APSC is Assam Public Service Commission is a constitutional body, who recruits personnel in various Assam Government posts and services. It conducts Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) to recruit eligible candidates for Assam Civil Service, Assam Police Service and other allied services.

The services offered by the APSC exam are as follows:-
Assam Civil Service, Assam Land &Revenue Service, Assam Police Service, Labour Officer, Superintendent of Taxes, Asstt. Registrar of Cooperative Societies Inspector of labour, Inspector of Taxes, Inspector of Excise, Asstt. Employment Officer and many more.

APSC Examination consists of three stages : Preliminary Examination , Main Examination and Interview.

Preliminary Examination

Prelims is the first and most important stage in APSC. This exam consists of two papers. Multiple choice questions are there in this section. Aspirants must pass this examination to proceed in the main examination.

• GS I –  2 Hours – 200 Marks – 100 Questions – 2 Marks per question
• GS II (CSAT)- 2 Hours – 200 Marks – 80 Questions

Main Examination and Interview
The Main Examination consists of a written Examination and a viva-voce test. Candidates who are declared qualified in the Main Examination shall be summoned for a viva-voce test. The questions of the Main Examination will be conventional essay type:

Total 6 Papers  are : 

• Paper 1- Essay Writing / Marks 250 / Duration 3 hours
• Paper 2 to 5 – General Studies / Marks 250 for each paper / 3 hours for each paper 
• Paper 6 – General Subject Paper on Assam / Marks 250 / 3 hours
  
  
• Total Marks – 6 x 250 = 1500

Interview Test: Marks 180
The candidates are interviewed by a Board which takes into account their academic career. The marks scored in the interview are added to the marks scored in the written examination (Main) and the rankings of the candidates are determined on the basis of the total marks obtained.

UPSC is Union Public Service Commission is India’s premier central recruiting agency. It is responsible for appointments to and examinations for All India Services and group A & group B of Central services.

STAGES IN CIVIL SERVICES EXAM | UPSC Exam Stages

UPSC Civil services exam is conducted in three phases. 

Stage I A preliminary examination consisting of two papers of objective type General Studies and CSAT.
Stage II A main examinationis subjective section, consisting of nine papers of conventional (essay)
Interview After these two stages there is a Personality Test.