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BIHAR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (BPSC) - PROVINCIAL CIVIL SERVICES (PCS) EXAM Exam Pattern 

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BIHAR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (BPSC) - PROVINCIAL CIVIL SERVICES EXAM  

Bihar public Service Commission (BPSC) has released notification regarding to 69th Common Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination. 

69th BPSC Exam Pattern:
Bihar Public Service Competitive Examination conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) comprises of two successive Stages:

BPSC PCS Preliminary Examination : It is of objective type, which is a qualifying examination. 

The BPSC Prelims exam is a single paper that consists of 150 questions with 150 marks in total. As per the latest 69th BPSC notification, negative marking is introduced in the Prelims paper. 0.25 mark shall be deducted for an incorrect answer, while 1 mark shall be awarded for the correct answer.

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Total Question : 150

Total Marks : 150

Timing : Two Hours

BPSC PCS Main Examination : It consists of BPSC written examination and interview.

There are four papers in BPSC mains exam.

(1) General Hindi

(2) General Studies Ppaer 1 & 2

(3) Essay

(4) Optional Paper

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You have to pass first paper (Hindi) with minimum 30 marks. Extra marks in Hindi will not added in total marks.

General Hindi- 100 Marks

BPSC General Studies subject is divided in two papers. There are three sections in both of GS paper.

GS paper 1 – Maximum Marks – 300 (Timing - 3 hours) 

GS paper 2 – Maximum Marks – 300 (Timing - 3 hours)

Eassay – Maximum Marks – 300 (Timing - 3 hours)

Optional Subject

Paper-4 (Paper-I of First optional subject), full marks - 100

Total makes of BPSC Main exam (Written) : 1100 

BPSC Optional Subjects :  

In Optional Paper, a candidate is required to choose any one subject.

1. Agriculture

2. Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science

3. Anthropology

4. Botany

5. Chemistry

6. Civil Engineering

7. Commerce & Accountancy

8. Economics

9. Electrical Engineering

10. Geography

11. Geology

12. History

13. Labour and Social Welfare

14. Law

15. Management

16. Mathematics

17. Mechanical Engineering

18. Philosophy

19. Physics

20. Political Science & International Relations

21. Psychology

22. Public Administration

23. Sociology

24. Statistics

25. Zoology

26. Hindi Language and Literature

27. English Language and Literature

28. Urdu Language and Literature

29. Bangla Language and Literature

30. Sanskrit Language and Literature

31. Persian Language and Literature

32. Arabic Language and Literature

33. Pali Language and Literature

34. Maithili Language and Literature

Interview

There will be 120 marks.  

A brief on 69TH BPSC Preliminary exam pattern is as under 

 

 

 

Exam Type Objective Type
Question Type

Multiple Choice

Subjects  No. of Questions  Marks
General Studies 150 150
Total Questions 150
Maximum Marks 150
Marks for each Correct Answer 1
Negative Marks for Incorrect Answer -0.25
Marks for questions not attempted 0.00
Total Time for Exam (in minutes) 120

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