WBCS 2025 Notification, Exam Pattern, Eligibility, Selection Process

West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) conducts West Bengal Civil Service (Executive) etc. Examination to recruit eligible candidates for the posts in the cadre of West Bengal Civil Service (Exe.) and certain other services and posts under Group A, Group B, Group C, and Group D. The candidate's selection will be based on a three-stage recruitment process- Prelims, Mains, and Interview Round. The WBCS Notification 2025, along with the online registration schedule, will be released shortly at the official website of https://wbpsc.gov.in/. Check details regarding the WBCS Exam from the article.

WBCS Notification 2025 PDF

WBCS will release the detailed WBCS notification 2025 for the West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) Exam 2025 on its official website https://wbpsc.gov.in/. Detailed information regarding age limit, qualifications, the scale of pay, the closing date for the submission of online applications and fees online and offline, Scheme and Syllabus of the examination etc. will be notified along with the WBCS 2025 Notification PDF. Till then, candidates can check the previous year notification pdf from the direct link below.

WBCS Notification PDF (Previous Year)- Click to Download

WBCS 2025 Exam Summary

Candidates who have completed their graduation and meet the required eligibility criteria have a great opportunity to qualify for the WBCS exam and secure prestigious positions within the West Bengal state services. Check the overview of WBCS Exam 2025 in the table below-

WBCS 2025 Exam- Overview
Conducting Body	West Bengal Public Service Commission
Exam Name	West Bengal Civil Services (WBCS 2025)
Category	Govt Jobs
Vacancy	to be notified
Exam Stages	Prelims-Mains-Interview
Registration Dates	To be notified
Exam Frequency	Once in a year
Eligibility Criteria	Graduation
Language of the exam	English & Bengali
Official website	https://wbpsc.gov.in/

WBCS 2025- Important Dates

West Bengal Public Service Commission will announce the important dates for the West Bengal Civil Services Exam (WBCS 2025) through WBCS Notification 2025. As per WBPSC Exam Calendar 2025, the WBCS (Exe.) etc. (Pre.) Examination will be conducted on 7th September 2025.

WBCS 2025 Exam- Important Dates
Events	Dates
WBCS 2025 Notification	To be notified
WBCS Online Registration	--
Last Date to Apply Online	--
Last Date to Pay Online fee	--
Closing date for submission of fees through offline	--
Application Editing Window Period	--
WBCS Prelims Admit Card 2025	--
WBCS Prelims Exam Date 2025	7th September 2025

WBCS Online Registration 2025

West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) will release the WBCS 2025 Online Application Form for WBCS 2025 along with the notification pdf. The direct link to apply online will be provided here as it has been activated on the official website https://wbpsc.gov.in/.

WBCS 2025 Application Fee

The WBCS application fees are a non-refundable amount for all the categories. However, SC/ST candidates of WB State and Persons with disabilities (40% and above) having a physical disability are not required to pay any WBCS application fee.

Categories	Fees
General/ OBC/ EWS	₹ 210 + Services Charges/ GST
SC/ST/ PwD (only West Bengal)	No Fees
SC/ST/ PwD of other states	₹ 210 + Services Charges/ GST

Steps to fill WBCS Online Form 2025

The candidates holding the required eligibility can submit their WBCS 2025 Registration Form through online mode only. Follow the below-mentioned steps to fill WBCS Application Form 2025.

Step-1 Visit the official website of West Bengal Public Service Commission @https://wbpsc.gov.in/.

Step-2 Before applying for the examination, the candidates are required to enrol themselves by clicking on “ONE TIME REGISTRATION” appearing on the right side of the homepage.

Step-3 Fill in the required details to get the registration number & password.

Step-4 Click on “Login if Already Registered” and submit the registration number, password, and captcha code.

Step-5 Enter education qualification, age, and other details required in the WBCS Application Form.

Step-6 Pay the requisite application fee through online mode.

Step-7 Submit the WBCS Application Form after thorough verification of the details filled.

Step-8 Download a copy of WBCS Application Form for future reference.

WBCS Vacancy 2025

The number of vacancies in different services and posts to be filled up on the results of the examination will be announced in due time. Posts of some groups may not be filled up on the basis of the results of the examination if vacancies for the same are not reported from the Department concerned within the stipulated time for filling up such vacancies.

