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.
@Anand & Babul
I am very sorry, in Main Examination only plain answer sheets will be provided (except Precis sheet). I am really very sorry, actually I got confused with other competitive exams. Now I checked the photocopies of my last year ans. sheets. Sorry again.
Can smbody pls upload earlier question pprs of GS, Gen Eng, Polsc and Sociology. it wl be of grt help. ((Help ppl who took the exam earlier also). and if its available online pls share the link. its very imp.
212 cut off for obc i can’t believe it even my expected mark is 248 n iam an obc candidate still iam not selected
@animesh r u sure about ruled sheet ?
@animesh…..thanks…thank heavens.my handwriting will not now skew much !
hitesh plz tell where u get the cut off i m supposed to get 245 but not selected
@ anand ruled sheet will be provided
Can anyone provide sociology prelims answer sheet
The cut off for general is 238
The cut off for obc is 212
This information is available in the rti section of apsc office
Verified by myself
Cut off would be more than 238, even last time it was 240 for general.
@hitesh … m not denying the credibility of ur input but if u r able to lay down such accurate numbers then what baffles me is the time u r eating to generate that very source of ur input.
To Commissioner, Apsc office, Guwahati, Assam, India
Please provide me the address for sending the application of rti..
@hitesh deka ,first of all it is not a platform to spread rumors.It is not expected from any civil service aspirants to circulate unauthentic news either.So do post a valid source from where you came to know about it or don’t try to make fun of those who were expecting 260+ and still unable to clear.
Hi, I am confused with my second optional. Can anybody please name what books to follow for Sociology.
@animesh, bro,in mains do we get ruled or plain answer sheets?
sir…i hv cleared prelims…kindly suggest me books for mains xam…kindly suggest books for sociology paper n GS n General English… my email id- choudhurysameer01@gmail.com
Sure abt cutoff????pls mention the source
why envious guys? we should feel proud of being his/her brother/sister.
Nagaon. Anyone here who cleared prelims and stays in Nagaon. Pls contact me. Need to analyse the mains exam.
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