BPSC 71st CCE 2025: Latest Exam Pattern, Syllabus & Marking Scheme

The Bihar Public Service Commission will conduct the BPSC 71st CCE Prelims Exam 2025 on September 13 across the state. The BPSC Prelims exam will be conducted based on the latest syllabus and exam pattern as notified by the Commission. The candidates can see below the BPSC Prelims latest syllabus and exam pattern in detail.

BPSC Prelims 2025 Syllabus & Exam Pattern

The Bihar Public Service Commission will conduct the BPSC 71^st CCE Prelims Exam on September 13 (Saturday). The Commission will release the BPSC prelims admit card 2025 soon on its official website – bpsc.bihar.gov.in.

The Bihar Public Service Commission mention the official BPSC 71^st Combined Competitive Exam Syllabus and exam pattern on its official website under the syllabus category. The candidates should note that the Bihar Public Service Commission will conduct the BPSC 71^st CCE Prelims exam based on the syllabus and exam pattern as notified by the Commission. Under the new BPSC website, the Commission has placed the BPSC CCE syllabus PDF under the syllabus link in the official website.

BPSC Exam Pattern 2025

The Bihar Public Service Commission will conduct the BPSC 71^st CCE Prelims exam based on the latest exam pattern as notified on the official website. The Bihar Service Commission will conduct only one paper in the BPSC Prelims exam. The duration of BPSC Prelims exam is 2 hours. The candidates can see below the BPSC 71^stCCE Prelims Exam Pattern as notified by the Commission –

The candidates will be required to read, understand and answer 150 questions in 120 minutes. The candidates will get less than 1 minute to solve the question paper. 

Negative Marking in the BPSC 71^st CCE Prelims Exam

The candidates should note that there is be negative marking in the BPSC 71^st CCE Prelims exam. The Commission will deduct 1/3 marks for each incorrect answer. The negative marking in the BPSC prelims exam was introduced to reduce the guess work in the exam. The candidates are advised to cautiously answer the questions. 

Marking Scheme of the BPSC 71^st CCE Prelims Exam

The candidates should note that there is a negative marking in the BPSC 71^st CCE Prelims Exam. The Commission will deduct the marks of the candidate against each incorrect answer marked in the official OMR sheet provided by the Commission. The candidates can see below the Marking Scheme of BPSC 71^st CCE Prelims Exam.

BPSC 71^st CCE Prelims Marks = 1X number of Correct questions – (1/3) of the number of incorrect answers. 

Now we will move forward to BPSC syllabus 2025.

BPSC Syllabus 2025

The candidates should note that the Bihar Public Service Commission notified the BPSC CCE Prelims syllabus separately on its official website. The Commission mentioned the prelims and main exam syllabus separately in the Syllabus PDF. The BPSC 71^st CCE Prelims Exam will be conducted on September 13 based on the official BPSC syllabus. The candidates can see below the details of the prelims syllabus.

BPSC 71^st CCE Prelims Syllabus

The BPSC Prelims exam is a qualifying exam and the marks secured in the prelims exam will not be counted for the final selection. The BPSC prelims exam works as a qualifying exam conducted to filter and reduce the number of candidates for the main exam. The official BPSC prelims syllabus as notified in the official notification, is mentioned below:

General Science Syllabus for BPSC Prelims Exam

The candidates should prepare the fundamental subjects of General Science. The Commission is expected to frame the questions based on the Matriculation standard.

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology

 Questions will test general awareness and comprehension of science, including matters of everyday observation and experience.

Current Affairs Syllabus for BPSC 71^st CCE Prelims Exam

The candidates are expected to prepare all the Current Events of national and international importance. The candidates should divide the whole current affairs syllabus into its subparts and prepare accordingly.

National

• National Issues
• Judiciary
• Environment
• Science and Technology
• States
• Social Schemes
• Sports News
• Reports
• Committee and Commission
• Awards and Honours
• Accidents and calamities
• First in India

International

• Important Summits & Events
• International Awards
• First in the world
• International leadership
• International Reports
• International committees and recommendations
• Geographical events around the world

The candidates should emphasise the events specifically related to Bihar 

BPSC Prelims Syllabus for History of India and Bihar 

This is a comprehensive section keeping in mind the question asked in the BPSC Prelims Question paper. The candidates are suggested to prepare all three divisions of History such as given below:

• Ancient History
• Medieval History
• Modern History

The candidates are suggested to prepare for the social, economic, and political aspects of the History of India with a focus on Bihar.

India's National Movement Syllabus for BPSC Prelims Exam

The Commission will ask questions on the

• Peasant. Farmers, Tribal Movements in the 19^th century
• Indian National Movement,
• Growth of nationalism 
• The timeline of events that led to the attainment of independence
• Bihar's role in the Indian freedom struggle.

The above is not a comprehensive list and the candidates are suggested to prepare all the topics which relate to the Indian National Movement and their relation to Bihar, whether it is any event, any personality, place or anything.

BPSC 71^st CCE Prelims Geography Syllabus

The Commission expect that the Candidate should be well versed with the Social and Economic Geography of the state so that in case of posting to any region, this understanding will help the candidates in understanding the real-life conditions better. This section is focused on the physical geography of India and Bihar 

• Geography of India and Bihar
• Major geographical divisions of Bihar 
• River System in Bihar
• Social and economic geography of the country
• Indian agriculture and natural resources.

The candidates are advised to prepare comprehensively because Geography is so vast and each topic is inter-related. The candidates can see here the details of the Indian Geography syllabus. 

Indian Polity and Economy Syllabus for BPSC Prelims Exam

Indian Polity and Economy is a subset of the Indian Polity Syllabus of the UPSC IAS exam. The topics below are specifically mentioned in the official syllabus.

• Panchayati Raj
• Community development
• Indian planning (with a focus on Bihar).

In addition to the above, the candidates are required to prepare all the topics mentioned below, and in addition to that, they should prepare the Indian Constitution in its entirety to understand the flow of Power and Responsibility in the Indian Political Structure. 

General Mental Ability Syllabus for BPSC 71^st CCE Prelims Exam

The candidates will be tested for reasoning and simple calculation skills through these questions. The questions will be of the Matriculation level.