All you need to know about WBCS Exam




WBCS or West Bengal Civil Service is one of the most prestigious examination of West Bengal. It is conducted by Public Service Commission, West Bengal for recruitment of various administrative posts, police posts, and revenue department posts.

Who can apply

There are three main criteria one must fulfill to apply for the WBCS exam:
  • Graduation Degree from recognized university. 
  • Ability to read, write and speak Bengali (Exempted for Candidates whose mother tongue is Nepali)
  • Age: Not below 21 years, not above 36 years(With some exemption, please check notification.)

Selection Process

According to the official notification released by Public Service Commission, West Bengal, there will be two level of tests : written test and personality test. Again, written test will be conducted in two stages - Preliminary and Main. Preliminary test will be multiple choice question, where as Main will consist of both objective and conventional. 


Preliminary Examination

Preliminary Examination will be of only one paper - General Studies. There will be 250 multiple-choice-questions, and you will have 2.30 Hrs to complete it.  These questions will be from 8 different topics as mentioned below: 


Point to note here is that, Preliminary Examination is only for the screening purpose, and marks obtained in this exam will not be considered for final selection.

Main Examination

There will be six compulsory paper in the main exam, and one optional subject consisting of two papers. Six compulsory papers are as below:

  • Paper-I : Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali - Letter Writing(within 150 words) / Drafting of Report (within 200 words), Precise Writing, Composition and Translation from English to Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali.
  • Paper-II : English - Letter writing (within 150 words) / Drafting of Report (within 200 words), PrĂ©cis Writing, Composition and Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali to English.
  • Paper-III : General Studies-I : (i) Indian History with special emphasis on National Movement and (ii) Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal. 
  • Paper-IV : General Studies-II : Science and Scientific & Technological advancement, Environment, General Knowledge and Current Affairs. 
  • Paper-V : The Constitution of India and Indian Economy including role and functions of the Reserve Bank of India. 
  • Paper-VI : Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning. 
For more details about the syllabus, please check official notification from PSC website.

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