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.
after every exam result there are controversies … regarding corruption and reservation whatever it is CAT/SSC/APSC…so friends who cleared mains dont be demotivated… study for mains.. it will held in may/june… and those who could nt clear.. try hard for the next exam.. best of luck..
Will they send me the marks or I will have to go to institute to obtain it
you will get the marks
What will I get then?? Copy ??
@sudhir under RTI your answer sheets won’t get delivered.
Will under Rti my answer sheets be delelievered to me in my address…?? Or I have to gol to the institute to obtain it..
Guys
itz a gud platform 2 discuss issues.but constructive issues should b discussed from where all can b benefited.those who could nt clear this time should nt feel downgraded,itz just a matter of luck n to a extent ur preparation.as unsuccessfull candidates can learn from us we can also learn from them,successfull candidates has nt done any tremendous performance as cut off was just 60% for gc 50% for reserved.
is it almost certain that tomoro d apsc shall upload the mains application forms ?
is it possible to write apsc mains exam papers(expt english) in assamese medium??
hey everybody please stop all this irrelevant chaos, apsc is not going to withheld exam it will be according to their schedule may /june 2014. so gear up your socks…..
@hey guys apsc board is not a made one to re conduct a huge time bound expensive prelims once more this is never possible in apsc history so guys dont worry and keep studing with full swing .Main will started by 2omorrow.study hard and anything valuable regarding apsc MAINS is most welcomed to discuss and somone plz upload the mains cut off 2009.
hate speeches everywhere..
@debojit: thanks for your spirit lifting comment. If prelims are cancelled, I will also move to the court. I sacrificed almost an entire year, an now I have cleared. I will also join thousands like you. In case they think those who could not clear are only equipped with the legal machinery, I am sorry for them !
@ Babul
Sorry i have no more information to share.
My sister who also appeared in the preli, failed to qualify. But she was quite confident after the exam that she would score more than 75% in the optional paper which was her own subject. Actually she was wrong and had done some minor mistakes which let her down. Two of my friends also failed to qualify for the mains, both were sure to score more than 70% in the optionals after the preli, but now realises that they have made some minor mistakes. Another friend said that he would score 50-52%, but he qualified for the next stage(OBC).
ha.ha.ha..Neel alias………………………..yr writing style is enough to regonzine u…ha.ha.ha..u shd at least have d guts to reply in yr………..ha.ha.ha..joron ka jhatka dheere se laga na..hope d same doesn’t happen to you when you fail to clear d mains..anyway I m from Tezpur..so need not worry for your treatment after d results..I’ll book a seat for you..
Those who could not clear the prelims have not lost anything huge and similarly those who cleared, just the prelims, have not achieved anything huge either. So let us all relax, not fly and plan for our future endeavors !
@Rupanjalai………this is forum for meaningful discussions……..it seems failure in the prelims has badly struck you in your brain and you have lost your mind…….it will take some time for you to regain your senses……….eternal pessimist………
To all cynics:
I work full time, and in spite of it, I cleared the Prelims.
Bottomline: If the exam is going to be cancelled, let me promise you: we will fight tooth and nail to get justice, even work legally if required. Our hard work cannot be simply brushed aside, simply because some candidates smell a rat, supposedly.
Our hard work CANNOT be challenged because of some disgruntled souls,
@Administrator……plz help us regarding info on Mains Cut off lastr year??
@niru thanks for d info hope that application form fill up start asap…….