BPSC 68th Prelims Latest News: Bihar Public Service Commission has officially released the 68th BPSC Prelims Admit Card 2023 for download from 28th January 2023 onwards. The 68th BPSC Combined Competitive (Prelims) Exam 2023 is scheduled to be held on 12th February 2023 for a total of 281 vacancies in different departments for various posts such as Assistant Director, Supply Inspector, Rural Development Officer, Block Panchayat Raj Officer, etc.
The commission had recently also released an official notification for the revised marking scheme for the 68th BPSC Prelims 2023. Securing minimum qualifying marks in the Prelims is necessary for being shortlisted for the further selection process. Only the successful candidates in the BPSC 68th Prelims 2023 will be called to appear for the 68th BPSC Combined Competitive (Mains) Exam 2023 which is scheduled to be held on 12th May 2023.
68th BPSC Important Dates
The candidates can check out the table below to know about the important dates corresponding to different events.
| Events |
Important Dates |
| 68th BPSC Notification |
18th November 2022 |
| 68th BPSC Online application starts |
25th November 2022 |
| 68th BPSC Online application ends (REVISED) |
30th December 2022 |
| 68th BPSC Online application edit ends |
10th January 2023 |
| 68th BPSC Exam Dates |
Preliminary exam: 12th February 2023 Mains exam: 12th May 2023 |
68th BPSC Registration Extended
The commission has extended the last day to complete the registration formalities of the 68th BPSC exams. The last date has been extended by ten days, which means now the last date to fill the same is going to be December 30, 2022. Candidates are advised to stick to the steps mentioned below to fill out the application form.
Step 1: Visit the official website of BPSC, bpsc.bih.nic.in
Step 2: Find the link of the 68th BPSC Prelims registration form and click on it
Step 3: Fill up the registration form with details, name, address, educational qualification, and test centre choice. Upload all the relevant documents as required and then move to the payment page.
Step 4: Pay the 68th BPSC prelims application fee using any of the payment method
Step 5: Submit the BPSC prelims registration form and get a copy of the same for future reference.
Check BPSC 68th Application Date Extension Official Notification
68th BPSC 2023: Check Syllabus and Latest Exam Pattern Prelims & Mains Download PDF
68th BPSC Marking Scheme Revised
The commission has notified the revised 68th marking scheme that is going to be applicable from this year onwards. Go through the section below to know about the detailed marking scheme as prescribed by BPSC.
- One mark shall be applicable for each correct answer
- A negative marking equal to 0.25 marks shall be applicable for the answers marked incorrectly.
- If the candidate has marked more than one answer then, also this deduction shall be applicable
- For those questions that are left blank there will be no negative marking neither a mark shall be awarded
Check BPSC 68th New Marking Scheme Official Notification
68th BPSC Eligibility Criteria 2023: Check Important Dates, Age Limit, Qualification, Attempts
68th BPSC Normalisation Method
As per the official notice, the commission has introduced the normalization method for the 68th BPSC mains examination. The following are the major pointers associated with the new normalization formula:
- Candidates will be required to secure 30% of the total marks to qualifying for the General Hindi paper.
- For the optional paper, one has to secure at least 40% of the total marks if one belongs to the backward category, 36.5% of the total marks for the EBC category and 32% of the total marks for the female and PWD category
- The final merit list is going to be prepared on the basis of the marks secured in the other subjects namely, GS paper 1, GS paper 2, Essay paper and optional paper.
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