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- The exam will be held in two shifts for the first time. The commission will conduct the preliminary examination in two days, both shifts will have a different question paper.
- The commission has decided to release the result of the prelims examination on the basis of percentile for transparency in results.
- Candidates are allowed to change their optional paper during the mains. Until now, students had to pick their optional subjects while filing for preliminary exams. After that, nobody was allowed to change the subjects.
No of Papers | General Studies (150 marks) |
Duration | 2 hours |
BPSC Syllabus | 1. General Science |
2. Events of national and international importance | |
3. History of Bihar and Indian History | |
4. Geography(mainly Geography of Bihar) | |
5. Indian Polity and Economy | |
6. Changes in the economy of Bihar post-independence | |
7. Indian National Movement and the Role of Bihar | |
8. General Mental Ability. |
Stage of BPSC Exam | Type of Exam | Mode | Total Marks | Duration |
Prelims | Objective | Offline | 150 | 2 Hours |
Mains | Subjective | Offline | One qualifying paper (Hindi) | 3 Hours for each Paper |
900 ( 3 Papers of 300 marks each) | ||||
Personal Interview | Physically Present | Offline | 120 | Not Defined |
BPSC PT Cutoff 2022 (Expected)
Category | Expected Cut-off Marks (Out of 150) |
Unreserved | 112 |
Unreserved (Female) | 104 |
EWS | 107 |
EWS (Female) | 99 |
SC | 99 |
SC (Female) | 92 |
ST | 102 |
EBC | 106 |
CBC (Female) | 97 |
BC | 108 |
BC(Female) | 101 |
BCL | 99 |
Disabled (Blind) | 93 |
Disability (Developmental Disability) | 85 |
Disabled (Orthopaedically Handicapped) | 99 |
Disabled (Multiple Disorders) | 65 |
Former freedom fighter's grandkid | 101 |
Category | Written Exam | Final Exam |
Unreserved (UR) | 454 | 537 |
Unreserved (Female) | 442 | 518 |
Economically Weaker Sections | 428 | 532 |
Economically Weaker Sections (Female) | 412 | 514 |
Scheduled Caste | 384 | 497 |
Scheduled Caste(Female) | 374 | 473 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 363 | 475 |
Economically Backward Cast | 415 | 518 |
Economically Backward Caste (Female) | 400 | 501 |
Backward Caste (BC) | 437 | 537 |
BC(Female) | 426 | 516 |
BCL | 413 | 513 |
Disabled (VI) | 345 | 474 |
Disabled (DD) | 335 | 402 |
Disabled (OH) | 397 | 497 |
Disabled (MD) | 294 | 340 |
Grandchild of Ex Freedom Fighter | 435 | 519 |
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