WBCS Exam 2022: Notification, Latest Update, Exam Date, Results

WBCS Exam 2022: Hello friends! Welcome to Jobingov.com. In this article, we have discussed the WBCS exam which conducts by West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) for the recruitment of WBCS officer under various posts in West Bengal.

There are four groups in WBCS officers such as Group A, Group B, Group C, and Group D. It has lots of prestigious post like Block Development Officer (BDO), Assistant Commercial Tax Officer, Police Service, Joint Block Development Officer and more.

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WBCS Exam 2022

West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) releases the West Bengal Civil Service Exam Notification at the official website in the month of November. The WBCS Exam consists of two parts that are Written Exam and Personality Test. But the written exam will be held into two stages which are:

  • Preliminary Exam (Objective type)
  • Main Exam (Objective and conventional type)

If you are interested and want to become a WBCS officer, then check the details information from this post like important dates, eligibility criteria, application fee, exam date, syllabus, results, and more. All the posts recruits by WBCS are given below:

Group A

  • West Bengal Civil Service (Executive)
  • West Bengal Commercial Tax Service
  • West Bengal Agricultural Income-tax Service
  • West Bengal Excise Service
  • West Bengal Co-operative Service
  • West Bengal labour Service
  • West Bengal Food and Supplies Service
  • West Bengal Employment Service
  • West Bengal Registration and Stamp Revenue Service

Group B

  • West Bengal Police Service

Group C

  • Joint Block Development Officer
  • Deputy Assistant Director of Consumer Affairs and Fair Business Practices
  • West Bengal Junior Social Welfare Service
  • Assistant Canal Revenue Officer (Irrigation)
  • West Bengal Subordinate Land Revenue Service, Grade-I
  • Assistant Commercial Tax Officer
  • 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 2022 Notification

West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) has been released the WBCS 2022 notification on 3rd March 2022 at the official website of WBPSC. Download the WBCS 2022 notification by clicking on the below activated link.

Click Here to Download WBCS 2022 Notification

WBCS Exam Overview

FeaturesDetails
Name of the examWest Bengal Civil Services (WBCS)
OrganizationWest Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC)
Exam ModeOnline
Selection ProcessWritten Exam(Prelims & Mains) and Interview
Job categoryState Govt Jobs
Job LocationWest Bengal
Official Websitewbpsc.gov.in

WBCS 2022 Exam Date

WBCS 2022 exam date has been released by the West Bengal Public Service Commission at the official website.  WBCS 2022 Preliminary Exam will be conducted in the month of May 2022 tentatively and Main Exam date will be announced later.

WBCS Exam Important Dates:

West Bengal Civil Services Exam is most shout after the exam in West Bengal. Lakhs of aspirants apply for WBCS every year. The WBCS 2022 dates (Tentative) are given in the below table:

EventsDates
WBCS 2022 Notification3rd March 2022
Start online application3rd March 2022
Online Application Last Date24th March 2022
Last date for Payment fee (Online)24th March 2022
Last date for Payment fee (Offline)25th March 2022
WBCS Preliminary ExamMay 2022
WBCS Preliminary Exam ResultsTo be notified later
WBCS Main ExamTo be notified later
WBCS Main Exam ResultsTo be notified later
WBCS Interview dateTo be notified later
WBCS Final Results outTo be notified later

WBCS Eligibility Criteria

Look at the below table to know the required eligibility for WBCS 2022.

GroupQualificationAge  Limit
AGraduationMinimum Age: 21
Maximum Age: 36
BGraduationMinimum Age: 20 (For West Bengal Police Service only)
Maximum Age: 36
CGraduationMinimum Age: 21
Maximum Age: 36
DGraduationMinimum Age: 21
Maximum Age: 39

WBCS Application Fees

  • Application fee for all General and OBC candidates is Rs. 210/- and
  • SC/ST candidates of West Bengal PWD having physical disability of 40% and above are not required to pay any fee.

WBCS Apply Online

All aspiring candidates can apply for WBCS 2022 Exam through online. The link has been activated at the official website of WBPSC on 3rd March 2022. For any latest news, keep an eye on this page or visit WBPSC official website for regular basis.

Click Here to Apply Online (Activated)

How to Prepare for WBCS Exam?

WBCS Exam Pattern

Preliminary Exam

This examination is taken annually in the month of February. Preliminary is the first phase for the selection of a WBCS Officer. In this stage, serious candidates are shorted out for the main examination.

In this examination there is 200 questions carrying 1 marks each from eight different subjects. All of the questions asked is in multiple choice questions(MCQ) type. From 8 different subjects there will be 25 questions providing 25 marks each.

There will be negative marking for each wrong answer, 1 marks will be deducted for every 3 wrong answer. The cut off marks of the prelims varies from 95-110 that means you have to get only 47-55%. Subject wise number division is shown below:

SL. NoSubjectsNo. of QuestionsMarks
1English Composition2525
2History of India2525
3Indian National Movement2525
4Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal2525
5General Science2525
6General Mental Ability2525
7Indian Polity and Economy2525
8Current events of National & International Importance2525

WBCS Admit Card

The admit card for WBCS 2022 Main Exam will be available at the official website of WBPSC. Below we will update the direct link to download the WBCS admit card while it is available at the official website.

WBCS Result

WBCS 2022 prelims exam result will be released after complete the exam. The qualified candidates will be called for Interview.

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