Assam Administrative Staff College (AASC Assam) will release the official Assam Direct Recruitment Notification 2025 for Grade 3 posts and Grade 4 posts. Candidates who are going to appear for the offline exam in various posts under Assam Direct Recruitment 2025 must prepare according to the Syllabus & Exam Pattern. The Selection Process for said posts is based on a written examination and skill test/interview. The syllabus of the Assam Direct Recruitment ADRE Syllabus for Grade 3 & Grade 4 has been discussed in the article below. 

Assam Direct Recruitment ADRE Syllabus 2025

Each candidate must know the Assam Direct Recruitment Exam Pattern and Syllabus 2025. The candidates must follow a perfect preparation strategy to ace the exam and having complete knowledge of the syllabus is the first & foremost step. The major excerpts of the ADRE Recruitment 2025 Syllabus have been tabulated below. 

Assam Direct Recruitment Syllabus 2025
Conducting BodyAssam Administrative Staff College (AASC Assam)
Post Name Grade 3 & Grade 4
CategorySyllabus & Exam Pattern
Exam ModeOffline
TypeOMR-based answer sheet
Negative Marking0.25 mark for 1 mark question
0.50 mark for 2 mark question
LanguageAssamese/ Bodo/ Bengali/English
Selection ProcessWritten Test-Interview/Skill Test
Official websitehttps://assam.gov.in/

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Assam Direct Recruitment ADRE Selection Process 2025

The selection of the applicants for Assam Direct Recruitment Group 3 & Group 4 vacancies through a Written Interview round/Skill Test. The scheme for the Written test & skill test has been discussed in the below section of this article.

GradePapersLevel
Grade 4Paper 1HSLC level
Paper 2Class VIII level
Grade 3Paper 3HSSLC level
Paper 4Bachelor's Degree level
Paper 5Driver posts

Assam Direct Recruitment ADRE Exam Pattern 2025

The Assam Direct Recruitment Exam Pattern has been detailed below for all papers under Grade 3 and 4 has been discussed below. 

ADRE Exam Scheme 2025
PostsAssam Direct Recruitment for Grade 3Assam Direct Recruitment Grade 4
PapersPaper 3, 4, 5Paper 1, 2
Exam levelPaper 3- HSSLC
Paper 4- Bachelor's Degree Level
Paper 5- HSLC Driver posts
Paper 1- HSLC level
Paper 2- Class VIII
Total no of Questions150 (all papers)135
Total MarksPaper 3- 150
Paper 4- 175
Paper 5- 150
135
Marking SchemePaper 2 & 5- 1 mark each
Paper 4- 125 questions- 1 mark each and 25 questions- 2 mark each
1 (one) mark for right answers
Negative Marking0.25 mark for 1 mark question
0.50 mark for 2 mark question
0.25
Duration of the examThree Hours (180 Minutes)2 hours 30 minutes
Type of QuestionsMCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
Type of answer sheetOMR based answer sheetOMR based answer sheet
Question Paper LanguageAssamese/ Bodo/ Bengali/English/HindiAssamese/ Bodo/ Bengali/ English/Hindi

ADRE Grade 3 Exam Pattern 2025

The Assam Direct Recruitment ADRE Grade 3 Exam Pattern for Paper 3 (HSSLC), Paper 4 (Bachelor's Degree), and Paper 5 (HSLC- Driver posts) has been discussed below along with sections included, number of questions, marks distribution, and negative marking details. 

ADRE Exam Pattern for Bachelor's Degree Level Post

  • There will be 125 questions of 1 mark each and 25 questions from Reading Comprehension and English Language will be of 2 marks each.
  • The duration of the exam is 3 hours (180 minutes)
  • For each incorrect answer, there is also a negative marking. For questions of 1 mark, 0.25 marks will be deducted and for questions of 2 mark, 0.5 marks will be deducted.
  • There will be 6 sections in Assam Direct Recruitment Group 3 Exam Pattern for Bachelor's Degree Level exam and the same has been discussed below.
ADRE Group 3 Exam Pattern for Bachelor's Degree Level
Topics/ SubjectsNo. of QuestionsTotal Marks Duration
Social Studies30303 hours
General knowledge3535
Logical Reasoning and Mental Ability2020
General Mathematics3030
General English1010
Reading Comprehension and English Language2550
Total150175

ADRE Exam Pattern for HSSLC Level

There will be 5 sections in the Assam Direct Recruitment HSSLC Exam Pattern for which the scheme has been discussed below. 

  1. There will be 150 questions from Social Studies, General knowledge, Logical Reasoning and Mental Ability, General Mathematics, and General English.
  2. Each correct question carries 1 mark and for each incorrect answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted.
  3. The duration of the exam is 3 hours (180 minutes).
ADRE Group 3 Exam Pattern for HSSLC Level
Topics/ SubjectsNo. of QuestionsTotal Marks Duration
Social Studies30303 hours
General knowledge3030
Logical Reasoning and Mental Ability2020
General Mathematics3535
General English3535
Total150150

ADRE Exam Pattern for HSLC Level (Driver)

  1. There will be 150 questions from Social Studies, General knowledge, Logical Reasoning and Mental Ability, General Mathematics, General English, and Road Transport.
  2. Each correct question carries 1 mark and for each incorrect answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted.
  3. The duration of the exam is 3 hours (180 minutes).
ADRE Group 3 Exam Pattern for Driver
Topics/ SubjectsNo. of QuestionsTotal Marks Duration
Social Studies20203 hours
General knowledge3030
Logical Reasoning and Mental Ability2020
General Mathematics3030
General English3030
Road Transport2020
Total150150

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ADRE Grade 4 Exam Pattern 2025

