BPSC Combined Competitive Exam Syllabus 2020

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The BPSC Combined Completive Exam 2020 or the Bihar Civil Services Exam consists of 3 stages. In this article, we will discuss BPSC Combined Competitive Exam Syllabus 2020. The candidate needs to clear all the three stages to appear successfully in the merit list of the BPSC exam. The three stages are:

Prelims (Objective)
Mains (Subjective)
Interview

Aspirants who clear the BPSC Prelims Exam will be called for the main exam. The Main Exam is conducted for 900 marks. The candidate who qualifies the BPSC Main Exam will be called for the Interview which will carry 120 marks. So, the merit list is prepared for a total of 1020 Marks.

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BPSC Combined Competitive Exam Syllabus 2020 – Overview

Stage	Type	Mode	Total Marks	Duration
1. Prelims (Written)	Objective	Offline	150	2 Hours
2. Mains (Written)	Subjective	Offline	900	3 Hours for each Paper
Interview			120

BPSC 2020 Syllabus

Syllabus for the BPSC Prelims Exam

The syllabus for the BPSC Prelims Exam covers the aspects of General Science, Polity, Economy, History and the National Movement. The candidates can go through the syllabus and prepare well for the upcoming exam.

Given below is the detailed syllabus for BPSC Prelims Exam:

General Science(General understanding of science, including matters of everyday observation and experience)
Current Affairs of National/International importance
History of India and Bihar(General understanding of the subject with the broad aspects of the history of Bihar)
Geography of India and Bihar(Questions relating to the physical, social and economic geography of Bihar and India including the main features of Indian agricultural and natural resources)
General geography and geographical division of Bihar and its major river systems
Indian polity(Questions will be asked to test the candidate’s knowledge on the country’s political system, community development, and planning in India and Bihar)
Indian economy and the economy of Biharpost independence
Indian Movements and Contribution of Bihar (The candidate will be questioned on the nature and character of the nineteenth century Bihar revival, its attainment of Independence, growth of nationalism, etc)
Questions based on General Mental Ability

Studying well and practicing some mock test papers will help the candidates in preparing for the BPSC Prelims Exam. Since there is no negative marking in the BPSC Prelims Exam candidates are advised to attempt all the questions.

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Syllabus for the BPSC Main Exam

General Hindi

The General Hindi paper in the BPSC Main Exam is qualifying in nature. The paper is of Bihar School Education Board (BSEB) standard. The paper carries 100 marks and is subjective in nature; the distribution of the marks is as follows:

Essay: 30 Marks
Grammar: 30 Marks
Syntax: 25 Marks
Summarisation: 15 Marks

Candidates should secure the qualifying marks in the paper. For this qualifying paper, a good book of Bihar school standard is enough.

General Studies

The BPSC General Studies paper is not just qualifying in nature. The actual BPSC exam starts now with this and the Optional Paper. General Studies has two papers whereas there is one paper on the Optional Subject. Each Paper carries 300 marks adding together to form 900 marks.

Detailed syllabus for the GS Papers and the Optional Paper is given below:

Syllabus of GS Paper 1

Modern History of India and Indian culture
Current events of national and international importance
Statistical analysis, graphs, and diagrams

Syllabus for GS Paper 2

Indian Polity
Indian economy and Geography of India
The role and impact of science and technology in the development of India

Optional Paper

The candidate is required to choose any one subject for the optional paper. This paper will be of 300 marks and of 3 hours duration. Here is the list of the Optional Subjects: