69TH BPSC (2023) EXAMINATION
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BPSC is one of the most reputed State Level Civil Services Exam conducted for recruitment to multiple posts in the state of Bihar. The posts include Sub Divisional Officer (Dy. Collector), Sub Divisional Police Officer (Dy. SP) Rural Development Officer, District Social Welfare Officer and other PCS level Officers, etc.
Structure of the 69th BPSC (2023) exam
Like UPSC, UPPCS, and other state-level Civil Services exams, BPSC exam is also conducted in three stages:
- Prelims: The BPSC prelims exam just consists of one objective type paper of 150 marks with Negative Marking. There will be 1 mark for correct answer and -1/3 or –0.33 for wrong answer. It means One-Third Negative Marking.
- Mains: Some major changes have also done in the Mains stage. The mains stage consists of 4 subjective papers and one Optional paper will be of MCQ type as mentioned below.
| Paper Code | Subject | Total Marks | Duration |
| 01 | General Hindi | 100 | 3 Hours |
| 02 | GS Paper I | 300 | 3 Hours |
| 03 | GS Paper II | 300 | 3 Hours |
| 37 | Essay | 300 | 3 Hours |
| 4 – 37 | Optional Paper (MCQ) | 100 | 3 Hours |
30% will be mandatory to qualify General Hindi Paper, but it is uncountable in Merit List. Just like General Hindi Paper, Optional Paper will also be of qualifying nature, and cut off is decided by the State Government, this is also uncountable in the Merit list.
- Interview: This stage is for 120 marks. Candidates who qualify for Mains are called for the interview.
For the Interview, the merit list will be prepared by the marks achieved in GS-I, GS-II, and Essay.
The merit list for the 69th BPSC (2023) exam will be decided as per the final score of the candidates including Mains and interview stages, i.e. out of 1020 marks (900 + 120).
Note: Pattern of BPSC has been changed for the 68th BPSC Exam, To read the syllabus of the 68th BPSC (2023) Exam – Click Here
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69th BPSC Exam date sheet
Following is the exam schedule for 69th BPSC Exam
| Exam Name | Dates |
| 69th BPSC Prelims Exam date | 30th September 2023 |
| 69th BPSC Prelims Result | 15th November 2023 |
| 69th BPSC Mains Exam | 9th December to 16th December 2023 |
| 69th BPSC exam Interviews | Not Specified |
| Final Result date | Not Specified |
Important Links
- Detailed syllabus of the 69th BPSC (2022) Exam – Click here for BPSC syllabus →
- Eligibility Criteria for BPSC Exam – Eligibility Criteria →
- Marking scheme for BPSC Prelims and Mains – Scheme of the examination →
Previous Year’s Question papers are important for the 69th BPSC (2023). It should be the first step to start the preparation for the examination. You can download the Previous Year’s Question papers by clicking on the links given below:
BPSC Previous Year Question Answer Key
Answer Key: 68th (2022 -23) [PDF] |
BPSC Previous Year Question Papers – Prelims
GS Paper 1
Hindi Paper: 68th (2022 -23) | 66th (2020-21) | 65th (2019) | 64th (December-2018) | 63rd (July-2018) | 60-62nd (2016) | 56-59th (2015)
English Paper: 68th (2022 -23) | 66th (2020-21) | 65th (2019) | 64th (December-2018) | 63rd (July-2018) | 60-62nd (2016) | 56-59th (2015)
BPSC Previous Year Question Papers – Mains
General Hindi: 68th 2023 | 66th (2021)| 65th (2020) | 64th (July-2019) | 63rd (January-2019) | 60-62nd (2018) | 56-59th (2016)
General Studies Paper 1: 68th 2023 | 66th (2021) | 65th (2020) | 64th (July-2019) | 63rd (January-2019) | 60-62nd (2018) | 56-59th (2016)
General Studies Paper 2: 68th 2023 | 66th (2021) | 65th (2020) | 64th (July-2019) | 63rd (January-2019) | 60-62nd (2018) | 56-59th (2016)
Essay Paper: 68th 2023 |
Syllabus of 67th BPSC (2022) Examinations |
BPSC is one of the most reputed State Level Civil Services Exam conducted for recruitment to multiple posts in the state of Bihar. The posts include Sub Divisional Officer (Dy. Collector), Sub Divisional Police Officer (Dy. SP) Rural Development Officer, District Social Welfare Officer and other PCS level Officers, etc.
Structure of the 67th BPSC (2022) exam
Like UPSC, UPPCS, and other state-level Civil Services exams, BPSC exam is also conducted in three stages:
- Prelims: The BPSC prelims exam just consists of one objective type paper of 150 marks.
- Mains: The mains stage consists of 4 subjective papers of 900 marks: one qualifying Hindi paper, 2 General Studies papers, and one optional paper.
- Interview: This stage is of 120 marks. Candidates who qualify Mains are called for the interview.
The merit list for 67th BPSC (2022) exam will be decided as per the final score of the candidates including Mains and interview stages, i.e. out of 1020 marks (900 + 120).
