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Bihar Provincial Civil Service Exam (BPSC)

  • Exam Mode : Offline
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  • Examination category : Civil Services
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  • Conducting Body : Bihar Public Services Commission (BPSC)
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Registration Date

30-09-2021

Application Start Date

30-09-2021

Application End Date

05-11-2021

Preliminary Exam Date

30-09-2022

Bihar Provincial Civil Service Exam (BPSC) Exam Pattern

Bihar Provincial Civil Service Exam (BPSC) Pattern: 

Preliminary Examination:- The preliminary examination is of qualifying nature and is conducted Offline. The examination consists of one paper of the Objective nature of a total duration of 2 hours. The examination contains Objective type questions and is of qualifying nature. The pattern is as follows:-

Paper

Maximum Marks

Time Duration

General Studies

150

2 hours

Mains Examination (Written Exam):- The candidates who get shortlisted from the preliminary examination are allowed for the mains examination. The BPSC Mains examination has papers of Descriptive nature. The following is the exam paper pattern of the mains examination

Subjects

Maximum Marks

Time Duration

Hindi (qualifying)

100

3 hours

General Studies (Paper I)

300

3 hours

General Studies (Paper-II)

300

3 hours

Optional Subject

300

3 hours

Total

1000 marks

Note:- The candidates need to score a minimum of 30% marks in Hindi to be eligible for further evaluation. The merit list is prepared on the basis of the performances of the candidates in the last three papers i.e. General Studies Paper I, General Studies Paper II, and Optional Paper.

The list of Optional subjects are as follows:-

Subject Code

Subject

04

Agriculture

05

Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science

06

Anthropology

07

Botany

08

Chemistry

09

Civil Engineering

10

Commerce & Accountancy

11

Economics

12

Electrical Engineering

13

Geography

14

Geology

15

History

16

Labour and Social Welfare

17

Law

18

Management

19

Mathematics

20

Mechanical Engineering

21

Philosophy

22

Physics

23

Political Science and International Relations

24

Psychology

25

Public Administration

26

Sociology

27

Statistics

28

Zoology

29

Hindi Language & Literature

30

English Language & Literature

31

Urdu Language & Literature

32

Bengali Language & Literature

33

Sanskrit Language & Literature

34

Persian Language & Literature

35

Arabic Language & Literature

36

Pali Language & Literature

37

Maithili Language & Literature

Interview:- The candidates who are shortlisted from the mains examinations are called for the interviews to judge their mental ability, decision making, and their suitability for the service. This exam carries 120 marks.

Final Selection:- The final merit list is prepared on the basis of the performances of the candidates in Mains and Interview. The final merit list is prepared on the basis of 1020 marks(900+120).

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