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APSC Combined Competitive Examination (Prelim), 2023-24 – Notification PDF, 235 posts Vacancy, Exam Pattern & Apply Online

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The Assam Public Service Commission will hold the Preliminary Examination of the Combined Competitive Examination, 2023 for screening candidates for the Main Examination for recruitment to the services/posts as per the actual number of vacancies as shown below, in accordance with the Assam Public Services Combined Competitive Examination Rules, 1989 (as amended till 2023).

1. Details of Posts
2. Exam Centres
3. Pay Scale
4. How to Apply
5. Eligibility
6. Stages of the Examination
7. Preliminary Exam
8. Mains Exam 
9. Interview 

Details of Posts

1. Assam Civil Service (Jr.Grade) – 45 Posts
2. Assam Police Service (Jr.Grade) – 35 Posts
3. Superintendent of Taxes- 1 Posts
4. Superintendent of Excise – 1 Posts
5. Assam Finance Service (Jr. Grade) – 13 Posts
6. Block Development Officer – 6 Posts
7. Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies – 4 Posts
8. Inspector of Taxes – 4 Posts
9. Inspector of Labour – 4 Posts
10. Assistant Employment Officer – 1 Posts
11. Sub Registrar – 3 Posts
12. Assistant Accounts Officers (Assam Account Service) – 107 Posts
13. Inspecting Auditor – 11 Post

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   Total = 235 Posts  (53 posts Reserve for Women & 9 posts Reserved for PWD )  

CENTRES FOR THE PRELIMINARY & MAIN EXAMINATION:

(A) The centres for the Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination are 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.

(B) The Combined Competitive (Main) Examination will be held in GUWAHATI only.

(C) The exact dates for Preliminary and Main Examination respectively will be notified in due course.

(D) The centres and the date (even after it is notified) for holding examination may, however be changed by the Commission at its discretion owing to unforeseen exigencies. Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed of the time-table and place or places of examination. The candidates should note that no request for change of centre will be granted.

Tentative date for Preliminary Exam is 17th March, 2024 (Sunday) & Main Examination is tentatively scheduled in June/July, 2024.

PAY SCALE ADMISSIBLE FOR EACH CADRE /POST

HOW TO APPLY

CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION THROUGH THE WEBSITE “https://apscrecruitment.in” ONLY. NO OTHER MODE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION IS ALLOWED.

A) The Online Applications can be filled up from 17 January, 2024 to 06 February 2024 till 5:00 PM after which the link will be disabled.  

• Last date for payment of prescribed fee is 08 February 2024 till 5,00 P,M.

B. FEES FOR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:
Under the Digital India initiative by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, APSC has decided to launch its Online Recruitment portal with the help of CSC-SPV, a MeitY approved organization, which will charge a processing fee of Rs. 40.00/- + 18% tax = Rs.47.20/- from each candidate.

1. General/EWS – Application fee Rs. 297.20
2. SC/ST/OBC/MOBC  Application fee Rs. 197.20
3. BPL/PWBD/Women Candidate – Rs.47.20

ELIGIBILITY

(a) Nationality: The candidate must be an Indian citizen.
(b) Age: The candidate should not be less than 21 years and more than 38 years of age on 01.01.2023.

Relaxation: The upper age limit is relaxable
(i) By 5 years for SC/STP/STH candidates i.e. upto 43 years.
(ii) By 3 years for OBC/MOBC candidates i.e. upto 41 years as per Govt. Notification No. ABP.6/2016/9 dated Dispur the 25th April, 2018.
(iii) For persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PWBD) by 10 years irrespective of SC/ST/OBC and General Category of candidates as per Govt. Notification No. ABP 144/95/121 dated Dispur the 28th October, 2015.

(c) Education: 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.
(d) A candidate should be ab]e to speak Assamese or other official language or associate official languages of the State or any of the tribal languages of the State.
(e) A candidate should be registered in a District Employment 0ffice of Assam.
(f) A candidate must be an original inhabitant of Assam.
(g) Candidates must possess the prescribed qualification on the date of submission of their applications.
(h) Persons with Benchmark 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.
(i) As per Govt. notification no.ABP.69/2019/17, dated 06/11/2019 candidates have to submit a declaration regarding “The Small Family Norms” in Form-A at the time of applying for the C.C. (Mains) Examination.

