WBPSC (West Bengal State Public Service Commission) 2021: Eligibility, Application Form, Admit Card (Clerkship Mains out), Syllabus & Result

Every year the WBCS (West Bengal Civil Service exam) exam is conducted for the recruitment of aspiring candidates in the Group A officer post for the West Bengal Provincial Civil Services. The official notice for the same comes out in the 1st week of November and the main exam is conducted in the month of February.

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WBCS 2021 Important Dates

The recruitment details are given as follows:

Group A

• West Bengal Civil Service (Executive)
• Assistant Commissioner of Revenue in the integrated West Bengal Revenue Service

West Bengal Co-operative Service

• West Bengal Labour Service
• West Bengal Food and Supplies Service
• West Bengal Employment 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 (West Bengal State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission under the Consumer Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal
• 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

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• Admit card and exam dates for motor vehicle inspector selection exam for 2020 are released. read more here
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• WBPSC fined by High Court for Breach of RTI. Check details here
• West Bengal Constable 2019 exam result has been published. Check details here
• WBPSC Supervisor Mains 2020 exam admit card has been released on the official website. Check details here.

WBCS 2021 Eligibility criteria

The eligibility rules are given in the official notice of WBCS 2021. The WBCS conditions are given beneath:

Educational Qualification

A degree from a government recognized college and the ability to read and write in Bengali however it isn't required for the applicants having Nepali as a primary language.

Age Limit for WBCS 2021

The aspirants, who are belonging from the age group of 21 years and 36 years, can apply for the exam. The age will be tallied from January 1 of the test year. The applicants, who have born on and after January 2, 1984, and before January 1, 1999, will be eligible to appear for the exam.

Those applicants whose date of birth lies between January 1, 1999, and January 1, 2000 [i.e. whose age is in the range of 20 and 21 years as on 01.01.2021] may apply for Group B posts as it were. The Commission will acknowledge the date of birth as referenced in the Madhyamik Certificate. Madhyamik Certificate implies High School Certificate.

Age relaxation in WBCS 2021

There is no age limit for the competitor serving in the Government. The above age limit applies to all the candidates aside from the accompanying:

On account of Persons with Disabilities (PWD), the upper age limit is relaxable as long as 45 years. S.C./S.T./B.C. Aspirants of different States will be treated as General category Aspirants.

Physical Standard Required for WBCS 2021

For West Bengal Police Service (Group 'B' Service) - The base tallness necessity is 1.65 meters for male applicants and 1.50 meters for female competitors subject to relaxation on account of students having a place with races, for example, Gorkhas, Garwalis, Assamese Tribals and so on. Aspirants proposing to be considered for this group must show their abilities in the suitable section of the application form.

WBCS 2021 Application Process

West Bengal Public Service Commission has sent out the WBCS guidelines generally in the 1st week of November and the last date to apply for the WBCS is mostly in the last week of November. The WBCS prelims test will be directed in February 2021.

Size and measurement of Photograph and Signature for WBCS 2021

• Both ought to be in the JPEG file.
• The size ought not to be more than 100Kb.
• The measurement ought to be inside 3.5 x 4.5 cm in size (138x177 pixel)

How to apply for WBCS 2021?

• The competitors need to enlist on the WBCS online entrance before applying for the WBCS 2021.
• The competitors need to give a functioning mobile number, authentic email id father's name and mother's name.
• After enrollment, an OTP will be sent to the applicant's registered number.
• With this OTP, the competitors can select on the online entrance.
• After it, the enrolment number and password will show up on the screen.
• With the WBCS 2021 Application process, the enrollment number of the aspirants will be generated.

How to fill the WBCS online application?

Stage 1. Sign in with the enrollment number and password. Go to the dashboard and click on the application structures

Stage 2. Select the name of the assessment starting from the drop list given at the end of the page. Check the eligibility conditions and select the box for affirming the qualification and press proceed.

Stage 3. A form will show up on the screen demonstrating different application stages. Pick the application details.

Stage 4. Fill in the individual details and click the Save and proceed with the button given at the end.

Stage 5. Attach the Passport size photo and mark of the specified size, at that point save and proceed

Stage 6. After photo and signature, attach the mark sheets and declarations in the Add scholarly details segment.

Stage 7. In the wake of including educational details, including what you would like to prefer for the services and press save and then proceed.

Stage 8. A filled application form will show up on your screen

Stage 9. Check the WBCS application structure details. No adjustment in the WBCS application will be permitted after the fee payment is done. Click the ‘my application’ button

Stage 10. Select the application and continue to pay the fee

Stage 11. Online payment and fee payment options are accessible

Stage 12. Pay the expense and complete the application form.

Stage 13. After payment of the fees, print the application form and take it for future use.

How to pay WBCS Application Fee?

Two methods of payment of the fee are accessible to the competitors. On the web and offline mode. In the event that the students select the online payment, they can choose the bank at the payment gateway and pay the necessary.

If the competitors pick the payment via offline mode, the applicants need to create a UBI Challan and pay the expenses at the assigned bank office.

