APSC CCE Syllabus 2021
An official notification has been released by the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC). Its to announce that they have uploaded the new amended Assam Public Services Combined Competitive Examination (Amendment) Rules, 2019 in its official website. The CCE syllabus has also been changed from the earlier one.
The Government of Assam has enacted new regulations and adopted the
following regulations to amend Assam Public Services Combined Competitive
Examination Rules, 1989.
Below is a list of the key changes that need to be made in the Combined Competitive Examination conducted by Assam Public Service Commission from the next time.
APSC CCE Syllabus & Exam Pattern
The main test consists of a written test and interview tests. The written examination consists of a Essay paper, five papers on general studies and two papers on elective subjects. There should be two qualifying papers to test candidates' language communication skills. The grades achieved by the candidates in the main examination (both in writing and in the interview) determine their final placement.
APSC Preliminary Examination Schemes and Subjects
The Preliminary Examination which is a Objective Type test will have two papers:
| Papers | Marks |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| General Studies I | 200 | 2 Hours | |
| General Studies II | 200 | 2 Hours |
Total - 400 Marks
The Commission will determine the total qualifying marks of Paper-I which is General Studies I of Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination.
1. General study I is prepared in such a way that 30% to 35% of the questions about Assam.
2. The minimum qualifying marks of General Study II is 33%.
APSC Main Examination Schemes and Subjects
The Main Examination shall consist of Written Examination and an Interview test.
The written examinations shall consist of eight papers of conventional essay type/objective type with limited words and two qualifying Language papers (in the level of Class X). Marks obtained in Interview for Preliminary Test shall be counted for ranking.
Details of Papers for Main Examination:
| Paper/Test | Paper Type | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | Essay | 250 | 3 Hours |
| Paper 2 to 6 | General Studies | 250 | 3 Hours |
| Paper 7 | Optional Subject, Paper I | 250 | 3 Hours |
| Paper 8 | Optional Subject, Paper 2 | 250 | 3 Hours |
| Interview | 275 |
|
Total marks of main exam: 2275
Qualifying Papers (in the level of Class X):
1. Paper A (300 Marks - 3 Hours Duration)— Any one of the language from Assamese, Bengali, Bodo. Candidates from Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong Districts who had not studied any of these languages in school shall be exempted from appearing for qualifying language papers.
2. Paper B - English (300 Marks - 3 Hours Duration).
The list of Optional subjects for the Main Examination :
Qualifying Papers (in the level of Class X):
1. Paper A (300 Marks - 3 Hours Duration)— Any one of the language from Assamese, Bengali, Bodo. Candidates from Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong Districts who had not studied any of these languages in school shall be exempted from appearing for qualifying language papers.
2. Paper B - English (300 Marks - 3 Hours Duration).
APSC CCE Optional Papers
The list of Optional subjects for the Main Examination :
(The standard and syllabi of the Optional subjects are approximately those of Degree Level Course of the Universities)
| Optional Subjects |
|---|
| Agriculture |
| Anthropology |
| Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science |
| Botany |
| Chemistry |
| Civil Engineering |
| Commerce and Accountancy |
| Economics |
| Electrical Engineering |
| Geography |
| Geology |
| History |
| Law |
|
Literature: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Hindi, Sanskrit,
English
(Any One)
|
| Management |
| Mathematics |
| Mechanical Engineering |
| Medical Science |
| Philosophy |
| Physics |
| Political Science and International Relations |
| Psychology |
| Public Administration |
| Sociology |
|
Statistics |
| Zoology |
1. Marks shall not be allotted for mere superficial knowledge.
2. Candidates will be required to apply online using the website www.apsc.nic.in .The online Applications can be filled up to the last day for submission as fixed by the Commission. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-Admission Certificate will be made available in the Commission website for downloading by candidates. No Admission Certificate will be sent by post.
APSC CCE Exam Negative Marking
1. There will be penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Multiple Choice Question Papers as decided by the Commission. There will be negative marking for incorrect answers (as detailed below) for all questions except some of the questions where the negative marking will be inbuilt in the form of different marks being awarded to the most appropriate and not so appropriate answer for such questions.
2. There will be four alternatives for the answers to every question in Preliminary Examination. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
3. If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happen to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question.
4. Commission will publicly disclose the scores of the candidates (obtained in the Written Examination and Interview/Personality Test) through the public portals. The disclosure will be made in respect of only those candidates who will appear in the Interview/Personality Test for the Civil Service Examination and are not finally recommended for appointment.
The information shared through this disclosure scheme about the non-recommended candidates may be used by other public and private recruitment agencies to appoint suitable candidates from the information made available in the public portal. A candidate may opt out of the scheme also and in that case his/her details will not be published by the Commission.
Besides sharing of the information of the non-recommended candidates for the examinations conducted by the Commission, the Commission will not assume any responsibility of liability for the method and manner in which information related to candidates who appear at the CCE/ Selections is utilized by other private of public organizations.
APSC CCE Exam Recommended Books
| PAPER II: General Studies II |
|---|
|
Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey |
| Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma |
APSC CCE Syllabus Important Links
NOTIFICATIONS
Syllabus| Main Exam | Vacancy (District-Wise) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1 | LINK |
| Paper 2 | LINK |
| Paper 3 | LINK |
| Paper 4 | LINK |
| Paper 5 | LINK |
| Paper 6 |
LINK |
| Paper 7 (Qualifying) |
LINK |
| Paper 8 (Qualifying) |
LINK |
Model Questions