No more optional subjects in Combined Competitive (Mains) Exam conducted by APSC

way2barak, Dec.7: In the weekly Assam Cabinet on December 7, several key decisions were taken. The Cabinet Meeting held at Gandhi Mandap, Guwahati was chaired by Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma. The cabinet decided that from now onwards there will be no more optional papers in the combined competitive exam (CCE) for recruitment of Assam civil service (ACS), Assam police service (APS) and other allied service officers in the state. 

❖ No Optional Subject in CCE (Mains):

Removal of Optional Subjects from Combined Competitive (Mains) Examination to be conducted by Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) to do away with discrepancies in difficulty level of question papers of different Optional Subjects

Benefits:

• Will help in achieving uniformity in the standards of evaluation of descriptive answer scripts in CCE (Mains) and ensure equitable treatment of all candidates
• Will ensure that candidates are tested on a level playing field during evaluation of answer scripts