  1. The exam will be conducted in online mode and there will be a total of 135 MCQs for total of 135 marks.
  2. The medium of the exam will be Assamese, Bengali, English, Boro, and Hindi.
  3. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer.
  4. Duration to complete ADRE Grade 4 Exam is 2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes).
ADRE Group 3 Exam Pattern for Driver
Topics/ SubjectsNo. of QuestionsTotal Marks Duration
Social Studies1351352 hours 30 minutes
(150 minutes)
English
Mathematics
General Knowledge
Mental Ability & Logical Reasoning

ADRE Syllabus 2025

The syllabus for Assam Grade 4 posts will as per the elementary school pass level examination of SCERT for up to Class VIII category and High School Level Certificate Examination of Board of Secondary Education, Assam (Class 10) or equivalent examination passed along with ITI pass certificate in trade of Wireman/Electrician/Fitter/Welder/Machinist/Electronics from Govt. approved institute. The candidates who are preparing for the Assam Direct Recruitment Exam 2025 can check all the subject-wise ADRE Syllabus which has been discussed below. 

Assam Direct Recruitment ADRE Syllabus for General Awareness

This section of ADRE Syllabus includes topics like New inventions, National News (current), International issues, Scientific observations, World organizations and Famous Places in India etc.

General Awareness/General Knowledge and Current Affairs
  1. Books and Authors
  2. New inventions
  3. National News (current)
  4. International issues
  5. National and International current affairs
  6. Important Dates
  7. History of India
  8. Besides, Artists
  9. Tourism spots of Historical Importance
  10. Geography of India
  11. Also, Scientific observations
  12. World organizations
  13. Famous Places in India
  14. National Dance
  15. Countries and Capitals
  16. Science and innovations
  17. Political Science
  18. India and neighbouring countries
  19. Indian Culture
  20. Music & Literature
  21. Handicrafts
Knowledge About Assam
Assam HistoryLiterature of Assam
Geography of AssamCurrent Affairs of Assam
Assamese WritersAssamese Heros

Assam Direct Recruitment ADRE Syllabus for General English

In the General English of ADRE Syllabus questions will be asked from Idioms And Phrases, Active And Passive Voice Rules, Rules and List of Conjunctions, Precis Writing, Reading Comprehension and Spotting the Error etc.

ADRE Syllabus for General English
  1. Idioms And Phrases
  2. Active And Passive Voice Rules
  3. Rules and List of Conjunctions
  4. Cloze Test
  5. List of One Word Substitutions
  6. Sentence Correction Questions
  7. Letter Writing Format
  8. Precis Writing
  9. Reading Comprehension
  10. Spotting the Error
  11. Rules For Tenses
  12. List of Prepositions
  13. List of Synonyms and Antonyms
  14. Rules For Prepositions
  15. List of Homophones/Homonyms

Assam Direct Recruitment ADRE Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude

In Assam Direct Recruitment ADRE Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude questions will appear from the topics such as Pipes and Cisterns, Permutation and Combination, Percentages, Ratios and Proportions, Arithmetic Aptitude and Probability etc.

ADRE Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude
  1. Time & Speed
  2. Mensuration
  3. Pipes and Cisterns
  4. Permutation and Combination
  5. Percentages
  6. Ratios and Proportions
  7. Arithmetic Aptitude
  8. Probability
  9. Coding and Decoding
  10. Age Problems
  11. Averages
  12. Number Series
  13. Stream Boat Problems
  14. Data Interpretation
  15. Important Problem
  16. Partnerships
  17. Mixture and Allegation
  18. Pipes and Cisterns
  19. Profit and Loss
  20. Simple Interest and Compound Interest
  21. Inequalities

Assam Direct Recruitment ADRE Syllabus for Reasoning

The Reasoning section of Assam Direct Recruitment ADRE Syllabus includes topics and subtopics such as Logical Deduction, Logical Games
Essential Part, The Course of Act, Statement and Argument, Logical Problems, Verbal Reasoning, Statement and Assumption and Artificial Language etc.

ADRE Syllabus for Reasoning
  1. Logical Deduction
  2. Logical Games
  3. Essential Part
  4. The Course of Action
  5. Matching Definitions
  6. Number Series
  7. Analyzing Arguments
  8. Cause and Effect
  9. Verbal Classification
  10. Statement and Conclusion
  11. Making Judgments
  12. Letter and Symbol Series
  13. Theme Detection
  14. Statement and Argument
  15. Logical Problems
  16. Verbal Reasoning
  17. Statement and Assumption
  18. Artificial Language

Assam Direct Recruitment ADRE Syllabus for Social Studies

Assam Direct Recruitment ADRE Syllabus for Social Studies is consists of topics such as Physical Geography of India and the world, Economic and Social Geography of India, Geography of Assam, Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Indian History and Freedom Struggle etc.

ADRE Syllabus for Social Studies
SubjectsTopics
History
  • Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Indian History
  • Freedom Struggle
  • Assam History
  • Important Dynasties and their contributions
  • Cultural Heritage of India and Assam
Geogrpahy
  • Physical Geography of India and the world
  • Economic and Social Geography of India
  • Geography of Assam
  • Climate, Soil, Vegetation
  • Natural Resources and their Distribution
Civics
  • Indian Constitution
  • Political System and Governance
  • Panchayati Raj
  • Public Administration
  • Rights and Duties of Citizens
Economics
  • Basic Economic Concepts
  • Indian Economy
  • Economic Planning in India
  • Agriculture, Industry, and Services
  • Economic Reforms and Policies
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FAQs

Yes, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 mark for 1 mark question and 0.5 mark for 2 mark question in Assam Direct Recruitment Exam.

The post-wise ADRE Syllabus 2025 has been discussed in the article.

The selection Assam Direct Recruitment will be done through written test & interview.

The exam pattern of ADRE Examination 2025 is mentioned in the article.