In order to recruit various lucrative posts for Bihar state administration, BPSC (Bihar Public Service Commission) has a dominant role to play. It is considered as the most promising and reputed competitive examination to that gets Rural Development Office, District Sanpark Officers on board. The managing body of the examination is on its full swing to conduct examination for the year 2020, its notification will be released on the first weak of July this year. In this blog, we will take you deep through the BPSC exam pattern and syllabus for each section. 

Also read: MPSC Syllabus

BPSC Exam Pattern 2021

Aspirants should know the examination pattern for BPSC in order to appear for the test. It is important to note that the BPSC test is being conducted in three successive stages, Preliminary, Mains as well as Interview. Let’s take a look at the BPSC exam pattern 2020:

BPSC Exam Syllabus 

Certainly, keeping abreast with BPSC syllabus will help you go way ahead. Since BPSC exam pattern is divided into three main stages and detailed syllabus has been prescribed for Prelims and Mains exam. Glance through the level-wise BPSC syllabus in the following sections

For Preliminary

BPSC Mains Exam Pattern

Under the Mains level of the BPSC exam pattern, there are three papers, i.e General Hindi, General Studies (2 levels) and an optional subject. Take a look at the BPSC exam pattern for the Mains level below:

Now let’s take a look at the syllabus for these sections of the BPSC Mains exam pattern:

Note: The General Hindi syllabus for BPSC Mains exam can be explored in detail at the official website.

Optional Subjects

Also read: SSC CGL Syllabus

Points to Remember 

Mentioned below are the important points to be remembered regarding the BPSC exam pattern. 

• All candidates have to qualify and clear the General Hindi exam to get their General Awareness sheet checked by the Commission.
• The General Studies questions are available both in Hindi and English.
• The total 900 marks in GS Paper 1 and 2 and the optional paper will help in leading to the score. 
• The candidates who get their names in the merit section will be called for the personal interview. 
• There will be no negative marking in the descriptive question papers. 
• All the papers need to be qualified by the candidates in order to be called for the personal interview. 
• This round is qualifying and scoring in nature. 

Popular Books for BPSC Exam Preparation

Here is the list of popular resourceful books that you can add to the study materials to prepare for the BPSC exam pattern and syllabus.

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BPSC Interview Test 

All candidates who clear the BPSC Mains Exam are then called for an interview. The interview is done by the board appointed by the Commission. The main fields upon which are the questions are based are mentioned below.

• The Board will have before them the record of the candidate and the application form felled by him/ her. They will be reviewing the interests mentioned by the candidate. 
• The personal suitability of the candidate is checked by the Board in the state services. The people comprising this board are unbiased and competent.
• The personality test is also conducted to gauge if the candidate has knowledge about the current affairs outside and within the state. 
• The main purpose of the interview is to explore the mental makeup and qualities as well as the analytical ability of the candidate. 

FAQs

Thus, we hope through this comprehensive blog helped you explore the BPSC exam pattern and syllabus. If you are confused about which path aligns with your interests and aspirations, book an e-meeting with our experts at Leverage Edu and we will help you in making an informed decision to progress towards your dream career!