BPSC 2025: 71st CCE Answer Key Out, Send Objections till 27 September

Bihar Public Service Commission CCE 2025 ( BPSC )

Rachit Kumar
Rachit Kumar Saxena
Manager-Editorial
Updated on Sep 19, 2025 16:49 IST

The BPSC 2025 Prelims Answer Key has been released at bpsc.bihar.gov.in. The Bihar Public Service Commission has released the BPSC 71st CCE Prelims Answer Key for all SETS. The candidates can download the BPSC Prelims Answer Key PDF and check their answers to calculate their score. The candidates will be allowed to send objections against any incorrect answers(s) from September 21 to 27. The candidates will be required to pay the objection sending fee against each objection raised. The Commission conducted the BPSC 2025 exam on September 13 in the noon shift, starting from 12.00 PM. fpr 1,298 vacancies. Read below for all important details.

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BPSC 2025 Exam

BPSC 2025 71st CCE Answer Key Out: The BIhar Public Service Commission has released the BPSC 2025 Prelims Answer Key  on its official website. The Commission released the BPSC 71st CCE Prelims Answer Key PDF for all sets of BPSC question papers. The candidates are suggested to download the BPSC 2025 Answer Key PDF here and check their answers as marked in their OMR sheet. The Commission will also open the objection sending facility against the each incorrect answer given in the official answer key. The Commission conducted the BPSC 71st CCE on September 13 across the state in the offline mode.

For sending the objection, the candidates will be required to pay the objection raising fee of INR 250 for each objections to the Commission with the valid proof to substantiate their claim. The objection sending window will open on September 21 and the Commission will accept the objections till September 27, 2025. The candidates will be required to login on the official website with their login and password. 

Q:   Is the BPSC Prelims Answer Key 2025 Released?
A:

Yes, the Bihar Public Service Commission has released the BPSC 71st CCE Answer Key PDFs on its official website. The candidates can download their BPSC Prelims answer key and check their answer. The candidates will be allowed to send objections against the incorrect answers given in the  tentative answer key,

The objection sending window will open on September 21 and close on September 27.

Q:   What is the last date to send objections against the BPSC Answer Key 2025?
A:

The last date to send the objections against the incorrect answers given in the tentative BPSC Prelims answer key 2025 is September 27. The candidates are required to pay the objection fee of INR 250 to raise objection against the incorrect answers given in the official answer key.

Earlier the Commission released the revised number of vacancies for the BPSC 71st Combined Competitive Exam. As per the latest notice, the BPSC 2025 vacancies stand at 1,298. The BPSC 2025 notification was released on June 2 and the last date to apply online for BPSC exam was June 30, 2025. The Bihar Public Service Commission mentioned all the details of its exam in the official BPSC 2025 Notification. The candidates can see below the important points which are related to the BPSC 71st integrated Combined Competitive Exam (CCE) 2025.

Upcoming Sarkari Exam Dates

KARTET Notification 2025

30 Sep '25 - 31 Oct '25

Release of CTET notification

31 Oct '25

LIC AAO Mains Exam

8 Nov '25

IBPS SO 2025 Mains Exam

9 Nov '25

IBPS SO Mains Exam 2025

9 Nov '25

Maha TET Admit Card

10 Nov '25

SSC CHSL 2025 Tier 1 Exam Date

12 Nov '25

SBI Clerk 2025 Mains Exam Date

15 Nov '25 - 16 Nov '25

AFCAT 1 2026 notification

1 Dec '25

Bihar STET Exam 2025

14 Oct '25 - 16 Nov '25

Table of content
  • BPSC 2025 Prelims Answer Key
  • What is the BPSC 2025 Combined Competitive Exam?
  • BPSC 2025 CCE Dates
  • BPSC 2025 Admit Card
  • BPSC 2025 CCE Overview
  • BPSC 2025 Notification
  • BPSC 2025 CCE Eligibility
  • BPSC 2025 CCE Age Limit
  • BPSC 2025 CCE Vacancy
  • How to Register for BPSC 2025 CCE?
  • BPSC 2025 CCE Live Photo Capturing
  • How to Fill BPSC 2025 CCE Application Form?
  • BPSC 71st CCE 2025 Application Fee
  • BPSC 2025 CCE Category Codes
  • BPSC 2025 Syllabus
  • BPSC 2025 CCE Exam Pattern
  • BPSC 2025 Marking Scheme
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BPSC 2025 Prelims Answer Key

The Bihar Public Service Commission released the BPSC 2025 Prelims Answer Key PDF on its official website. The candidates can download their BPSC Answer Key PDF Below

Download Here :BPSC 2025 Prelims Answer Key PDF

The Commission will prepare the final answer key, considering the incorrect answers given in the official answer key and prepare the BPSC result based on the final answer key.

