70th BPSC Exam 2025: Mains Exam Date Out, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern

The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) conducts the BPSC Combined Competitive Exam (BPSC CCE) to appoint eligible graduates in the State's civil services. The candidates can apply for the posts of General Administration Department of Bihar Civil Services (Subdivision Officer) / Preferential Sub-Committee and equivalent officers of General Administration), etc. Through the BPSC exam, a total of 1957 vacancies will be filled up. The BPSC Prelims answer key has been released. The exam was held on 13th December 2024 and 4th January 2025 (revised) has been released. Read this post to learn about the latest updates on the exam. 

BPSC 2024 Exam 

The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has released the 70th BPSC exam date. The BPSC CCE 70th Mains 2024 exams will be held between April 25 and April 30 over five days. The application form filling process for the BPSC CCE 70th Mains exam will start on February 21 and continue till March 17 at the official website – bpsc.bihar.gov.in.

The BPSC has released the 70th BPSC answer key on its website. Candidates can download the answer key PDF for all sets online on the BPSC website. The exam was held on 13th & 14th December 2024. The exam was earlier scheduled for 14th November 2024. 

The last date to apply online for the 70th BPSC exam 2024 was extended by the Bihar Public Service Commission. Candidates has to apply until 4th November 2024. In addition to this, the application form can be corrected from 19th October to 4th November 2024. This is a great opportunity for those candidates who could not apply for the BPSC exam as per the previously announced dates. Prior to this, the last date to apply for the BPSC exam was 18th November 2024.

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) released the BPSC 70th notification 2024 on its website on 23rd September 2024. As per the BPSC notification, a total of 1957 vacancies have been released this year. The selection of the candidates will be done through three stages, Prelims, Mains and Interview. Candidates can check the latest updates on BPSC exam 2024 on this page. 

70th BPSC Exam 2024: Important Dates

BPSC released the 70th BPSC notification 2024 on its website on 23rd September 2024. The apply online last date was revised to 4th November 2024. Along with this, the exam date and other important dates have been updated below. Check the important dates related to 70th BPSC exam in the table below. 

BPSC 70th Notification 2024 PDF

The 70th BPSC notification PDF has been released online on bpsc.bih.nic.in. The notification has complete details for the exam such as syllabus, exam date, exam pattern, eligibility, etc. Candidates can download the BPSC notifiaiton PDF for the 70th BPSC exam in the following table below. 

BPSC Full Form: Complete Details 

BPSC stands for the Bihar Public Service Commission. The BPSC exam is an annually conducted Bihar Civil Service examination to fill up vacancies in the General Administrative Department. The candidates are selected through the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) which is held in three stages, Prelims, Mains and Inverview. The marks scored by the candidates in Mains and interview is used to determine the merit list of the candidates. 

BPSC Vacancy 2024 Post & Category Wise 

The BPSC has released a total of 1957 vacancies to fill up in various departments of the BPSC. Candidates will be appointed to the post of Sub Divison Officer/Senior Deputy Collector, Deputy Superintendent of Police, District Commandant, Superintendent, Sub Registrar, Sub Election Officer, Assistant Director, District Minority Welfare Officer, Sugarcane Officer, and other posts.

BPSC 70th Notification 2024: Category-Wise Post Details

BPSC 70th Application Form 2024

BPSC application form 2024 could be filled in online mode on the BPSC website from 15th July 2024 onwards. The eligible candidates can fill the 70th BPSC online form before the last date to avoid last minute rush. The direct link to apply for the BPSC exam shall be provided to you here. Check the BPSC online form fill up steps below here. 

Step 1: Visit @onlinebpsc.bihar.gov.in

Step 2: Click on  "BPSC 70th Civil Services Exam 2024-2025"

Step 3: Click on the Registration Link & fill the details

Step 4: Now Apply Online

Step 5: Upload scanned images of Photo & Signature

Step 6: Pay the Application Fee

BPSC Application Fees 2024

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. 

BPSC Eligibility Criteria 2024

The BPSC eligibility criteria include fulfilment of the educational qualification and age limit. Only those candidates are eligible to apply for the 70th BPSC exam who fulfil 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 bachelor's Degree or equivalent from a recognised institute

Age Limit for BPSC Exam

The minimum age limit for the 70th BPSC exam is 20 years. However, this age limit varies for each post. Besides this, the Commission has given age relaxation to the candidates who belong to the reserved categories. Check the upper age limit to apply for the 70th BPSC exam below here. 

• 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. Its marks will be used to determine the merit list of the candidates. 

BPSC Interview: The interview is verbal. The marks scored by the candidates in Mains and Interiview will be used to determine the merit list of the candidates. 

BPSC Exam Pattern: Prelims & Mains

For any candidate aspiring to crack the BPSC exam 2024, 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

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

BPSC Syllabus 2024 - 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

BPSC Mains Syllabus

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

BPSC 65th Prelims Cut Off 2019-20

Note: Here 'F' stands for Female

BPSC Admit Card 2024

BPSC shall release the 70th BPSC admit card 2024 on its website few days before the exam date. 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 70th Admit Card 2024" link

Step 3: Fill Registration Number & Password

Step 4: Download the admit card and take its printout.

BPSC Answer Key 2024

BPSC will release the BPSC answer key 2024 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. 

BPSC Result 2024

The BPSC result 2024 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.