APSC CCE 2025 (Advt. 01/2026) — 78 Posts, Age, Prelim & Mains Scheme, Fees, Pay, Status
The Assam Public Service Commission recruits Assam Civil Service, Assam Police Service and other state officers through the Combined Competitive Examination. This page follows Advertisement No. 01/2026 (10 April 2026) for the CCE 2025, the prelim result of 30 July 2026 and the mains schedule of 5 September 2026.
78 posts across eleven services
Posts in the CCE 2025 [1]
| Service / post | Posts | Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Assam Civil Service (Jr. Grade) | 45 | PB-4 ₹30,000 – 1,10,000 + GP ₹13,300 |
| Assam Police Service (Jr. Grade) | 6 | PB-4 ₹30,000 – 1,10,000 + GP ₹13,300 |
| District Transport Officer | 3 | PB-4 + GP ₹12,700 |
| Superintendent of Excise | 1 | PB-4 + GP ₹12,700 |
| Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies | 2 | PB-4 + GP ₹12,700 |
| Assam Urban Administrative Service (EO Jr. Gr. II) | 2 | PB-4 + GP ₹12,700 |
| Inspector of Labour | 5 | PB-3 ₹22,000 – 97,000 + GP ₹9,400 |
| Inspector of Excise | 1 | PB-3 + GP ₹9,400 |
| Assistant Employment Officer | 8 | PB-3 + GP ₹9,400 |
| Sub-Registrar | 4 | PB-3 + GP ₹9,400 |
| Research Assistant (Border Protection & Development) | 1 | PB-3 + GP ₹9,400 |
| Total | 78 |
CCE 2025 timeline [1]
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| Advertisement | 10 Apr 2026 |
| Online applications | 13 Apr – 3 May 2026 (fee by 5 May) |
| Preliminary exam | 5 Jul 2026 |
The prelim result was declared on 30 July 2026 and the main exam was held at Guwahati on 9, 10 and 11 October 2026 (Essay and GS-I on 9 October, GS-II and III on 10 October, GS-IV and V on 11 October). [2]
A degree, Assam origin, an Assamese-speaking candidate
- Qualification: a degree from a recognised university, held on the date of application.
- Age: 21 to 38 on 1 January 2025. Relaxation: SC / ST(P) / ST(H) +5 (to 43), OBC / MOBC +3 (to 41), persons with benchmark disabilities +10. Ex-servicemen get relaxation only where a post is reserved for them — none is in this exam. Age is proved only by the HSLC / HSSLC admit card, certificate or mark sheet.
- Local conditions: an Indian citizen and an original inhabitant of Assam; able to speak Assamese or another official / associate official language or a tribal language of the state; registered in a District Employment Exchange of Assam.
- Small Family Norms: a declaration in Form-A with the prelim application (notification of 6 November 2019). [1]
Negative-marked prelim; six essay papers and a 180-mark interview
- Prelim: General Studies I (200 marks) and General Studies II (200 marks, qualifying at 33%), 2 hours each, objective with four options. It is a screening test; its marks do not count in the final merit.
- Negative marking: one-fourth of a question's marks is deducted for each wrong answer; marking more than one answer counts as wrong.
- 11 to 12 times the vacancies in each category are admitted to the mains. [1]
Main exam (Guwahati only) [1]
| Paper | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 — Essay | 250 | 3 hours |
| Papers 2 – 6 — General Studies (5 papers) | 250 each | 3 hours each |
| Interview / personality test (1:3, no qualifying marks) | 180 | |
| Total | 1,680 |
Answers may be written in English or Assamese. Services are allotted on merit-cum-preference, and the Commission recommends exactly as many candidates as posts notified. [1]
₹250 + ₹47.20; women, SC / ST, BPL and PwBD pay only the ₹47.20
| Candidate | Application fee | Processing (CSC-SPV) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | ₹250 | ₹47.20 | ₹297.20 |
| OBC / MOBC | ₹150 | ₹47.20 | ₹197.20 |
| SC / ST | Nil | ₹47.20 | ₹47.20 |
| BPL candidates of all categories | Nil | ₹47.20 | ₹47.20 |
| Persons with benchmark disabilities | Nil | ₹47.20 | ₹47.20 |
| Women of all categories | Nil | ₹47.20 | ₹47.20 |
Source [1]
Fees are not refunded; the main-exam fee is notified separately. [1]
OBC / MOBC with community sub-quotas, ST(P) and ST(H)
Category split of the 78 posts [1]
| Category | Posts |
|---|---|
| Open | 42 (9 for women) |
| OBC / MOBC | 14 (incl. 1 each for Moran, Matak, Chutia and Tea Tribes & Adivasi communities) |
| Scheduled Castes | 8 |
| Scheduled Tribes (Plains) | 7 |
| Scheduled Tribes (Hills) | 7 |
| Women (within categories) | 14 in all |
| Persons with benchmark disabilities | 3 (locomotor) |
Reservation follows the draft received from the Government; vacancies may be changed by the Government and will be notified. Women are encouraged to apply under the CCE Amendment Rules, 2019 and pay no application fee. [1]
Eligibility is checked only after the written mains
- HSLC / HSSLC admit card, certificate or mark sheet as the only proof of age.
- Degree certificate; employment-exchange registration; category certificate; Small Family Norms declaration (Form-A).
- Government employees: an undertaking that the employer was informed, and the NOC / forwarding letter at the interview.
- PwBD candidates needing a scribe: certificate from the Chief Medical Officer / Civil Surgeon / Medical Superintendent (Appendix II).
- Photo ID in the exam hall: PAN, driving licence, voter ID, passport, institution or government ID, or a bank passbook with photo. [1]
Pay Band 4 with grade pay ₹13,300 for ACS and APS
- Assam Civil Service and Assam Police Service (Jr. Grade): PB-4, ₹30,000 – 1,10,000, grade pay ₹13,300.
- DTO, Superintendent of Excise, Assistant Registrar and AUAS: PB-4, grade pay ₹12,700.
- Inspector of Labour, Inspector of Excise, Assistant Employment Officer, Sub-Registrar and Research Assistant: PB-3, ₹22,000 – 97,000, grade pay ₹9,400 — plus other allowances. [1]
Merit-cum-preference
Final ranking is on the written mains plus the interview. Candidates are allotted services by rank and by the preference they gave in the main-exam application; no one is recommended for a post they did not opt for. [1]
Where these facts come from
Every fact on this page is taken from the official files below, read on 19 October 2026. Boards change rules, fees and dates every cycle — open the current notification before you apply.
- APSC — Advertisement No. 01/2026, Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination, 2025 (10 Apr 2026) (opens in a new tab) posts and category split, pay, dates, centres, fee, age and relaxations, local conditions, prelim and mains scheme, negative marking, interview, allotment, documents · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
- APSC — Prelim result (30 Jul 2026) and notification on the schedule of the Combined Competitive (Main) Examination, 2025 (5 Sep 2026) (opens in a new tab) prelim result date, mains dates and paper order, Guwahati centre · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
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