials
Previous Year Q Paper 2002-2018
Online Study Materials

 Sociology

2018 Paper I & Paper II | 2016 Paper I & II
Syllabus & Study Materials
Previous Year Q Paper
Online Study Materials
Test Series 2017 – Qs Bank

 English, Law & Economics Paper

English – 2018 Paper |  2014 Paper | 2006 Paper
English Syllabus & Books | Pattern Analysis
Essay writing | Topics Lists | Report & Letter
Economics – Syllabus & Books | Materials | 2018 P1 & P2 
2018 Law P1 & P2

APSC Mains Essay Writing Contest 2022
 
 
 
APSC Mains 2018 Cutoff Marks Analysis
 
APSC Mains Answer Writing Strategy & Tips
 


APSC MAINS 2017 Programmes

 General Studies

2016 GS Paper Analysis
Previous Year Q Paper
Syllabus & Study Materials
Strategy & study plan

 Political Science

2016 Paper I & II
Online Study Materials
Syllabus & Ref. Books
Previous Years Papers

 History

2016 Paper I Paper II
Previous Year Q Paper
Online Study Materials
Syllabus & Ref Books

 Sociology
2016 Paper I & II
Online Study Materials
Syllabus & Ref Books
Prev Year Q Paper
 Economics

Online Study Materials

 
 Education

Online Study Materials


Syllabus & Reference Books

General Studies (GS) Compulsory Paper
>> English Paper Compulsory Paper
>> Political Science
>> Education
>> History
>> Economics
>> Sociology

APSC CC (MAINS) Exam 2018 – Programmes

 General Studies

History

 Political Science
 Education

2018 Paper 1 | Paper 2
Syllabus & Study Materials
Previous Year Q Paper 2002-2018
Online Study Materials

 Sociology

2018 Paper I & Paper II | 2016 Paper I & II
Syllabus & Study Materials
Previous Year Q Paper
Online Study Materials
Test Series 2017 – Qs Bank

 English, Law & Economics Paper

English – 2018 Paper |  2014 Paper | 2006 Paper
English Syllabus & Books | Pattern Analysis
Essay writing | Topics Lists | Report & Letter
Economics – Syllabus & Books | Materials | 2018 P1 & P2 
2018 Law P1 & P2

APSC Mains Essay Writing Contest 2022
 
 
 
APSC Mains 2018 Cutoff Marks Analysis
 
APSC Mains Answer Writing Strategy & Tips
 

APSC MAINS 2017 Programmes

 General Studies

2016 GS Paper Analysis
Previous Year Q Paper
Syllabus & Study Materials
Strategy & study plan

 Political Science

2016 Paper I & II
Online Study Materials
Syllabus & Ref. Books
Previous Years Papers

 History

2016 Paper I Paper II
Previous Year Q Paper
Online Study Materials
Syllabus & Ref Books

 Sociology
2016 Paper I & II
Online Study Materials
Syllabus & Ref Books
Prev Year Q Paper
 Economics

Online Study Materials

 
 Education

Online Study Materials


Syllabus & Reference Books

General Studies (GS) Compulsory Paper
>> English Paper Compulsory Paper
>> Political Science
>> Education
>> History
>> Economics
>> Sociology

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