ADRE 2024: Last phase exam on October 27, mobile internet services to remain suspended

ADRE 2024: For the first two rounds also, the internet services across the state were closed and were restored after the examination was over.

ADRE 2024: Exam tomorrow, mobile internet services to remain suspended

The Chief Secretary also added that 5,52,002 candidates with education up to class 8 will appear in paper 2 in 808 centres in shift two of the last phase. (Representative image)

ADRE 2024: The last phase of the Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE) will be conducted on October 27 with internet and mobile services suspended from 8.30 am to 4 pm across the state till the examination is over. In a media briefing conducted by the Additional Chief Secretary and chairman of the state-level recruitment commission (SLRC) for grade-four posts, B. Kalyan Chakravarthy, said that the Commission is expecting over 13 lakh candidates to appear in the last phase of ADRE.

The examination is conducted to fill 5,023 vacancies across the 42 departments of the Assam government. Grading wise the positions for which recruitment is underway stand at fourth rank. For the first two rounds also, the internet services across the state were closed and were restored after the examination was over.

The final phase of the examination will be held in 28 districts said Chakravarthy adding that in shift one of phase three, 8,27,130 HSLC passed candidates and 21,275 HSLC with ITI candidates will appear for the exam in 1,484 exam centres.

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The Chief Secretary also added that 5,52,002 candidates with education up to class 8 will appear in paper 2 in 808 centres in shift two of the last phase. During round one of the exam, the chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, said the first ADRE had concluded peacefully and expressed his deep gratitude to all the “officers and staff of the Assam government who have completed this monumental task without any issue”. In phase one altogether 11,23,204 candidates appeared for the examination in 2,305 centres across the state.

The ADRE exam pattern typically includes two main stages: a written examination and an interview. The written exam is generally divided into multiple sections, testing candidates on subjects like general knowledge, English language, quantitative aptitude, and reasoning. With hours and 135 questions carrying one mark each, candidates have to crack the exam to get into the services.