WBPSC Civil Service Executive Exam Eligibility
Exam on : Apr 2021 - Apr 2021
WBPSC Civil Service Executive Exam Eligibility
Nationality
The candidate must be
(a) A citizen of India (either natural or by registration)
(b) Such other nationals as declared eligible by the Govt. of India.
Age
Not below 21 years but not more than 36 years on the 1st January of the year of examination for services and posts included in Group ‘A’ & ’C’ (i.e. born not earlier than the 2nd January 1984 and not later than the 1st January 1999). For the West Bengal Police Service only (i.e. Group ‘B’ Service) age not below 20 years but not more than 36 years on the 1st January of the year of examination (i.e. born not earlier than the 2nd January 1984 and not later than the 1st January 2000). For services and posts included in Group ‘D’ the age should not be below 21 years and not more than 39 years on the 1st day of January of the year of the examination (i.e. born not earlier than the 2nd January 1981 and not later than the 1st January 1999).
Age Relaxation
The upper age limit is relaxable for S.C., S.T. & B.C. (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates of West Bengal, by 5 years for S.C. & S.T. candidates, and by 3 years for B.C. (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates. In the case of Persons with Disabilities (PWD), the upper age limit is relaxable up to 45 years. S.C./S.T./B.C. candidates of other States shall be treated as general candidates.
Education Qualification -
(i) A degree from a recognized University.
(ii) Ability to read, write, and speak in Bengali (not required for those candidates whose mother tongue is Nepali) – vide Finance Department’s Notification No.1243-F(P) dated 02.03.2016.
WBPSC Civil Service Executive Exam Selection Process
The West Bengal Civil Service (Exe.) etc. The examination consists of two parts – (1) Written Examination and (2) Personality Test. Written Examination will be held in two successive stages, viz., (i) Preliminary Examination (Objective MCQ Type), and (ii) Main Examination (Both Objective MCQ Type and Conventional Type). A number of candidates to be selected on the results of the Preliminary Examination will be allowed admission to the Main Examination and a number of candidates to be selected on the results of the Main Examination will be called to appear at the Personality Test.
WBPSC Civil Service Executive Exam Exam Pattern
Scheme of the Preliminary Examination- The Preliminary Examination will consist of only one paper, viz., a paper on “General Studies”. 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 standard of the paper will be of the level of knowledge as expected of a graduate of any faculty of a recognized University. The paper will include questions covering the following fields of knowledge.
| Subjects | Marks |
| English Composition | 25 Marks |
| General Science | 25 Marks |
| Current events of National & International Importance | 25 Marks |
| History of India | 25 Marks |
| Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal | 25 Marks |
| Indian Polity and Economy | 25 Marks |
| Indian National Movement | 25 Marks |
| General Mental Ability | 25 Marks |
Scheme of the Main Examination- The Main Examination shall consist of six compulsory papers and one optional subject consisting of two papers (Only for candidates applying for group A and/or B) to be chosen by the candidates from the list of optional subjects given below. There will be two papers on the optional subject of 200 marks each. Each paper, Compulsory or Optional, will carry 200 marks and will be of 3 hours duration.
Out of six compulsory papers, four papers i.e. (i) General Studies- I, (ii) General Studies- II, (iii) The Constitution of India and Indian Economy including role and functions of Reserve Bank of India and (iv) Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning will be of MCQ Type to be answered in OMR answer sheets and remaining two compulsory papers i.e. Paper - I and Paper - II will be of conventional type written examination.
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