STAGES OF THE EXAMINATION

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The Combined Competitive Examination consists of two successive stages:-
(i) The Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)
(ii) The Main Examination (written & interview)

(I). PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

The Preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of objective type multiple choice questions of two hours duration each.

• Paper-I  – General studies I  – 200 Marks – 2 hrs Time (Objective type multiple
  choice question paper)
• Paper-II – General Studies II – 200 Marks – 2 hrs Time (Objective type multiple
  choice question paper)

  Total marks = 400 

• The questions will be of objective type with multiple choices
• Candidates will have to use ONLY BLACK / BLUE BALL PEN.
• 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.
• There will be negative marking for incorrect answers as detailed below:
  (i) There are four alternatives for the answers to every question. A penalty of one-fourth (.25) of the total marks assigned to that question will be deducted for each wrong answers marked by a candidate.
  (ii) If a candidate marks 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.
  (iii) If a question is left blank i.e no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

• The  General Studies II paper  of the Combined Competitive (Prelim) Examination will be a qualifying paper with  minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33% . The Commission will draw a list of candidates to be qualified for Combined Competitive (Main) Examination based on the criterion of minimum qualifying marks of 33% in General Studies Paper-II of Combined
  Competitive (Prelim) Examination and total qualifying marks of General Studies paper- I of Combined Competitive (Prelim) Examination as may be determined by the Commission.
• The candidates may refer to the Assam Public Services Combined Competitive Examination (Amendment) Rules, 2019 for syllabi of General Studies I & General Studies II.

Syllabus for GS paper I & II

(II). MAIN EXAMINATION

The Main Examination consists of (A) Written Examination and (B) Interview Test.

 (A) WRITTEN EXAMINATION 

a) 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 for each category. 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.
b) The written examination shall consist of six papers of conventional essay type/objective type with limited words. Marks obtained in Interview for personality Test shall be counted for ranking. The written examination will consist of the following papers:

A candidate shall be allowed to write his/her answer papers in English or Assamese language.

 (B) INTERVIEW TEST: 275 Marks 

On the basis of result of the written part of the Main Exam, candidates will be called for interview in the raio of 1:3 against the number of vacancies advertised.

The candidates will be interviewed by a board that will have before them a record of his/her career. He/She will be asked questions on matters of general interest. The objective of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public service by a board of competent and unbiased observers. The test is intended to judge the mental caliber of a candidate. In broad terms this is really an assessment of not only his intellectual qualities but also social traits and his interest in current affairs. Some of the qualities to be judged are mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear and logical exposition, balance of judgment, variety and depth of interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity.

The technique of the interview is not that of a strict cross-examination but of a natural, though directed and purposive conversation which is intended to reveal the mental qualities of the candidate.

The interview test is not intended to be a test either of the specialized or general knowledge of the candidates which has been already tested through their written papers. Candidates are expected to have taken an intelligent interest not only in
their special subjects of academic study but also in the events which are happening around them both within and outside their own State or Country as well as in modern currents of thought and in new discoveries which should rouse the curiosity of well-educated youth.

The interview, however, will not have any qualifying marks. The marks scored at 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.

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.

 e-ADMISSION CERTIFICATES (ADMIT CARD)

(a) 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.

(b) 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.

(c) Candidates must produce a photo identity proof of any of the following in the examination hall:
(i) Pan Card
(ii) Driving Licence
(iii) Voters ID card
(iv) Bank Passbook containing photograph
(v) ID Card issued by the educational Institution where he/she is studying presently
(vi) ID card issued by Government or public sector undertaking.
(vii) Passport

(d) The Commission reserves the right to cancel the candidature of any candidate as and when any ineligibility condition is detected. If any information declared by the candidate is found to be false at any stage; the candidate will be penalized as per prevailing law/rules.

(e) The decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the examination shall be final.

NOTE: This page is for informative purpose only, APSC is the final deciding authority of any information regarding this exam. For more update, please visit APSC website – https://apsc.nic.in/

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