BPSC Full Form

What is the full form of BPSC?

The full form of BPSC is Bihar Public Service Commission. The BPSC conducts recruitment exams to fill vacancies in the state administration of Bihar. BPSC is a government body conducting service examinations in Bihar. In this article, we will list out the complete eligibility criteria for Bihar PSC Civil Service Exam.

Eligibility Criteria for BPSC

The BPSC Eligibility Criteria comprises the following points.

1. Nationality

2. Age Limit

3. Educational Qualification

4. Physical Fitness

• Nationality: A candidate sitting in the BPSC examination must be a citizen of India

• Age: The BPSC Age Limit for General Category male aspirants is as given below

• Minimum Age – 22 years

• Maximum Age – 37 years

The upper age limit for BPSC for different categories is given in the table:

The age limit and other BPSC eligibility criteria for different services and categories:

Important points regarding BPSC Age Limit

1. There is no such restriction provided on the number of attempts as long as candidates satisfy the age criteria.

2. For government employees who have been serving the nation continuously for at least three years there are some limitations:

   1. Number of Attempts: 3

   2. Relaxation in Upper Age Limit: 5 years

3. The upper age limit is relaxed by 10 years for Persons with Disabilities (PwD),

4. BPSC age relaxation of three years plus the number of years in service can be availed by ex-servicemen who are not above the age of 53 years.

Education qualifications required are:

• A Graduate Degree from a recognised University or an equivalent qualification

The Physical Eligibility Criteria are:

For claiming the benefits under reservation, candidates must need to

1. Have a Bihar Domicile

2. Have the reservation category in the BPSC online application

The SC/ST category aspirants looking for reservation need to provide the following documents:

1. Caste Certificate

2. Domicile

The BC/OBC aspirants looking for reservation need to provide the following documents:

1. Caste Certificate

2. Domicile

3. Non-Creamy Layer Certificate

Stages of BPSC

Stage-1 Preliminary examination and main examination

• Preliminary examination: Objective type examination

The preliminary examination is a type of screening test to test the skills of aspirants. The number of students who qualify for the preliminary examination is eligible to sit for the main examination.

• Main examination: Written(pen and paper-based) examination

The main examination is the written examination. The main examination consists of four papers that are descriptive to be answered.

Stage-2 Personality and viva-voce examination

After qualifying the stage 1, the aspirants have to undergo a personality test where they are given marks on the basis of their personality, body language and behaviour. The aspirants are required to score a minimum grade in the examination. The aspirants must score at least 10% in both the preliminary examination and the main examination. The aspirants must score 15% on a total of the four papers in the main examination.

However, there is a relaxation for some aspirants of scheduled caste and scheduled tribes to score a minimum of 5% marks.

Examination pattern of BPSC

• Preliminary examination

• Main examination

• Personality examination will be conducted for 120 marks.

Syllabus of BPSC

• Preliminary examination

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 the Role of Bihar

9. General Mental Ability

• Main examination

General Hindi (Secondary Level)

• Essay – 30 marks

• Grammar – 30 marks

• Syntax – 25 marks

• Precis/Summary – 15 marks

General studies-1

• Indian Culture

• Modern History of India

• Contemporary events of national and international importance

• Statistical Analysis, diagrams and graphs

General studies-2

• Indian (and Bihar) Polity

• Indian (and Bihar) Economy

• Indian (and Bihar) Geography

• Role and impact of Science and Technology in the development of India (and Bihar)

Optional Subjects in BPSC Syllabus are:

1. English Language and Literature

2. Urdu Language and Literature

3. Hindi Language and Literature

4. Persian Language and Literature

5. Arabic Language and Literature

6. Pali Language and Literature

7. Maithili Language and Literature

8. Bengali Language and Literature

9. Sanskrit Language and Literature

10. Chemistry

11. Sociology

12. Physics

13. Agriculture

14. Statistics

15. Botany

16. Zoology

17. Management

18. Mathematics

19. Mechanical Engineering

20. Geography

21. Geology

22. History

23. Law

24. Civil Engineering

25. Economics

26. Commerce and Accountancy

27. Electrical Engineering

28. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science

29. Anthropology

BPSC Results

The results of BPSC are declared online.

The students may check their results through the following steps:

1. Go to the official website.

2. The link for checking the results will pop up. Click on the link

3. Enter your date of birth and roll number in the required space.

4. BPSC results will be shown.

Students may download/print their results for future purposes.

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