WBCS Syllabus

The Examination consist three part:

1. Preliminary Exam
2. Mains Exam
3. Interview

Preliminary Exam:

First step to become WBCS officer start with Preliminary Exam. More then 1~2 Lac student participate in this stage. But don't worry most of them are not serious and just fill the form because their friend are also doing so. About 6~8 thousand of them pass this step.
The paper will be of an objective type consisting of 200 multiple-choice questions. The paper will carry 200 marks and will be of 2½ hours duration.  The exam bast on the syllabus of class 10th but at a little depth knowledge. 

 The paper will include questions covering the following fields of knowledge: 

S.No	Name of the Subjects	Marks	Exam Duration
1	English Composition	25	2 hours 30 minutes
2	General Science	25
3	Current Events of National & International Importance	25
4	History of India	25
5	Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal	25
6	Indian Polity and Economy	25
7	Indian National Movement	25
8	General Mental Ability	25
Total		200 Marks

Generally cut off marks goes around 50~60% i.e. 95~115

Mains Exam Pattern

• About 6~8 thousand participants appear for this exam after Qualifying Preliminary Exam. In this level competition is tough because most of the participant are serious.  About 1000~1200 student selected from this level for Interview/Personality Test.
• The West Bengal Civil Services Main Exam consists of 6 Compulsory papers and 1 optional Subject of 2  paper (Only for Group A & B applied candidates).
• PSC West Bengal Civil Services Mains Exam consists of 8 Papers.
• Each paper contains 200 questions and carries 200 marks each.
• The time duration for each Paper is 3 hours.
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• Paper I : Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali - Letter writing (within 150 words) / Drafting of Report (within 200 words), Précis Writing, Composition and Translation from English to Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali Paper II : English - Letter writing (within 150 words) / Drafting of Report (within 200 words), Précis Writing, Composition and Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali to English Paper III : General Studies-I : (i) Indian History with special emphasis on National Movement and (ii) Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal. Paper IV : General Studies-II : Science and Scientific & Technological advancement, Environment, General Knowledge and Current Affairs. Paper V : The Constitution of India and Indian Economy including role and functions of Reserve Bank of India. Paper VI : Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning

S.No	Type of Exam	Paper No	Name of the Subject	Total Marks	Duration of the test
1	Written Test	I	Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santali(Descriptive only writing skill)	200	3 hours
		II	English(Descriptive only writing skill)	200	3 hours
		III	(i) Indian History with special emphasis on National Movement and (ii) Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal.(total 200 MCQs)	200	3 hours
		IV	Science and Scientific & Technological advancement, Environment, General Knowledge and Current Affairs.(total 200 MCQs)	200	3 hours
		V	Indian Constitution & Indian Economy(total 200 MCQs)	200	3 hours
		VI	Arithmetic & Test of Reasoning(total 200 MCQs)	200	3 hours
		VII	Optional Subject (Paper – I)(Descriptive)	200	3 hours
		VIII	Optional Subject (Paper – II)(Descriptive)	200	3 hours
Total				1600 Marks
2	Personality Test			200 Marks(for Group A & B) or 150 Marks(for Group C) or 100 Marks(for Group D)
Total				1800 Marks

Here also cutoff is around 50~60%.

Cutoff Marks Mains and Final

List of optionalSubjects(you have to choose any one): 

Subject	Code
Bengali	01
Hindi	02
Sanskrit	03
English	04
Pali	05
Arabic	06
Persian	07
French	08
Urdu	09
Comparative Literature	10
Agriculture	11
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science	12
Anthropology	13
Botany	14
Chemistry	15
Civil Engineering	16
Commerce and Accountancy	17
Economics	19
Electrical Engineering	20
Geography	21
Geology	22
History	23
Law	24
Mathematics	25
Management	26
Mechanical Engineering	27
Medical Science	28
Philosophy	29
Physiology	30
Physics	31
Political Science	32
Psychology	33
Sociology	34
Statistics	35
Zoology	36

Personality Test : A number of candidates selected in order of merit on the results of the Main Examination for all the services and posts included in Groups A, B, C and D shall have to appear at a Personality Test.

Note : No separate Personality Test will be held for different groups viz. Group-‘A’, Group-‘B’, Group-‘C’ and Group-‘D’ in respect of a candidate. Marks will be awarded according to different services against allotted full marks for Personality Test. In all the answer papers under examination due credit will be given for proper economy of words combined with clarity,

😊😊😊And Finally 600~800 aspirants complete their DREAM to become WBCS Oficer.

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