WBPSC WBCS Syllabus 2025 for Prelims & Mains Exam

The West Bengal Public Service Commission notified the new WBCS syllabus for the 2025 edition of exam. The candidates should note that the Commission is running behind from its schedule ans is expected to release the WBCS notification 2025 will be released next year on the official website. Under the new syllabus and exam pattern, the Commission will follow the UPSC syllabus in the prelims and main exam. Before diving into details of the new WBCS syllabus, the candidates should understand the new WBCS exam pattern as notified by the Commission:

WBCS Prelims Exam Pattern

In the Prelims exam, there will be two objective-type question papers.

• General Studies - Paper 1
• General Studies - Paper 2

The format of the exam is given below:

There will be 200 Questions and the duration of each paper will be 2 hours.

WBCS Prelims New Syllabus

The candidates should note that the WBCS preparation will be tough because the Commission has changed the marks weightage of the sections in General Studies Paper in the following manner

There is a clear increase in the Indian polity, Indian Economy and Environmental Ecology section weightage under the new pattern.

The candidates can take references from the UPSC syllabus because the static topics are similar and the candidates are required to prepare them for both exams. WBCS syllabus will be notified with the official notification. WBCS syllabus is very much similar to the IAS syllabus. WBCS prelims syllabus is very categorised in terms of marks and hence the candidates can expect a definite number of questions from a section of the syllabus. This makes the exam easy because the number of questions is fixed in every section and it makes it different from the IAS exam where the number of questions is unexpected. This makes the WBCS preparation a little bit easier. The WBCS prelims and mains exam are conducted based on the WBCS syllabus given in the official notification.

WBPSC WBCS Prelims Syllabus 2025 (2024 Session)

The WBCS prelims syllabus is an abridged version of the mains syllabus. The WBCS prelims exam has only one objective question paper. The WBCS notification defines the sections and their marks in the prelims exam. The time allotted for the WBCS prelims exam is two-and-a-half hours. The WBCS prelims syllabus is given below.

The WBCS prelims exam is a screening exam and the marks scored in the prelims exam are not considered for the final result. WBCS Notification 2025 for the 2024 session mentioned the topics of the WBCS prelims exam but the topics are open to any interpretation. The WBCS prelims syllabus as given in the official notification is mentioned below:

WBCS Prelims English Syllabus

Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms and Phrases, Vocabulary tests, Phrasal Verbs, the Same words bearing more than one meaning, use of appropriate and qualifying words etc.

WBCS Prelims General Science Syllabus

General appreciation and understanding of science, including matters of everyday observation and experience as may be expected of a well-educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline.

WBCS History of India Syllabus

In History, emphasis will be on a broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic and political aspects.

WBCS Geography of India Syllabus

Physical Geography, Social and Economic Geography of the country, including the main features of Indian Agricultural and Natural Resources with special
reference to West Bengal.

WBCS Indian Polity and Economy Syllabus

Country’s Political System, Panchayati Raj, Community Development and Planning in India.

WBCS Indian National Movement Syllabus

Nature and character of the Nineteenth Century Resurgence, Growth of Nationalism and attainment of Independence.

WBCS Mental Ability Syllabus

Ability will relate to Logical perception, understanding and natural conclusion. 

See Here: WBCS exam pattern

The WBCS main exam is the critical phase of the WBCS exam. The marks scored in the main exam are counted for the WBCS main exam. There are six compulsory objective-type question papers and two question papers on the optional subject chosen from the given list. The syllabus for each optional subject is given in the official WBCS notification. WBCS question papers of previous years can be the best guiding path for interpreting the vertical and horizontal expansion of the WBCS syllabus. 

Each compulsory paper carries 200 marks. The time allotted for each paper is three hours. The standard of other compulsory papers will be of the level of learning expected from a graduate of any faculty of a recognized University. The WBCS syllabus for the main exam is as follows.

WBCS Mains Paper 1 - Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali Syllabus

• Letter writing (within 150 words) / Drafting of Report (within 200 words),
• Précis Writing
• Composition and Translation from English to Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali

WBCS Mains Paper 2 - English Syllabus

• Letter writing (within 150 words) / Drafting of Report (within 200 words),
• Précis Writing,
• Composition and Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali to English

WBCS Mains General Studies - 1 Syllabus

• Indian History with special emphasis on the National Movement and
• Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal.

WBCS Mains General Studies - 2 Syllabus

• Science and Scientific & Technological advancement,
• Environment
  
  • Biodiversity and Coastal Regulation Zone,
  • Global Warming,
  • Industrial and Environmental Pollution,
  • Ozone Layer and related issues.
• General Knowledge and
• Current Affairs

WBCS Mains Syllabus for Constitution of India and Indian Economy

• Central State relation and devolution of central funds to state,
• Planning process and objectives of five-year plan,
• Functions of RBI and Monetary Policy,
• Central Finance Commission & State Finance Commission
• Fiscal Policy of Government of India.

WBCS Mains Syllabus for Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning

The standard of Arithmetic & Test of Reasoning will be similar to that of the Compulsory Mathematics paper at the Madhyamik Examination of the Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal.

Test of Reasoning will cover

Analytical Reasoning: Data Sufficiency, Logical Reasoning:

Logical Deduction

(ii) The forcefulness of the Arguments

(iii) Implication of sentences

(iv) Inferring from diagrams, Series: (i) Letter series, (ii) Number series,

• Inferring from Data, Analogy tests,
• Symbol Interpretation,
• Mathematical puzzles,
• The odd man out,
• Perception test,
• Non-verbal reasoning & Selecting the correct sequence.

The two papers of the optional subjects will be of conventional type and the standard of the examination will be approximately that of an Honours Degree Examination as prescribed by the recognized Indian Universities except for Law, Medical Science and Engineering subjects which will be that specified for the LLB, MBBS and BE or equivalent courses respectively recognized by Indian Universities / Institutions.

See Here: WBCS exam dates

The WBCS 2024 exam pattern will be mentioned in the official notification which is yet to be released. The WBCS Exam Pattern 2025 will be mentioned for the prelims and main exam separately. The candidates can see here the WBCS 2025 exam pattern (based on the previous year's notification) for the prelims exam as below:

There is only one paper in the WBCS prelims exam and the candidates need to qualify for the exam. The marks scored in the prelims exam are not considered for the final merit list. The candidates who clear the prelims exam are called for the main exam. The candidates can check here in detail about the WBCS Exam Pattern 2025.

The candidates can see here important questions related to the WBCS syllabus.