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Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC), Patna has released a notification for the post of BPSC 72nd CCE Notification 2026. Interested candidates must fulfill all the eligibility criteria and apply online. Before applying online, candidates are advised to carefully read the full notification, recruitment eligibility, age limit, post-wise eligibility, selection procedure, syllabus, admit card, answer key, and all other relevant details. Read the official advertisement thoroughly before submitting the application.

OVERVIEW AND DATE :

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC), Patna

BPSC 72nd CCE Notification 2026

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SARKARIJOB

IMPORTANT DATES

Event	Date
Date of Notification	05/05/2026
Opening of Online Application Portal	07-05-2026
Last Date for Online Application Submission	31-05-2026
Correction Window (for Online Application)	To be notified on BPSC website
Age Calculated As On	01-08-2026
Preliminary Examination Date	To be notified on BPSC website

FEES DETAILS

Category	Examination Fee
All Candidates (per examination – e.g. 72nd CCE / CDPO / FAO / Sub-Divisional Protection Officer)	Rs. 100/- (Rupees One Hundred only)
Candidates without Aadhaar (Biometric Fee – additional, per examination)	Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred only) additional over the examination fee

AGE DETAILS :

Age Limit

Category	Maximum Age Limit
UR (Male)	37 years (as on 01-08-2026)
UR (Female)	40 years
EBC / BC (Male & Female)	40 years
SC / ST (Male & Female)	42 years
Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD)	10 years additional relaxation over the prescribed maximum age limit
Bihar Government Employees	5 years age relaxation (subject to maximum 5 attempts condition)
Ex-Servicemen	3 years age relaxation + military service equivalent relaxation (actual age minus military service period); overall age not to exceed 57 years

POST DETAILS, ELIGIBILITY and QUALIFICATION:

Post / Exam	Required Qualification
72nd Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination (Table-I)	Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent from any recognized University (Graduation is mandatory)
Child Development Project Officer (Table-II)	Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University; Optional subjects: (1) Home Science (2) Psychology (3) Sociology (4) Labour & Social Welfare – one of these must be selected as Main Exam optional subject
Financial Administrative Officer & Equivalent (Table-II)	Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Economics, Mathematics, or Statistics from any recognized University or affiliated institution
Sub-Divisional Protection Officer (Table-II)	Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology or Law from any recognized University; Optional subjects: (1) Psychology (2) Law – one to be chosen for Main Exam

VACANCY DETAILS : Total Post

Table-I – Major Posts (72nd Combined Competitive Examination) – Level 9 Posts

Sl. No.	Post Name / Service	Total Posts	Min. Age
1	Sub-Divisional Officer / Senior Deputy Collector, Bihar Administrative Service	100 ( 34 Women)	22 years
2	Police Sub-Inspector, Home Department (Police Branch)	22 (06 Women)	20 years
3	Assistant Commissioner of State Tax (Bihar Finance Service), Commercial Tax Department	76 ( 23 Women)	22 years
4	Assistant Election Officer, Election Department	07 (00 Women)	22 years
5	Assistant Sub-Registrar / Joint Assistant Sub-Registrar, Registration, Excise & Registration Department	03 (01 Women)	22 years
6	Labour Superintendent, Labour Resource Department	10 (03 Women)	22 years
7	Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies & Co-operatives Department	10 ( 01 Women)	22 years
8	District Audit Officer, Cooperative Societies & Co-operatives Department	02 ( 00 Women)	22 years
9	Bihar Education Service (Administrative Sub-Cadre), Education Department	09 (00 Women)	22 years
10	District Minority Welfare Officer, Minority Welfare Department	01 (00 Women)	22 years
11	Cane Officer, Sugarcane Industry Department	44 (14 Women)	22 years
12	Probation Officer, Home Department (Prisons)	04 (00 Women)	21 years
13	Assistant Planning Officer / Assistant Director, Planning & Development Department	10 (01 Women)	21 years

Table-I – Level 7 Posts

Sl. No.	Post Name / Service	Total Posts	Min. Age
14	Municipal Executive Officer, Urban Development & Housing Department	54 (18 Women)	21 years
15	Rural Development Officer (Bihar Rural Development Service Cadre), Rural Development Department	65 (22 Women)	21 years
16	Revenue Officer & Equivalent (Bihar Revenue Service), Revenue & Land Reforms Department	365 (123 Women)	21 years
17	Block Panchayat Raj Officer (Bihar Panchayat Service), Panchayati Raj Department	70 (22 Women)	21 years
18	Cooperative Extension Officer, Cooperation Department	130 (47 Women)	21 years
19	Labour Enforcement Officer, Labour Resource & Migrant Labour Welfare Department	56 (19 Women)	21 years
20	Supply Inspector (Bihar Supply Service), Food & Consumer Protection Department	31 (10 Women)	21 years
21	Block SC/ST Welfare Officer (Bihar SC & ST Welfare Officer Cadre), SC & ST Welfare Department	05 (00 Women)	21 years

Table-I – Level 6 Posts

Sl. No.	Post Name / Service	Total Posts	Min. Age
22	Block Minority Welfare Officer, Minority Welfare Department	03 (00 Women)	22 years

Table-II – Other Posts

Post Name / Service	Pay Level	Total Posts	Min. Age
Child Development Project Officer, Social Welfare Department	Level-9	20 (06 Women)	21 years
Financial Administrative Officer & Equivalent (Bihar Financial Administrative Service), Finance Department	Level-9	32 (09 Women)	22 years
Sub-Divisional Protection Officer, Social Welfare Department (Women Only)	Level-9	101  (Women Only)	21 years

