Monday, 23 October 2017

HOW TO PREPARE APSC EXAM

Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) is a constitutional body, which is responsible for recruitment of personnel in various Assam Government posts and services. It conducts Combined Competitive examination (CCE) to recruit eligible candidates for Assam Civil Service, Assam Police Service and other allied services.This special page will also serve as a beginner's guide for APSC preparation.

1.About CEE:-
 Before starting your preparation, it is important that you have a complete understanding about the examination process, its structure, syllabus and the other aspects related to the preparation. The APSC CCE is a three stage examination. The first stage is Preliminary or Prelims, which carries two objective type papers. The second stage is Mains, where candidates are required to write a total of six (6) subjective type papers. The final stage is interview, in which personality of the candidates are judged by a board consisting of experts and APSC members.
 The process of CCE starts with releasing of notification. Unlike UPSC, there is no fixed schedule. The advertisements appear on official APSC website and on major newspapers from Assam. Candidates are required to submit their applications online. Date of Prelims is announced later. After clearing Prelims, candidates are required to submit another application. That's for the Main examination. Though APSC Prelims is conducted in several examination centers across the state of Assam, Mains exam is conducted in Guwahati only. After Mains results, selected few candidates (1:2 ratio) are invited for viva or interview. That's the last stage. From initial notification to announcement of final results, it takes more than one year to complete the process of CCE.

 2.Syllabus for CEE:-

2.1 Prelims Syllabus:

The Prelims has two papers – one General Studies and one optional subject (to be selected from the list of allowed Optional Subjects)
  1. General studies
  2. Agriculture
  3. Anthropology
  4. Animal husbandry and veterinary science
  5. Botany
  6. Civil Engineering
  7. Chemistry
  8. Commerce
  9. Economics
  10. Education
  11. Electronics
  12. Fisheries
  13. Electrical Engineering
  14. Mechanical Engineering
  15. Physics
  1. Geography
  2. Geology
  3. Indian History
  4. Law
  5. Mathematics
  6. Medical Science
  7. Philosophy
  8. Psychology
  9. Sociology
  10. Statistics
  11. zoology

3. How to Prepare?

Right Mindset and smart preparation is very important for competitive examinations. Before starting your preparation know yourself and set the right mindset to start journey towards your goal.

3.1 How to Prepare For APSC Prelims:

Prelims is the first and most important stage in APSC CCE. A major chunk of the candidates get eliminated in this stage. If you are appearing in APSC CCE, don’t take Prelims lightly. Many people repeatedly fail in prelims. But not due to lack of knowledge or hard work. They fail because they don’t know how to prepare. Study smart, clear your basic concepts.

3.2 How to Prepare for APSC Mains:

The Mains stage carries 1400 marks. APSC has released a per-defined format for Mains question papers. Begin your preparation for GS right before Prelims. Read newspapers regularly. Hindu and Assam Tribune. With clear concepts, you'll be able to answer most of the questions. Refer previous question papers and solve them yourself. Practice time management. GS paper is lengthy. Forget 100%, many find it difficult to complete even 70% of the paper. That's because of lack of practice and poor time management.

3.3 How to Prepare for APSC Interview:

Interview is the last stage of CCE. It carries 200 marks and often plays the deciding role.

4. Important Books:

Following are some books for APSC CCE.

General Studies:

General English:

Sociology:

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  1. Unknown25 May 2018 at 11:38

    All candidates can download their APSC CCE Notification 2018 on the official website. Apply online APSC CCE Notification 2018 before the last date on 18th June 2018.

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