Guwahati: The Assam Cabinet decided on Wednesday that the optional papers that candidates take during the ACS/APS recruitment tests run by the APSC will no longer be offered.
The combined competitive exam (CCE) for hiring Assam police service (APS), Assam civil service (ACS), and other allied service officials in the state will no longer have optional papers.
The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) conducts the CCE for the hiring of ACS, APS, and other associated service personnel.
This big decision was announced by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma following a meeting of the Assam cabinet in Guwahati’s Gandhi Mandap on Wednesday.