APSC Prelims Exam 2013 Analysis, Cut-off mark etc.
On December 29, 2013 Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) successfully conducted the preliminary stage of Combined Competitive Examination. The Assam Civil Service examination was held at 155 centers spread across 23 districts in Assam. A total of 70132 students were selected for the preliminary examination. But the attendance was low – below 70%. APSC Prelims comprised of two papers – Optional Subject of choice and General Studies. The Optional paper was in morning while General Studies paper was in afternoon shift. Here we will discuss the patterns of the two question papers and also the possible cutoff mark.
APSC 2013 Optional Paper:
We talked to several students and examined some question papers. Majority of the students we talked to commented that the optional paper was easy. But it will be wrong to generalize it based on few comments. But we examined Agriculture, Economics, and Political Science papers. The question pattern was same as previous years. We rated the question papers – average. Students with good preparation can easily score up to 90% in those papers. What about your optional paper?
APSC 2013 General Studies Paper:
Several students complained that General Studies question paper was tough. So, we examined the question paper personally. Yes, the paper appears difficult. But it was not a tough question paper. And if an intelligent student carefully approach each question, it is not even difficult. Civil Service examinations in India usually carries questions related to Constitution of India, Indian Politics, Current Affairs, Reasoning / Mental ability and Regional topics. APSC CCE 2013 was no exception. The question paper covered Indian constitution, Indian economics, general knowledge, geography, Assam history, reasoning etc. We think about 70% of the questions were easy for students with good preparation.
The General Studies question paper carried several Assam related questions (about 30 nos). We found that 10 questions were already answered on our Assam Answers section. So students who followed our site definitely answered those Assam related questions correctly.
APSC 2013 Cutoff Marks:
The Combined Competitive Examination (Preliminary) is divided into two question papers. Each paper carries 100 questions with 2 marks for each individual question. So, the total mark of the APSC CCE (Pre) exam is 400. Then what will be the cut off mark of APSC 2013? As there is no official announcement related to the cutoff mark, we can only speculate. We believe that APSC Prelims 2013 cutoff mark will be within 260 to 280 marks.
THOSE WHO WISH TO SEND AN RTI can see the copy of the RTI sent by me today………
Dated 8th february, 2014
To,
THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,
JAWAHAR NAGAR,
GUWAHATI-781022
Sub: Application under RTI 2005, about combined competitive (prelims) examination 2013
Respected Sir,
Provide me the following information regarding Combined Competitive (preliminary) examination which held on 29th December 2013.
1. Official Answer keys for GEOGRAPHY OPTIONAL (subject code 16) and GENERAL STUDIES series C.
2. How many questions in both geography optional and general studies were published with wrong answers? Please mention those questions with the official answer keys.
3. Photocopies of OMR Answersheets of both papers of Roll Number xxxxxxxx.
4. Marks allotted to Roll Number xxxxxxxx in each paper.
5. List of selected candidates in the written examination and marks allotted to them in each paper respectively along with their category i.e.sc/st/obc/general etc.
6. Cut off marks of each category (Gen,SC,ST,OBC,PH,WOMEN) in Combined Competitive (preliminary) examination 2013.
7. Till 2010 i.e. when optional paper was included in civil services prelims of UPSC,the success rate in prelims was directly proportional to the number of applicants for an optional subject because UPSC followed a ‘ Scaling system’.So whether APSC follow such method for proportional representation of each optional? .
8. Mention the total number of candidates appeared in Combined Competitive (prelims) 2013 in each optional paper separately.
9. Mention the total number of students who were not domiciled in Assam cleared the Combined Competitive (prelims) 2013 examination.
10. Contact details of first appellate authority .
Along with this letter, I’ve attached the Indian Postal Order Worth Rs.10 , as RTI Application fees. Yours sincerely,
SIGNATURE ( )
name-xxxxxx xxxxxx,
roll number-xxxxxxx
addres………
Anand please help me regarding Rti
My name in Navadeep Changmai… from ASSAM , Dibrugarh ,……………… So sir…plz help me/us to provide suggestions regarding analysis og GS (Mains) in APSC???