What is the BPSC 2025 Combined Competitive Exam?

The candidates should note that the Bihar Public Service Commission is popularly known as the BPSC. The 71st Combined Competitive Exam - Preliminary is the number of occurrences of the exam conducted to recruit candidates for the Bihar State PCS and other state Civil Service posts. 

BPSC 2025 CCE Dates

The Bihar Public Service Commission released the BPSC 2025 Prelims date along with the application dates. The candidates can see below the BPSC 71st Prelims 2025 dates.

BPSC 2025 Event Date
Notification Release Date 30-May-2025
Online Application Start Date 02-Jun-2025
Online Application End Date 30-Jun-2025
BPSC 2025 Prelims Exam 10-Sep-2025 13-Sep-2025
BPSC 2025 Prelims Answer Key 19-Sep-2025

These dates are tentative and can be changed. 

BPSC 2025 Admit Card

The candidates should note that the BPSC 2025 admit card will be released soon. The candidates will be required to log in with their registration number and password to download their BPSC admit card

How to download the BPSC 2025 admit card?

The candidates can see below the steps to download the BPSC 2025 hall ticket:

  • Go to the official website – bpsconline.bihar.gov.in
  • Go to the candidate’s login section
  • Log in with your BPSC login credentials(Username/password)
  • Click on the download BPSC admit card
  • Download the BPSC e-admit card 2025 from the official website
  • Check all the personal details mentioned in the BPSC hall ticket

In case of any discrepancy, please inform the BPSC exam controller immediately.

BPSC 2025 CCE Overview

The Bihar Public Service Commission conduct the BPSC 71st CCE every year to recruit candidates for the top state-governed posts. The candidates can see below the BPSC 2025 highlights:

BPSC 2025 CCE Highlights

Exam Name

BPSC 2025 Combined Competitive Examination 2025

Conducting Body

Bihar Public Service Commission

Exam Level

Satet-wide

Exam Frequency

Once a year

BPSC 71st CCE 2025 Application Start Date

02-Jun-2025

Last Date to Apply for BPSC 2025

30-Jun-2025

BPSC 2025 Prelims Exam Dates

13-Sep-2025

BPSC 2025 Prelims Answer Key

19-Sep-2025

Vacancies

1298 (429 for Females)

Category

Government Jobs

Eligibility

Bachelor's degree from a recognised University or Institution

Age-Limit

Minimum Age Limit - 21/22

Maximum Age Limit - 37/42

Age will be calculated from August 1, 2025

Exam Mode

Offline

Total Registrations

4 Lakh approximately

Application fee

INR 600

Exam Duration

Prelims - 120 minutes

Exam Purpose 

Selection of candidates for BAS and other Group B posts

Exam Language

English and Hindi

Contact Mail ID

bpscpat-bihnic.in

Exam Helpdesk No.

2237999/89864-22296

Official Website

https://bpsc.bihar.gov.in

The candidates should keep visiting here to get the latest update on the BPSC exam 2025.

BPSC 2025 Notification

The Bihar Public Service Commission released the BPSC 2025 notification for the 71st Combined Competitive Exam - Preliminary on May 30, 2025. The Commission mentioned all the important information such as BPSC 2025 vacancies, eligibility criteria, important dates, age limit, syllabus, exam pattern and other important rules and regulations that will govern the exam. 

The candidates are advised to download and read the official notification fully to get all the important information related to the exam.

Download Here BPSC 2025 Notification PDF

BPSC 2025 CCE Eligibility

To apply online for the BPSC 2025, the candidates must fulfil all the eligibility conditions mentioned in the official notification. The Bihar Public Service Commission mention that the candidate must be a graduate in any discipline to apply for the BPSC 2025 exam.

For the Financial Administrative Officer post: A graduation degree in Commerce, Economics, Mathematics, or Statistics from a recognized university or affiliated institute is required.

The Commission specifically mentioned that the applicants must provide complete information about their graduation or equivalent qualification in the educational qualification section of the BPSC 71st CCE 2025 online application.

BPSC 2025 CCE Age Limit

The Bihar Public Service Commission mentioned the upper and lower age limit in the official notification. The candidates should note that the age of the candidate will be calculated from August 1, 2025. The candidates can see below the age criteria for different BPSC posts.

