WEST BENGAL CIVIL SERVICE (EXE.) etc.Exam·2023 by Public Service Commission, West Bengal
- Commencement of submission of Online Application:28th February 2023.
- Closing date for submission of Online Application:21st March 2023 (upto 3:00 pm)
- Last date for submission of Fees:21st March 2023 (Online) & 22nd March 2023 (Offline)
- Edit Window: 31st March 2023 to 6th April 2023 (upto 3:00 pm)
The Preliminary Examination will be held tentatively in the month of June 2023 or thereabout.
GROUPING OF SERVICES: The services and posts to which recruitment is made on the results of the W.B.C.S. (Exe.) etc. Examinations are divided into groups: A, B, C, and D with a graduated syllabus. A candidate may compete for one or more groups but is required to submit one application only indicating the choice of group(s).
CHOICE OF GROUPS OF SERVICES AND ALLOTMENT :
i) As already stated, a candidate may apply for one or more of the four groups of services, viz., A, B, C, and D. The candidate is required to state clearly in the appropriate column of the application the particular Group or Groups for which he/she intends to compete. No further application for a change of group (s) will be entertained.
ii) 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 will have to appear at a Personality Test. No separate Personality Test will be held for different groups viz. Group-‘A’, Group-‘B’, Group-‘C’and Group-‘D’ in respect of a candidate.
(iii} Candidates called to Personality Tests on the results of their Main Examination will be required to specify the order of their preference for the posts or services included in the Group or Groups for which they have applied. Choice of preference thus exercised will be deemed to be final and no alteration thereafter will be allowed.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
FOR:-
- West Bengal Police Service (Group ‘B’ Service)- The minimum height requirement is 1.65 meters for male candidates and 1.50 meters for female candidates subject to relaxation in the case of candidates belonging to races such as Gorkhas, Garwalis, Assamese Tribals, etc. Candidates intending to be considered for this Group must indicate their height in the appropriate column of the application form.
- Assistant Canal Revenue Officer – They will have to work in remote areas and their jurisdiction will cover a large number of villages. They will also be required to attend Tahsil and Zilla Offices for which they may have only cycles as the means of transport and to face and tackle the general public.
- West Bengal Junior Social Welfare Service – For service in the Homes for the Blind and I or Deaf and Dumb, a degree Diploma, or certificate in the training of Blind and I or Deaf and Dumb shall be an essential qualification. Any person not possessing the above qualification may be appointed in these Homes on condition that he or she will have to receive in-service training for teaching the Blind and or Deaf and Dumb. Male candidates will be unsuitable for the posts meant for institutions for females and female candidates unsuitable for the posts meant for institutions for males.
- West Bengal Subordinate Land Revenue Service, Grade -1- No person shall be appointed to the service unless he has a good working knowledge of the Bengali Language, written and spoken (candidates whose mother tongue is Nepali shall be exempted from this requirement, but will be required to pass, within a period of two years a departmental examination in Bengali).
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION(Ason 21.03.2023):
- A degree from a recognized University. (ii) Ability to read, write and speak in Bengali (not required for those candidates (whose mother tongue is Nepali)
AGE(Asono1.01.2023):
- Not below 21 years but not more than 36 years on the 1st January of the year of examination for services and posts included in Group ‘A’ & ‘C’ (i.e. born not earlier than the 2nd January,1987and not later than the 1st January 2002).
- For the West Bengal Police Service only (i.e. Group ‘B’ Service) age not below 20 years but not more than 36 years on the 1st January of the year of examination (i.e. born not earlier than the 2nd January 1987 and not later than the 1st January 2003).
- For services and posts included in Group ‘D’the age should not be below 21 years and not more than 39 years on the 1st day of January of the year of the examination (i.e., born not earlier than the 2nd January 1984 and not later than the 1st January 2002).
- Those candidates whose date of birth lies between the 1st January 2002 & the 1st January 2003 [i.e. whose age is between 20 & 21 years as of 01.01.2023] may apply for Group B only.
- [Relaxationfor S.C./S.T. – 5 years, B.C.(Non-creamy Layer)- 3 years, PWD- upper age limit45 years.]
FEES: Rs.210/- (Rupees two hundred ten only) + Service Charge 1% of Examination Fee subject to a minimum of Rs.5/ (Rupees five only) for online payment through debit/credit card plus service charge /GST as applicable as Govt. Duty or Service Charge of Rs.5/- (Rupees five only) for Net Banking or Service Charge of Rs.20/- (Rupees twenty only) for payment through Bank Counter (off-line payment).
SC/ST candidates of West Bengal and Persons with Disabilities (PWD) having physical disability of 40% and above are not required to pay any fee. OBC candidates of West Bengal are, however, required to pay the usual fee as aforesaid. NO EXEMPTION OF FEE IS AVAILABLE TO SC/ST/BC CANDIDATES OF OTHER STATES. No claims for refund of the fee will be entertained nor will it be held in reserve for any other examination.
SCHEME OF THE EXAMINATION :
- Preliminary Examination – It will consist of only one paper, viz., a paper on “General Studies” (Total No. of questions 200 MCQ, Total Marks – 200, Total duration – 21/2 Hrs.) There shall be a negative marking for each wrong answer to the multiple-choice questions (MCQ) type.
| (i} | English Composition | 25 Marks |
| (ii) | General Science | 25 Marks |
| (iii) | Current events of National & International Importance | 25 Marks |
| (iv) | History of India | 25 Marks |
| (v) | Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal | 25 Marks |
| (vi) | Indian Polity and Economy | 25 Marks |
| (vii) | Indian National Movement | 25 Marks |
| (viii) | General Mental Ability | 25 Marks |
The standard of the paper will be the level of knowledge as expected of a graduate of any faculty of a recognized University.
Main Examination:-
The Main Examination shall consist of 6 (six) Compulsory papers and one optional subject consisting of two papers (Only for candidates applying for group and/or B to be chosen by the candidates from the list of optional subjects given below. There will be two papers on the optional subject for 200 marks each. Each paper, Compulsory or Optional, will carry 200 marks and will be of 3 hours duration.
Out of six compulsory papers four papers i.e. (i) General Studies- 1,(ii) General Studies- II, (iiijThe Constitution of India and Indian Economy including role and functions of Reserve Bank of India,(iv) Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning will be of MCQ Type to be answered in OMR answer sheets (negative marking for each wrong answer to MCQ type) and remaining two compulsory papers i.e. Paper- I and Paper – II will be of conventional type written examination.
Ill)PersonalltvTest:- For Group ‘A & ‘B’-200 Marks, Group ‘C’-150 Marks, Group ‘D’-100 Marks o Abstract Table of Papers I Subjects and Marks MainExamination and Personality Test :
APPLICATION PROCEDURE :
Applications can be submitted online only through https://wbpsc.gov.in/ SUBMISSION OF MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION BY THE SAME CANDIDATE IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN AND SUCH APPLICANT IS NOT LIABLE TO CANCELLATION.
0N.B.: (i) A candidate claiming to be S.C., S.T., B.C. (Non-Creamy Layer) or Persons with Disabilities (40% and above) must have a certificate in support of his/ her claim from a competent authority of West Bengal issued on or before the closing date of submission of application i.e. 24th March 2022.
- The ChaiIan must be generated by the 24th of March 2022 positively.