Assam APSC Exams
In Assam, various posts to the Civil Services in Assam
Government are recruited through the Public Service Commission. The Public
Service Commission is a body created by the Constitution of India. The exam
is conducted in two phases:
a) The Preliminary
b) The Main Examination
The preliminary exam is conducted in selected centres
across Assam. The Main exam is
conducted in selected centres in Guwahati city only.
How to Apply:
Candidates have to download the application form from
the APSC official website. Payment for the examination is accepted through
Treasury Challan mode only. No other mode of payment is accepted. Those
candidates selected to appear in the Main Examination will have to pay
another Application fee which will be fixed in due course, separately, by
Treasury Challan.
ELIGIBILITY
Nationality:
The candidate must be an Indian citizen.
Age:
The candidate should not be less than 21 years and more
than 38years at the time of submitting the application. There is an upper
age relaxation for 5 years for SC/ST candidates. The relaxation for OBC/MOBC
candidates is 3 years. For Persons with Disabilities (PWD) the relaxation is
by 10 years.
Educational Qualification:
The candidate must hold a Degree from any of the
Universities established and incorporated by a Central Act or State Act in
India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament
or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University
Grants Commission Act, 1956 or possess such qualification as may be declared
equivalent by the Government.
Preliminary Examination
The preliminary examination consists of two papers of
200 marks each. Each paper has allotted time of 2 hours each. The first
paper is consisting of General Studies questions. The second paper is for
the optional subject you had selected during application. Both papers
contain 100 multiple choice objective types questions each.
The marks obtained in the preliminary exam will not considered in for
the final ranking. The preliminary examination is meant to serve as
screening test only. Those who
quality the preliminary exam can appear in the Main exam.
There are 28 optional subjects for preliminary exam.
These are: Agriculture,
Geography, Anthropology, Geology, Animal Husbandry & Vety Science, Indian
History, Botany, Law, Chemical Engineering, Mathematics, Civil Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry ,
Medical Science, Commerce, Philosophy, Computer Science, Physics, Economics,
Political Science, Education, Psychology, Electrical Engineering, Sociology,
Electronics, Statistics, Fisheries and Zoology.
Main Examination and Interview
The Main Examination consists of a written Examination
and a viva-voce test. The number of
candidates to be admitted to the written part of the Main Examination will
be 11 to 12 times the number of vacancies notified. For written examination,
qualified candidates have to select two optional papers. They have to appear
two subjective papers for each of the optional subjects. Each paper contains
questions of total marks 200 each. Also there is a subjective paper for
General English and General Knowledge. The exam duration for each paper is
of 3 hours.
|
Paper |
Subject |
Marks |
Duration |
|
Paper-I |
General English |
300 |
3 Hours |
|
Paper-II |
General Studies |
300 |
3 Hours |
|
Optional-I(I & II) |
Any two optional subjects to be selected from
the list of optional subject (two papers each) |
200 200 |
3 Hours 3 Hours |
|
Optional-II(I & II) |
Any two optional subjects to be selected from
the list of optional subject (two papers each) |
200 200 |
3 Hours 3 Hours |
|
Total |
|
1400 |
|
Candidates are not allowed the following combinations
of subjects:
Anthropology & Sociology, Mathematics & Statistics,
Philosophy & Psychology, Agriculture & Animal Husbandry & Vety. Science.
Also from the Engineering subjects not more than one subject can be
selected.
Interview Test:
Candidates who are declared qualified in the Main
Examination shall be summoned for a viva-voce test. The viva-voce test
carries 200 marks with no qualifying marks. The candidates are interviewed
by a Board which takes into account their academic career. The interview, however, will not have
any qualifying marks. The marks scored in the interview are added to the
marks scored in the written examination (Main) and the rankings of the
candidates are determined on the basis of the total marks obtained.
Practice Test Exam