APSC CCE 2018-2019 – Assam Public Service Commission has released admit card for mains exam. The admit card can be downloaded from official website, apsc.nic.in. APSC CCE 2018 mains exam has been postponed. Examination to be held from July 22 to 31 is re-scheduled and held from Aug 02 to 29, 2019. APSC CCE Mains Admit Card 2019 can be downloaded prior to the exam. The qualifiers of CCE (prelims) have to appear in the main examination. Candidates can also download the syllabus of main examination from the website. From this page, candidates will get full information regarding the APSC CCE 2018-2019 Exam.
APSC CCE 2018-2019 Exam
Those who are shortlisted for APSC CCE 2018-2019 mains exam have to pay Rs 250 (Rs 150 for SC / STP / STH / OBC / MOBC). Complete details regarding Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) mains are now available.
| APSC CCE 2018 | Important Dates |
|---|---|
| Application Form available from | 18 May 2018 |
| Last date of application | 18 Jun 2018 |
| Submission of documents for scribe | 05 Nov 2018 |
| Date of Prelim Exam Admit Card | 12 to 24 Nov 2018 |
| Date of Prelim Exam | 30 Dec 2018 |
| Revised Answer Key | 09 May 2019 |
| Date of Prelims Result | 13 Mar 2019 |
| Main Exam DAF available from | 16 May 2019 |
| Last date to submit application form of Mains | 07 Jun 2019 |
| Main Exam | 02 – 29 Aug 2019 |
Notice regrading re-schuled of APSC CCE Main Exam 2018-2019
- Click here to check Press Release regarding postponement of CCE(Main)-2018.
- Click here to check Press Release regarding conducting of CCE (Main)-2018
Application Form of APSC CCE
Application form for APSC Combined Competitive Exam (CCE) Recruitment Exam is released at the official website. It is first released for prelims, and then for mains. Interested candidates can download APSC CCE application form by visiting the official website and submit it. Then those who qualify for mains only should fill and submit mains application form. Candidates must ensure eligibility before filling application form. Application Form must be filled and submitted on or before its last date. Application form will not be accepted if any candidates does not pay the application form fee.
Admit Card of APSC CCE 2018
Admission certificate indicating the eligible candidate’s roll no., venue, and programme of the exam will be uploaded in the Commission’s website, for appearing in the Preliminary/Main examination. ) The mere fact that a certificate of admission has been issued will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission. Candidates may note that the Commission takes up the verification of eligibility conditions only after the candidates have qualified for the Main Examination.
Vacancy Details of APSC CCE 2018
Total No. of Vacancies – 165 + 47 RFW + 6 PWD vacancy
Pay Scale
Pay scale admissible for each cadre /post
Answer Key of APSC CCE 2018
Candidates who appear in the Prelim examination of the Combined Competitive Examination, 2018 can download APSC Combined Competitive answer key from apsc.nic. The subject wise answer is published by the commission. From the answer key candidates can predict the chance of qualifying the examination.
Result of APSC CCE 2018
The result of APSC Combined Competitive Exam (CCE) Prelim Exam has been released after the successful completion of it. The Candidates who have qualified the prelims those have to appear for the main exam. Selected candidates will be called for the interview. On the marks scored by the candidates in Prelim, Main and Interview their result will be declared.
Exam Pattern of APSC CCE
The Combined Competitive Examination consists of two successive stages:-
Preliminary Examination
The Preliminary Examination consisted of two papers of objective type multiple choice questions of two hours duration each.
| Papers | Subject | Marks | Time | Type |
| Paper I | General Studies | 200 | 2 Hrs | Objective type multiple choice question paper |
| Paper II | One subject to be selected from the list of optional subject | 200 | Do | Do |
Total Marks – 400 marks
- The questions will be of objective type with multiple choices
- OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) answer sheet will be provided for answering questions
- Candidates could use only black ball pen.
- Use of Eraser, Chemical, Correction Fluid etc. for correcting options once marked in the OMR answer sheet is prohibited and answer sheets bearing traces of such use will not be evaluated.
