Is Interview round compulsory to clear the WBCS Exam?

Yes, Interview round is compulsory to clear the WBCS Exam.

What is the full form of WBCS?

Full form of WBCS is - West Bengal Civil Services.

Does Prelims marks considered for final selection?

No, because the Prelims is only for screening test.

How many subjects are there for choosing a subject for last two papers?

There are 37 subjects from which the candidate can choose a subject for the last two papers.

What is the time duration of the WBCS Prelims Exam?

The time duration for the WBCS Prelims Exam is 2 hours.

WBCS Syllabus 2023-24 and Exam Pattern, Download PDF

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WBCS Syllabus 2023: The West Bengal Public Service Commission will be organizing the WBCS Exam 2023. Before applying for this WBCS recruitment, candidates must have the knowledge regarding the WBCS Syllabus 2023 and Exam Pattern. Candidates who have applied for the WBCS Exam can get the detailed knowledge of the WBCS Syllabus 2023 and Exam Pattern from this Article. This will help you to better prepare for the WBCS Exam.

WBCS Syllabus 2023

WBCS Exam is conducted by the West Bengal Public Service Commission and WBCS exams are held in three levels:

Preliminary
Mains
Interview

WBCS Prelims exam considers only one paper of General Studies, WBCS Mains Exam consists of six mandatory papers and there is one optional subject with two papers. Only those candidates who apply for the optional subject who appear for the Group A and Group B posts. WBCS Mains exam consists of six subjects out of which four are Objective types and other two papers will be Descriptive type.

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WBCS Syllabus 2024 for Preliminary Exam

WBCS Preliminary Exam is an Objective type exam, which includes 200 Multiple Choice Questions and it is based on eight topics/ subjects. Each topic/ subject contains 25 marks.

The main motive of the Prelims Exam is screening of candidates, these marks are not added on final selection. The time duration for this exam is 2 hours.

Here we discussed the detailed information on the eight topics which are considered in WBCS Preliminary Syllabus are:

S. No.	Name of Topics	Name of Sub-topics
1.	English Composition	Vocabulary Test Synonyms and Antonyms One – word Substitution Idioms and Phrases Phrasal verbs Homophones Fill in the blanks with correct part of speech
2.	General Science	General Appreciation Matters of everyday observation Understanding of sciences Experience as expected from an educated person not having made special studies of scientific disciplines.
3.	Current Events Of National and International Importance	Significant events affecting India and its relations with the world.
4.	History of India	Ancient Medievel Modern
5.	Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal	Physical Geography Social Geography Economic Geography
6.	Indian Polity and Economy	Indian Economy Panchayati Raj Constitutional Bodies, etc
7.	Indian National Movement	Nature and character of Nineteenth-Century Resurgence Growth of Nationalism Attainment of Independence
8.	General Mental Ability	Logical Reasoning Common Aptitude

WBCS Preliminary Exam Pattern

WBCS Preliminary Exam Pattern includes the number of total Questions, time duration, marks for each topic/ subject and the name of the topic. 10% marks will be deducted if the candidate discloses his/her identity by writing his/her roll number/name. All the information regarding the Preliminary Exam Pattern is given below:

Name of the Subject	Total Marks	Total Number of Questions	Duration
English Composition	25	25	2 Hours
General Science	25	25
Current events of National & International importance	25	25
History of India	25	25
Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal	25	25
Indian Polity and Economy	25	25
Indian National Movement	25	25
General Mental Ability	25	25
Total	200	200	2 Hours

WBCS Syllabus 2023 for Mains Exam

Candidates who clear the WBCS Prelims Exam only they will be qualify for the next stage i.e. Mains Exam. There are six compulsory papers in WBCS Mains Exam and one optional subject which includes two papers. The time duration will be 3 hours to complete each paper.

The table which is given helps you to understand clearly the WBCS Mains Exam Syllabus:

Number of Paper	Subject Name	Topics
Paper 1	Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santali	Letter Writing of 150 words Drafting of Report of 200 words Precis Writing Composition Translation from English to Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santali
Paper 2	English	Letter Writing in 150 words Drafting of Report in 200 words Precis Writing Composition Translation from Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santali to English
Paper 3	General Studies – 1	Indian History with an emphasis on National Movement Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal
Paper 4	General Studies – 2	Science and Scientific & Technological advancement Environment General Knowledge Current Affairs
Paper 5	The Constitution of India and Indian Economy	Role of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Functions of RBI
Paper 6	Arithmetic	Similar to Mathematics paper at the Madhyamik Examination of the Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal
	Analytical Reasoning	Data Sufficiency Logical Reasoning: Logical Deduction Forcefulness of the Arguments Implication of sentences Inferring from diagrams Test of Reasoning: Series: Letter series Number series Inferring from Data Analogy tests Symbol Interpretation Mathematical puzzles Old man out Perception test Non-verbal Reasoning Selecting correct sequence
Paper 7 & Paper 8	Optional Papers	Both papers afre based subject selected or opted by candidates

WBCS Syllabus, Optional Subject for Mains Exam

From the last two optional subjects candidates can choose one subject from the 37 subjects. The 37 subjects for the WBCS Syllabus for Mains Exam are as follows:

Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Pali, Arabic, Persian, French, Urdu, Santali, Comparative Literature, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce and Accountancy, Computer Science, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Law, Mathematics, Management, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physiology, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology.

WBCS Mains Exam Pattern

Papers	Marks
Papers	Group ‘A’	Group ‘B’	Group ‘C’	Group ‘D’
Language Paper (Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santali)	200	200	200	200
English Paper	200	200	200	200
General Studies – Paper 1	200	200	200	200
General Studies – Paper 2	200	200	200	200
Constitution of India and Indian Economy	200	200	200	200
Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning	200	200	200	200
Optional Subject – (One subject: Two papers of 200 marks each)	400	400	NA	NA
Personality Test	200	200	150	100
Total Marks	1800	1800	1350	1300