BPSC
Bihar Public Service CommissionClosed
Integrated 72nd Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination — prelim postponed from 26 Jul 2026; tentatively rescheduled to 25 Oct 2026 per BPSC's own exam calendar (BPSC itself labels all its calendar dates "tentative")
Important Dates
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Vacancies & Posts
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Total Vacancies1,189Reported pay Not confirmed
Not taken from an official pay circular — treat as approximate.
| Pay Level | Pay Band | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Levels 6, 7 and 9 depending on post | Deputy Collector/DSP-equivalent posts at Level 9 (~₹53,100–₹1,67,800 basic, third-party cited, not independently verified against an official Bihar pay-matrix document) | SDO/Senior Deputy Collector, DSP, Bihar Finance Service AC, Revenue Officer, CDPO, District Commandant, Sub-Registrar, Assistant Director, District Minority Welfare Officer, and other Group B/C posts |
Who Can Apply
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- Minimum age: 20, 21 or 22 years depending on post, as on 01 Aug 2026
- Maximum age: 37 years (General male), 40 years (General female / EBC / BC), 42 years (SC/ST)
- A PwD relaxation up to 47 appears in only one source — not independently confirmed
Application fee
What You Need
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- 📷 PhotoNo separate upload — captured live via webcam during the application · Live webcam capture — ensure a clear, well-lit live photo
- ✍️ Signature150–220 px wide × 250–320 px tall · 20 KB · JPEG — one Hindi + one English signature required, must be clearly legible
- 💳 Application FeeGeneral/OBC/EWS: Rs 600.SC/ST (all-India) and PwD and women who are permanent residents of Bihar: Rs 150.Plus a Rs 200 biometric fee unless Aadhaar-based verification is used (waives biometric fee). (Figures from 70th CCE 2024 notification cycle; confirm against the latest CCE notification as fee can be revised.)
- Physical copieskeep 5 copies of your current photograph on hand — may be required later in the process
How to Apply
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View Official Notification ↗- Complete registration at bpsconline.bihar.gov.in
- Fill your profile, education and experience details
- Capture your photo live via webcam during the application — no separate upload
- Upload two signature images — one Hindi, one English — to spec
- Submit and pay the fee
Exam Pattern
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Prelims: 2 hours (one paper). Mains: each of the 5 papers is a separate 3-hour paper (held on different days). Interview: not fixed duration. · Negative Marking: Prelims: -1/3 (0.33) mark deducted per wrong answer (this 1/3 penalty applies from the 71st CCE onward per multiple sources; earlier cycles used a different scheme — verify against the specific CCE notification year you are covering). Mains (descriptive papers): no negative marking (not an MCQ format apart from the optional paper, which is MCQ-based but sources did not confirm a specific negative-marking value for it — treat as unconfirmed). · Passing Marks: Prelims: N/A — merit-based cutoff, declared after each exam, no fixed pre-set qualifying %. (Mains Hindi paper has a fixed 30% qualifying mark, and the Mains Optional paper has fixed category-wise qualifying percentages — General 40%, BC 36.5%, EBC 34%, SC/ST/Women/PwD 32% — but these are qualifying-only papers, not the main Prelims/Mains merit cutoff.)
| Section | Details |
|---|---|
| Prelims - General Studies (single paper, MCQ) | 150 questions, 150 marks, 2 hours, screening-only (marks not added to final merit) |
| Mains - General Hindi | 100 marks, 3 hours, qualifying only (min 30% needed, not counted in merit) |
| Mains - General Studies Paper I | 300 marks, 3 hours, counted in merit |
| Mains - General Studies Paper II | 300 marks, 3 hours, counted in merit |
| Mains - Essay | 300 marks, 3 hours, counted in merit |
| Mains - Optional Subject | 100 marks, 2 hours, qualifying only (category-wise minimum: General 40%, BC 36.5%, EBC 34%, SC/ST/Women/PwD 32%) — not counted in merit |
| Interview - Personality Test | 120 marks, counted in merit |
Syllabus
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Three stages — Prelims (objective/OMR or online CBT MCQ), Mains (descriptive, pen-and-paper), Interview (personality test).
Career
Unverified against a primary source — treat as an estimate.
- BPSC-to-IAS promotion via the State Civil Service quota is commonly cited as notably longer than other state PSCs — around 15–20 years
Source & Verification
FAQs
Is BPSC Prelims marks counted in the final merit list?
No. BPSC Prelims is purely a screening/qualifying stage — only Mains and Interview marks count toward the final merit and rank.
Do I need to clear the optional subject paper in Mains to get selected?
Yes, but only as a qualifying hurdle — you must score the minimum category-wise percentage in the optional paper, but the marks themselves are not added to your merit score. Only GS-I, GS-II, and Essay marks (plus Interview) decide your final rank.
Is there negative marking in the BPSC Mains exam?
The Mains papers (Hindi, GS-I, GS-II, Essay) are descriptive/subjective, so there's no negative marking there. Only the objective Prelims paper has negative marking.
Does BPSC have a fixed passing percentage for Prelims like some other state PSCs?
No. BPSC Prelims cutoffs are announced fresh after each exam based on difficulty and number of vacancies — there's no pre-declared fixed qualifying percentage (unlike the Mains Hindi and Optional papers, which do have fixed qualifying minimums).
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