WBCS 2022 Prelims Exam: Last Minute Preparation Tips

WBCS 2022 exam will be conducted on June 19 in the offline mode across the state. The candidates can see here the important last-minute tips to prepare for the WBCS prelims 2022 exam.

WBPSC WBCS 2022 Last-Minute Tips

WBPSC will conduct the WBCS 2022 prelims exam on June 19 in a single shift across the state. West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) issued the WBCS 2022 admit cards online on May 31, twenty days before the exam date. WBCS 2022 prelims exam will be an objective-type question paper where the candidates need to select the correct option from the options.

Before diving into the last-minute tips, it is important to understand the syllabus and exam pattern.

WBCS 2022 Exam Pattern

WBCS Prelims exam 2022 will be conducted offline in pen and paper mode. The candidates need to mark the right answer on the OMR sheet provided by the commission. The time limit of the exam is two and a half hours and the candidates need to answer 200 questions in the exam. The candidates will get 1.33 minutes to answer one question. The candidates need to read, decide and mark the answer in the OMR sheet in around one-minute time. It requires that the candidates must read and understand speedily.

The candidates should try to mark the answer in 30 to 40 seconds because there are 25 questions on Mental Ability as well. Mental Ability questions require decision-making and calculations and hence require around one minute time to solve. The candidates should use the time saved in the other question here. The candidates can see here the details of WBCS exam pattern.

WBCS 2022 Prelims Exam Subject-breakup of questions

There will be 200 questions in the paper and the candidates are required to mark the answer to these questions in two and half hours. The candidates can see below the subject-wise breakup of questions for the WBCS 2022 exam.

The candidates can see here that there is less weightage of Polity and Economy questions. History of India questions will include the questions from Ancient History and Medieval History. Environment questions can be asked under the Geography, Current Affairs and General Science Sections.

WBCS 2022 Syllabus

WBCS syllabus is not explained in the official notification. WBPSC provided a broad outline of the topics and hence it is free to ask anything from the topic. The candidates need to understand the comprehensiveness of the WBCS syllabus. WBCS previous year's question papers can immensely help the candidates.

The candidates can follow the details of the IAS syllabus to prepare for the exam.

WBCS 2022 Last-Minute Tips

We suppose that the candidates have finished the subject material and revising for the exam. The important last-minute tips include the time management tips for the exam as well.

WBCS 2022: How to Revise?

The candidates must focus on revising the already studies study material and abstain from taking up new study material now. It is important to concrete the already prepared study material instead of mugging up new material.

The candidates should divide the day into two or three parts and each part to a different subject. Take the previous year's question papers and mark the answer to the subject-related questions. Compare the answers with the official answers. This will provide an idea about the priority of revision topics. The candidates should revise those concepts first based on the correctness of the answer marked.

WBCS 2022 Exam Tips: Train your mind

The WBCS 2022 exam will be conducted on June 19, from 12.00 PM to 02.30 PM. The candidates must reserve this time for daily practice with the WBCS question papers of previous years or the mock test papers to train the mind so that it can work efficiently on the day of the exam. This mind will work optimally if it is trained to work hard at a particular time daily.

WBCS 2022: Time Management Tips

The foremost thing is not to waste time on one question. There is a limited time and the candidates should use it efficiently. Hence, the candidate should not waste the time in thinking endlessly about the question. The better option will be to read the questions and if the candidates do not know the answer, they should skip the answer.

There is very little margin for intelligence guessing because of the time constraint. The candidates can try intelligent guesses in marking the answer to some questions only because there is negative marking for each incorrect answer.

One-third of the marks assigned for the correct answer will be deducted from the aggregate of the candidate. It means three incorrect answers will eat up the marks scored for one correct answer.

Tackling Negative Marking in WBCS 2022

The outright suggestion to tackle negative marking is the leave the question unanswered where the candidates do not know the answer. However, there are questions where the candidates can deduce the answer by applying the elimination method to the options. This is called intelligent guess. The candidates can do it where they are sure about the two answer options and they need to opt for one.

In case the candidate attempts four intelligent guesses and in the worst possibility, three questions went wrong and only one question goes correct. Here also the score of the candidate is unaffected.

In case more than one question becomes right, it will add up the marks in the candidate’s total score.