68th BPSC Exam 2023
Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has successfully completed conducting the 68th BPSC exam on 12 February 2023, Sunday for the Prelims exam. The BPSC question paper was divided into 4 sets, SET A, B, C and D. The commission will soon release the official answer key for which the link shall be updated here. BPSC has released a notice for the candidates who took the exam to submit their objections by 16 February through E mail.
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BPSC Exam Latest Updates
- 12 February 2023: BPSC has asked the candidates who appeared for the 68th BPSC exam to submit objections against the answer key till 16 February.
- 12 February 2023: BPSC exam analysis 2023 has been successfully completed.
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- 28th January 2023: BPSC has released the 68th BPSC admit card 2023.
68th BPSC Notification 2023 PDF
68th BPSC notification 2023 was released on 18th November 2023. The notification mentions about the exam date, vacancy, syllabus, exam pattern, salary and other important information related to the exam. More than 5 lakh candidates have registered for the 68th BPSC exam for which the Prelims is scheduled for 12 February 2023.
BPSC selection process consists of Prelims, Mains and Interview. The Prelims exam is objective in nature and is qualifying. On the other hand, the final merit list is prepared out the marks scored by candidates in Mains and Interview. We have mentioned the 68th BPSC notification PDF download link below.
68th BPSC Notification PDF
BPSC will soon be releasing the 69th BPSC notification on its website. Candidates who are preparing to crack the Bihar CCE must keep an eye on the latest BPSC CCE notification on Jagran Josh.
68th BPSC Exam Date 2023
BPSC released the 68th BPSC exam date along with the notification. The Prelims was initially supposed to be held in January 2023, however, it got postponed to 12 February 2023. In the following table below, you can check the BPSC Prelims and Mains exam date along with other important BPSC dates.
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BPSC 2023 Exam Events |
Important Dates |
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68th BPSC Notification PDF Release Date |
18th November 2022 |
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Apply Online begins on |
25th November 2022 |
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Last Date to apply for the 68th BPSC Exam |
30th December 2022 (Revised) |
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Date to make corrections in online form |
10th January 2023 |
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Admit Card for Prelims released on |
28th January 2023 |
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BPSC Exam Date for Prelims |
12th February 2023 |
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BPSC Prelims Answer Key released on |
To be notified |
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68th BPSC result to be released on |
27th March 2023 |
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BPSC Mains Admit Card release date |
to be announced |
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BPSC Mains Exam Date |
12th May 2023 |
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BPSC Mains Result |
26th July 2023 |
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68th BPSC Interview Date |
11th August 2023 |
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Final result releases on |
9th October 2023 |
68th BPSC Vacancy 2023
A total of 324 vacancies have been released for the 68th BPSC exam for Grade A and B posts as per the revised vacancy notice that was released by BPSC.43 new vacancies have been added in the Disaster Management Department in BPSC. In the following table, you can check out the latest post wise BPSC vacancy 2023.
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BPSC Vacancy 2023 (Increased) |
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Post Name / Department |
No of vacancy |
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District Fire Officer, Home Department (Reserve Branch) |
19 |
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Deputy Superintendent of Police, Home Department (Reserve Branch) |
08 |
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District Commander, Home Department (Special Branch) |
01 |
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Disaster Management Department |
43 |
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State – Tax Assistant Commissioner (Bihar Finance Service) |
07 |
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Prison Superintendent, Home Department (Prison) |
02 |
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Junior Election Office (Bihar Election Service) |
08 |
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Under Registrar / Joint Under Registrar, Prohibition, |
20 |
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Labor Superintendent, Labor Resources Department, |
01 |
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Planning / District Planning Officer, |
03 |
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Probation Officer, Home Department (Prison) |
01 |
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Assistant Registrar Cooperation Committees, |
04 |
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Assistant Director, Directorate of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities |
05 |
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Reed Officer, |
02 |
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Bihar Education Service (Administration Sub Cadre), |
04 |
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Labor Enforcement Officer, |
35 |
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Additional District Transport Officer, |
01 |
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Rural Development Officer |
07 |
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Block Panchayat Raj Officer |
40 |
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Revenue, Officer and equivalent (Bihar Revenue Service) |
39 |
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Block Sec. Caste and Schedule Tribal Welfare Officer (Bihar SC and ST Welfare Officer Cadre), |
60 |
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Supply Inspector (Bihar Supply Service) |
14 |
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Total |
324 |
68th BPSC Admit Card 2023
BPSC has released the 68th BPSC admit card 2023 on its website on 28th January. Candidates can download the call letter online by following the steps that are given below.
