BPSC is expected to release the Bihar PCS Result 2025 in October (Soon). According to the BPSC CCE 2025 official notification, the BPSC Exam Pattern 2025 includes a three-stage selection process. First, BPSC Prelims Exams (Screening test), qualified candidates go for the BPSC Mains Exam, and then the last Interview.
The final cut-off of the BPSC 71st CCE exam 2025 will be based on the combined score of the mains and interview. Qualified candidates get selected for various Group A and Group B posts based on preference and cut-off.
- BPSC Exam Pattern 2025- Prelims
- BPSC Exam Pattern 2025- Mains
- BPSC CCE Syllabus 2025
BPSC Exam Pattern 2025- Prelims
BPSC Prelims 2025 is an objective-type paper, which is a screening test to select candidates for the next stage. At the Prelims Stage, candidates sit for the one paper- General Studies. Total exam duration is 2 hours. Check the BPSC prelims exam pattern below.
| Paper Name |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
| General Studies |
150 |
150 |
As the Prelims is just a screening test, the Score of the BPSC Prelims exam is not included in the final cutoff. BPSC is expected to release the CCE prelims exam result soon.
Commonly asked questions
Yes, the BPSC prelims exam has negative marking. For each incorrect answer, there is minus 0.33 mark, and for each correct answer, 1 mark is awarded.
BPSC Exam Pattern 2025- Mains
In the BPSC Mains exam, 1st paper is General Hindi, which is a qualifying exam(candidates are required to score at least 30% marks) to move forward. General Hindi Marks will not be added to the BPSC CCE Mains 2025 total score. The other three papers are for 300 marks each, with a total duration of 3 hours. Check the BPSC Mains Exam Pattern here.
| Paper Name |
Marks |
| General Hindi (Qualifying) |
100 |
| General Studies -1 |
300 |
| General Studies -2 |
300 |
| Optional Subject |
300 |
| Total Marks |
900 |
BPSC Interview Exam Pattern
The next stage will be the Interview for a total of 120 marks. The final BPSC cut-off 2025 will be based on the cumulative score of Mains and Interview, which is 1020 marks. An interview is a personality test in which a board member appointed by the commission checks various traits and characteristics and scores them based on that.
Commonly asked questions
BPSC main 2025 includes 4 papers, in which General Hindi is a qualifying exam of 100 marks. The other three, GS-1, GS-2, and the optional subject paper, are 300 marks each. The total score of the BPSC Mains exam is 900 marks.
BPSC CCE Syllabus 2025
Bihar Public Service Commission had already released the BPSC syllabus 2025 on its official website bpsc.bihar.gov.in.
In the BPSC Prelims, the General Studies paper includes topics such as: General Science, Current Affairs (national and international), History of India, and salient features of the history of Bihar, Geography, Indian Polity and Economy, Indian National Movement and Contribution of Bihar, and General Mental Ability.
In the BPSC Mains Syllabus, the following topics are included.
| BPSC Mains Paper |
Topics |
| Paper 1- General Hindi |
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| Paper 2- General Studies-1 |
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| Paper 3- General Studies-2 |
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| Paper 4- Optional Subject |
Candidates can choose from subjects such as Agriculture, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, History, etc |
Commonly asked questions
BPSC 71st CCE Mains exam is expected to be in December 2025 (tentative).
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