What is the BPSC Mains 2025 exam pattern?

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.

When is the BPSC 71st CCE Mains exam 2025?

BPSC 71st CCE Mains exam is expected to be in December 2025 (tentative).

Is there negative marking in BPSC Prelims exams?

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 2025 Exam Pattern: Prelims & Mains Paper Pattern

By Swayam Gupta, Associate Senior Executive

The commission had released the Bihar PCS Result 2025 on November 18, 2025. 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.

Table of contents

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.

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.

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	Essay Writing Grammar Sentence Correction Summary Writing
Paper 2- General Studies-1	Modern History of India and the role of Bihar in the freedom movement. Indian Culture and National Heritage. Statistical analysis, diagrams, and graphs.
Paper 3- General Studies-2	Indian Polity (Constitution, Governance, Public Administration). Indian Economy and Geography of India and Bihar. Role and impact of Science and Technology in India’s development.
Paper 4- Optional Subject	Candidates can choose from subjects such as Agriculture, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, History, etc