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Many candidates who appeared in Assam Direct Recruitment Examination(ARC)Home 2.0Candidates who appeared for the exam held for Grade 3, HSSLC level posts on Sunday found the paper to be easy or slightly difficult, with most of them finding English and Mathematics to be the easiest of the five sections. The exam for over 11 lakh candidates was conducted peacefully in a single shift from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. ADRE Exam 2024 Live Updates
The exam for HSSLC posts had five sections – Social Studies, General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning and Mental Ability, General English, General Mathematics – and had 150 questions for a total of 150 marks.
Nilav Jyoti Sharma, a candidate from Bajali district, said he was happy with his performance but not with the overall quality of the paper. Being a graduate in mathematics, he found the general knowledge section the toughest, followed by social studies and logical reasoning. For him, mathematics and English were the easiest of the five sections.
For Jutika Das, a candidate from Tamulpur district, it was a normal paper with a moderate level of difficulty. She too found Mathematics the easiest among all the sections and General Knowledge the most difficult.
According to Manas Pratim Das from Bajali district, this year’s exam was easier than last year. For him, Logical Reasoning was the toughest section, followed by Mental Ability, Social Studies, GK, English. He too said that Mathematics was the easiest among the five sections.
Sujeet Medhi from the same district said that he is happy with his overall effort in the exam. For him too, Mathematics was the easiest section, while Social Studies was the toughest.
According to Mayuri Chhetri, a candidate from Barpeta, English was the easiest section of the paper while GK was the toughest. A graduate in English language and literature, she rated the paper as moderate on the difficulty scale.
For Barnali Nath, a graduate in English and another candidate from Bongaigaon, English was the easiest section of the paper while Mathematics was the toughest. Overall, she termed the paper as moderately difficult.
Mousina Nasreen from Barpeta, a graduate with honours in political science, found the paper easy. She had also taken the previous grade 3 exam and said the paper was easier than last time.
After the successful completion of the examination, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO, Assam) posted on Twitter that the exam was conducted for 11.23 lakh candidates, making it one of the largest public examinations ever conducted in the state.
The state government took several precautionary measures to prevent any possible disturbances and conduct the examination smoothly. Mobile internet services were suspended across the state for three and a half hours on September 15, between 10 am and 1:30 pm.
Candidates had to undergo mandatory frisking before entering the exam venue and were allowed to carry only a limited number of items – pen, admit card, identity card, small amount of cash and plastic cards like credit/debit cards and driving licence.
This rule was implemented by the state government a few days before the examination. Assam Public Examinations (Measures to Prevent Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2024It provides for stringent punishments for individuals who attempt to compromise the sanctity of competitive examinations.
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