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The West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) conducts the recruitment process in order to select and appoint candidates for various posts and designations in Group A, B, C, and D services such as West Bengal Civil Service (Executive), West Bengal Police Service, West Bengal Co-operative Service, etc.

WBPSC has set a three-stage selection process for the West Bengal Civil Services (WBCS) exam:

WBCS Prelims Exam
WBCS Mains Exam
WBCS Personality Test

WBCS Prelims 2022 exam is a screening test to shortlist candidates for the WBCS Mains Exam. Candidates who clear the WBCS Mains exam are eligible for the interview. The final section of the candidates would be based on the Mains and Interview marks.

Latest Notification

The official notification for the WBPSC recruitment 2022 is not yet released by the West Bengal Public Service Commission. WPPSC will release the details regarding the recruitment process for Group A, Group B, Group C, and Group D posts and the number of vacancies on the official website of the commission.

One must check the official website regularly for the latest updates and announcements regarding WBPSC recruitment 2022 before applying for the same.

Registration

The aspirants can apply for the WBPSC recruitment 2022 online on the official website of WBPSC. The candidates must check the eligibility criteria before applying for the APPSC exam 2022. The WBPSC Application Process is discussed below in detail.

How to Fill the WBPSC 2022 Application Form?

Below given are the steps to be followed in order to apply for the WBPSC 2022 exam:

Visit the official website of WBPSC.
Click on the “Apply for WBPSC” section available and start filling the application form.
The candidates will require a valid email id, contact details while filling the examination form.
After filling in all the essential details, you will have to “submit” the application form.
Once the application form is submitted you will get your login credentials on your registered email id.
Now the candidate has to log in with the credentials given to them in order to fill the rest of the application form.
The candidate can check the required eligibility criteria and fill in all the personal and educational details as per the requirements.
Confirm your details and click on “save and next”.
The candidates can now attach their passport size photograph and their signature in the prescribed format.
The candidates can attach their mark sheet and the documents required
Now the candidates can choose preferences for their desired services.
The candidates can save, preview and click the proceed button to submit the application form.
The candidate can pay the application fees online.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidates must check the eligibility criteria before applying for the WBPSC Recruitment 2022. The WBPSC Eligibility Criteria involves educational qualification, age limit, and nationality.

WBPSC 2022 Eligibility: Nationality

The candidate must be a citizen of India in order to apply for WBPSC 2022. The candidates with few other nationalities who are declared eligible for government posts are also eligible.

WBPSC 2022 Eligibility: Age Limit

The candidate applying for the WBPSC 2022 must fulfil the age criteria as per the official notification.

Service	Age Limit
Group ‘A’ & ’C’ Services	21- 36 years
Group ‘B’ Services	20- 36 years
Group ‘D’ Services	21- 39 years

WBPSC Recruitment 2022 Age Relaxation

WBPSC offers age relaxation for various reserved category candidates. The WBPSC Age Relaxation for various categories is mentioned below:

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST/BC of West Bengal	5 Years
SC/ST of Other States	5 Years
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	3 Years
Persons with Disabilities (PWD)	Up to 45 years

WBPSC 2022 Eligibility: Educational Qualifications

The candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree, i.e, an undergraduate degree in any discipline from any recognised university or institute.
The candidate must be able to read, write and speak in Bengali (not required for those aspirants whose mother tongue is Nepali).

Application Fee

The candidates need to pay the application fees for the WBPSC Recruitment application process. The SC/ST candidates of West Bengal State and Persons with disabilities (40% and above) having a physical disability are not required to pay any application fee.

The WBPSC Application Fees for various categories is as follows:

Categories	Application Fees
General/ OBC/ EWS	INR 210 + Services Charges/ GST
SC/ST/ PwD (only West Bengal)	Exempted
SC/ST/ PwD of other states	INR 210 + Services Charges/ GST

Exam Pattern

The WBPSC is a two-tier-based examination. The candidates have to clear the Prelims as well as the Mains examination for the final selection. The Prelims exam is a screening test to shortlist candidates for the Mains Exam. Candidates who will clear the WBPSC Mains exam are eligible for the interview. The Mains and Interview scores are considered for the final selection list.

WBPSC Prelims Exam Pattern 2022

The WBPSC Prelims exam consists of only one objective type paper.
The Prelims paper consists of questions from General Studies and Aptitude worth 200 marks.
The duration of the Prelims exam is 2.5 hours.
The marks obtained from the Prelims exam will not be added to the final result as it is only a screening test.

The WBPSC Exam Pattern for West Bengal Civil Services is tabulated below:

Topics	Marks
English Composition	25 marks
General Science	25 marks
Current events of National & International Importance	25 marks
History of India	25 marks
Geography of India (special reference to West Bengal)	25 marks
Indian Polity and Economy	25 marks
Indian National Movement	25 marks
General Mental Ability	25 marks

WBPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2022

The candidates who qualify cutoff marks in the WBCS Prelims Exam are further shortlisted for the Mains exam. The Mains exam will consist of six compulsory papers along with one optional subject having two papers. Each paper will carry 200 marks and will be of 3 hours each. The candidates that will qualify for the mains examination will be called for the personality test.

The optional subject papers are only for candidates applying for Group A or B. the candidates applying for services in Group Cand D are not required to give optional papers.

The WBPSC Mains exam pattern is tabulated below:

Paper	Subject	Type	Duration
Paper I	Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santali	Essay Type	3 hours
Paper-II	English	Essay Type	3 hours
Paper III	General Studies I	Objective	3 hours
Paper IV	General Studies II	Objective	3 hours
Paper V	Indian Constitution & Indian Economy	Objective	3 hours
Paper VI	Arithmetic & Test of Reasoning	Objective	3 hours

Syllabus

One must be well aware of the exam syllabus to crack the exam with ease. The WBPSC Exam is conducted for a wide range of disciplines. The candidates can also refer to the official website of WBPSC for more details about the syllabus. The WBPSC Exam Syllabus is discussed below in detail.

WBPSC Prelims Syllabus 2022

The syllabus for the WBPSC Prelims exam are:

Indian history
the national movement of India
Geography of India
Mental ability
General Science
Indian politics and economy
Current affairs
English Composition, Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms and Phrases, Vocabulary test, Phrasal Verbs, Same words bearing more than one meaning and use of appropriate and qualifying words.

WBPSC Mains Syllabus 2022

The syllabus for various papers in the WBPSC exam is tabulated below:

Paper	Subject	Syllabus
Paper I	Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santali	Letter writing / Report writing, Precis Writing, Composition and Translation from English to Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali
Paper-II	English	Letter writing / Report writing, Precis Writing, Composition and Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali to English
Paper III	General Studies I	Indian History (special emphasis on National Movement) Geography of India (special reference to West Bengal)
Paper IV	General Studies II	Science and Scientific & Technological advancement Environment (Biodiversity and Coastal Regulation Zone, Global Warming, Industrial and Environmental Pollution, Ozone Layer and related issues.) General Knowledge and Current Affairs
Paper V	Indian Constitution & Indian Economy	The Constitution of India Central State relation, devolution of central funds to state Indian Economy (Planning and objectives of five years plan, Monetary policy and Functions of Reserve Bank of India, Central and State Finance Commission, Fiscal Policy of Government of India.)
Paper VI	Arithmetic & Test of Reasoning	Logical Deduction The forcefulness of the Arguments Implication of sentences Inferring from diagrams, Series, Letter series, Number Series, Analogy tests, Symbol Interpretation, Mathematical puzzles, Odd man out, Perception test, Non-verbal reasoning & Selecting the correct sequence.

Eligibilty Criteria