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.
Thanks nandan,
I will do the same.
@ Pankaj
At first, u will have to go to the treasury office and fill up the challan and get a seal on it. After that u will have to go to the bank and pay the fees. There will be three copies. One will be kept by the bank, the original one should be submitted to apsc and the remaining one should be kept by you.
Hi ,
Could anyone help me with tresury .I am confused whether I have to go to bank or i have to go to the treasury office for the challan.
Kindly help me with this.
Can sm1 please suggest me as to which will be a better choice for optional subject.. pol sc or education.. and also suggest books on these subjects and books on the polity economy history geography of Assam..
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I think there is no need to file rti for knowing prelims marks,anyone who visits apsc khanapara office if requests for the marks wthe prelims admit card,he/she is answered,also with the break ups like which paper had how many.Sharing from personal experience.
@Sudhir,
Has one month passed since they received your letter? If not then wait , else call the APSC RTI section and enquire.
Have applied for rti for prelims but no response yet…what to do…???
thanks a lot islam and hengul. appreciate ur prompt response !
Again my common sense says that Private employed people should not necessarily applied through proper channel as private companies would not like to file a court case if u leave them and join govt. services. No body actually bothers here. Whereas if u r a Govt employee(not contractual), applying through proper channel is a must, because they want No Objection from within after u join as a civil service cadre.
@Sunita, if u r employed in Govt. sector then the issue of application through proper channel has come otherwise not required… it is only my from experience….. not confirmed.
Standard format of character certificate.Hope it will help.
CHARACTER CERTIFICATE
Certified that I have known Mr/Ms ………………………………Son/daughter/wife of Shri ………………………………………, native of ………………, for the last ………… years ……………..months and that to the best of my knowledge and belief he/she bears a reputable character and has no antecedents which render him/her unsuitable for Government employment. He/ she is not related to me.
Signature
Date: Name………………………………………………..
Place: Designation ………………………………………
@sunita u have to submit in office where u work, they ll forward ur filled in application form along with all d relevent documents to apsc which were submitted by u with certificate permmitting u to sit in the exam.
Dear Admin,
In the application form it is mentioned that employed candidates should submit the form through proper channel. Please explain this point.
character certificae dukhan akou kio lage?kenekuwa hobo lage plse do guide.
Sunita thank you for the response…. It will be challenging….
5 rsr challantu unemployed hole nalage buli likha ase,employed holehe lage no?please clarify,moi job erilu agote.aru bahute je koi ase character certificate instructionat nai sun,plz advise.
@ tushar. History does not attract many students. Sociology does, it is the second popular subject, while Geography is again taken by students having aptitude for it, who are not many but nevertheless a high scoring paper. One note about history: We have to answer only half of the questions i.e. we have to do just 10 out of 20. History had my curiosity but now it is gaining my attention !
W Subhani,
Prepare assam history.
A genuine Doubt:
Going through the previous year’s paper in GS, assam history was included but in main’s syllabus this year nothing about assam history is explicitly mentioned as incase of prelims. What should be done? Anyone…throw some light on this matter