WBCS 2021 Admit Card

After the application procedure, the next is the WBCS Admit card for the Prelims test.

WBCS Admit card 2021 will be given by the West Bengal Public Services Commission in the month of January. The admit card is the primary document that the commission gives to the applicants for the test. It is imperative to download and check the details given in the WBCS admit card. The competitors can download the West Bengal PCS admit card from the official site in the way given beneath:

How to download the WBCS Admit Card 2021?

• Go to the official site of WBCS
• Enter your enlistment number or first name with date of birth.
• Subsequent to downloading the WBCS admit card, check all the details in it
• It is wise to take a print out copy of the admit card if you need it in your future.

How to rectify the mistake in the WBCS Admit Card?

Once you download the WBCS admit card, the aspirants have to check the provided details on it and speak with the commission immediately if you find any discrepancy in the individual details, such as name, father's name, mother's name and date of birth. These details are the impression of the official records of the West Bengal Civil Services Exam (WBCS).

Test day guidelines for WBCS

• It is imperative to give the test in a tension-free condition. To feel certain on the day of the test, the accompanying guidelines can be followed:
• The competitor should rest in the night prior to the test
• The competitors could take the taxi for the test place to maintain a strategic distance from any mid-travel troubles
• The competitors should arrive at the test centre 1 hour before the test
• To feel okay during the test, the competitor ought to have in any event two sets of pens, eraser and the other writing material.
• There is a negative marking in the WBCS Prelims test and henceforth mark just those answers which are known to you.

WBCS 2021 Exam Pattern

WBCS exam pattern is made by the West Bengal Public Service Commission's legitimate WBCS. Here is a quick overview of the same. The WBCS test is designed in a unique way. The WBCS test comprises the under given phases of the test. Each stage has a remarkable test design. The WBCS phases of the test are as per the following.

• Prelims
• Mains
• Personality Test

WBCS Exam Pattern Prelims Exam

The WBCS prelims test is for the screening only and the marks made sure about in the WBCS prelims test isn't considered for the last WBCS result. The WBCS prelims test has just a single MCQ type question paper. The paper name is General Studies and it is a blend of the considerable number of themes given in the WBCS syllabus. The details of the WBCS prelims question paper is as per the following.

The time taken to solve the WBCS prelims question paper is more than two hours. The candidates who qualify in the prelims test are required to take the WBCS principle test.

WBCS Exam Pattern Main Exam

The WBCS primary test is led independently according to the group of administrations in the following way.

Gathering 'A' and 'B" administrations and posts requires coming in all the papers as referenced underneath.

Gathering 'C' and 'D' administrations and posts need to appear in the necessary papers only.

The WBCS main test is the basic piece of the WBCS test process as the marks are required to give out the last WBCS result. There are six mandatory question papers and two papers of one discretionary subject. The total number of papers in the WBCS test is Eight. The WBCS main test comprises the following:

WBCS Exam Pattern Personality Test

Every applicant who qualifies in the WBCS main test is required to take the personality test. The object of the test will be to evaluate the student's very own characteristics e.g., the sharpness of brain, intensity of clear and coherent work, academically and moral respectability, authority and furthermore the competitor's scope of interests. Every competitor will be posed a question about general interest.

The characteristics of the Personality Test are distinctive for each group. The characteristics of the character test for each gathering is characterized beneath:

WBCS Syllabus

The WBCS test 2021 official prospectus characterizes the WBCS Syllabus independently for the prelims and main test. The WBCS Syllabus is an amalgamation of the traditional points and the current issues.

WBCS Syllabus Prelims test

The WBCS prelims test has just a single MCQ type question paper. The WBCS notice characterizes the WBCS prospectus for the prelims test. The time apportioned for the WBCS prelims test is two hours.

WBCS 2021 Syllabus Main Exam

The WBCS main test is the main phase of the WBCS test. There are six compulsory MCQ type question papers and two question papers of the discretionary subject.

Each necessary paper conveys 200 imprints. The time apportioned for each paper is 3 hours.

Paper I: Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali

• Letter writing (within 150 words) / Drafting of Report (within 200 words),
• Précis 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),
• Précis Writing,
• Composition
• Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali to English

Paper III: General Studies-I

• Indian History with special emphasis on the National Movement
• Geography of India with 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
• Current Affairs.

Paper V:

• The Constitution of India and Indian Economy consisting of the role and functions of the Reserve Bank of India.
• Central State relation and devolution of central funds to state
• Planning process and objectives of five years plan
• Functions of RBI and Monetary policy
• Central Finance Commission & State Finance Commission
• Fiscal Policy of Government of India.

Paper VI: Arithmetic and Reasoning Test

Similar to that of the Compulsory Mathematics paper at the Madhyamik Examination of the Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal.

• The forcefulness of the Arguments
• Implication of sentences
• Inferring from diagrams

Series: (i) Letter series, (ii) Number series,

• The odd man out,
• Perception test,
• Non-verbal reasoning & Selecting the correct sequence
• Inferring from Data, Analogy tests,
• Symbol Interpretation,
• Mathematical puzzles,

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