BPSC Assistant Public Sanitary & Waste Management Officer Preparation Tips

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The BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Officer exam will be conducted soon. Books are required to prepare for any exam. They are the most vital thing when it comes to exam preparation. The names of the BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Officer books and some preparation tips will be mentioned in detail in this article. Please read this article properly.

The BPSC is conducting the Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Officer exam for 286 posts.
The exam will be conducted in just one phase.
The BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Officer exam will have two compulsory papers.
The subjects for the compulsory papers are General Awareness and Solid and Liquid Waste Management.

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BPSC Assistant Public Sanitary & Waste Management Officer: Overview

Particulars	Details
Name of Recruiting Organization	Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC)
Name of Post	Assistant Public Sanitary & Waste Management Officer
Department	Bihar Public Sanitation and Waste Management Department
Number of vacancies	286
Mode of Recruitment	Direct
Selection Process	Written Exam
Official Website	bpsc.bih.nic.in

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BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Officer 2022: Books

Books are an essential and important part of exam preparation. They help to attain in-depth knowledge about the subject and also assist in making important points and notes. To make preparations a little easier, the BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Officer exam books are given in the table below.

Book Name	Author Name	Publisher Name
Municipal Solid Waste Management	Dr. R. Saravanan, R. Dinesh Kumar, A. Suriya	Lakshmi Publications
Water Supply Engineering	Santosh Kumar Garg	Khanna Publishers
Sewage Disposal and Air Pollution Engineering	Santosh Kumar Garg	Khanna Publishers
Solid Waste Management	Jagbir Singh	Dreamtech Press
General Knowledge (For all Competitive exams) 2022	Team Prabhat	Prabhat Prakashan
General Knowledge 2022	Manohar Pandey	Arihant Publication

BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Officer 2022: Other Important Sources

Given below are the list of other sources for the BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Exam 2022:

Read newspapers and watch the news for general awareness.
Practice from and read the books for Solid and Liquid Waste Management subject.
Watch YouTube videos and solve the questions asked in the videos.
Solve mock test papers.

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BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Officer 2022: Preparation Tips

Preparation is the key to every exam. Without proper preparation, it is not easy to clear any competitive exam. The BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Officer Syllabus properly mention the syllabus for preparation for the two compulsory papers. The BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Officer exam preparation tips are as follows:

As the BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Officer Syllabus mention the first compulsory paper as General Awareness, do read newspapers daily.
Watch the daily news, read GK and current affairs books and magazines.
Set the number of hours that you want to study and practice every day.
Go through in-detail the topics for the Solid and Liquid Waste Management subject.
Make notes and revise the topics for the Solid and Liquid Waste Management subject.
Know the exam pattern properly.
Study every day, take breaks and revise at least one day.
Study according to a time table and allot time to solve mock tests, practise previous year’s questions, etc.
Give uniform time to both the parts.
Be confident in your preparation.

BPSC Assistant Public Sanitary & Waste Management Officer 2022: Syllabus Topics

Compulsory Paper 1

General Studies

Current National Events
Indian Constitution
Important National & International Institutions, Organizations, and fora-their Structures, Mandate,
Issues of Environmental, Ecology, Biodiversity & Climate changes
Current International Events
Salient features or world physical geography
Physical geography of India
History of British rules in India and freedom struggle
Defence & Indian Armed Forces
Scientific Inventions and use of Science.
Important aspects of Governance, Transparency & Accountability, e-governance, Role of Civil Services in democracy.
Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, growth, development, and employment, poverty alleviation, resource mobilization, and inflation.