Post Name	Vacancy
GROUP A
Executive	--
Assistant Commissioner of Revenue in the integrated West Bengal Revenue Service	--
West Bengal Co-operative Service	--
West Bengal Employment Service [Except the post of Employment Officer (Technical)]	--
West Bengal Labour Service	--
West Bengal Food and Supplies Service	--
GROUP B
West Bengal Police Service	--
GROUP C
Superintendent, District Correctional Home / Deputy Superintendent, Central Correctional Home	--
Joint Block Development Officer	--
Deputy Assistant Director of Consumer Affairs and Fair Business Practices	--
West Bengal Junior Social Welfare Service	--
West Bengal Subordinate Land Revenue Service, Grade-I	--
Assistant Commercial Tax Officer	--
Joint Registrar (WB State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission under the Consumer Affairs Department, Govt of WB)	--
Assistant Canal Revenue Officer (Irrigation)	--
Chief Controller of Correctional Services	--
GROUP D
Inspector of Co-operative Societies	--
Panchayat Development Officer under the Panchayat and Rural Development Department	--
Rehabilitation Officer under the Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Department	--

WBCS Eligibility Criteria 2025

WBPSC Eligibility 2025 has been released in the official WBCS 2025 notification. The WBCS eligibility criteria is the minimum requirement for applying for WBCS Examination.

WBCS Nationality

As per the WBCS 2025 eligibility criteria, the candidate must be

(a) A citizen of India (either natural or by registration), or

(b) Such other nationals as declared eligible by the Govt. of India.

WBCS Education Qualification

As per the WBCS 2025 educational qualification criteria, the candidate must hold a graduate degree i.e an undergraduate degree in any discipline from any recognised University. Additionally, the aspirant should have the ability to read, write and speak in Bengali (not required for those aspirants whose mother tongue is Nepali).

WBCS Age Limit

WBPSC has notified the WBCS age limit 2025 for the WB civil services examination for all the Group Services. The details of the WBCS age limit are given below.

WBCS 2025 Services	WBCS Age limit
For services and posts included in Group ‘A’ & ’C’	21- 36 years
West Bengal Police Service only (i.e. Group ‘B’ Service)	20- 36 years
For services and posts included in Group ‘D’	21- 39 years

WBCS Age Relaxation

The WBCS age limit for SC and WBCS age limit for ST enjoy age relaxation as per WBPSC Notification 2025. The WBCS Age Relaxation for various categories is mentioned below:

Category	WBCS age relaxation
WBCS age relaxation for SC/ST/BC of West Bengal	5 years
WBCS age relaxation for SC/ST of Other States	5 years
WBCS age relaxation for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
Persons with Disabilities (PWD)	up to 45 years

WBCS Exam Pattern 2025

As per the WBCS 2025 Exam, the selection includes three phases-

Preliminary exam
Main Exam
Personality Test

The marks obtained in this examination by the candidates in Prelims Exam will not be considered for final selection. Only those candidates who will be declared qualified at the Preliminary Examination in a year shall be eligible for admission to the W.B.C.S.(Exe.) etc.(Main) Examination of that year.

WBCS Prelims Exam Pattern 2025

The Preliminary Examination is meant to serve as a Screening Test only for the purpose of selection of candidates for the Main Examination.
The Preliminary Examination will consist of only one paper, viz., a paper on “General Studies”.
The paper will be of an objective type consisting of 200 multiple-choice questions. The paper will carry 200 marks and will be of 2½ hours duration.
The standard of the paper will be of the level of knowledge as expected of a graduate of any faculty of a recognized University.
The paper will include questions covering the following fields of knowledge:

Subject	Marks	No.of Questions	Duration
English Language	25	25	2 Hours
General Science	25	25
Current events of National & International Importance	25	25
History of India	25	25
Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal	25	25
Indian Polity and Economy	25	25
Indian National Movement	25	25
General Mental Ability	25	25
Total	200	200	2 Hours

WBCS Mains Exam Pattern 2025

The Main Examination shall consist of six compulsory papers and one optional subject consisting of two papers (Only for candidates applying for group A and/or B) to be chosen by the candidates from the list of optional subjects given below.
There will be two papers of the optional subject of 200 marks each.
Each paper, Compulsory or Optional, will carry 200 marks and will be of 3 hours duration.