Post Name Minimum Age (Post Wise - General) Maximum Age (UR Male) Maximum Age (UR Female, BC/EBC)
Maximum Age (SC/ST)

Deputy Collector

Bihar Administrative Service (BAS)

22 years 37 years 40 years 42 years
Financial Administrative Officer & Equivalent 22 years 37 years 40 years 42 years
Labour Superintendent 22 years 37 years 40 years 42 years
Sub Registrar / Joint Sub Registrar 22 years 37 years 40 years 42 years
Revenue Officer & Equivalent 22 years 37 years 40 years 42 years
Sugarcane Officer (Ekh Padadhikari) 21 years 37 years 40 years 42 years
Block Panchayati Raj Officer 21 years 37 years 40 years 42 years
Block Cooperative Officer / Cooperative Extension Officer 21 years 37 years 40 years 42 years
Block Scheduled Caste/Tribe Welfare Officer 21 years 37 years 40 years 42 years
Block Minority Welfare Officer Generally 21/22 (confirm in official PDF) 37 years 40 years 42 years
Other Posts (as per notification) 20, 21 or 22 years (Post Wise) 37 years 40 years 42 years

BPSC 2025 CCE Vacancy

The Bihar Public Service Commission released the number of BPSC 2025 vacancies in the official notification. The Commission released the names of posts and the number of vacancies against each post. The Commission increased the total number of vacancies in the BPSC 71st CCE 2025 to 1,298. Out of these 1,298, 429 BPSC vacancies are reserved for female candidates. This number is tentative and can be increased with time. There are 100 vacancies in the Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) in the BPSC 2025 exam out of which 34 are reserved for female candidates.

BPSC 71st CCE 2025 Post-Wise Vacancy Distribution

The candidates can see below the Post-wise vacancy distribution and the reserved posts for the female candidates

Post Total Vacancies Vacancies Reserved for Females
Senior Deputy Collector (Bihar Administrative Service) 100 34
Financial Administrative Officer 79 27
Deputy Superintendent, Bihar Police 14 4
Labour Superintendent 10 3
Sub Registrar/Joint Sub Registrar 3 1
Sugarcane Officer 17 3
Block Cooperative Officer 502 171
Block Panchayati Raj Officer 22 7
Block Scheduled Caste/Tribe Welfare Officer 13 3
Revenue Officer 45 15
Block Minority Welfare Officer 459 155
Other 34 6
Total 1,298 429

The number of vacancies for BAS is lower in comparison to last year, where this number was 200.

How to Register for BPSC 2025 CCE?

The candidates can see below the steps to register for the BPSC exam to get the BPSC OTR number. The candidates have to register for the BPSC exam by filling up a one-page BPSC Registration Form. The candidates can see below the inputs required to get the BPSC OTR.

  • Email ID
  • Mobile Number

The candidates will be required to verify their email and mobile number through the OTP verification.

  • Create the password and confirm password
  • Candidate Name (परीक्षार्थीका नाम)*(As per Matriculation Marksheet)
  • Candidate Father Name (परीक्षार्थीके पिता का नाम)* (As per Matriculation Marksheet)
  • Candidate Mother Name ( परीक्षार्थीकी माता का नाम)* (As per Matriculation Marksheet)
  • Candidate Date Of Birth (परीक्षार्थीकी जन्मतिथि)* (As per Matriculation Marksheet)
  • Gender (लिंग)*
  • ID Type (पहचान प्रकार)*
  • Aadhar Card
  • PAN Card
  • Driving License
  • Which year did you complete your 10th/Matric? *
  • What is the short name of 10th Board?
  • What is your Seat/Roll number of 10th/Matric?
  • Which year did you complete your 12th/Intermediate? *
  • What is your Blood Group?*
  • Who is your favourite sportsperson?*
  • Click on Register

The BPSC will generate a unique BPSC OTR for the applicant with the corresponding password as mentioned by the candidate. The candidates will be required to log in with such OTR for the BPSC 71st CCE 2025 application form. The candidates can also link their Digilocker account with BPSC. After the registration, the candidates will be required to fill in the details for the BPSC profile creation.

BPSC 2025 CCE Live Photo Capturing

After filling in the personal and educational information, the candidates will be required to sit for a live photograph captured by the application form. The candidates should follow the below given points below for live photo capturing:

  • Keeps his/her face straight and in front of the Webcam
  • Look into the Webcam with open eyes.
  • Use good lighting and light coloured background.
  • Do not wear any headgear such as a cap or power glasses, sunglasses, mask, muffler, helmet etc during live photo capturing
  • Make sure that no other person is in the frame

After the photo, the candidates will be required to upload their signature.

