Assam Public Service Commission

{{short description|State recruitment agency}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}{{Infobox government agency | name = Assam Public Service Commission | native_name = | native_name_a = APSC | native_name_r = | type = Commission | seal = | seal_width = | seal_caption = | logo = Seal of Assam.svg | logo_width = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | formed = {{Start date|df=yes|1937|04|01}} | preceding1 = State Public Service Commission | preceding2 = Public Service Commission | dissolved = | superseding1 = | superseding2 =  | jurisdiction = State of Assam | headquarters = APSC Building, Jawahar Nagar, Khanapara, Guwahati 781022 | coordinates = | motto = | employees = | budget = | minister1_name = | minister1_pfo = | minister2_name = | minister2_pfo =  | deputyminister1_name = | deputyminister1_pfo = | deputyminister2_name = | deputyminister2_pfo =  | chief1_name = Shri Debaraj Upadhaya, IPS(Retd)<ref name="Auto78-2-1">{{cite web |title=The Commission|url=https://apsc.nic.in/commission.asp#commission |website=apsc.nic.in |publisher=APSC |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> | chief1_position = Chairman | chief2_name = Maj Gen Bhaskar Kalita YSM (Retd) <ref name="Auto78-2">{{cite web |title=Present incumbents of the Commission |url=http://www.apsc.nic.in/commission.asp#commission |website=www.apsc.nic.in |publisher=Assam Public Service Commission |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref> | chief2_position = Member | chief3_name = Shri Bhaskar Phukan, IAS (Retd.)<ref name="Auto78-2"/> | chief3_position = Member | chief4_name = Shri Mrigesh Narayan Barua, ACS (Retd.)<ref name="Auto78-2"/> | chief4_position = Member | chief5_name = Smti Prabhati Thaosen, IAS (Retd.) | chief5_position = Member | chief6_name = Shri Pabitra Ram Khaund, IAS (Retd.) | chief6_position = Member | chief7_name = Smti Chandana Mahanta, ACS | chief7_position = Secretary | chief8_name = Shri Chinmoy Nath, ACS | chief8_position = Principal Controller Of Examination | chief9_name = | chief9_position = | public_protector = | deputy = | parent_department = Government of Assam | parent_agency = | child1_agency = | parent_agency_type =  | keydocument1 =  | website = {{URL|apsc.nic.in}} | map = | map_size = | map_caption = Map showing the APSC office | footnotes = | embed = }} The '''Assam Public Service Commission''' ('''APSC''') is a government body of the state of Assam, India, for recruitment of candidates through competitive examinations for various government jobs under the Government of Assam, including government departments, organizations, state public sector undertakings, and autonomous bodies. It is headquartered at Jawahar Nagar, Khanapara in Guwahati and functions through its own secretariat. It was established on 1 April 1937.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historical perspective |url=http://www.apsc.nic.in/about_us.asp |website=www.apsc.nic.in |publisher=Assam Public Service Commission |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>

The primary mandate of the Assam Public Service Commission is to conduct competitive examinations, interviews, and assessments to select candidates for various government jobs within the state. These positions range from administrative and police services to finance, education, and other key sectors, each contributing to the governance and development of Assam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assam Public Service Commission |url=https://assamjobconnect.com/apsc/}}</ref> {{as of|2025|January}}, Shri Debaraj Upadhaya, IPS (Retd.) is the commission Chairman.

A former chairperson of the Assam Public Service Commission and 29 agricultural development officers appointed during his stint were convicted by a special court in a 2014 cash-for-job scam, that was under investigation for eight years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-23 |title=Assam cash-for-job scam: APSC ex-chief among 32 convicted |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/assam-cash-for-job-scam-apsc-ex-chief-among-32-convicted/articleshow/111937784.cms |access-date=2024-10-01 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== List of chairpersons == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Number !Name<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hon'ble Chairpersons (Past) |url=https://apsc.nic.in/chairmen.php}}</ref> !From !To |- |1 |J. Hazlett, ICS |1937–38 |1939–40 |- |2 |E.P. Burke, ICS |1940–41 |1942–43 |- |3 |J.C. Higgins, ICS |1943–44 |1944–45 |- |4 |A.J. Dash, ICS |1945 |1946 |- |5 |K. Cantllie, ICS |1946–47 |1947–48 |- |6 |Kameswar Das, ICS |1948–49 |1952–53 |- |7 |J.P. Chaliha |1953–54 |1956–57 |- |8 |S.J. Duncan, IAS |1957 |1958 |- |9 |A.N. Bhattacharjee, IAS |1958–59 |1962–63 |- |10 |B. Khongmen |1963 |1964 |- |11 |H.C. Bhuyan |1964 |1965 |- |12 |S. Barkataki, IAS |1965–66 |1968–69 |- |13 |R. Thanhlira |1968–69 |1974–75 |- |14 |R.M. Das |1975 |1976 |- |15 |R.N. Basumatary |1976–77 |1977–78 |- |16 |R.K. Bhuyan |1978–79 |1979–80 |- |17 |A.K.Choudhury, IAS |1 August 1979 |1 March 1984 |- |18 |Arif Ali, IAS |1 March 1984 |30 July 1989 |- |19 |Dwijendra Nath Barua, IAS |1 August 1989 |22 April 1993 |- |20 |T.K. Bora, IAS |22 April 1993 |1 August 1994 |- |21 |T.P. Das |1 August 1994 8 February 1995 |7 February 1995 31 July 2000 |- |22 |Debi Charan Bora |1 August 2000 |28 February 2001 |- |23 |Amiya Kr. Bora |28 February 2001 |27 February 2007 |- |24 |Geeta Basumatari |28 February 2007 |3 January 2012 |- |25 |R. Borthakur |1 December 2016 |11 April 2017 |- |26 |Anupam Kr. Roy, IAS |11 April 2017 |28 February 2018 |- |27 |Dhrubajyoti Hazarika, IAS |28 February 2018 |31 July 2018 |- |28 |Dipak Kr. Sarma, IAS |31 July 2018 |29 December 2019 |- |29 |Rakesh Kr. Paul |3 January 2012 11 December 2013 |11 December 2013 10 December 2019 |- |30 |Pallab Bhattacharya, IPS |9 February 2020 |16 January 2021 |- |31 |Rajiv Kumar Bora, IAS |10 February 2021 |7 June 2022 |- |32 |Ajanta Nath |27 June 2022 |4 September 2022 |- |33 |Bharat Bhushan Dev Choudhury, IAS |5 September 2022 |1 January 2025 |- |34 |Debaraj Upadhaya, IPS |13 January 2025 |Present |}

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