The Assam Public Services Combined Competitive Examination Rules, 1989 have been modified by the Assam government through a notification published on August 5th, 2019, changing the APSC CCE 2019 test patterns and syllabus. The Assam Public Service Commission’s Combined Competitive Examination will undergo some significant changes starting with the next administration.
As per the new schemes of Assam Public Services Combined Competitive Examination (Amendment) Rules, 2019:
The written examination consists of two stages:
• Preliminary Examination
• Main Examination
APSC Mains Exam – Schemes and Subjects for the Main Examination:
1. Written Examination and
2. Interview test.
The written tests will include two qualifying Language papers in addition to eight standard essay/objective papers with limited word counts (in the level of Class X). One essay paper, five papers on general studies, and two papers on any two optional subjects make up this course. To gauge the candidates’ proficiency in language communication, there will be two qualifying exams. The ultimate ranking of the candidates would be based on their marks received in the written and interview portions of the main exam.
Guidelines for the Main Examination Papers:
(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
General Studies I- covers Indian History, Heritage, Culture and Society and Geography of the India and World
General Studies II – covers Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and international relations
General Studies III – covers Technology; Economic Development, Biodiversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management
General Studies IV – covers Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
General Studies V-covers History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Environment of Assam
(iii) Paper 7
Type of Paper: Optional Subject, Paper I
Marks 250
Duration in hours: 3
(iv) Paper 8
Type of Paper. Optional Subject, Paper 2
Marks: 250
Duration in hours: 3
Total Marks: 2000
Qualifying Papers (in the level of Class X):
1. Paper A (300 Marks – 3 Hours Duration)- Any one of the languages from Assamese, Bengali, Bodo
Candidates from Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong Districts who had not studied any of these languages in school shall be exempted from appearing for qualifying language papers.
2. Paper B – English (300 Marks-3 Hours Duration)
List of Optional Papers:
The list of Optional subjects for the Main Examination:
(The standard and syllabi of the Optional subjects are approximately those of Degree Level courses of the Universities)
List of optional subjects-C.C. Exam (Main):
1. Agriculture
2. Anthropology
3. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
4. Botany
5. Chemistry
6. Civil Engineering
7. Commerce and Accountancy
8. Economics
9. Electrical Engineering
10. Geography
11. Geology
12. History
13. Law
14. Literature of any one of the following languages
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Hindi, Sanskrit, English
15. Management
16. Mathematics
17. Mechanical Engineering
18. Medical Science
19. Philosophy
20. Physics
21. Political Science and International Relations
22. Psychology
23. Public Administration
24. Sociology
25. StatisticS
26. Zoology
Interview Test: (After qualifying in the written test):
Marks 275
The candidates are interviewed by a Board that 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: 2275
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 on the Commission website for downloading by candidates No Admission Certificate will be sent by post.
Negative Marking:
(a) There will be a 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 a 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 happens to be correct and there will be the 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 or 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.