BPSC Exam 2025
The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) released the BPSC Exam Calendar 2024–25 for all the BPSC exams in January 2024. Interested candidates should check the BPSC calendar for 2024 and prepare a robust exam strategy accordingly. The calendar comprises notification release dates, application dates for major exams like the Combined Competitive Exam (CCE), the Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE), and various other posts.
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Examination Pattern and details
BPSC Selection Procedure
Recruitment is made by two methods : First is Direct recruitment and second is Promotional recruitment.
Direct Recruitment: Direct recruitment is made mainly by way of conducting competitive examination in which the selection is done on the basis of either of the following procedures.
1. Preliminary Test
2. Written Examination, and
3. Interview
BPSC Exam Pattern
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.
BPSC Prelims | BPSC Mains | BPSC Interview |
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The candidates can know about the BPSC Mains Exam Pattern in detail from the below table. Knowing the exam pattern of the exam is the first step of any preparation.
Quick Facts about BPSC Prelim
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The minimum qualifying marks in Prelims are:
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General Category – 40%
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BC – 36.5%
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OBC – 34%
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Women/SC/ST/PwD – 32%
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Among the candidates who score above the minimum qualifying marks, the final list of candidates selected for BPSC Mains will be prepared based on the number of vacancies
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After the Prelims Result is declared, the selected candidates have to fill and submit the application form for BPSC Mains.
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Candidates can check the BPSC results in detail in the linked article.
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The salient aspects of the BPSC exam pattern are:
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The first stage i.e. Prelims is a screening test
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Candidates have to apply online before the last date given in the notification
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The Prelims exam comprises one paper (General Studies)
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The BPSC Prelims is for a total of 150 marks and the exam duration is 2 hours.
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As per the exam pattern, all questions in Prelims will be of objective type(MCQs)
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There is no negative marking in BPSC Prelims
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The Prelims Syllabus contains the following topics:
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General Science
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Events of national and international importance
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History of Bihar and Indian History
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Geography
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Geography of Bihar
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Indian Polity and Economy
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Changes in the economy of Bihar post-independence
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Indian National Movement and Role of Bihar
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General Mental Ability
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बीपीएससी 67वीं पीटी की कट ऑफ
अनारक्षित वर्ग - 113
अनारक्षित वर्ग महिला - 109
ईडब्ल्यूएस - 109
ईडब्ल्यूएस महिला - 105
एससी - 104
एससी महिला - 93
एसटी - 100
एसटी महिला - 96
ईबीसी - 109
ईबीसी महिला - 102
बीसी - 109
बीसी महिला - 105
बीसीएल - 103
दिव्यांग (VI)- 94
दिव्यांग (DD)- 89
दिव्यांग (OH)- 105
दिव्यांग (MD)- 71
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BPSC Main Examination Pattern
The candidates are called for the BPSC main exam only if they qualify in the BPSC Prelims Exam and secure the required cut-off marks as decided by the Bihar Public Service Commission. Since, the BPSC Prelims Exam is qualifying in nature so it does not matter what one scores.
The pattern of the BPSC Main Exam has been changed too. Now, the BPSC Main Exam will have a qualifying paper General Hindi. Apart from this, there will be General Studies Paper 1 and General Studies Paper 2 carrying 300 marks each. There will be an Optional Paper that the candidate has chosen earlier while filling the Application Form. The Optional Paper carries 300 marks. The list of the 34 Optional Subjects has been given in this article.
Stage of Exam |
Name of Paper |
Total Marks |
Duration |
Main Exam (Subjective) |
General Hindi (Qualifying) |
100 |
3 Hours |
General Studies Paper 1 |
300 |
3 Hours |
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General Studies Paper 2 |
300 |
3 Hours |
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Optional Paper |
300 |
3 Hours |
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Candidates have to qualify in General Hindi.
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Questions of General Studies are available in Hindi and English both.
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The score will be arrived at by considering the total of 900 marks in GS Paper 1, GS Paper 2 and Optional Paper.
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The candidates who are placed suitably in the merit are called for the interview.
Facts about BPSC Mains
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The duration of each paper in Mains will be of 3 hrs
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The questions in the Mains exam will be of descriptive-essay type
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Candidates can write the answers in one of the following languages depending on the stated preference in the application:
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Hindi
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Urdu
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English
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The minimum qualifying marks in BPSC Mains are:
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General Category – 40%
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BC – 36.5%
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OBC – 34%
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Women/SC/ST/PwD – 32%
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Candidates who clear the Mains stage will be called for an interview. As per the BPSC Exam Pattern, the interview will be of 120 marks
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The final merit list will be made based on the candidates’ marks in Mains and Interview.
BPSC Optional Subjects
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 |
Interview
The candidates who qualify the BPSC Main Exam are called for the final stage of the exam i.e. Interview. The interview carries 120 marks.
The final merit list will be prepared out of 1020 marks (900 for Mains + 120 for Interview). Interview judges the personality aspect of the candidates. The members of the Interview Board want to know the administrative aptitude and decision making ability of the candidates through interview. After the interviews, comes the final BPSC result.
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