BPSC ASO Syllabus 2025 and Exam Pattern, Check Syllabus Topics

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has released the syllabus for the Assistant Section Officer in its official notification. As we know, the syllabus is provided in Hindi, many English medium students may find it difficult to understand. To help them, we have explained the complete syllabus in a simple way, so that every candidate can understand and prepare better for the exam. In this article, we have shared the BPSC ASO Syllabus 2025 along with the exam pattern, which helps candidates in their preparation.

BPSC ASO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025

To crack the BPSC Assistant Section Officer Examination, candidates have to clear the Prelims and Mains examinations. The questions asked in the Prelims and Mains examinations are from various subjects like General Studies, Mental Ability, Science, and Mathematics. It is important to cover all the subjects properly, which are mentioned in the BPSC ASO Syllabus 2025. For the candidates, we have listed all the topics from each subject in this article. To understand the examination, review the table below.

BPSC ASO Notification 2025 Out for 41 Vacancies – Click to Check

BPSC Assistant Section Officer Selection Process 2025

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has set the selection process for Assistant Section Officer in two stages:

• Preliminary Examination: This is the first stage, which consists of three sections.
• Main Examination: Candidates who qualify in the preliminary exam will be invited to apply for the Mains examination.

The merit list will be prepared category-wise based on the marks obtained in the main examination and the preference given for experienced candidates

BPSC ASO Exam Pattern 2025

Candidates appearing for BPSC Assistant Section Officer (ASO) examination should be aware of BPSC ASO Exam Pattern 2025 for the prelims and mains exam to know type of question, marking scheme and other details.

BPSC ASO Exam Pattern 2025 for Prelims Exam

The Prelims exam pattern for Assistant Section Officer is as follows

Minimum Qualifying Marks for Preliminary Exam:

1. General Category: 40%
2. Backward Class (BC): 36.5%
3. Extremely Backward Class (EBC): 34%
4. Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) / Women / PwD: 32%

BPSC ASO Exam Pattern 2025 for Main Exam

The Mains exam pattern for the Assistant Section Officer is as follows:

Paper 1: General Hindi

• This paper will have multiple-choice questions.
• The paper will be in the Hindi language only.
• Candidates must score at least 30% marks to qualify.
• This paper is of a qualitative nature
• If you score less than 30%, your Paper 2 will not be checked, and you will be disqualified from the examination

Paper 2: General Knowledge

• This paper will also have objective-type questions.
• The paper will be available in both Hindi and English.
• Both papers must be completed in 2 hours and 15 minutes

BPSC ASO Syllabus 2025

The BPSC ASO Syllabus lists all the topics that are very important for candidates preparing for the Assistant Section Officer Exam. Read and analyse the topics along with the subjects and plan an effective study timetable for the examination accordingly

General Studies

• Scientific progress, 
• National and international awards, 
• Indian languages,
• Books, 
• Sports and athletes, 
• Important events, etc.
• India and Its Neighboring Countries
• History of neighboring countries
• Indian history, culture, geography, and economic scenario
• Freedom movement, 
• Major features of Indian agriculture and natural resources, 
• Indian Constitution and polity,
• Political system, 
• Panchayati Raj, 
• Community development, 
• Five-year plans, and national movement.

General Science and Mathematics

This section may include questions based on Matriculation (10th standard) level from the following subjects:

General Science: 

• Physics, 
• Chemistry, 
• Biology, and 
• Geography

Mathematics: 

• Questions related to number systems, 
• Calculation of whole numbers, 
• Decimals and fractions, 
• Relationships between numbers,
• Basic arithmetic operations, 
• Percentages, 
• Ratios and proportions, 
• Averages, 
• Interest, 
• Profit and loss, etc.

Mental Ability Test

This section will have both verbal and non-verbal questions, such as:

• Analogies
• Similarities and differences
• Spatial visualization
• Problem-solving 
• Analysis
• Visual memory
• Discrimination
• Observation
• Relationship concept
• Arithmetic reasoning
• Arithmetic number series
• Coding and decoding

Hindi

• हिंदी भाषा मे भावों की शुद्ध व स्पष्ट अभिव्यक्ति की क्षमता,
• सर्वनाम,
• विशेषण,
• क्रिया विशेषण,
• सामानार्थक शब्द / विपरीथार्तक शब्द,
• हिंदी के प्रचलित कथ्य एंव मुहावरोे,
• हिंदी भाषा और
• व्याकरण आदि।
• सहज बोधशक्ति का परीक्षण,
• वाक्य,
• उप – वाक्य,
• पदबंध,
• शब्द,
• अक्षर एंव विसर्ग,
• संधि,
• संज्ञा,
• वचन,