Hey,Mridul Sir, at this hour your advice regarding re-evaluation of preparation of those seeking 260 or so is totally uncalled for..when everyone inclding those clearing pre confused about d cut off..it has been shared in this very forum dat gen cat has clearedin 230..while those scoring 260 haven’t cleared..sum 1 has even said that OBC wid 250 haven’t cleared pre..isn’t it confusing…I m wandering what u mean by running over a lost battle when confusion regarding cut off is still not clear..so d 250 from OBC shd keep mum when 230 from gen cat has cleared…I think everyone including me wl suggest u to concentrate on yr battle in mains instead of wasting yr time in thinking about the fate of those 260 seekers..by best wishes..!!!
Hey..Mridul..at this time your advice about re-evaluating preparations for those scoring 260 is totally not expected when d cut off is still been debated…….nd I m bit surprised when u assume dat those scoring 260 are ruing over a lost battle when all,even those who have cleared pre are still confused about d cut off and eagerly waiting for d same..as some r still wandering when it has been shared in this very forum that even the gen cat candidates have cleared in 230 and even d OBC’s couldn’t in 250,so instead of worrying about those 260 score seekers fate,..I think everyone including me would advice u to concentrate on your mains..my best wishes..!!!
Mridul
Thanks for advise. We also appreciate the apsc quick job. But only we expect accuracy. And what I sought from apsc is a part of preaparation .
Anand
Mailsudhir@ovi.com
Manash and bimal dont wait for apsc , file rti as soon as possible. I have already apllied for rti. Collect ur answersheet photocopies apart from cutoff and answeer key.
And be in touch by anandkand7@google.com
Hi..Anand Kand….myself also in d borderline… would like stay in touch … kindly share d infrmtn’s u gather…???
i m obc candidate expected to get 250 but did not clear prelim should i go RTI OR wait for apsc to upload the cut off
Congrats to all who have cleared the prelims…and for those who did not qualify……work hard….all is not lost….as fresh vacancies are coming soon…..a word of caution to those who are arguing that they had score 260 or above but did not qualify. I suggest them to re-evaluate their preparation and overall strategy instead of ruing over a lost battle…..they should not use delaying tactics………cause APSC and other institutions in Assam are known to play to their political masters..any delaying tactic will inevitably make genuine and good candidates suffer as it will lead to postponing of the mains exam in a political volatile Assam……….i therefore urge everyone to just concentrate on their studies and prepare to give their best in heir future endeavors…….
Kindly suggest books for sociology.
Sudhir
Ur email
@ Anruag AND OTHERS WITh GEOGRAPHY OPTIONAL in pelims,……. I would like to ask one thing- Don’t u feel geography paper was comparatively much tougher this time..Till date I have come across atleast 10 candidates including me who were constantly writing mains and 2 of them even got inspector of taxes last year but could not clear prelims this time…YOUR ANSWER REALLY MATTER TO US..COZ LIKE UPSC, APSC DO NOT FOLLOW ANY SCALING SYSTEM FOR PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION OF EACH OPTIONAL ACCORDING TO THE NO OF CANDIDATES APPEARED.IN UPSC TILL 2010 i.e. WHEN OPTIONAL PAPER WAS IN PRELIMS ,THE FIGHT WAS MAINLY AMONG UR OWN OPTIONALS but here they jst add 1st +2nd paper…So suppose sociology paper is much tougher than pol sc this time that means anyone with pol sc hs more chance than sociolgy candidtes becoz of the simple formula 1st paper +2nd paper = final result..
Anand
Kindly give me your phn no.
If I can’t do rti then may ask for help
Anand send me d format..
Those who didnot clear dnt get depressed.U will get many other oppurtunities in life.take this failure as a lesson and try to improve in the areas u r lacking.
Best of luck for those who cleared . Those who did not go through hard luck for them. It is a matter of luck.
Kindly suggest books fo sociology.
Who is this …who is here outsider
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