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APSC CCE Syllabus 2025 : Overview
| APSC Full Form | Assam Public Service Commission |
| Post Name | Combined Competitive Examination, CCE |
| Total Post | 262 |
| Category | Syllabus and Exam Pattern |
| Preliminary Examination Date 2025 | June 15, 2025 |
| Main Examination Date 2025 | September 10-15, 2025 |
| Mode of Payment | Online |
| Mode of Selection | Prelims, Mains and Interview |
| Offical Website | http://apsc.nic.in/ |
APSC CCE Syllabus 2025
Paper-1 :
Current Affairs – National & International :
1. Inventions.
2. National and International Events.
3. National and International Awards.
4. Sports.
Indian National Movement :
1. National Renaissance – Early uprising against British rule – Indian National Congress – Emergence of leaders – B.R.Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh, Bharathiar, V.O.Chidambaranar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Kamarajar, Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Thanthai Periyar, Rajaji, Subash Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore and others.
2. Different modes of Agitation: Growth of Satyagraha and Militant Movements.
3. Communalism and partition.
History of India :
1. Medieval India – Political History-Administrative reforms
2. Contributions – Establishment of the British- First War of Independence.
3. Formation of INC- Swadeshi Movement- Social Reform movement.
4. Newspapers – Literature and Art during the freedom struggle.
5. Independent Movement & Mahathma Gandhi Extremist Movement in India.
6. India’s Independence.
7. Post-Independence period.
8. State Reorganisation.
9. Development in Science, Education, and Technology.
10. Foreign policy.
11. Political History after 1951.
General Science :
1. Physics
2. Chemistry
3. Biology
Paper-2 :
English Comprehension :
1. Grammar
2. Vocabulary
3. Synonyms/ Antonyms
4. Cloze Test
5. Idioms and Phrases
6. Fill in the Blanks
7. Error Spotting
8. Comprehension Passages
9. One-Word Substitution
Logical Reasoning :
Basic Numeracy :
1. Average
2. Percentages
3. Problems on Ages
4. Time and Distance
5. Ratio and Proportion
6. Time and Work
7. Mixture and Allegation
8. Boats and Streams
9. Simple & Compound Interest
10. Discounts
11. Number Systems
12. Pipes and Cisterns
13. H.C.F. and L.C.M
14. Profit and Loss
15. Data Interpretation
Main Exam Syllabus :
Paper 1 – Essay :
Candidates should write the article in the medium or language of the candidate’s choice. Further, candidates will be given the choice of subject to write the essay.
Paper 2 to 6 – General Studies :-
General Studies (Paper II)
1. Indian Culture – Literature & Architecture and art forms belong to modern times Beginning around the middle of the 18th century, modern Indian history
2. The War for Freedom
3. consolidation and reorganisation of the nation after independence
4. Diversity in Indian Society
5. Women’s Organisations and their role in society
6. Population and related problems
7. Urbanisation, developmental issues, poverty, and those issues’ issues and solutions
8. Social empowerment, regionalism, secularism, and globalisation
9. Important Geographical Features of India and the World
10. Important Natural Resource Distribution
11. Geophysical phenomena of importance
General Studies Paper (III) :
1. Constitution of India
2. Responsibilities & Functions of the Union
3. Role of Civil Services in Democracy
4. India & its Neighbourhood relations
5. Development Processes and the development industry
6. Parliament & State legislatures
7. Act on Representation of the People
8. Implementing government policies to promote growth in various sectors
9. Welfare programmes for the population’s most disadvantaged groups
10. Power separation and a conflict resolution process
11. Structure, setup, and operation of government departments and judiciaries.
12. Concerns connected to HR Development, Health, and Education
13. India’s exposure to the politics and policies of developed nations
14. Prestigious worldwide institutions, groups, and forums
General Studies (Paper IV) :
1. Indian Economy and issues related to it
2. Cropping pattern for major crops in various parts of the country
3. Inclusive growth and issues arising from it
4. Food processing and other related industries in India
5. Government budgeting
6. Adaptations of Science and technology as well as their effects
7. Challenges to internal security
8. Environmental issues
9. Indigenization of technology and development of new technology
10. Land reforms in India
11. Awareness in the fields of Robotics, Nanotechnology, IT, Space, Computers, Biotechnology, etc.
12. Various Security forces and agencies
13. Effects of liberalization on the economy
14. Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc
15. Investment models
16. Farming and irrigation methods
17. Disaster and its management
General Studies (Paper V) :
1. Ethics and human interface
2. Human values
3. Attitude – Content, Structure, Functions, relation and influence with thought and behavior
4. social influence, and persuasion, moral & Political attitudes
5. Concepts of emotional intelligence and its applications in government
6. Public administration values and ethics in the public/civil service
7. Civil service aptitude and core principles of fairness, objectivity, and impartiality
8. Fairness, Empathy, Tolerance, and Compassion for Weaker Sections
9. Probability in governance charters, workplace culture, service delivery excellence, use of public monies, and corruption challengen
10. Case studies on the given mentioned issues
General Subject Paper on Assam (Paper VI) :
1. History, Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition & Heritage of Assam
2. Geogrpahy of Assam
3. Political and Administrative System of Assam
4. Economy of Assam
5. Biodiversity, Environment, Security, and Disaster Management with relevant emphasis on the State of Assam.
APSC CCE Exam Pattern 2025
Prelims Exam
1. The APSC CCE Prelims test will have two MCQ papers, whose combined duration is 4 hours (120 minutes each).
2. All questions will be MCQs.
3. Candidates will be provided with an Optical Mark Recognition answer sheet.
4. Candidates are supposed to use only a black or blue color ball pen.
5. For each wrong attempt, ¼ score will get minus.
6. Candidates clicking on more than one answer will result in negative marking.
7. The General Studies II paper will be qualifying in nature and one needs to get at least 33% marks.
| S.No | Subject | No.of Question | Marks | Duration |
| Paper 1 | General Studies I | 100 | 200 | 2 Hour |
| Paper 2 | General Studies II | 100 | 200 | 2 Hour |
| Total | 200 | 400 | 2 Hour |
Main Exam (Descriptive Type)
APSC CCE Mains Exam Pattern
Only those who cleared the first stage will be considered to give the next round test. The questions asked in the mains exam will be of conventional type. The marks secured in these levels will not be considered at the time of final merit list. However, the minimum qualifying marks obtained in Paper ‘A’ and Paper ‘B’ is 25%. The detailed exam pattern of APPSC CCE Mains is mentioned below.
Qualifying Language Papers
Paper A (300 marks– 180 minutes)– any one of the languages from Assamese, Bengali, Bodo. Candidates belonging to DimaHasao, Karbi Angong, and West Karbi Anglong districts who don’t know these languages and did not study the same in their school will get an exemption from giving Paper A.
Paper B- English (300 marks- 180 minutes duration)
Papers to be counted for the order of merit (Written Examination)
| S.No | Subject | Marks | Duration | |
| Part A | Assamese, Bengali, Bodo (Choose any one language) | 300 | 3 Hour | |
| Part B | English | 300 | 3 Hour | |
| Paper 1 | Essay | 250 | 3 Hour | |
| Paper 2 to 6 | General Studies | 250 for each paper | 3 Hours for each paper | |
Viva-Voce / Interview Test
The board will take an interview of the candidates where their academic career will be considered. The marks obtained in this round will be included in the marks scored in the Mains, and the ranks will be finalized based on the overall marks obtained. Candidates qualifying the Main exam will be called for a viva-voce test. Marks in this round will be given out of 200.
