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Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) recruits the state’s finest minds towards the state administrative service through combined prelims mains recruitment test. Bihar PSC PCS (Provisional Civil Service) exam notification is one of the most anticipated recruitment in the state. Every year lakhs of students apply for these top-level posts. Bihar PSC PCS notification along with the application window will be available on the Public Service Commission website.
Bihar PSC PCS Eligibility
Age Limit
Candidates’ age should be in between 20 years – 37 years.
- For Female Candidates and reserved male candidates, the maximum permissible age is 40 years.
- SC Male and Female Candidates – Maximum age is 42 years
Education Qualification
Graduation in any stream from any UGC recognized university or institution.
Bihar PSC PCS Posts
- Bihar Administrative Services
- Bihar Police Services
- Police Superintendent
- Bihar Financial Services
- Bihar Home Guard Services
- Assistant Planning Officer
- Asst Project Officer/ Asst Director
- Bihar Probation Services (Probation Officer)
- Rural Development Officer
- Municipal Executive Officer
- Bihar Education Services
- District Minority Welfare Officer
- Planning Officer/ District Planning Officer
- Bihar Registration Services
- Bihar Jail Services
- Bihar Labor Services
- Assistant Director- Social Security
- Sugarcane Officer
- Asst Director- Child Protection
- Bihar Election Services
- District Audit Officer
- Assistant Registrar
Bihar PSC PCS Exam Pattern
The Bihar PSC Provisional Civil Service exam has two stages of written examination followed by the interview.
Preliminary Examination
- Subject/ Topic – General Studies
- Number of Questions – 150
- Maximum Marks – 150
- Exam Duration – 120 minutes ( 02 hours)
Main Examination
The Provisional Civil Service Main examination is subjective in nature. There is four paper and three among them is common to all. Candidates have to select one optional paper of their choice. Paper-01 General Hindi is of Qualifying nature only.
SL NO | Subject/ Topic | Exam Duration | Maximum Marks |
1 | General Hindi | 100 | 03 hours |
2 | General Studies-1 | 300 | 03 hours |
3 | General Studies-2 | 300 | 03 hours |
4 | Optional Paper | 300 | 03 hours |
Bihar PSC PCS Optional Subjects
Agriculture | History | Sociology |
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science | Law | Statistics |
Anthropology | Labor and Social Welfare | Zoology |
Botany | Management | Hindi Language and Literature |
Chemistry | Mathematics | Urdu Language and Literature |
Civil Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Bangla Language and Literature |
Commerce and Accounting | Philosophy | English Language and Literature |
Economics | Physics | Sanskrit Language and Literature |
Electrical Engineering | Politics and International Relations | Persian Language and Literature |
Geography | Psychology | Arabic Language and Literature |
Geology | Public Administration | Pali Language and Literature |
The interview will have 120 marks and the final rank list will consider the candidate’s interview score too.
Bihar PCS Salary
The pay scale for BPSC PCS posts has both Level 09 and Level 07 positions. The selected candidates will get their starting salary in the pay scale of Rs. 9300- Rs. 34800 with grade pay of Rs. 5400. The candidates will get allowances like HRA, DA, TA, etc too along with this basic pay.
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BPSC PCS Syllabus
Bihar PSC PCS Preliminary Examination
- General Science
- Events of national and international importance
- History of Bihar and Indian History
- Geography
- Geography of Bihar
- Indian Polity and Economy
- Changes in the economy of Bihar post-independence
- Indian National Movement and the Role of Bihar
- General Mental Ability
Bihar PSC PCS Main Examination
General Hindi
- Essay writing
- Grammar
- Precis Writing
- Summary
- Sentence Syntax
General Studies-01
- History of modern India
- History and Culture of Bihar
- Salient Features of Indian Culture
- National and International Events, Politics and relations
- Statistical and Data Interpretation
General Studies-02
- Indian Polity and Constitution
- Economy and Geography of India
- Geography of Bihar
- Science and Technology
Click here to download Bihar PSC PCS Syllabus free pdf: Bihar PSC PCS Syllabus- Prelims and Main Examination
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