Bihar Public Service Commission – BPSC

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) is a competitive examination conducted by the Bihar State Administration to hire people for various Bihar State Administration positions. This competitive examination is held at a state level and allows eligible candidates to apply for different administrative services. Students usually face a lot of doubts while preparing for BPSC that is why we will cover the BPSC test series and tips on how to crack the papers. Keep reading to find out all the details about BPSC, its important dates, eligibility, BPSC Prelims, BPSC Mains and more.

Exam Name	BPSC Exam
Full Form	Bihar Public Service Commission Exam
Exam Level	State-Level
Exam Mode	Offline Mode
Sections	Prelims, Mains & Interview
Total Questions in BPSC Prelims	150
Total Marks	150
Type of Questions	MCQ
Duration	120 minutes

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BPSC Exam Dates 2023

Here are the exam dates for BPSC 2023:

Event	Date
BPSC 68th CCE 2023 Form Date 2023	25th November 2022
BPSC 68th CCE 2023 Application Last Date	20th December 2022
BPSC 68th CCE Prelims Date	12th February 2023
BPSC 68th CCE 2023 Mains Exam Date	12th May 2023

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About Bihar Public Service Commission

As already mentioned above, the Bihar Public Service Commission is one of India’s most reputed competitive examinations. It allows students to apply for different services of the Bihar State Administration. This exam is often confused with the Union Public Service Commission due to the exams’ similar nature. However, the key difference between UPSC and BPSC is that UPSC is a national level examination and BPSC is a state-level examination. Here is the BPSC exam pattern in detail:

Preliminary: Preliminary or Prelims are the first stage of the total three stages of the BPSC examination. The exam is a written exam conducted in offline mode, which lasts for two hours, and the total weightage of the exam is 150 marks. 

Mains: Mains is the second stage in the BPSC examination and all the students that clear the preliminary stage are eligible to sit for this stage. This examination consists of four different subject exams. The subjects and their weightage is as follows-

• General Studies 1- 300 marks
• General Studies 2- 300 marks
• Hindi- 100 marks
• Optional exam- 300 marks.

All the exams are conducted in written offline mode consisting of subjective type questions and the time allotted for each exam is three hours. 

Interview Stage: The final stage of the BPSC examination is an interview. The interview is used to select final students based on their administrative and decision-making skills. 

BPSC Posts

Check out the list of posts offered under the Bihar Public Service Commission to all those candidates who successfully qualify for the exam.

BPSC Online Application

All those eligible for the BPSC combined competitive exam must fill out the online application form to appear for the April 2023 Prelims. Registration for the Main exams is open from 25 November 2022.

The Preliminary Exam is scheduled for 12 February 2023.

BPSC Admit Card

Admit Card has been released for the upcoming April exam for BPSC 2023. All candidates can download the card from the official website.

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BPSC Exam Eligibility 2023

The eligibility criteria for various posts is stated below- 

• Nationality: Candidates must be a citizen of the country. 
• Education: Candidates must have completed graduation or its equivalent education from a recognised institute 

Age Limit:

Category	Minimum Age	Maximum Age
General (Female)	21	40
General (Male)	20	37
OBC (Male / Female)	21	40
SC / ST (Male / Female)	22	42

Here is the relaxation that is allotted to candidates of the above mentioned categories-

• Government Employees (continuous service for at least three years): 5 Years 
• A person with Disability (PwD): 10 Years 
• Ex-servicemen: 3 Years 

Physical Eligibility 

Category	Height	Chest (Without Expansion)
General (Male)	5 feet 5 inches	32 inches
SC / ST (Male)	5 feet 3 inches	32 inches
Female Candidates	5 feet 2 inches	–

BPSC 2023: Exam Pattern

For all the candidates who are looking forward to appearing in the Bihar Public Service Commission examination, mentioned below is the exam pattern for both Prelims and Mains exam-

