BPSC Syllabus 2025 and Exam Pattern for 71st CCE Exam

The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) conducts the state-level civil services exams for recruiting sub-divisional officers, rural development officers, district officers, and other PCS-level officers. The BPSC sets the syllabus for both preliminary and main exams. The commission is responsible for recruitment, transfer, and disciplinary matters related to public service in Bihar. Let's take a look at the BPSC Syllabus 2025 for the upcoming BPSC 71st CCE exam.

BPSC Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025

As with the other State Service Commissions and UPSC, the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) also conducts the Combined Competitive BPSC Exam in three stages, i.e., preliminary, mains, and interviews. Candidates have to qualify in each stage to get shortlisted for final selection.

BPSC Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025
Organization	Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC)
Exam Name	BPSC 71st CCE Exam
Level of Exam	State Level
Category	Syllabus
Negative Marking	Prelims: ⅓ mark Mains- Nil
Mode of Exam	Offline
Selection Process	Prelims, Mains, & Interview
Official website	www.bpsc.bih.nic.in

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BPSC Selection Process 2025

Candidates have to clear each stage to be eligible for the next stage. If candidates clear the prelims, they can give the mains, clearing which they would be summoned for the final stage, i.e., an interview for the BPSC CCE Exam. Candidates can check the stages below.

Preliminary Examination
Mains Examination
Interview

BPSC Exam Pattern 2025

The BPSC 71st CCE Examination includes prelims of 150 marks and is objective in nature, while the main exam is of 1000 marks and subjective, in which Hindi is qualifying in nature. The personal interview is for 120 marks. The total duration of preliminary and mains is 2 hours and 3 hours for each paper, respectively.

BPSC Selection Process 2025
Stages of BPSC Exam	Type of Exam	Total Marks	Duration
Prelims	Objective	150	2 Hours
Mains	Subjective	One qualifying paper (Hindi) 900 ( 3 Papers of 300 marks each)	3 hours for each Paper
Personal Interview	Physically Present	120	Not Defined

BPSC Prelims Exam Pattern 2025

The preliminary is qualifying in nature; it is considered to select candidates for the main exam. Those who qualify for the preliminary exam are called for BPSC Mains. The marks in prelims will not be taken into consideration for the final merit list. Before going to the syllabus of the BPSC Prelims Exam, candidates must check the BPSC Prelims Exam Pattern in the table below.

BPSC Prelims Exam Pattern 2025
Papers	Total Question	Total Marks	Time Duration	Negative Marking
General Studies	150	150 marks	2 hours	⅓ marks
Total	150	150	2 hours	⅓ marks

Important Points:

Marks of paper be considered for qualifying candidates for the mains exam.
There is a negative marking of ⅓ marks in the 71st BPSC Prelims exam.
BPSC Prelims is screening in nature.
Candidates need to score minimum marks as decided by the commission to qualify for the main exam.
All the questions are set in English and Hindi except for those questions that are meant to test the candidate’s knowledge of English.

BPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2025

The candidates are called for the BPSC main exam only if they qualify in the BPSC preliminary exam and secure the required cut-off marks as decided by the Commission. Since the BPSC Prelims Exam is qualifying in nature, it does not matter what one score. The BPSC Main Exam has a qualifying paper in General Hindi. Apart from this, there will be General Studies Paper 1 and General Studies Paper 2, carrying 300 marks each. There will be an optional paper that the candidate has chosen earlier while filling out the application form. The Optional Paper carries 300 marks. The list of the 34 optional subjects has been given below.

BPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2025
Papers	Name of Paper	Total Marks	Duration
Main Exam (Subjective)	General Hindi (Qualifying)	100	3 Hours
	General Studies Paper 1	300	3 Hours
	General Studies Paper 2	300	3 Hours
	Optional Paper	300	3 Hours
Total		1000	12 Hours

BPSC Syllabus 2025 for Prelims Exam

The BPSC syllabus 2025 for the BPSC 71st Prelims exam is the same as that of the previous exams of the BPSC. It covers the aspects of general science, politics, economy, history, and the national movement. The candidates have to go through the syllabus and prepare themselves well because the exam will have questions of a good standard. Here is a detailed syllabus for the BPSC 71st Prelims exam:

BPSC Syllabus 2025 for Prelims Exam
Subjects	Topics
General Science	General understanding of science, including matters of everyday observation and experience The questions on Science and technology
Current Affairs of National/International Importance	Topics related to Current Affairs of National/International Importance
History of India and Bihar	General understanding of the subject with the broad aspects of the history of Bihar
Geography of India and Bihar	Questions will relate to the physical, social and economic geography of the country, including the main features of Indian agricultural and natural resources
Indian Polity	Questions will test knowledge on the country’s political system, Panchayati raj, community development and planning in India and Bihar
Indian economy and economy of Bihar	Indian economy and economy of Bihar post-independence
Indian Movements and Contribution of Bihar in it	Questions will relate to the nature and character of the 19th century resurgence, growth of nationalism, and attainment of independence with special reference to Bihar Under Indian Economy and Polity, the questions will cover the following topics: Indian Political System, Panchayati Raj, Community Development, Planning in India and Bihar Under the Indian National Movement, candidates have to focus on the resurgence in the 19th century, the nature and growth of nationalism in India, and India’s independence Also, the role of Bihar in the Indian National Movement is important from the BPSC exam point of view
General Mental Ability	Topics related to General Mental Ability

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BPSC Syllabus 2025 for Mains Exam

The BPSC main syllabus 2025 for all 4 papers is discussed below. It includes papers like General Hindi, General Studies 1, General Studies 2, and Optional Subjects.

BPSC Syllabus 2025 for Mains Exam
Papers	Subjects/Topics
General Hindi	Essay Grammar Syntax Summarisation
General Studies 1	Indian Culture Modern History of India Contemporary events of national and international importance Statistical Analysis, diagrams and graphs
General Studies 2	Indian and Bihar Polity Indian and Bihar Economy Indian and Bihar Geography Role and impact of Science and Technology in the development of India (and Bihar)
Optional Subjects	English Language and Literature Urdu Language and Literature Hindi Language and Literature Persian Language and Literature Arabic Language and Literature Pali Language and Literature Maithili Language and Literature Bangla Language and Literature Sanskrit Language and Literature Chemistry Sociology Physics Agriculture Statistics Botany Zoology Philosophy Political Science and International Relations Psychology Public Administration Labour and Social Welfare Management Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Geography Geology History Law Civil Engineering Economics Commerce and Accountancy Electrical Engineering Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Anthropology

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BPSC Interview Test

Candidates who had qualified for the BPSC Mains Exam would be called for the ‘Interview’ Round. Candidates are interviewed by a Board appointed by the Commission. The main fields checked by the interviewer are given below.

The candidate will be interviewed by a board who will have before them a record of the candidate's career and interests filled by the candidate in the application form.
The objective of the interview is to check the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in the state services by a board of competent and unbiased observers.
In the personality test, apart from their academic study, candidates must be aware of the affairs happening both within and outside their state.
The interview is more of a purposeful conversation intended to explore the mental qualities and analytical ability of the candidate.

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BPSC Syllabus 2025: FAQs

You can download the BPSC 71st CCE Exam Syllabus for Hindi PDF from the link mentioned in this article.

Yes, there is a paper on Hindi language Class XII level [Subjective] in BPSC exam for 100 marks.

BPSC 71st CCE Prelims exam is based on a single paper General Studies and BPSC and Main exam consists of four papers i.e. General Hindi, General Studies Paper-1, General Studies Paper-2 and Optional Paper.

Yes, Candidates have to attempt one optional subject in the BPSC 71st CCE mains examination.

Ans. Yes, 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer in BPSC 71st CCE Prelims Exam.