- This Examination is meant to serve as a screening test only.
- The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the Candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination will not be counted for determining the final order of merit.
List of optional subjects-C.C. Exam. (Pre)-(Total-28)
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Main Examination
The Main Examination consists of (A) Written Examination and (B) Interview Test.
(A) Written Examination
Based on the results of the Preliminary Examination, 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. The selection will be strictly on the basis of merit adhering to the norms of Vertical and Horizontal Reservation as per prescribed law in force.
The written examination will consist of the following papers of 3 hours duration each. The questions of the examination will be of conventional type:
| Subjects | Marks | Duration | ||
| General English | 300 | 3 hours | ||
| General Studies | 300 | 3 hours | ||
| Optional Subject 1 | Paper-I Paper-II |
Any two optional subjects to be selected from the list of optional subjects (two papers each) |
200 200 |
3 hours 3 hours |
| Optional Subject 2 | Paper-I Paper-II |
200 200 |
3 hours 3 hours |
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| Total (Written) | 1400 marks | |||
| Viva Voce | 200 marks | |||
| Grand Total | 1600 marks | |||
List of optional subjects-C.C. Exam.(Main)-(Total-29)
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Candidates are not allowed the following combinations of subjects
- Anthropology & Sociology
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Philosophy & Psychology
- Agriculture & Animal Husbandry & Vety. Science
- Of the Engineering subjects not more than one subject
The Commission has discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the Examination.
(B) Interview Test: 200 marks
- The candidates will be interviewed by a board. The interview, however, will not have any qualifying marks. The marks scored in the interview will be added to the marks scored in the written Examination (Main) and the ranking of the candidates will be determined on the basis of the total marks obtained.
- Based on the results of the written part of the Main Examination the number of candidates to be called for interview will be about twice the number of vacancies advertised. The selection will be strictly on the basis of merit adhering to the norms of Vertical and Horizontal Reservation as per prescribed law in force.
- The Commission shall recommend exactly the same number of candidates for different posts as notified.
- The candidates will be allotted cadre strictly on the basis of merit cum preferences opted by candidates in their applications for the Main Examination.
- The Commission shall not recommend a candidate for a post which he/she has not opted for in his/ her preference.
Exam Centers of APSC CCE 2018
The Combined Competitive (Prelim.) Examination, 2018 will be conducted in the following centres of the newly created 9 (nine) districts of Assam which are given below. The candidates are requested to opt for the centres in the relevant column of the application form as per their requirement / convenience.
Selection Process of APSC CCE 2018
There are three stages of Selection:,
- Preliminary Examination
- Main Examination
- Personal Interview
Candidates who will appear in the Prelims exam and qualified that exam can download the admit card for main exam (main examination). The main Examination consists of written exam & viva voce.
Qualified candidates in the main examination will be called for Personal Interview held by Assam PSC.
Candidates have to appear all the stages of Selection. Who fail to attend or miss any round will be directly disqualified from the selection process.
Reservation of APSC CCE 2018
The percentage of reservations as prescribed by the Govt. of Assam are as follows:
| Serial | Category | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.C. | 7% |
| 2 | STP | 10% |
| 3 | STH | 5% |
| 4 | OBC/MOBC | 27% |
| 5 | Physically Handicapped | 3% (subject to a condition prescribed by the Govt.) |
| 6 | Women | 30% (against reserved and unreserved categories) |
Eligibility Criteria of APSC CCE
- Nationality: The candidate must be an Indian citizen
- He/She should not be less than 21 years and more than 38 years of age as on January 01, 2018.
- 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.
- Candidates must possess the prescribed qualification on the date of submission of their applications.
- Candidates must possess the prescribed qualification on the date of submission of their applications.
- Persons with Disabilities should ascertain the post for which a particular category of disability is entitled for reservation as per the advertisement and should apply/opt for the preference accordingly at the time of filling up the forms for Main Examination.
Official Website: www.apsc.nic.in
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- Addendum: Click here to check the Addendum.
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