• Bihar Public Service Commission Combined Competitive Exam

  • Exam Mode : Both
Update on: 13 Feb 2023 10:40:43 AM

68th BPSC exam has been successfully completed on 12 February by the Bihar Public Service Commission. The candidates who have applied for the 68th BPSC exam must go through the BPSC exam analysis 2023. BPSC will fill up a total of 281 vacancies for the post of Tax Assistant Commissioner, District Commander, District Fire Officer and other allied posts. Check the latest updates on 68th BPSC exam, exam date, notification, syllabus and more here. 

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. 

bpsc answer key

Download BPSC Answer Key 2023 (Soon)

BPSC Exam Latest Updates

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. 

BPSC 2023 Exam Events

Important Dates

68th BPSC Notification PDF Release Date

18th November 2022

Apply Online begins on

25th November 2022

Last Date to apply for the 68th BPSC Exam

30th December 2022 (Revised)

Date to make corrections in online form

10th January 2023

Admit Card for Prelims released on

28th January 2023

BPSC Exam Date for Prelims

12th February 2023

BPSC Prelims Answer Key released on

To be notified

68th BPSC result to be released on

27th March 2023

BPSC Mains Admit Card release date

to be announced

BPSC Mains Exam Date 

12th May 2023

BPSC Mains Result

26th July 2023

68th BPSC Interview Date

11th August 2023

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.

BPSC Vacancy 2023 (Increased)

Post Name / Department 

No of vacancy

District Fire Officer, Home Department (Reserve Branch)

19

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Home Department (Reserve Branch)

08

District Commander, Home Department (Special Branch)

01

Disaster Management Department

43

State – Tax Assistant Commissioner (Bihar Finance Service)

07

Prison Superintendent, Home Department (Prison)

02

Junior Election Office (Bihar Election Service)

08

Under Registrar / Joint Under Registrar, Prohibition,

20

Labor Superintendent, Labor Resources Department,

01

Planning / District Planning Officer,

03

Probation Officer, Home Department (Prison)

01

Assistant Registrar Cooperation Committees,

04

Assistant Director, Directorate of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

05

Reed Officer,

02

Bihar Education Service (Administration Sub Cadre),

04

Labor Enforcement Officer,

35

Additional District Transport Officer,

01

Rural Development Officer

07

Block Panchayat Raj Officer

40

Revenue, Officer and equivalent (Bihar Revenue Service)

39

Block Sec. Caste and Schedule Tribal Welfare Officer (Bihar SC and ST Welfare Officer Cadre),

60

Supply Inspector (Bihar Supply Service)

14

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. 

Category

Fees

SC/ST/Woman/Handicapped/Permanent residents of Bihar (All Category)

Rs. 150

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

BPSC Prelims Exam Pattern

Subject 

Total Marks

Time Duration

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

Paper

Total Marks

Duration

General Hindi (Qualifying)

100

3 hrs

General Studies Paper-1

300

3 hrs

General Studies Paper-2

300

3 hrs

Optional Paper

300

3 hrs

Total Marks

1000

-

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

General Science

Current Affairs - International & National importance

Indian History

History of Bihar

Indian Geography

Geography of Bihar

General geography

Indian polity

Indian economy and Bihar's economy

Indian Freedom Movements

General Mental Ability & Reasoning

BPSC Mains Syllabus

General Hindi

(Qualifying)

Hindi Essay: 30 Marks

Grammar: 30 Marks

Syntax: 25 Marks

Summarisation: 15 Marks

GS Paper 1

 

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

GS Paper 2

Indian Polity

Indian economy and Indian Geography

Role and impact of science and technology

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

Category

Cut-off Marks

Unreserved

108

Unreserved (Female)

100

EWS

103

EWS (Female)

95

SC

95

SC (Female)

84

ST

98

EBC

102

EBC (Female)

93

BC

104

BC (Female)

97

BCL

95

Disabled (VI)

89

Disabled (DD)

81

Disabled (OH)

95

Disabled (MD)

61

Grandchild of Ex-Freedom Fighter

97

BPSC 65th Prelims Cut Off 2019-20

Category

Cut Off

GEN

97

GEN (F)

91

EWS

92

EWS (F)

87

SC

89

SC (F)

79

ST

89

ST (F)

89

EBC

92

EBC (F)

876

BC

94

BC (F)

88

BCL

86

PwD-VH/VI

82

PwD-DD

81

PwD-OH

89

PwD-MD

53

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. 

Faqs

Has BPSC released BPSC 66th Notification 2020?

Yes, BPSC 66th Notification has been released @ bpsc.bih.nic.in.

What is BPSC 66th Prelims Exam date?

BPSC will conduct the 66th Prelims exam on 27 December 2020.

How many vacancies will be filled through BPSC 66th CCE Exam?

BPSC 66th CCE exam will fill a total of 731 vacancies.

How is final merit list prepared for the BPSC 66th Civil Services?

The final merit list of BPSC 66th CCE will be prepared out of total 1020 marks (900 Marks of Mains and 120 Marks of Interview)
X

Get Updates For Exam

I'm interested in education loans
I have read the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions. I provide consent for my data to be processed for the purposes as described and receive communications for service related information.
Receive alerts related to marketing, promotions and latest updates.

Latest Education News

Just Now