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.
date of apsc pelims 2014??
@RituRaj,
Probably by next week
Hi Tushar,
When are the mains admits going to be released ? Any info ?
CC-Main 2013 Rejection list in APSC site.
Well then what are the possible re-courses? Any suggestions?
Md Sajid..the possibility of omission before the declaration is less,,b’coz d same was brought to the notice of the Com only when d results were declared and when some candidates who were sure of clearing d pre filed d RTI’s nd came to know about the wrong ans keys.
@Bimal: They might have already because a lot of candidates brought it to the foreground months back.
hi,
anybody having the official answer key of indian history (ccpe 2013) ?
please e-mail me at …. parasharsunita02@gmail.com
little urgent plz … cant wait for RTI response !
I agree with u Md.Sajid..but how do we know whether these q’s with wrong ans keys have been deleted or no..nd if they r deleted the cut off would definitely go down..isn’t it…I mean to say the candidates who have challenged the answer keys have detected these mistakes and has brought it to the notice of d Com.
Ok no prblm at all bimal … Dat wud do
Whenever UPSC or other state PSC or UGC NET has wrong questions or wrong answer keys, the authorities do a simple thing. They delete those questions and the cut off is decided on the basis of the remaining correct questions. Infact, even in Guahati High Court examinations, this is the standard procedure. I had already suffered a lot because of such official procedures.
Sunita..my ops being Pol Sc,wl b able to help u only by sending the GS answer keys only..for d History ans keys u just need to file an RTI.
Perfect then Bimal … R u also hvng indian history keys by any chance ? If yes then plz fwd that too
Sunita..cut off for Female(Gen) is 238..wl send u d Annexure-C (cut off marks for all categories)which was given to me by the RTI Section APSC along with my OMR sheets & d ans key..means if u get just 2 marks( any one among the NASA,Gandhi,Shyet &RSPQ) you reach the cut off score..if u r seriously thinking abt challenging d results legally like me,I wl also send u the documentary evidence,printed downloaded copies of reliable internet sites(except the RSPQ) which I have submtd to the Chief Controller of Examinations,APSC Mr.Sinha,which are enough to prove that our responses to the above questions are correct beyond doubt.
Alright Bimal, I will cross check d scanned sheets which you will send tomoro mrng n then plan legal action against injustice … This is really frustrating !
Thanks a lot Bimal !
Sure Sunita…wl surely send it 2 u 2moro mrng..2day being a holiday..I m at home..nd d scanner is in off…regarding PQRS I also marked it RSPQ(was mentioning abt d question when I said PQRS)..see its so disgusting…I m feeling so helpless & frustrated..8 of my correct ans hv bn ignored and sum1 wid those 8 wrong ans wl b stting for d mains..I hv shared it here in this forum b’coz I m sure there wl be surely some more guys like me who have bn deprived like me..my suggestion to u..file an RTI 2moro itself..its already too late..
Well Bimal … This is so appalling !! I got 236 and now imagine my agony … I strongly feel even you should seek legal justice … Sylhet, Gandhi, NASA are the correct responses but its RSPQ
So, as per your statement even I should b getting around 244- 246
Would you b kind enough to share d official answer key of GS series B and indian history ?
parasharsunita02@gmail.com
Bimal atia 2mi ke kariba?
Yes..for all the four series..Acrdng 2 d answer keys..the agency planning to launch d largest solar sail is ISRO(shd b NASA)link-http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-launch-worlds-largest-solar-sail-2014-193058903.html;_ylt=A2oKmNENm4pTbiMAvYjnHgx.;_ylu=X3oDMTByb2lkZ2kyBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA3NnMwR2dGlkAw– and district in Assam where a refrndm was held as per d Mounbtn Plan is Sibsagar(shd b Shylet)http://legalservices.co.in/blogs/entry/Sylhet-Referendum-1947..really disgusting..another two q’s-one relating to that of Gandhi and the PQRS(hope u rembr)has been considered as incorrect…In my OPS(Pol Sc)4 questions hv bn considered incorrect…Total 8q’s in both d papers..I have secured 236(6 short of 242-cut off for gen(male)…but I shd hv secured 236+16=252(10 above d cut off)…really disgusting.
Bimal …. Do u hv d answer key for gs ?