APSC CCE 2025: Prelims Answer Key, Question Papers, Mains Exam Date

Assam Public Service Commission has released the prelims answer key on the official website of the commission on apsc.nic.in. Candidates can download the APSC CCE Answer Key from this page. The preliminary examination was conducted on 8th June 2025 in 2 shifts.

Previously, the commission has released APSC CCE Application Status and Notification for 262 post/services under the Government of Assam. But now due to the addition of 27 posts of Assam Finance Service [f r. Grade II), the total number of vacancies has been increased to 289 posts. The vacancies have been out for various posts like Assam Civil Service (Jr. Grade), Labour Officer, Inspector of Taxes, District Transport Officer etc. Highlights of the APSC CCE Recruitment are:

The selection process of APSC CCE includes two stages i.e. Preliminary examination and Mains examination, followed by an Interview stage. The Mains examination is further divided into two different parts i.e. the written exam and an interview. The candidates who will be finally selected will get a good amount of salary ranging between Rs 22,000 to Rs 97,000 for some posts and Rs 30,000 to Rs. 1,10,000.

APSC CCE Recruitment 2025: Overview

APSC CCE Recruitment 2025 is a good opportunity for candidates to join the Assam Public Service Commission through the Combined Competitive Examination, offering diverse career prospects in government services. Aspiring candidates can apply and compete for various administrative and civil service positions in the state of Assam, India.

APSC CCE Vacancy 2025

Candidates preparing for the APSC CCE recruitment 2025 must know the number of vacancies so that they have an idea of the number of vacancies. This will help them to have an idea of the level of competition and how much preparation they need to do to crack the examination. The APSC CCE recruitment exam 2025 vacancy has been announced. The authorities have released a total number of 289 vacancies for  various posts as per the official notification. The post-wise vacancy details can be checked below -

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How to Apply for APSC CCE 2025? 

Candidates aspiring to ace the APSC CCE recruitment 2025 applied for the recruitment drive from 28th March 2025 to 29th April 2025. By following these simple steps candidates can apply for recruitment easily. 

Step 1: Visit the official website and then candidates have to click on “APSC CCE 2024 Apply Link”.

Step 2: A new window will be opened on the candidate’s screen. Now, candidates have to enter all the necessary information as required.

Step 3: Candidates must also choose their choice of examination center during filling out the application form.

Step 4: Now, candidates can cross-check all the information that is added to the application and click click on the “submit” button.

Step 5: Candidates can keep a copy of the application form for future reference and use.

APSC CCE Application Fee 2025 

The candidates who will be filling up the application form are required to pay the fee . Only by doing this the application process of the candidates will be considered completed. Under the Digital India initiative by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the 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. More details are as follows:

APSC CCE Selection Process 2025

Candidates applying for the APSC CCE recruitment will be selected based on the selection stages decided by the authorities. The Assam Public Service Commission Combined Competitive exam will consist of two stages as the selection process. Only if the applicant qualified for both of the stages of the selection process will be considered as eligible for the individual posts. Candidates can take a look at the stage-wise selection process details as given below:

Stage-I: Preliminary Examination

The first stage of the candidates' selection process will be the Prelims Examination. This exam will include the objective type questions exam, and this will be conducted for a total number of 400 marks. This stage is known as the screening stage to select deserving candidates for the main examination. Candidates who qualify this stage of the selection process with the required qualifying marks will be called for the next stage of the selection process i.e. Mains examination.

Stage-II: Mains Examination and Interview 

The main examination of the recruitment drive includes a written examination and interview. Candidates must need to qualify for this stage which will be conducted for a total number of 1680 marks. The candidates who clear this stage of the selection process with minimum qualifying marks will be considered as eligible for the respective posts which they had applied for.

APSC CCE Eligibility 2025

Candidates who wish to apply for the APSC Combined Competitive Exam Recruitment 2025 need to make sure that they will meet all the required eligibility criteria to be eligible for the recruitment. Only the candidates who will fulfill all the required eligibility criteria will be eligible to apply and attend the recruitment drive. The details of the eligibility criteria are as follows.

• Candidate should be 21-38 years of age.
• Candidate must hold a Degree from any of the Universities

APSC CCE Syllabus 2025

Candidates preparing to ace the APSC Combined Competitive Exam 2025 must know the detailed syllabus for the exam. The syllabus for the exam plays a very important role in the preparation of the examination. We have provided below the detailed syllabus for the exam that candidates can follow:

APSC CCE Exam Pattern 2025

The Recruitment Examination will consist of two stages of the examination i.e Preliminary Examination and Mains Examination. The Preliminary Examination Consists of objective-type multiple-choice questions for a duration of two hours each. And the exam pattern for the main examination is different from the preliminary examination. We have shared the exam pattern for both of the examination stages below that candidates can refer.

APSC CCE Prelims Exam Pattern 2025

General Studies will be the subject of the Preliminary examination.

• The examination will consist a total number of 400 questions (200 questions for each paper), and the exam will be conducted for a total of 400 marks.
• Each question will carry +1 mark.
• There is a provision for a negative marking of .25 marks.
• The exam will be conducted for a total of 4 hours. (2 hours for each paper)

Note: Candidates preparing for the exam can download APSC CCE Previous Year Papers for exam preparation.

APSC CCE Mains Exam Pattern 2024

The candidates who qualify for the first stage of the recruitment drive i.e preliminary examination will be eligible and called up for the mains examination. This is the final stage of the selection process. The interview process will also be conducted by the recruitment authority along with the mains exam. Candidates can check-out the below table to know the detailed exam pattern.

• The candidates must have to write answers in English as well as in Assamese language.
• The interview will be conducted for a total number of 180 marks.
• Candidates need to score the minimum qualifying marks to be considered eligible and qualified for the respective posts.

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