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.
Hi,does anybody have the answer keys of optional paper Sociology….i will be very grateful…thanks
Suhrid, hats off to you for preparing for this tough examination along with a full time job. Wish you all the very best.
I appreciate you Abbas. If somebody does not have the right information, then he should not mislead people on this respectable platform. My kind request to all that you should share genuine information as it benefits all.
Thanks Suhrid,
Do you have the history and pol science mains paper with you?? Can you please share it?
Does anyone has last years mains computer science paper??
It is really irresponsibility on the part of those who said that results will be declared today,i.e. 5th feb. If they themselves are not sure they dont have any right to spread a rumour like this. If they are not yet responsible, how can they expect to be a responsible civil servant!!!!
Dear Admin
If u can arrange for the answer keys of sociology..i will be very grateful….
Thanks
bikromjit, spot-on why bother so much…..our job is to give d exams and we will see when d results are out, no point enhancing our anxiety levels unnecessarily…….may everyone’s prayers r answered when results r out
Dear frens, all of those who predicted that today the results would be declared are proved wrong. I called up the APSC office. They said that the results will be declared this month, but exact date cannot be said as of now. So no point in having date estimates. Lets just wait patiently this month.
Any news?
Any one waiting for RRB’s NTPC (Graduate) 2nd Stage (Main) Exam result?
tushar….i dont think much has changed in any way for GS mains as well as history and pol science mains – subjects i expect to take up sudhir…..240 should be touch-and-go
When are the results going to be declared ?
guys, just called up APSC helpdesk, it seems the service has been temporarily withdrawn. guess they are fed up taking calls:-)
240 have any chance?
Suhrid Barua,
Has the main syllabus changed from your last attempt? Or is it similar?
Must commend the site owners for facilitating such a wonderful interactive platform…………..and a healthy one at that
Hey bikromjit, thanks for your response..preparing for such an exam with a full-time job is always a challenge, indeed keeping fingers crossed
Ritu, outsiders can give this exam. They will fall in the Open Category. From next year onwards, the GS paper in prelims will consist of 60-70% questions from Assam. Hence, even if outsiders give the exam, they will have a real tough time. So don’t worry about outsiders.
Suhrid, some people are saying that the results will be out by this weekend. However, it may be, it may be not. However, it will definitely be out this month. Infact, it can be declared any day in this month now. So keep fingers crossed.
Thanks saurav for the info. Does anybody have any idea regarding the syllabus of General English and General Studies mains paper?
Hey guys,
I am based in Pune — this is my second attempt after 2003 when i failed to clear the via round did not appear in 2007 n 2009..so much speculation how when the ACS prelims results will be out………….I hope APSC announces it in February itself