PH (Physically Handicapped / Divyang) Sub-Category Vacancy

Sl. No.	Sub-Category of PH / Divyang	Code
1	VI – Visually Impaired	VI
2	DD – Deaf and Hard of Hearing	DD
3	OH – Locomotor Disability	OH
4	MD – Mental Illness / Intellectual Disability	MD

Selection Process :

Stage 1 – Preliminary Examination (Part-1)

Paper	Subject	Type	Marks	Duration
Single Paper	General Studies (General Science, National & International Current Affairs, Indian History, Bihar History, General Geography, Bihar Geography, Indian Polity & Economy, Post-Independence Bihar Economy, Indian National Movement & Bihar’s Role, General Mental Ability)	OMR Based MCQ (Objective)	150	120 Minutes (2 Hours)

Stage 2 – Main (Written) Examination (Part-2)

Paper	Subject	Marks	Duration
Paper I (Compulsory)	General Hindi – minimum 30% marks required (not counted for merit)	100	3 Hours
Paper II (Compulsory)	General Studies – First Paper	300	3 Hours
Paper III (Compulsory)	General Studies – Second Paper	300	3 Hours
Paper IV (Compulsory)	Essay	300	3 Hours
Optional Paper	One Optional Subject from prescribed list (100 MCQ-based, subject-specific) – required for merit but not counted for ranking	100	2 Hours
Grand Total (Main Written – for Merit)		900

Stage 3 – Personality Test / Interview (Part-3): 120 Marks

Final Merit List Basis

Component	Marks
Main Examination (General Studies Papers + Essay)	900
Personality Test / Interview	120
Grand Total (for Final Merit)	1020

Qualifying Marks (Prelims)

Category	Minimum Qualifying Marks
Unreserved (UR)	Minimum 40%
BC (Backward Class)	Minimum 36.5%
EBC (Extremely Backward Class)	Minimum 34%
SC / ST / Women / PwBD (Divyang)	Minimum 32%

Tie-Breaking Rules

1st Tie-Break	Candidate with higher marks in Main (Written) Examination will be placed higher in merit
2nd Tie-Break	Seniority of age (older candidate preferred); if DOB also same – alphabetical order of candidate’s name in Devanagari script
For Other Services Tie-Break	Higher marks in Main (Written) Examination; if equal – higher marks in Optional Subject; if equal – seniority of age; if DOB same – alphabetical order in Devanagari

Exam Syllabus

Preliminary Examination – General Studies (150 Marks, 150 MCQ Questions of 1 Mark each, 2 Hours)

Sl. No.	Topic
1	General Science
2	National and International Current Affairs
3	Indian History with special reference to Bihar History
4	General Geography and Bihar Geography including Bihar’s major rivers
5	Indian Polity and Economy
6	Post-Independence major changes in Bihar’s Economy
7	Indian National Movement and Bihar’s role therein
8	General Mental Ability

Main Examination – Optional Subjects List (Paper IV, 100 Marks, MCQ-based, 2 Hours)

Subject Code	Optional Subject
04	Agriculture Science
05	Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
06	Anthropology
07	Botany
08	Chemistry
09	Civil Engineering
10	Commerce & Accountancy
11	Economics
12	Electrical Engineering
13	Geography
14	Geology
15	History
16	Labour & Social Welfare
17	Law
18	Management
19	Mathematics
20	Mechanical Engineering
21	Philosophy
22	Physics
23	Political Science & International Relations
24	Psychology
25	Public Administration
26	Sociology
27	Statistics
28	Zoology
29	Hindi Language & Literature
30	English Language & Literature
31	Urdu Language & Literature
32	Bengali Language & Literature
33	Sanskrit Language & Literature
34	Persian Language & Literature
35	Arabic Language & Literature
36	Pali Language & Literature
37	Maithili Language & Literature

HOW TO APPLY

• Applications must be submitted online only through the BPSC Online Application Portal (bpsconline.bihar.gov.in), accessible on the official website https://bpsc.bihar.gov.in. Hard copy applications will not be accepted under any circumstances. The online portal will be active from 07-05-2026 to 31-05-2026. New users must complete One Time Registration (OTR) on the BPSC portal – only one OTR per candidate is permitted. Multiple OTR registrations can lead to rejection of candidature.
• All supporting documents must be uploaded in PDF format (max 100 KB per document) at the time of filling the online application. A valid and working email ID and mobile number are mandatory and must be kept active until final results are published. Candidates must upload a live webcam photograph during application – the background must be white or light-coloured with sufficient light. Hindi and English signatures must both be scanned and uploaded (jpg/jpeg format, max 15 KB, dimensions 220×100 pixels).

Documents Required to be Uploaded at the Time of Online Application:

• Matriculation / 10th Certificate (age proof and name verification)
• Graduation degree / Provisional Certificate (educational qualification proof)
• SC / ST Caste Certificate (if applicable) – issued by competent State Government authority
• EBC / BC Creamy Layer Exemption Certificate (if applicable)
• EWS Income & Asset Certificate (if applicable) – issued by competent authority as per Annexure-I (Proforma-I)
• Permanent Residential Address Proof (for Bihar domicile/reservation claims)
• Freedom Fighter descendant proof (for Pota/Poti/Nati/Natini – grandfather’s freedom fighter certificate)
• PwBD / Divyang Certificate (if applicable) – issued by Civil Surgeon/CMO of Government hospital
• Age relaxation proof (if claiming upper age relaxation)

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