APSC CCE Mock Tests, Syllabus & Complete Exam Guide

APSC CCE is the Combined Competitive Examination conducted by the Assam Public Service Commission, headquartered at Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati. It is the gateway to gazetted administrative careers in the Government of Assam — posts such as Assam Civil Service (Junior Grade) / Deputy Collector, Assam Police Service (Deputy Superintendent of Police), Superintendent of Taxes, Block Development Officer and many other Class I and Class II cadres are filled through a single competitive exam each year.

The selection runs across three stages. The Preliminary exam is an objective, OMR-based General Studies paper that decides who advances, and it commonly carries no negative marking. Those who clear it sit the descriptive Mains, which includes General Studies papers, an Essay, a language paper and an optional subject, and the process ends with a Personality Test (Interview). Final merit is built from the Mains written papers and the Interview — Prelims marks do not carry forward.

Prelims is a filter, so treat General Studies as the priority: build strong, revisable foundations in Indian and world history, Indian polity and governance, geography, the Indian economy, general science, environment and current affairs. Because APSC weights Assam heavily, a dedicated command of Assam's history, culture, personalities, geography, economy and government schemes is often what separates candidates near the cutoff.

Because Prelims has no negative marking, attempt every question — there is no penalty for a wrong answer, so leaving a question blank only forfeits a possible mark. Full-length timed Prelims mocks under the two-hour clock train the pacing and section balance the paper demands. In parallel, prepare the descriptive Mains early — practise structured answer-writing, essays, the language paper and your optional subject — because the written stage plus interview, not Prelims, decide your final rank.