Size of Hindi and English Signature for BPSC 2025 Online Application

Hindi and English Signature with a set of instructions like the picture size should be less than 15 kb, width should be between 220 pixels x 100 pixels.

How to Fill BPSC 2025 CCE Application Form?

The Bihar Public Service Commission released the BPSC 2025 notification on May 30, 2025. As per the notification, the BPSC 71st CCE online applications 2025 can be filled out on the BPSC online application portal - bpsconline.bihar.gov.in. The candidates applying for the first time for any BPSC exam need to register on the official website to get their One-Time Registration (OTR) number.

The candidates have to log in with their BPSC OTR and password. After logging in, the active applications/advertisements will be visible to them. The candidates will be required to fill in all the information as asked in the BPSC 2025 online application form.

After completing the above details, the candidates will be required to pay the BPSC 71st CCE 2025 Application Fee as per their category.

BPSC 71st CCE 2025 Application Fee

The Bihar Public Service Commission mention different BPSC application fees for different categories of candidates. The BPSC 2025 category-wise application fee details can be summarised as below:

Category Application Fee (in INR ₹)
General Candidates 600
Other Backward Classes (OBC) 600
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) 600
Candidates from Other States (all categories) 600
Scheduled Caste (SC) of Bihar State only 150
Scheduled Tribe (ST) of Bihar State only 150
All Female Candidates (permanent residents of Bihar State) 150
Persons with Disabilities (PwD/Divyangjan - 40% or more disability) 150

In addition to the above, the candidates will be required to pay the Biometric fee of INR 200 for every exam they want to appear. The candidates who provide their Aadhaar Number as the identity card need not pay the Biometric fee.

BPSC 2025 CCE Category Codes

The candidates can see below the category codes to avail the benefits of reservations and waivers in the application fee.

Category Category Type Category Code
Unreserved/General UR 01
Scheduled Caste  SC 02
Scheduled Tribe ST 03
Extremely Backward Class EBC 04
Backward Class BC 05
Backward Class Ladies BCL 06
Economically Weaker Section  EWS 07

BPSC 2025 Syllabus

The Bihar Public Service Commission is expected to conduct the BPSC 71st CCE Prelims 2025 on September 13, 2025. The Commission mentioned the official BPSC 2025 syllabus in its official notification. The candidates can see below the topics mentioned in the BPSC 2025 syllabus for the prelims exam.

  • General Science.
  • Current events of national and international importance.
  • History of India and salient features of the history of Bihar - Social, Economic and Political aspects will be asked.
  • General Geography and geographical division of Bihar and its major river systems with special emphasis on Social and Economic Geography
  • Indian Polity and Economy and major changes in the economy of Bihar in the post-independence period - Political Structure, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Community Development and Planning in India concerning Bihar.
  • Indian National Movement and the part played by Bihar in it.
  • Questions on General Mental Ability.

The Commission can ask any type of questions from the above-defined topics.

BPSC 2025 CCE Exam Pattern

The candidates should note that there will be a multiple-choice question paper in the BPSC 2025 prelims exam. There will be 150 questions in the BPSC 2025 CCE Prelims exam. The candidates will be required to mark the correct answer in the OMR sheet provided by the Commission. There is a provision for negative marking in the BPSC 2025 prelims exam.

Negative Marking in BPSC 2025 CCE Prelims

The candidates should note that there is a provision for negative marking for each incorrect answer marked in the OMR sheet. As per the official notification, for each incorrect answer, the Commission will deduct 1/3 marks (from the aggregate) of the marks assigned for the correct answer.

BPSC 2025 Marking Scheme

The Commission is expected to conduct the BPSC 2025 prelims exam on September 10, 2025. The candidates can see below the marking scheme of the BPSC 71st CCE prelims exam.

Nature of Answer Marks Assigned
Correct Answer +1
Incorrect Answer -1/3

BPSC 2025 Main Exam Pattern

The Bihar Public Service Commission main exam will be conducted as per the dates notified by the Commission. The BPSC 71st CCE Main exam will be conducted offline at the designated exam centres. The candidate can see below the BPSC 2025 main exam pattern.

Subject Code Subject Maximum Marks
01 General Hindi  100 (Qualifying Only) Not to be added in total
02 General Studies Paper 1 300
03 General Studies Paper 2 300
Total 600

The General Hindi paper is qualifying only and the candidates are required to score 30% marks to qualify in it.

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