West Bengal Civil Services 2023 or West Bengal PCS 2023 Application or WB Civil Services 2023 Registration Eligibility Dates. An invitation or notification is soon going to be released for the West Bengal PCS Exam. West Bengal Public Service Commission shortly called WBPSC is the name of the official authority which organizes the West Bengal PCS Exam all over the West Bengal State in order to recruit eligible candidates to make them serve in the Civil Services.
Applicants who are interested in applying for the Civil Services exam in the West Bengal state can apply here and they can also check the details of the same here on this page.
West Bengal Civil Services 2023
Important Links:
- Odisha Civil judges 2023
- Kerala Civil Services 2023
- Chhatisgarh PCS 2023
- Tamil Nadu PCS Civil Judge 2023
- Bihar Judicial Services 2023
West Bengal Civil Services 2023 Dates:
Events | Dates (Tentative) |
official notification publish date | Update later* |
Application form filling to start | |
Last date to fill the form | |
Prelim exam hall ticket release date | |
Prelim exam to be held | |
Prelim Exam Result to be out | |
Main Exam date | |
Main Exam result to be out |
Eligibility Criteria for West Bengal PCS Exam 2023:
- Applicants must be native to India.
- They must have finished their Graduation or its equivalent qualification from a reputed college/university.
- They must have attained the age of 21 years and must not be more than 32 years.
- Upper age relaxation will be given to candidates of the Reserved category.
- SC/ST category applicants will be given 5 years of upper-age relaxation.
- OBC category applicants will be given 3 years of upper-age relaxation
How to Apply for West Bengal Civil Services 2023:
- West Bengal PCS Exam application form will be released on the official site of WBPSC.
- In the application form, applicants are needed to fill in all details like their name, address, and details of qualifications, etc.
- Applicants will have to upload a scanned photo and signature there.
- There will be an application fee that the applicants have to pay.
- After paying the fee, they must submit the form and keep the print of the form safe for future use.
Application fee:
- Applicants should pay the application fee to register for this exam.
- The application fee can be paid via the mentioned modes.
- Modes like Debit or Credit cards, Net Banking, etc are useful in paying the fee.
- The fee to be paid for this exam will be updated here later.
Exam Pattern:
Preliminary Exam
S.No. | General study (MCQs) | Total Questions | Total marks |
1. | General Science | 25 | 25 |
2. | Current events of National & International Importance | 25 | 25 |
3. | History of India | 25 | 25 |
4. | Geography of India (special reference to West Bengal) | 25 | 25 |
5. | Indian Polity and Economy | 25 | 25 |
6. | Indian National Movement | 25 | 25 |
7. | Mental Ability | 25 | 25 |
Total | 200 | 200 |
For Main Exam:
General study (MCQs) | Marks for separate papers | Total marks |
Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali Essay, Précis Writing, Composition and Translation from English into Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali | (40+20+20+20) | 100 |
Paper-II/ English Essay, Précis Writing, Composition and Translation from Bengali/Hindi/ Urdu/Nepali into English |
(40+20+20+20) | 100 |
Paper III General Knowledge and Current Affairs (Excluding questions on the Constitution of India and the Five-year Plans |
(50+50) | 100 |
Paper IV The Constitution of India and the Five-year Plans |
(50+50) | 100 |
Paper V Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning |
(50+50) | 100 |
Total | 500 | 500 |
Interview Round (Personality Test):
After the successful passing of the I and II stage in the selection process which was the Prelim and Main exam, the Interview round is the last stage in the selection process. The interview Round is of a total of 200 marks.
Admit card:
- Admit card for the West Bengal PCS Exam will be uploaded on WB PSC official site.
- In order to download the Admit card for both the Prelim and Main exams, Candidates will have to visit that site.
- They can also download the admit card here.
- A link will be given here at the time of the Admit card issue.
Result:
- The result of the West Bengal PCS Exam will be uploaded on WB PSC official site.
- In order to check the Result of both the Prelim and the Main exams, Candidates will have to visit that site.
- They can also result in the Result here.
- A link will be given here at the time of the declaration of the Result.
Click here for the Official site