BPSC 2019 Exam Pattern
The exam is carried out in the following steps
- Prelims exam
- Main exam and
- Interview
Exam pattern for preliminary exam
The exam is conducted in paper and pen mode. The duration is 2 hours. The exam is based on multiple choice questions (MCQ). Prelims exam is the gateway to enter the main exam.
| Exam |
Type of exam |
Duration |
Total marks |
Number of papers |
| BPSC 64th Combined civil service Prelims |
Objective type |
2 h |
150 |
1 |
Exam pattern for the main exam
The main exam has 4 papers. All the papers will be conducted for 3 hours.
| Exam |
Subject code |
Subject |
Maximum marks |
| BPSC 64th Combined civil service Mains |
1 |
Hindi |
100 |
| 2 |
General studies (paper I) |
300 |
| 3 |
General studies (paper II) |
300 |
| 4 |
Optional subject |
300 |
Exam pattern for Hindi
| Topic |
Mark
|
| Hindi Grammer |
30 |
| Essay writing |
30 |
| Precis writing |
15 |
| Framing sentences |
25 |
In case of an optional subject, the candidate will have to select one subject when applying for the prelims exam itself.
The optional subject is listed below.
- Agriculture
- Animal Husbandry
- Anthropology
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Civil Engg
- Commerce and Accountancy
- Economics
- Electrical Engg
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- Social welfare
- Law
- Management
- Maths
- Mechanical Engg
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public administration
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Zoology
- Hindi
- English
- Urdu
- Bangla
- Sanskrit
- Persian
- Arabic
- Pali
- Maithili
Interview
Based on the performance in prelims and mains exam a merit list will be prepared and published in the official website. Those selected candidates should appear for the interview process.
Tips to prepare for the exam
- A healthy body will serve as a gateway for a sound mind.
- Selecting an appropriate book for the preparation process will help in fruitful preparation of the exam.
- The candidate must make the documents ready before applying for the exam.
- The last-minute hurry berry may cause errors in uploading the documents online. So to do a smart work the candidate must prepare the documents in the required format.
- One can expertise in the mathematical part only by constant practice.
- Hindi is one of the paper in the main exam so the candidate must ensure he/ she is strong enough in his language skill.
- The candidate must choose his optional paper properly since it carries 300 marks. He/She should be strong enough in the opted paper.
- Most of the questions will be based on general So a candidate mustn’t waste time. He/She should keep updating his general knowledge and current affairs to master that paper.
- The candidate must ensure that he or she is keeping a constant track on his or her strength and weakness by taking up the mock tests online.
- Since most of the questions will be from the state board syllabus the candidate can prepare the subjects well for their board exam.
- The most crucial part is time management.
- The candidate must train in such a way that he completes all the questions within the given time limit.
- It is paper and pen-based test so the candidate should allocate some time to check the answered questions so as to ensure the reliability of the answers.
- The candidate should avoid careless mistakes so concentrating on what he does matters a lot.
- The candidate should make use of his time properly in the exam hall to avoid last minute tension. So proper planning will help to manage time.
- In case the candidate wishes to enter the Police service, He/She must look after his health so as he or she meets the physical standard.