Papers	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Language Paper (Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali)	200	200	200	200
English Paper	200	200	200	200
General Studies – Paper I	200	200	200	200
General Studies-Paper II	200	200	200	200
Constitution of India and Indian Economy	200	200	200	200
Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning	200	200	200	200
Optional Subject – (One subject: Two papers of 200 marks each)	400	400	--	--
Personality Test	200	200	150	100
Total Marks	1800	1800	1350	1300

WBCS Interview

A number of candidates selected in order of merit on the results of the Main Examination for all the services and posts included in Groups A, B, C and D shall have to appear at a Personality Test. Each candidate will be asked questions on matters of general interest. The object of the test will be to assess the candidate’s personal qualities e.g., alertness of mind, power of clear and logical exposition, intellectual and moral integrity, leadership, and also the candidate’s range of interests.

WBCS Syllabus 2025

Candidates appearing for the WBCS exam 2025 must be aware of the syllabus for all the stages. WBCS syllabus 2025 will help the candidates in knowing all topics required for the exam which in turn will guide them to prepare better for WBCS.

Subjects	Topics
English Composition	Synonyms and Antonyms Idioms and Phrases Vocabulary Test Phrasal Verbs Homophones Fill in the qualifying words
General Science	General appreciation Understanding of science Matters of everyday observation Experience as expected from an educated person not having made special studies of scientific disciplines
Current Events of National and International Importance	Significant events affecting India and its relations with the world
History of India	Ancient Medieval Modern
Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal	Physical Geography Social Geography Economic Geography
Indian Polity and Economy	Indian Constitution Panchayati Raj Constitutional Bodies, etc.
Indian National Movement	Nature and character of Nineteenth-Century Resurgence Growth of Nationalism Attainment of Independence
General Mental Ability	Logical Reasoning Common Aptitude

WBCS Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2025- Click to Check

WBCS Executive Salary 2025

The candidates must be excited to know West Bengal Civil Service (Executive) Salary. The post through WBCS 2025 will be filled under Group A, Group B, Group C, and Group D which is offered salary as mentioned below.

Post Name	Pay Level	Salary
GROUP A- Executive Salary
Executive	16	Rs. 56,100 - 1,44,300
Assistant Commissioner of Revenue in the integrated West Bengal Revenue Service	16	Rs. 56,100 - 1,44,300
West Bengal Co-operative Service	16	Rs. 56,100 - 1,44,300
West Bengal Employment Service [Except the post of Employment Officer (Technical)]	16	Rs. 56,100 - 1,44,300
West Bengal Labour Service	16	Rs. 56,100 - 1,44,300
West Bengal Food and Supplies Service	16	Rs. 56,100 - 1,44,300
GROUP B Salary
West Bengal Police Service	16	Rs. 56,100 - 1,44,300
GROUP C Salary
Superintendent, District Correctional Home / Deputy Superintendent, Central Correctional Home	15	Rs. 42,600 - 1,09,800
Joint Block Development Officer	14	Rs. 39,900 - 1,02,800
Deputy Assistant Director of Consumer Affairs and Fair Business Practices	14	Rs. 39,900 - 1,02,800
West Bengal Junior Social Welfare Service	14	Rs. 39,900 - 1,02,800
West Bengal Subordinate Land Revenue Service, Grade-I	14	Rs. 39,900 - 1,02,800
Assistant Commercial Tax Officer	14	Rs. 39,900 - 1,02,800
Joint Registrar (WB State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission under the Consumer Affairs Department, Govt of WB)	14	Rs. 39,900 - 1,02,800
Assistant Canal Revenue Officer (Irrigation)	12	Rs. 35,800 – 92,100
Chief Controller of Correctional Services	12	Rs. 35,800 – 92,100
GROUP D Salary
Inspector of Co-operative Societies	10	Rs. 32,100 - 82,900
Panchayat Development Officer under the Panchayat and Rural Development Department	10	Rs. 32,100 - 82,900
Rehabilitation Officer under the Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Department	10	Rs. 32,100 - 82,900

WBCS 2025 Result

The Result of the WBCS 2025 exam will be available at least after a month of the WBCS 2025 Exam Date of each stage. The candidates qualifying prelims exam will be eligible to appear in the Mains exam and only the candidates qualifying mains will be called for an interview/personality test. The final result will be prepared as per the marks obtained in Mains & Interview Round.