Assam Public Service Commission has issued an official notification regarding the Main Examination of the Combined Competitive Examination, 2023 for the candidates who have been shortlisted on the basis of the Preliminary Examination for recruitment to the various services/posts. The candidates who are eligible as per the official notification of the commission will be able to submit their online applications on the official web portal within the last date of application.
APSC Recruitment Details
Name of Post | Combined Competitive Examination, 2O23 |
Name of Organization | Assam Public Service Commission |
Type of Exam | Main Exam |
No of Posts | 235 Posts Unreserved – 107 Posts OBC/MOBC – 73 Posts SC – 18 Posts ST (P) – 24 Posts ST (H) – 13 Posts PwBD – 09 Posts Ex-Servicemen – 11 Posts |
Service-wise vacancy | Assam Civil Service (Jr.Grade):- 45 posts Assam Police Service (Jr.Grade):- 35 posts Superintendent of Taxes:- 1 post Superintendent of Excise:– 1 post Assam Finance Service:– 13 posts Block Development Officer:– 6 posts Asstt Registrar of Cooperative Societies:– 4 posts Inspector of Labour:- 4 posts Inspector of Taxes:– 4 posts Asstt. Employment Officer:– 1 post Sub-Registrar:- 3 posts Assistant Accounts Officer:- 107 posts Inspecting Auditor:– 11 posts |
Age Limit | The candidate should not be less than 21 years and more than 38 years of age on 01.01.2023. |
Age Relaxation | The category-wise age relaxation is as mentioned below. # SC/ST: 5 years # OBC/ MOBC: 3 years # PwBD: 10 years |
Educational Qualification | (i) The candidate must hold a Degree from any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of Central or State Legislature 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. (ii) Candidates must possess the prescribed qualification on the date of submission of their applications. |
Residentship | A candidate must be an original inhabitant of Assam. |
Employment Exchange Registration | A candidate should be registered in a District Employment Office of Assam |
Small Family Norms | Candidates have to submit a declaration regarding “The Small Family Norms” in Form-A at the time of applying for the C.C. (Prelim) Examination. |
Regional Language Proficiency | The candidate should be able to speak Assamese or other official language or associate official languages of the State or any of the tribal languages of the State. |
Nationality | The candidate must be an Indian citizen. |
Helplines | Call 0361-2363117 or 1800-572-23-43 or mail at cceapsc@gmail.com. |
Examination Fee of APSC CCE Exam
The candidates who are eligible and willing to submit online applications form the preliminary examination of the APSC CCE Exam will have to pay an examination fee to complete the application process. Category-wise applicable examination fees will be as follows.
Category | Exam Fee |
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General | Rs.297.20/- |
Schedule Caste | Rs.197.20/- |
Schedule Tribe | Rs.197.20/- |
OBC/MOBC | Rs.197.20/- |
PWBD | Rs.47.20/- |
Women | Rs.47.20/- |
Mode of Payment: Applicants can pay their Exam Fee through the Online Payment Gateway using their Debit Card/ Credit Card, Net Banking or UPI.
Important Dates of APSC CCE Recruitment 2024
Starting date of submission of online application | 18th May 2024, |
Last date of submission of online application | 1st June 2024 till 5:00 PM (Main) |
Date of CCE Mains 2023 Exam | July 2024 |
Important Web-Links of APSC CCE Exam
Online Application Form | Apply here |
Official Notification (Main) | Click Here |
APSC Prelims Result | Click Here |
Small Family Norms Declaration | Click Here |
APSC CCE Syllabus | Click Here |
APSC CCE Question Paper | Click Here |
Official Notification (Prelims) | Click Here |
Official Website | Click Here |
Selection Process of APSC CCE Exam
The Combined Competitive Examination consists of following two successive stages : –
(i) The Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)
(ii) The Main Examination (Written & Interview Test)
CCE Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)
The CCE Preliminary Examination consists of two objective type multiple choice question papers of two hours duration each.
Name of exam: APSC CCE Preliminary Examination 2023
Date of exam: 17th March 2024 (Sunday)
Type of questions: Objective type questions
No of question paper: 2 papers
Name of question paper: General Studies-I & General Studies-II
Total marks: 400 marks (200 marks each)
Duration of exam: 2 hours for each paper.
Negative marking: One-fourth of the total mark assigned to one question will be deducted for wrong answer marked by a candidate.
Exam centres: Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Biswanath Chariali, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Diphu, Goalpara, Golaghat, Guwahati, Haflong, Hamren, Hatsingimari, Hojai, Jorhat, Kajalgaon, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Majuli, Mangaldoi, Morigaon, Mushalpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, North Lakhimpur, Silchar, Sivasagar, Sonari, Tezpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri.
CCE Main Examination (Written & Interview)
The Main Examination consists of
I. Written Examination and
II. Interview Test / Personality Test (After qualifying in written test)
I. Written Examination
On the basis of the result 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 for each category. The written examination shall consist of six papers of conventional essay type/objective type with limited words.
Name of exam: CCE Main Examination 2023
Date of exam: July 2024
Type of questions: Descriptive and Objective type questions
Medium of exam: A candidate shall be allowed to write his/her answer papers in English or Assamese language.
Total papers: 6 Papers
Total marks: 1500 Marks (250 marks each)
Duration of exam: 3 Hours for Each Paper
Exam centre: Silchar, Jorhat, Nagaon, Tezpur, Lakhimpur, Bongaigaon and Guwahati
II. Interview Test/ Personality Test
Name of exam: CCE Main Examination 2023
Type of exam: Interview
Total marks: 180 Marks
Exam centre: Guwahati.
On the basis of the result of the written part of the Main Examination, candidates will be called for an interview in a ratio of 1:3 against the number of vacancies advertised.
Marks thus obtained by the candidates in the Main Examination (Written Part as well as Interview would determine their final ranking.