The Bihar Police Subordinate Services Selection Commission (BPSSC) SI Prohibition exam was successfully conducted today July 12, 2026 across 38 cities at 515 exam centres. The examination was held in a single shift from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The examination was conducted in the computer based mode (CBT) which included 100 questions from 2 major subjects such as General Awareness and Current Affairs. Through this recruitment drive the commission aims to fill 78 Sub Inspector Prohibition Posts. In this article we have provided you with the detailed analysis for the preliminary examination conducted on July 12, 2026, including the section-wise review, overall difficulty level and expected good attempts.
Bihar Police SI Prohibition Exam Pattern 2026
The Bihar Police SI preliminary CBT exam consisted of a total of 100 multiple choice questions consisting of 200 marks. The test included questions from sections such as General Awareness and Current Affairs. Candidates were allotted 2 hours to complete the examination. As per the official exam pattern there is a negative marking of 0.2 marks for incorrect answers attempted. Check the pattern in the table below.
Related Stories
|
Subjects
|
Number of Questions
|
Total Marks
|
|
General Awareness & Current Affairs
|
100
|
200
|
|
Grand Total
|
100
|
200
|
Bihar Police SI Prohibition Exam Timing 2026
The Bihar Police SI Prohibition exam consists of 4 stages. Candidates have to appear for the preliminary exam first followed by a descriptive Mains Exam Those who clear this stage will be Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Standard Test (PST). The final merit list will be prepared based on the performance of those who participated in these stages. Candidates can check the exam timing details in the table below.
|
BPSSC SI Prohibition Exam Date 2026
|
Exam timing
|
Reporting time
|
Last entry allowed
|
|
July 12, 2026
|
11:00 AM to 01:00 PM
|
10:00 AM
|
10:45 AM
|
Bihar Police SI Prohibition Exam Analysis 2026
The Bihar Police SI Prohibition exam analysis consists of both the overall difficulty level of the exam and subject challenges. The analysis is being done after receiving the inputs from subject experts.
-
Students who have appeared for the Bihar Police SI Exam have provided mixed reviews of this exam.
According to them the exam was of moderate level.
Questions from General Knowledge were of moderate level with different topics asked and the current affairs section was trickier.
Bihar Police SI Prohibition Exam Difficulty Level
The Bihar Police SI Prohibition exam has been conducted for subjects such as General Awareness and Current Affairs. Candidates who have appeared for the Preliminary Exam can check the difficulty level of the exam in the table below.
|
Subjects
|
Difficulty Level
|
Number of Good Attempts
|
|
General Awareness
|
Moderate
|
To be updated
|
|
Current Affairs
|
Moderate to Difficult with trickier questions
|
To be updated
|
|
Overall
|
Moderate
|
To be updated
|
Bihar Police SI Prohibition Exam 2026 What Next After Prelims?
Candidates who qualify the Bihar Police SI Prohibition Preliminary Examination will be shortlisted for the Mains Examination. The mains exam is of Descriptive Nature testing knowledge on a wide range of subjects such as General Hindi and General Studies Subject with a higher difficulty level. After clearing the mains stage, candidates will have to undergo the Physical Efficiency Test (PET), document verification and other stages as prescribed by BPSSC.