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Compulsory Paper 2

Name of the Paper	Topic	Subtopics
Compulsory Paper 2: Solid and Liquid Waste Management	Solid Waste Management	Unit 1: Types of solid wastes: municipal solid waste, industrial wastes, hazardous wastes, bio medical waste, E- waste. Evolution of Solid Waste Management – Solid waste: A consequence of life, Waste generation in a technological society, Material flow and waste generation, The development of solid waste management, integrated solid waste management Planning for integrated waste management, Operation of solid waste management system Unit ll: Municipal Solid Waste Characteristics, Solid waste generation Composition Determination of composition, Particle size, Heat value, Bulk and material density Types of materials recovered Mechanical Properties, Biodegradability. Unit lll: Collection of Solid Waste, Refuse collection systems, Commercial wastes, Transfer stations Collection of recyclable materials, Litter and street cleanliness, Design of collection system Unit lV: Solid waste processing, treatment and disposal: Biological Process, Composting, Production of bio fertilizers and energy. Thermal Process incineration, gasification, wet oxidation, pyrolysis, palletization and energy production. Waste management through Reduce, Recycle and Reuse Kitchen waste management. Landfills, Classification – Types and methods. Design Engineering. Current issues in Solid Waste Management – Public and Private ownership and operations, Public and private ownership and operations, Role of the solid waste engineering
—	Liquid Waste Management	Unit I: Introduction – Waste Management: an overview, Liquid wastes: Municipal, Domestic and Industrial Wastewater, Solid Wastes: Municipal and Industrial solid wastes, Environmental Engineering and Environmental Systems , an overview: Mass-balance approach to problem solving Unit II: Wastewater – Water resource and its significance, Water: a remarkable substance of planet earth, Water pollution: Types, sources and impacts, Surface water, groundwater pollution, Wastewater: Domestic, black and gray water, industrial and agricultural wastewater Unit III: Wastewater Treatment – Flow – Sheets: Unit operations and unit processes, Primary treatment, Pre-treatment: Screening – bar racks, Grit removal, Communication, Flow – equalization, Sedimentation: Design concepts, Secondary treatment: Chemical unit processes, Precipitation, Coagulation, Disinfection Process design, Biological unit processes: nature and kinetics of biological growth: Aerobic process – CSTR, Anaerobic Filters, UASB Oxidation ponds process design. Advanced techniques: Membrane filtration, Gas stripping, Ion exchange, Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) Unit lV – Water reuse: Water reclamation and reuse: Water reclamation technologies – process flow diagrams: Public health and environmental issues in water reuse, Agricultural and landscape irrigation; groundwater recharge with reclaimed water – groundwater recharge guidelines; Risk assessment for water reuse, Industrial water reuse: Cooling tower makeup water.
—	Hazardous Waste Management	Unit I: Introduction – Definition and classification of hazardous waste – Need for hazardous waste management – Sources of hazardous wastes – Effects on community – terminology and classification – Storage and collection of hazardous wastes – Problems in developing countries – Protection of public health and the environment. Unit ll: Biomedical and Chemical Wastes – Biomedical wastes – Types – Management and handling – control of biomedical wastes – Chemical wastes – Sources – Domestic and industrial – Inorganic pollutants Environmental effects – Need for control- Treatment and disposal techniques – Physical, chemical and biological processes – Health and environmental effects. Unit lll: Physical and Chemical Treatments Filtration and separation – Chemical precipitation – Solidification and stabilization technique – Chemical oxidation and Reduction – pervaporation – ozonation – Evaporation. Remedial actions – Techniques : Containment techniques – ln situ Biotreatment options – Site remediation – Phytoremediation – Biofiltration
—	Waste Management Rules, Regulations & its Compliances	—
—	Environmental impact Assessment & Environmental Clearances. Site authorization & Consent to Establish & Consent to operate From Pollution Control Board of Bihar.	—

According to the official note, the BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Officer Syllabus will be as above. However, the department have the right to revise the subject and syllabus given above from time to time.

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BPSC Assistant Public Sanitary & Waste Management Officer 2022: Study Plan

This is a quick 10 days study plan for those candidates who are going for short time preparation.

Days	Topics to cover
Day 1 to 10	Read news paper and watch news regularly.
Day 1	Cover the following topics that come under General Studies: i) Current National Events ii) Indian Constitution iii) Important National & International Institutions, Organizations, and for-their Structures, Mandate, iv) Issues of Environmental, Ecology, Biodiversity & Climate changes v) Current International Events vi) Salient features or world physical geography vii) Physical geography of India
Day 2	Cover the following topics that come under General Studies: i) History of British rules in India and freedom struggle. ii) Defence & Indian Armed Forces iii) Scientific Inventions and use of Science. iv)Important aspects of Governance, Transparency & Accountability, e-governance, Role of Civil Services in democracy. v) Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, growth, development, and employment, poverty alleviation, resource mobilization, and inflation.
Day 3	Cover the following topics that come under Solid & Liquid Waste Management: i) Types of solid wastes: municipal solid waste, industrial wastes, hazardous wastes, bio medical waste, E- waste. Evolution of Solid Waste Management ii) Solid waste: A consequence of life, Waste generation in a technological society, Material flow and waste generation, The development of solid waste management, integrated solid waste management Planning for integrated waste management, Operation of solid waste management system.
Day 4	Cover the following topics that come under Solid & Liquid Waste Management: iii) Municipal Solid Waste Characteristics, Sold Waste generation, Composition, Determination of composition, Particle size, Heat value, Bulk and material density Types of materials recovered Mechanical Properties, Biodegradability.
Day 5	Cover the following topics that come under Solid & Liquid Waste Management: iv) Collection of Solid Waste, Refuse collection systems- Commercial wastes Transfer stations Collection of recyclable materials Litter and street cleanliness Design of collection system.
Day 6	Cover the following topics that come under Solid & Liquid Waste Management: v) Solid waste processing treatment and disposal: Biological Process, Composting, Production of bio fertilizers and energy. Thermal Process incineration, gasification, wet oxidation, pyrolysis, palletization and energy production. Waste management through Reduce’ Recycle and Reuse Kitchen waste management. Land site Classification Types and methods. Design Engineering Current issues in Solid Waste Management, exchange, Advanced Oxidation Process Public and private ownership and operations. Role of the solid waste engineering.
Day 7	Cover the following topics that come under Solid & Liquid Waste Management: vi) Waste Management Rules, Regulations and its Compliance’s.
Day 8	Cover the following topics that come under Solid & Liquid Waste Management: vii) Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Clearances. Site authorization and Consent to Establish and Consent to operate From Pollution Control Board of Bihar.
Day 9	Cover the topics you missed out in the previous days. Practice 2 Mock tests.
Day 10	Revise all the topics. Go through previous question papers.

