The Assam Cabinet has decided to remove optional papers from the Combined Competitive (Mains) exam conducted by APSC. As per the existing rules, APSC holds the CCE exam in two stages. The first stage is a preliminary examination of two papers held to shortlist candidates for the next stage of the exam.
The second stage of the exam consists of Mains and Interview rounds. In the Mains exam, there are eight papers with 250 marks. Of these, papers 7 and 8 are on optional subjects. Candidates can choose a combination of two from the given list of 31 optional papers.
The total marks in APSC CCE Mains are 2275, of which 2000 are for written papers and 275 are for Interviews/personality tests.