Step 1: Visit @ onlinebpsc.bihar.gov.in
Step 2: Click on "BPSC 66th Admit Card 2020" link
Step 3: Fill Registration Number & Password
Step 4: Download the admit card and take its printout.
BPSC 68th Application Form 2023
BPSC application form 2023 could be filled in online mode on the BPSC website. The application form link has been closed now for the 68th BPSC exam 2022-2023. However, the commission will soon be releasing the 69th BPSC application form. In the meantime, you can go through the 68th BPSC application form process.
Step 1: Visit @onlinebpsc.bihar.gov.in
Step 2: Click on "BPSC 68th Civil Services Exam 2022-2023"
Step 3: Click on Registration Link & fill the details
Step 4: Now Apply Online
Step 5: Upload scanned images of Photo & Signature
Step 6: Pay Application Fee
BPSC Application Fees 2023
The BPSC application fee for different categories is mentioned below in the table. It is mandatory to pay the required application fee for your application form to be considered for further process.
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Category |
Fees |
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SC/ST/Woman/Handicapped/Permanent residents of Bihar (All Category) |
Rs. 150 |
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Other States |
Rs. 600 |
BPSC Eligibility Criteria 2023
Only those candidates are eligible to apply for the 68th BPSC exam who fulfill the eligibility criteria as mentioned here. If it is found at any stage that your eligibility criteria is incorrect, then you will be barred from appearing in the examination.
Educational Qualification for BPSC Exam : Candidates should be a Graduate with Bachelors Degree or equivalent from a recognised institute
Age Limit for BPSC Exam
The age limit for the BPSC exam varies for each category of candidates. Besides this, the Commission has given age relaxation to the candidates who belong to the reserved categories.
- General Male: 37 Years
- General Female/OBC(Male/Female): 40 years
- SC/ST (Male/Female) - 42 years
BPSC Selection Process
Candidates who want to get through the Bihar Civil Services have to appear for these three successive stages:
BPSC Prelims Exam: The Prelims exam is objective and qualifying in nature.
BPSC Mains Exam: The mains exam is descriptive in nature.
BPSC Interview: The interview is verbal.
BPSC Exam Pattern: Prelims & Mains
For any candidate aspiring to crack the BPSC exam 2023, it is important to be aware of the Prelims and Mains exam pattern. We have described the BPSC exam pattern for Pre and Mains in the table below. Know about the new BPSC exam pattern
BPSC Prelims Exam Pattern
BPSC Prelims exam consists of a single paper which is the General Studies or GS paper. This has only objective type of questions based to test a candidate’s General Knowledge.
- BPSC Prelims exam is qualifying in nature; marks obtained in this stage are not counted for the final merit list.
