APSC CC (Mains) Interview –Tips, Question & Guidance (All you need to know)
APSC CC Mains 2016 results is out now. For those in the list, the war is not won yet, you still have the last battle, i.e. Interview or Viva-Voce. You need to prepare and perform alteast decently in the interview, to get a good score out of 200 marks, which will get added to the Mains written exam to determine the final score for selection.
APSC CC(Mains) Final Marks = CC Mains (Written Exam) marks + Interview marks
Need for Interview
The interview stage of the APSC CC (Mains) Exam is supposed to assess the suitability of the candidates who are academically qualified to serve the executive branch of Govt of Assam. They try to ascertain personality traits, qualities and essentialities of a good civil service officer.
InterviewProcess
Unlike APSC Prelims and Mains Exam, Interview questions have no defined standard & Syllabus and thus difficult to prepare and generalize questions by the APSC Interview Boards, and solely depends on the board members taking your interview.
There will be multiple Boards, each board has one chairman (probably either APSC Chairman or as APSC member) and two/three other members.
InterviewQuestions
Most of the questions asked in interview are usually predictable barring a few. It is therefore important to be as attentive and as calm as possible in the interview so that the answers should be short, sensible and up to the point.
You should try to answer any question by systematically arrange the facts and points (in mind).
It is more about answering correctly rather than giving correct answers. You should smartly sail through the questions whose answer you don’t know.
Tips for APSC Interview Preparation
# KnowYourself – Very probably the APSC Interview board will ask atleast one question regarding yourself. So, know everything (what comes in your resumes) about yourself. Stick to the original you (If you are not a good actor). Your Hobby, Your Academics, Your Achievements, Your Job (for working candidates), Your Family etc.
# WhyACS/APS or any other service – At some point of time they may ask your reason to join ACS, APS or any other particular service. Prepare a very convincing answer for this question. Utmost important for candidates already in a job, any way superior to APSC ACS/APS etc.
# CurrentHappenings – Reading newspapers, magazine, following govt/development happenings and other current issues of Assam and India is very important
# Know Assam – Knowledge about Assam History, Polity, Geography, Economy and Art & Culture is also very important, so, try to brush up again these areas. (Very important if you are staying outside Assam). Also know your locality.
# Optional / Academic subjects – Questions can be asked about your optional subject(s) and degree/masters subject(s), so try to revise alteast the fundamentals of these subjects. (Very important if your Optional(s) are different from your educational background)
# Don’t Bluff– If you don’t know answer of a particular question, say “Sorry Sir/Madam, I do not know” instead of beating around the unknown bush. Just make sure you don’t say too many “Sorry Sir/Madam, I do not know”.
Before the APSC Interview
# Preparementally – The Interview stage demands more of calm and composed mind & personality, so stop accumulating more and more information immediately before Interview and try to be in your comfort zone.
# Readyall necessary documents
All original certificates (including Birth Certificate)
Mark Sheets
Caste certificate
Disability_status(if applicable)
We recommend No Objection Certificate (NOC) also
# First impression(Dress code)
On Interview day, Dress smartly in a comfortable full formal attire.
For Male – Shoe (with shocks), Trouser (Preferably dark coloured), Full sleeve shirt (Preferably light coloured). Tie is optional (based on your comfort level and climatic condition). Wristwatch is good.
For Female – Shoe or Sandal (low-heeled / do not make noise), simple Saree or a Salwar suit (based on your comfort level). Neaty hair and minimum makeup. Minimum jewellery.
NOT Recommended
Avoid bright colours/shades/prints cloths
No cool jeans and T-shirts.
No sneakers or flip-flops.
Male candidates avoid very stylish beard and long hair.
Be ConfidentBe Positive
Don`t give up and never despond! Believe in yourself and your luck; you can do everything!!!!
“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” – Tony Robbins
It’s an essential part of a successful strategy for any task and if the challenge is a competitive exam like APSC Combined Competitive Exam, then knowing the passing parameters i.e. Cutoff Marks for APSC Prelims & Mains Exam is a very basic enquiry.
Here we discuss about the Cutoff Marks i.e. the minimum score needed to clear the APSC CC Prelims Exam 2016 and qualify for appearing for APSC CC Mains Exam 2016.
Though cutoff marks for any exam can very every year, but analyzing previous years minimum score line can provide us a very good idea of what it is going to be for the current year’s APSC CC Prelims Exam 2016 Cutoff marks.
APSC CC Prelims Exam 2016 (Expected) Cutoff Marks / Qualifying Marks
These marks are out of total of 400 marks of (1) GS paper of 200 marks and (2) optional paper of 200 marks.
Based on the nature of questions in the GS Paper and the valuable views expressed by numerous candidates, most of the peoples are expecting lower Cut-off marks than the previous year i.e. 2015.
Some of the significant factors that might influence the Cut-off of the Prelim Exams, are
FREE Coaching provided by Assam Govt
No. of vacancies are almost double of the previous year
In GS Paper, too many Qs from History
In GS Paper, comparatively less Qs from Assam related topics
In GS Paper, Current Affairs including Govt Schemes also asked in less no.
Candidates are getting smarter mainly due to internet, mobile, Facebook and Whatsapp (REALLY!!!! )
Adhikary Education conducted Free and Paid Test Series for GS Paper
The category-wise Cut-off for 2014, 2015 & 2016 are as follows
Q4. Who presented the first Assam Budget in 1948, in the independent India?
R K Shanmugham Chetty
Gopinath Bordoloi
Muhammad Saadulla
Bishnu Ram Medhi
d. Bishnu Ram Medhi
Q5. Which of the following product from Assam has recently got Geographical Indication (GI) in September 2021?
Judima
Manohari gold tea
Joha Rice
Boka saul or ‘mud rice’
a. Judima
Judima wine brewed by the Dimasa community in Assam, has been awarded the geographical indication (GI) tag. This wine made from rice and a certain herb is the first beverage from the north-east to earn this label.
Q6. When was the North Eastern Council (NEC) constituted as the nodal agency for the economic and social development of the North Eastern Region, under the NEC Act 1971?
1971
1972
1975
1988
a. 1971
North Eastern Council (NEC) is a statutory advisory body constituted under the North Eastern Council Act 1971 and came into being on 7 November 1972 at Shillong. functions under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) of Govt of India.
Eight States of Northeast India are members of the council, with their respective Chief Ministers and Governors representing them.
Sikkim was added to the council in the year 2002.
Q7. Which of the following was the first state in India to present a e-budget and was also live-streamed on social media?
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Assam
Delhi
c. Assam
Assam presents its first digital budget in 2018 which was also live streamed on social media.
Andhra Pradesh to present its budget in the digital format in 2016. However, Assam is the first to live stream digital budget session on social media.
Q8. As per the Assam Human Development Report (HRD) 2014, Assam’s Human Development Index (HDI) is at
0.607
0.557
0.507
0.525
b. 0.557
Q9. Which place is famously known as Manchestar of Assam?
Karimganj
Majuli
Sualkuchi
Jorhat
c. Sualkuchi
This is the textile center of Assam and has large number of cottage industry engaged in handloom
Muga silk and Pat silk along with Eri silk and Endi cloth from this region is famous for its quality.
Its registered trademark is SUALKUCHI’STM.
Q10. The Eri, Muga and Pat different types of a which specialty of Assam?
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