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.
I didn’t intend to take the argument to personal level….unfortunately it happened..I would like to withdraw my comments and would like to request admin to remove all my comments if possible…..
When something positive is happening, negatives like JITRANJANAAAA……pop up……
Hi,i somehow cleared prelims and the discussion in this forum was quite helpful,i haven’t started for mains yet,many of my friends say Mains would be in May,so may be 3 months from Feb 9th,can the forum guide about quality books for sociology & education,and give a rough idea of percentage wise distribution of topics covered in GS mains? Is it the same as in prelims with more emphasis in Assam?And what books are to follow for GS ?kindly answer,it will help me a lot.Thanks & have a great Sunday everyone.
Mridul…so worried adt d postponement…it seems u have already found yr name in the selection list of the mains nd viva which is not held yet…congrats bro…!
bikromjit kakati,
How does APSC defines an outsider?
A person who is not domicile of Assam or one who did his graduation outside the state or any other criteria of language etc. Please let us know if you know.
Frens, whoever is having a fear of the outsider problem, don’t worry. Only assamese candidates will be finally selected. It has always happened, and will always happen. Outsiders have never been selected. Interview filters all outsiders out. Does anybody have any info to the contrary? You can join me in for discussion.
Any way thanks,,,,,,Jitaranjana & Rupanjalai…. …..for taking my comments out of context . I am not against filing rti……UPSC takes two years to declare the cut-offs of prelims exams…….you all probably might not be aware of the scaling system which is used in UPSC Civil Services exam……first google about the scaling system then argue your heart out……….my best wishes to you……..go ahead……..if you don’t get reply for your RTI ….go to High Court……do anything you like……to postpone the exam…
I think RTI has no use. Is APSC going to conduct the same examination again? Never! No offence but preparation can only help us. If we haven’t scored, than who is going to help us?…..anyways nice forum for open discussion
Imaan lora, ki hol, huh? Why are you people taking tension of outsiders? Outsiders will never get selected in the interview even if they score damn good in the written exams. Has any outsider ever got selected, huh? Please dont take tension and dont give. Only assam students have got selected so far.
Any body applied or applying for SSC?
There is no point of RTI. It is just a waste of time. Better we start studying hard than wasting our time on this matters.
Application hand written or computerised ..??
Manas.
Where to mention my roll no. & details relating..is there any format of application..??
Last year I had applied under RTI Act in the mid of May’13 after declaring viva result on 26th April and received the answer scripts in Nov’13. But in July APSC sent an interim reply stating the status of my application.
anand,thanx for ur suggestion…M from Nagaon…
Well done Manas…!!!
Manas
Where r u from
Manas
If possible , give the rti apllication by hand take a recieve copy of the apllication. Or by both.Because even by registry post it may take one month some time
We will try to get the official answr key at the earliest.
Sudir
U can follow manas apllication format
Along with the application form send an IPO of Rs 10 from local post office which will take Rs 1 extra as the charge i.e.RS 11.Now in the IPO there are 2 parts.Left side (i.e.COUNTERFOIL ) u jst keep for urself.do write the date for ur future reference.Now HOW TO FILL UP THE RIGHT SIDE…………………. PAY TO………THE Accounts officer ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,
AT THE POST OFFICE AT…KHANAPARA, GUWAHATI (even if u don’t fill up this portion they can’t reject it )
FINALLY WRITE DOWN UR NAME &ADDRESS in SHORT.(this portion also not mandatory)…NOW the next and important step is to send the RTI application by registered post along with the IPO.WHY Registerd post? because it will give u the proof of sending and also the date which will be quite handy in case of litigation or complaining to the 1st appellate authority…MY ONLY REQUEST TO ALL THE GUYS WHO ARE PLANNING TO APPLY THAT DONT UNNECCESSARILY FILE RTI i e send when u are sure of something.Secondly, Apsc in known for delaying tactics so send it as soon as possible if u wish to send so that 30 days will come soon..have a good day..