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.
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Hi..Manas..my email id rchoudhury986@gmail.com..
@MANASH
ITS BETTER TO FIGHT UNITDLY FOR BETTER RESULT AND AFFORDABLITY. I SURELY SCORRD 245 IN OBC CATEGORY. I am egarly waiting for my rti reply.because without answe key and cutoff marks we cannot do any thing.
If u have any better option or any unformation , please let me know in my mail anandkand7@gmail.com .
Some but not all dejected candidates, I would like to tell you that you have failed in the Prelims because you all have not done well….simply accept this fact….. You all have made half hearted attempts. There are 2 category of players in these competitive exams. 1st the hardworking guys who could toil very hard to reach their goal. Their concepts are clear, they are confident and do not rely on rumours. In the 2nd category, there are those who make half hearted attempts. Their concepts are not clear, just before the exam they buy a guide book, rely too much on hearsay and spend much of their time on facebook, etc…… At least 90% of the failed candidates who are complaining and writing long long speeches fall in the 2nd category. From their write ups it is quite clear that they are novice and are complaining because some of their hardworking friends have been selected. They are simply jealous and they have this beautiful forum to bring out their jharas. THEY ARE SIMPLY LOSERS…..They can never succeed in any competitive exam…….with this kind of attitude…Its time for introspection…guy. I know some of the guys will immediately respond with hard hitting comments buts its of no avail as simply because it will not remove the tag of losers from your head…….Go first wash your face and simply think where you all have gone wrong…..otherwise in the next exam which will be advertised soon.you all will fail again. Who have not failed in exam but it is the one who take failure in positive spirit succeeds……regarding myself I appeared in UPSC Civil Service Exam Thrice and in 2013 I made my fourth attempt and succeeded in Prelims and appeared in Mains and waiting for the results. I also appeared in CCE-Prelims and qualified………So friends take failures in positive spirit……..good bye…
hey dear friends can anybody share with me about the MAINs cut off based on last years 2009 …?
@ Raktim choudhury….I found a very positive vibe & fighting spirit in you…I have already started fighting on my own. most probably I will go to even high court to get the justice.send me ur mail or any contact so that I can give you some other intriguing information…Don’t want to disclose the anomalies of APSC in an open platform… BUT ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO TELL ALL THE DEJECTED CANDIDATES OF APSC PRLMS THAT APSC HAS DONE TRMENDOUS INJUSTICE TO SOME OF US..BE 100 PERCENT SURE ON THAT..JAI AI ASOM
THOSE HAVING THE OFFICIAL RTI REPLY FROM APSC, KINDLY UPLOAD THE SAME……….
i am sorry bro…my intention was not to offend….may only the best candidates get selected
Hey Diganta,don’t make fun of us yaar..I don’t hope that after the mains u b’come Raktim with d same post like me..nd some other guy Diganta posting this same comment like u..
@raktim many could not clear but lets have patience…try next time bro
sorry my dear friends you have failed to clear the prelims..yep that’s true
@manas i totally agree with u that discussion should alaways be healthy and issued based discussion but s like some guys said that they will post whatevr they want plz dnt take it personel and a civil service aspirant with such an ill atitude is realy condemable.
@ Guest..do u think I ma fool who hasn’t checked my answers before filing d RTI and asking others to do the same..just go thru all d conversations in this form..u’ll find some 240 scorers have claimed to have cleared pre whereas some 260 scorers haven’t..even d OBC’s with 250 haven’t cleared….so we all expect u must have gone out of our senses,isn’t it.??Don’t misguide others..what do u mean..??? How m I misguiding others..I m just appealing to all those who haven’t cleared d pre despite scoring 242. to file an RTI..that’s it.
@Anand,just wait for a few days..I ‘ll let u know,positively.
@raktim
I m already file the rti on 7-2-2014 . But do u have
any official paper about the cutoff, if so then we can approach high court. Generally assam govt offices take more than one month to reply of rti and some time more then that.
If u have any better option please let me know
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@ Raktim Choudhury
I have secured 256 marks (64%), History=144, GS=112 and qualified for the Mains in Open category. My information is genuine and obtained from the RTI Cell of the APSC. So, please check your answers first and for God’s sake don’t misguide others.