Prelims Exam

Total Questions	Total Marks	Duration
150	150	120

• The exam will contain MCQ questions 
• There will be no negative marking 

Mains Exam

Name of the Paper	Type of Question	Marks	Duration
General Hindi (Qualifying Paper)	Subjective	100	3 hours
General Studies Paper-1	Subjective	100	3 hours
General Studies Paper-2	Subjective	100	3 hours
Optional Paper	Subjective	100	3 hours

• The BPSC mains exam will consist of subjective questions 
• Candidates can choose to answer the questions in English/ Hindi/ Urdu

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) Syllabus

The first step towards preparing for any competitive examination in the world is to get well versed with its syllabus in its entirety, including knowing about all the topics in a little brief. Here is a list of all the topics for different stages of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination-

Preliminary Exam

The subjects for the preliminary exam for the Bihar Public Service Commission are tabulated below. 

General Science: General Principles of science and the understanding of basic concepts.

General Geography: Basic understanding of geographic settings of Bihar

Indian History: History of Bihar in relation to the social, economical and political aspects.

Current Affairs: National importance current affairs

The Economy of Bihar: Features of the economy and the changes in the economy of Bihar post the independence period.

Indian National Movements: Knowledge of Bihar’s participation in Indian national movements.

Mains Exam

The subjects for the mains exam for the Bihar Public Service Commission are tabulated below.

Subjects	Topics
Hindi	Grammar, summarization, Essay, Syntax
General Studies 1	Modern Indian History, the role of Bihar in the independence of India, role of Bihar in various Indian national movements, Birsa movement, quit India movement, Champaran Satyagraha, the role of Gandhi, Tagore etc current affairs of national importance.
GeneralStudies 2	The political system of India and Bihar, the role of science and technology in the development of India, Bihar’s economical and geographical knowledge
Optional	Students have to choose any 3 subjects out of a list of 34 subjects. Some of the subjects are- Economics Geography Electrical Engineering Botany Civil Engineering Chemistry Geology History Law Hindi Management Mathematics Philosophy Psychology Political Science

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Interview Test

This is the final stage in the Bihar Public Service Commission- BPSC examination. All the students who clear the preliminary round and the mains stage of the examination are eligible to sit for the interview test. A board which the commission usually appoints leads the interview. This is one of the toughest stages of this examination as they have to select only the cream layer of students. The candidates are evaluated on the following basis-

• The application form filled by them before sitting for the interview and mainly the interest put in by them.
• Their knowledge of current affairs by conducting a personality test.
• Their critical thinking and analytical skills are evaluated.
• They are evaluated on their preparedness so as to determine whether or not they have that mindset or not.

BPSC Result

Out of 2, 57,000 candidates, only 247 candidates qualified all the rounds of examinations – Prelims, Mains and Interview for the BPSC combined competitive exam. Candidates can download their scorecard from the website and check the list of roll numbers released by the authority to ascertain if they are eligible for job vacancies under the Bihar state government..

How to Prepare for BPSC

Bihar Public Service Commission is one of the toughest competitive exams in the country. Annually, over 2 lakh candidates appear for the exam to compete for limited posts offered by the Bihar government across departments like administrative, police, financial, rural development, district minority services etc. Let’s look at some tips on how to prepare for BPSC 2023-

• Study the BPSC syllabus & exam pattern thoroughly. Don’t forget to make notes for all the subjects. BPSC exam tests the candidates’ proficiency in various subjects like maths, English/Hindi, General Knowledge and Optional papers. It is important to study all the relevant topics if you want to ace this exam.
• Second tip on how to prepare for BPSC is to solve previous year question papers and mock tests for the exam.
• Third tip on how to prepare for the BPSC exam is to use limited and standard books for every subject. All candidates must focus on essential books for the exam. Click here to get a comprehensive BPSC book list!
• Another important tip on how to prepare is to find out your weaknesses and strengths. If you are good at maths or English and need to work on your general knowledge, the best strategy would be to focus on general knowledge and how to improve in that subject.
• Another tip is to stay focused and positive throughout your preparation. Competitive exams can be overwhelming for candidates and it is important to maintain a healthy diet whilst preparing.

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