- The questions will be asked in an objective multiple-choice format
- The paper will be of total 150 marks
- The duration of exam is 2 hours
- Language of the question paper will be bilingual - Hindi and English
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BPSC Prelims Exam Pattern |
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Subject |
Total Marks |
Time Duration |
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General Studies |
150 |
2 hours |
BPSC Mains Exam Pattern
The BPSC Mains exam is conventional in nature. It has 4 papers where General Hindi paper is qualifying in nature. The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of scores obtained out of 900 marks of GS Paper 1, GS Paper 2 and Optional Paper. There is a list of 34 optional subjects from which candidates can choose a subject for the BPSC Mains exam
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Paper |
Total Marks |
Duration |
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General Hindi (Qualifying) |
100 |
3 hrs |
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General Studies Paper-1 |
300 |
3 hrs |
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General Studies Paper-2 |
300 |
3 hrs |
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Optional Paper |
300 |
3 hrs |
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Total Marks |
1000 |
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BPSC Syllabus 2023 - Prelims & Mains Syllabus
Go through the detailed BPSC Syllabus of Prelims and Mains exam below and start your preparations accordingly for the upcoming exam. The syllabus given below is based on the official notification of the BPSC. Also, Download PDF BPSC Syllabus in Hindi from the link shared below:
BPSC Prelims Syllabus
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General Science |
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Current Affairs - International & National importance |
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Indian History History of Bihar |
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Indian Geography Geography of Bihar |
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General geography |
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Indian polity |
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Indian economy and Bihar's economy |
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Indian Freedom Movements |
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General Mental Ability & Reasoning |
BPSC Mains Syllabus
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General Hindi (Qualifying) |
Hindi Essay: 30 Marks Grammar: 30 Marks Syntax: 25 Marks Summarisation: 15 Marks |
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GS Paper 1
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Indian Modern History Indian culture Bihar's role in Indian freedom struggle Santhal Uprising in Bihar Birsa movement Champaran Satyagrah Quit India Movement Mauryan and Pal art Patna Qulam painting Roles of Gandhi, Tagore and Nehru Current Affairs National & International importance Statistical analysis, graphs and diagrams |
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GS Paper 2 |
Indian Polity Indian economy and Indian Geography Role and impact of science and technology |
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Optional Paper |
Candidates can choose the optional subject from these 34 subjects: Agriculture Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Anthropology Botany Chemistry Civil Engineering Commerce & Accountancy Economics Electrical Engineering Geography Geology History Labour and Social Welfare Law Management Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Philosophy Physics Political Science & International Relations Psychology Public Administration Sociology Statistics Zoology Hindi Language and Literature English Language and Literature Urdu Language and Literature Bangla Language and Literature Sanskrit Language and Literature Persian Language and Literature Arabic Language and Literature Pali Language and Literature Maithili Language and Literature |
BPSC Interview
Candidates who are able to qualify the BPSC Mains exam will be shortlisted for the Interview Round. It is mandatory for the candidates to appear for the interview as the final result is published based on the marks scored by you in the interview and mains exam. The Interview is of total 120 marks. Candidates who are able to qualify the interview round get shortlisted for the final merit list.
BPSC Cut Off Marks: Prelims & Mains
In order to get shortlisted for Interview round, candidates need to obtain cut off marks in prelims as well as mains exam of BPSC CCE. The Cut off marks are different for prelims and mains exams. The previous year cut off marks gives you an idea of the marks that one needs to score in the exam to be able to get qualified for the next stage.
66th BPSC Prelims Cutoff 2020
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Category |
Cut-off Marks |
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Unreserved |
108 |
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Unreserved (Female) |
100 |
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EWS |
103 |
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EWS (Female) |
95 |
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SC |
95 |
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SC (Female) |
84 |
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ST |
98 |
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EBC |
102 |
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EBC (Female) |
93 |
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BC |
104 |
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BC (Female) |
97 |
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BCL |
95 |
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Disabled (VI) |
89 |
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Disabled (DD) |
81 |
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Disabled (OH) |
95 |
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Disabled (MD) |
61 |
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Grandchild of Ex-Freedom Fighter |
97 |
BPSC 65th Prelims Cut Off 2019-20
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Category |
Cut Off |
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GEN |
97 |
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GEN (F) |
91 |
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EWS |
92 |
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EWS (F) |
87 |
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SC |
89 |
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SC (F) |
79 |
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ST |
89 |
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ST (F) |
89 |
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EBC |
92 |
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EBC (F) |
876 |
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BC |
94 |
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BC (F) |
88 |
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BCL |
86 |
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PwD-VH/VI |
82 |
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PwD-DD |
81 |
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PwD-OH |
89 |
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PwD-MD |
53 |
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Grandchildren of Freedom Fighters |
88 |
Note: Here 'F' stands for Female
68th BPSC Answer Key 2023
BPSC will release the 68th BPSC answer key 2023 on its website after the completion of the Prelims exam. The BPSC answer key helps a candidate to calculate marks that they will get in the exam. In addition to this, it also helps one to challenge the official answer key and know the correct answers to all questions.
68th BPSC Result 2023
The 68th BPSC result 2023 will be released stage wise, i.e. the Commission will initially release Prelims result followed by Maind and lastly a final result. The BPSC final result will be based on the marks scored by candidates in Mains and Interview.