It should be kept in mind that whether u score 392 or the minimum cut off mark does’nt matter in any way .. it all zeroes down to the scores of the mains exam.. and later, the interview.. so before making so much fuss about who got this much or that much does not make any sense.. my dear fellows, just leave all these gossips and study hard.. any discussions regarding mains exam preparations etc would surely be welcomed … ;-) :-D
Attention Friends..its’s official now..cut off 242 for d gen cat,212 for OBC(I assume it shd b around 200 for d SC/ST)
Firstly, let me make a few things clear, this is not a fake account, I m also one of u dreaming to be crack d prestigious CCE-APSC. Secondly, the source of my info is the RTI Branch, APSC off..anyone having any doubt may visit d off personally to verify d same.
So, friends plz file an RTI at the earliest and inform all yr frndz who r expecting score>242 to file d same. Plz, plz use all your contacts who wl b able to give u guidance in this matter and seek justice for u… Don’t delay because ,the mains app has not yet bn uploaded nd I’ve bn informed dat if after filing the RTI the score comes to more than the cut off, WE WILL BE ABLE TO SIT IN THE MAINS..THERE IS A PROVISION FOR IT IN APSC.
WE WANT OUR SCORE, THE CUT OFF & THE ANSWER KEYS,THAT’S IT…
Frndz,I have heard pple saying that they r not going to file an RTI b’coz they would be targeted d next time they appear in any exam of the Com..I tell you no one can do anything to d deserved..the deserved will b there by dint of their merit and hard work not on anyone’s favor…..if we, who claim ourselves to be d civil servant aspirants keep talking all this nonsense, what wl d common man do..many r saying that next add is coming so instead of wasting time concentrated on yr study..aare yar..when we could not clear this time with score of 260(70th applicants&43000 examinees) what is d guarantee we wl clear it next time when around 1lakh wl b appearing for d pre(this times 70th ,add another 30th for d next time)We have nothing to say abt those clearing d pre with merit but why should we keep mum when we have seen others clearing in 240,250..
I think we d middle layer(score between 240-260) have bn kicked out to accommodate those coming thru d backdoor..they did not dare to touch those scoring 270+..we d middle layer who always keep guessing and are always confused has been targeted..I myself was confused of clearing d pre with 260 when d cut off is just 242..The Com has taken and this opportunity by setting a number ofQ’s with multiple ans keys and some with wrong answers..Tell me abt d Manas,Kaziranga-the four cities-the female literacy rate,Maidan etc,not to talk about our ops paper Q’s..is it a joke to set such questions in a exam like Civil Services..???..who is responsible for all these errors..we who have studied hard to clear d pre..I have also heard about the Com deducting all those controversial Q’s..so why shd we suffer for their mistakes which were made intentionally to confuse all and to accommodate those coming thru d backdoor..WE WANT THE ANSWER KEYS..which wl put an end to all our confusions..???
I have nothing against those clearing pre & d APSC,but have anyone thought about us who got d reqd score to clear d pre but were not selected..aare yaar..we also have dreams like u to sit in mains and viva to transform our dreams into reality of clearing a prestigious ACS/APS etc…WE HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED..AND WE SHOULD NOT TOLERATE THIS..
I m frustrated not because I could not qualify,but I ‘ve been kicked out..
I m posting this not to get any likes and comments but to request all those deprived to file an RTI at d earliest and share d same with those who will be able to guide us to get justice… and if anyone finds his score coming to b more than 242 but not in d selection list of pre..plz let me know..with this u’ll b doing justice not alone to yourself but to all of us..just a single petition is enough to stop d entire process..is it a joke going on…???
Friendz this time things have started getting rotten from d very beginning…God knows what next..??so plz stay alert..especially those who have cleared pre..b’coz u have still to go thru 2 more barriers..
Everyone is talking about a new add in this Feb itself..I m sure everyone wl agree with me when I say that I have never heard of a new add coming before the earlier selection is over..this is nothing but to divert d attention of those who have been deprived…so that we concentrate on the new one..and forget the injustice what has been meted out to us.
NOW FRNDZ..IT IS U TO DECIDE…????
why this kind of hype going around prelims to be cancelled, please i request to the admin to delete such rumour based messages as it create confussion among aspirants, also the discussion should be healthy and right discussion should be there.
Thank u mob for ur kind information.
@babul r u the owner of this website? this is a free forum…everybody can discuss there heart’s out