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.
@ Bimal, What was the cut off mark for the STP and STH in prelim 2013 ?
What was the cut off mark for the STP and STH in prelim 2013.
@Bimal bro, thank’s alot for information.
Monoj…don’t get so excited bro..results xpctd by Nov 1st week..last time it was declared within 37days(Dec 29,13 & Feb 6,14)…nd d ans keys r also xpctd by 2nd week of Oct..anyway 260+(gen cat) shd b safe score this time..!
@Bimal according to you, which mark’s range in APSC prelims 2014 should be safe journey for main’s.
SC(Male-222,Female-218)OBC(Male
2013 Dec-Pre Cut off..OBC(M-212,F-212)..SC(M-222,F-218)
Last year cut off for sc category was 222.
@Bimal ….What was last year cutoff for SC category in apsc prelim??? Is it true that cutoff for obc was less than sc last year??
@Bimal ….What was last year cutoff for SC category in apsc prelim??? Is it true that cutoff for obc was less than sc last year??
@Bimal thanks alot. Those APSC aspirants who have secured 250 or 260 mark’s, according to your view they have any hope for main’s??
Monoj…I assume that the max cut off for d open cat wl be 260(75+55=130×2)..its true that many have fared well in both d papers..but when u talk abt d cut off..its d avg..in between the best and d worst..so max to max..260..240 for d OBC.
@Bimal did u have any idea for Apsc 2014 prelims cut off mark’s for all categories?
Dec2013..prelims..cut off gen cat male 242(60.5%)..female 238(59.5%)..source..APSC.
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Is there any chance to qualify prelims with 66% in GS and 70% in optional.
CAN I EXCEPT MAINS WITH GS 114 + OPTIONAL 164=278 ST(H) CATEGORY
Can I expect mains with G.S.- 116 + optional – 134 = 250. Obc category.
Can l expect for main with 240 marks [104+136] in SC category. I m confusing because though last yr cutoff was 222 for SC, this yr nos of post r only 180
@admin. Pls answer keys of optional paper law.