BPSC Exam Detail And Preparation

  

BPSC Exam Pattern - Combined Competitive Exam (Prelims, Mains, Interview)

The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) conducts recruitment exams to fill up vacancies in the state administration.

The BPSC Exam Pattern of the respective exams can be found on the official website and in the notification/advertisement.

In this article, you can find the updated and detailed exam pattern of the BPSC Combined Competitive Exam.

As per the BPSC Exam Pattern, there will be the following three stages in the 66th Combined Competitive Exam:

1. Prelims
2. Mains
3. Interview

BPSC Prelims	BPSC Mains	BPSC Interview
One Paper 150 marks 2 hours Objective Type Offline (Pen-Paper)	4 papers One qualifying paper (Hindi) + 3 merit ranking papers 900 marks (300*3) 3 hours for each paper Subjective Type Offline (Pen-Paper)	120 marks Merit list based on marks in Mains + Intervie

1. The first stage i.e. Prelims is a screening test
2. Candidates have to apply online before the last date given in the notification
3. The Prelims exam comprises one paper (General Studies)
4. The BPSC Prelims is for a total of 150 marks and the exam duration is 2 hours.
5. As per the exam pattern, all questions in Prelims will be of objective type(MCQs)
6. There is no negative marking in BPSC Prelims
7. The Prelims Syllabus contains the following topics:
   1. General Science
   2. Events of national and international importance
   3. History of Bihar and Indian History
   4. Geography
   5. Geography of Bihar
   6. Indian Polity and Economy
   7. Changes in the economy of Bihar post-independence
   8. Indian National Movement and Role of Bihar
   9. General Mental Ability.       
   
   
   1. Candidates have to select one of the following 34 optional subjects:

   Agriculture	Statistics	Hindi Language and Literature	Persian Language and Literature
   Arabic Language and Literature	Pali Language and Literature	Maithili Language and Literature	Chemistry
   Sociology	Physics	English Language and Literature	Urdu Language and Literature
   Botany	Bangla Language and Literature	Sanskrit Language and Literature	Zoology
   Philosophy	Political Science and International Relations	Psychology	Public Administration
   Labour and Social Welfare	Management	Mathematics	Mechanical Engineering
   Geography	Geology	History	Law
   Civil Engineering	Economics	Commerce and Accountancy	Electrical Engineering
   Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science	Anthropology

   
   Download BPSC Syllabus    

Details of Posts :     

Total Number of Vacancy : 434

S. No.	Name of the Post	No of Post
1	Sub Divisional Officer	30
2	Deputy Superintendent of Police	62
3	Rural Development Officer	110
4	Block Panchayat Officer	14
5	District Sampark Officer	11
6	Bihar Education Service	72
7	Labour Enforcement Officer	20
8	Food and Consumer Inspector	19
9	Election Department	46
10	SC/ ST Welfare Department	18
11	Other	32

Eligibility Criteria for BPSC :   

Educational qualification :   

Candidates who are applying for the above post should have done graduation from a recognized university.    

Kindly refer the notification for this as there are various posts, so required qualification is also different.
Age Limit : Minimum & Maximum age limit is 20 to 37 years.
Age Relaxation : For BC/OBC  (Female) 03 years & For SC/ST (Male/Female) 05 years 

Kindly refer the notification for this as there are various posts, so required age is also different.

Pay Scale for BPSC : Rs. 9,300/- to Rs. 34,800/- + Grade Pay As per Post

Job Location : Bihar

Selection Process for BPSC : Aspirants who were applying for this Bihar Civil Services Notification will select based on the following process :
Preliminary Exam.
Mains Exam.Personal Interview