Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) conducts exam for direct recruitment of Gazetted Officers (Dy.S.P., S.D.O. etc.) for Bihar state. There are three steps of exam for final selection for officer post. First exam is preliminary test (PT). There is only one paper of GS in PT. This exam is for 150 marks. After compete PT you will be eligible for BPSC Mains exam.
There are four paper in BPSC mains exam.
(1) Hindi
(2) General Studies
(3) First Optional Paper
(4) Second Optional Paper
You have to pass first paper (Hindi) with minimum 30 marks. Extra marks in Hindi will not added in total marks.
General Studies subject is divided in two papers. There are three sections in both of GS paper.
Syllabus for GS paper 1 – Maximum Marks – 200
Section 1 – There are 4 questions in this section from “Modern History Of India and Indian Culture” subject. You have to give answer of any three questions from this section.
Section 2 – There are 4 questions in this section from ” Current Event of National and International Importance” subject. You have to give answer of any three questions from this section.
Section 3 – There are 4 questions in this section from “Statical Analysis, Graphs and Diagrams” subject. You have to give answer of any two questions from this section.
That means you have to give answer of 8 question from GS paper 1 in 3 hours.
Syllabus for GS paper 2 – Maximum Marks – 200
Section 1 – There are 4 questions in this section from “Indian Polity” subject. You have to give answer of any three questions from this section.
Section 2 – There are 4 questions in this section from “Indian Economy and Geography” subject. You have to give answer of any three questions from this section.
Section 3 – There are 4 questions in this section from “The Role and Impact of Science and Technology in the Development of India” subject. You have to give answer of any two questions from this section.
That means you have to give answer of 8 question from GS paper 2 in 3 hours.
Rest other 2 paper will be for optional subject.
After qualify BPSC mains exam you will be eligible for Interview. There are 150 marks in Interview.