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BPSC Assistant Public Sanitary & Waste Management Officer 2022: Exam Pattern

Paper-I Exam Pattern

Subject Name	Duration	Total Marks
General Studies	02 Hours	100

Paper-II Exam Pattern

Subject Name	Duration	Total Marks
Solid and Liquid Waste Management	02 Hours	100

BPSC Assistant Public Sanitary & Waste Management Officer 2022 : Mock Test Series

As one of the most important examinations in the state of Bihar is the Bihar PSC Assistant Public Sanitary & Waste Management Officer examination. it requires great preparation. There are candidates from different parts of the state who are attending the Assistant Public Sanitary & Waste Management Officer examinations each year. It is very important to have good preparation and preparation strategy to be successful in these examinations. One good way to make the preparations worthy is the practicing of mock tests. Practicing with Mock tests will assist the candidates to understand the important topics that have to be covered, repeatedly asked questions, examination patterns and the level of difficulty that can be expected for the examination. The given below are some of the links that will take the candidates to the Bihar PSC Assistant Public Sanitary & Waste Management Officer Mock tests that can be used at the time of the exam preparation.

Mock Question Papers are prepared based on the similar pattern of real question paper. Candidates can attempt Mock question papers to evaluate their preparation.

Mock question paper gives you the real picture of what can you expect from the examination.
The more problems you solve, the more prepared you will feel for the tests. You will also get an understanding of what your strengths are and which parts you need to focus on more.
Working on Mock questions regularly will help you understand the exam pattern and plan your preparation accordingly. This will not only enhance your performance but will also make you more successful.
Mock Papers will help you become familiar with the marking scheme and also the weightage of important topics in the exam. This will help you to be better organized in your preparation and you can pay more heed to the concepts which will fetch more marks.

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BPSC Assistant Sanitary & Waste Management Officer: Eligibility Criteria Overview

Overview
Age	Min: 21 Years Max: 37 Years
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Nationality	Indian
Number of Attempts	Till you satisfy the age limit
Experience	Fresher
Important Points	You should also have the relevant documents. Do not forget to send a print of your online application along with your documents to the BPSC office through Speed Post. Ensure that you meet the educational requirements.

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BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Officer Eligibility: Age Limit

Candidates have to fit in the age criteria as mentioned in the BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management officer eligibility criteria section. They need to have the certain documents that mention their date of birth. Age Relaxation is also given according to the category of the candidate. Please go through the age criteria given in detail below:

Minimum Age Limit: 21 Years
Maximum Age Limit: 37 Years

The reference date for the age is 01/08/2021.

Age Relaxation

Category	Age Limit
Minimum Age (General)	21 Years
Maximum Age (General)	37 Years
EBC/BC (Men and Women), Unreserved Women	40 Years
SC/ST (Men and Women)	42 Years

Note: The candidates claiming relaxation in age have to submit all the important documents at the time of online application submission. Those documents along with other required documents needs to be sent through Speed Post to the BPSC.

BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Officer Eligibility Criteria 2022: Educational Qualification

Below are details of the educational qualification mentioned in the BPSC Assistant Sanitary and Waste Management Officer eligibility criteria section that a candidate have to accomplish:

The graduation certificate of the candidate should be issued before 10th February 2022.
The candidate should be a graduate in either Chemistry or Environment Science.
The candidate can also hold a Bachelor of Engineering degree or a B.Tech in Chemistry/Civil/Environmental Science/Public Health Engineering/Biotechnology or Bachelor’s degree in Planning/Architecture from a statutory University.

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