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.
RTI form has been uploaded in the forum APSC Aspirant. by Anant Ajmera..so frndz anyone willing to file the RTI may downlaod the same ..just fill it up and send it to the RTI Barnach,3rd Floor,APSC Building,Khanapara,Guwahati…it’s better if you could manage to go to the office personally to file the RTI,you’ll get your marks instantly.
@animesh whts wasd cut off details for all d categories?
Priyanaka,nice to know that you have learnt from yourmistakes,at least you have realized after sitting in three UPSC preliminary examinations that nut is not the one which you will be able a crack and so made a U turn to APSC,DER AAYE DURUST AYE ,after all everyone doesn’t have the same intelligence level,only a very few from Assam clear it from amongst hundreds. But looking at your confidence level it seems that you are over confident of clearing APSC,I tell you you are strongly mistaken.Another thing,I like in you is your fighting spirit,don’t worry keep fighting because in the APSC there is no restrictions on the number of attempts,Besides this you may also try your luck on other examinations like LP and HS TET,I may send you the details about the syllabus and study materials alongwith the solved previous years solved papers if you are interested.
Matro eri nidiba,lage raho..I m sure you have heard:Try,try,try again,you will succeed at last.So,wash not only your face, but I advice you to wash your whole body and start your preparations with a new tempo. failures in positive spirit……..good bye…
dear, @sudhir….it is not possible to obtain your original answer sheets. First of all there were over 70,000 applicants out of which roughly 40,000 appeared. It was thoroughly scanned via OMR (Optical marking reader) machine which uses a particular software. But yes your individual score can be obtained following the RTI procedure. However, a reply may take up to another month and you will have to bear all the expenses of the documents provided to you. If you file RTI via registered post, it might take half a month even to reach the commission’s office. But you should apply for RTI, if you want to and share your findings since it will help all including yourself in the next prelims. Even if it is hard to digest, the mains form fill up process begins next week.
Plzzz tell me till when I can apply rti for prelimz.?
and where will I get my answer sheets ??
@hey guys plz stop throwing snowball to each other better we should respect each others feelings.
@ Jitranjana
D debate is rlly getng hot……yes i think we all must respct each othrs hardwork…dedication etc..few gud words can rlly giv us inspiration n motivation.
@Priyanka,I think u have wasted your time last 3yrs in preparing for d UPSC..us shd b in politics..I m sure even Arvind Kejriwal would like to learn frm u..really ,what a inspring speech..frndz plz share it in wherever it is possible..so that everyone have d privilege of getting some inspiration from it..after all such speeches are very very rare..anyway,Priyanka I know how much it pains when u keep on preparing for d UPSC for three long long years HALF-HEARTEDLY in d notion dat u’ll sail thru but after d results..anyway it’s nice to know that at last u have learnt from your mistakes and managed to clear d prelims..But here raktim is not talking who those apprearing in the APSC without any hard work..he is talking about those who have given d best of their efforts like those who cleared the prelims but could not manage to clear it for one reason or the other..u won’t understand it…it would take some for u to understand….lastly u seem to be very very overconfident ..u have just cleared d UPSC &APSC pre not d viva..hope u r aware dat after d pre,mains & viva is held …your overconfidence seems to obvious b’coz u cleared d UPSC pre..to APSC kaun se khet ke mooley hey…plz keep on giving your FULL HEARTEDLY efforts this time..I know u wl as u have leart..and u already have three long long years experience..so sending my congrats in advance..both for d UPSC as well as apsc…oh lastly,good news for u..UPSC has recently allowed 2 more attempts..keep up d spirit.
@ Kripalani,
Using whitener is prohibited. We already explained why. When OMR reader faces a problem due to use of whitener, it will read that option as no answer or blank. In that case, candidates will get zero mark for the answer where he/she used whitener. But what about roll numbers or series code? In that case also OMR reader might read that as blank. That means no roll number/ series code (if necessary) in that OMR sheet. Such situation usually results in cancellation of the answer sheet. No need to get tensed. If your correction is clean, OMR reader might be able to read your number correctly.
Our advise: stay away from use of whiteners in OMR sheets.
Tip for future candidates: In most examinations, spare answer sheets are supplied. When you make a mistake in the top part, ask for a new OMR sheet.
Guys need some info. there is lot of speculation about the use of whitener/ eraser in OMR answer sheet. can somebody shed some light on it..I have erased the TEST BOOKLET SERIES CODE using whitener in Higher Secondary TET 2014 completely and then circled THE CORRECT one.(Also write the correct one in proper Check Box). Will it lead to overall cancellation of the answer sheet ?? OMR product website says it’s ok to do so but getting tensed now. any correct information on this subject, please share.
I have got d feeling…..I will clear next tym…..
i calld apsc…mains form fill up to be started…expected by tuesday
@niru how so sure about application form fill up for mains cce 2013.?
@babul hey thanls for your advice but do you rally think that such type of discussion should be in this forum like clearing prelims/not rti etc, see one thing is sure who have attempted with full preparation have cleared prelims and all said and done that in prelims i want to ask @raktim how do u know backdoor entry as OMR is used, also want to appeal all the aspirants whether cleared/failed please concentrate on study its a long race and everybody cant be elite.
Monika,I’ve filed d RTI expecting d marks by Tuesday..!!
sure niru?
Mains form fill up from monday or tuesday!
Raktim how much did you score in your Prelims according to the rti reply?
Avi,
The above book stores have said they will have the mains papers by end of this month. So contact them again at month end.
What’s d time limit to apply rti..?