BPSC Civil Services 2016 / Bihar IAS 2016 – Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has issued a notification for BPSC Common Combined Examination 2016 for recruitment to the various posts under Bihar Administrative Services, Bihar Police Services, Bihar Financial Services, Bihar Probation Service, and other associated departments. Candidates can check all the information related to BPSC Civil Services 2016 / Bihar IAS 2016 on this page like application form, important dates, eligibility criteria, admit card, etc.
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BPSC Civil Services 2016 / Bihar IAS 2016
Interested candidates can apply online as per the given schedule. Candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria before applying, which is available on the official website or on this page.
Vacancy Details
Total No. of Post – 642
- Bihar Administrative Service – 244 Posts
- Bihar Police Service-30 Posts
- Bihar Financial Services- 73 Posts
- District Commandant- 05 Posts
- Product inspector- 02 Posts
- Bihar Probation Service- 60 Posts
- Rural Development Officer- 13 Posts
- District minority officers – 03 Posts
- Planning officer – 03 Posts
- Bihar Registration Service -11 Posts
- Bihar Labour Service – 07 Posts
- Sugarcane Officer – 02 Posts
- Bihar Election Services – 04 Posts
- District Audit Officer – 07 Posts
- Assistant Employment Exchange Executive – 03 Posts
- Revenue Officer- 175 Posts
Pay Scale : Rs. 9300 – 34800/-
Educational Qualification : Candidate should have completed Graduation or equivalent from a recognized university.
Age Limit
- Minimum age should be 20 years for Bihar Police Service, District Commandant and Product.
- Minimum age should be 22 years for rest of the post.
Selection Process : Preliminary Examination + Mains Examination + Interview
Application Fee
- For SC / ST candidates from Bihar – Rs. 200/-
- For Others – Rs. 650/-
How to Apply
- First candidates have to fill the application form.
- Second candidates have to pay the application fee.
Important Dates
| Events | Dates |
| Date of Registration | 31 Oct to 10 Nov 2016 |
| Date for Downloading of Bank Challan | 31 Oct to 10 Nov 2016 |
| Date for submission of fee through Online / Bank Challan | 18 Nov to 30 Nov 2016 |
| Date of Registration for Online submission | 07 Nov to 10 Nov 2016 |
| Date of submission date on dashboard through bank challan / Online submission | 18 Nov to 30 Nov 2016 |
| Date of Online Application | 24 Nov to 05 Dec 2016 |
| Date of Bihar IAS exam | 12 Feb 2017 |
Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification
Candidate should have completed Graduation or equivalent from a recognized university.
Age Limit
- For unreserved Category – Age should not be greater than 37 years for Males and 40 years for Females.
- For OBC (Male & Female) Category – Age should not be greater than 40 years.
- For SC / ST (Male & Female) Category – Age should not be greater than 42 years.
- Minimum age should be 20 years for Bihar Police Service, District Commandant and Product.
- Minimum age should be 22 years for rest of the post.
Physical Ability (For Bihar Police & District Commandant)
- Height –
- For Others Not at least 5 ft 5 inches
- For SC / ST at least 5 ft 3 inches
- For Females at least 5 ft 2 inches
- Chest (without expansion)-
- For Others at least 32 inches
- For SC / ST at least 31 inches
Exam Pattern
- Written examination (Preliminary Examination) will be of objective type and Time duration of the will be of 2 hrs.
- Maximum Marks – 150
- Questions in the written examination will be from General Science, Indian History, Bihar History, Rivers of Bihar, National Movement and the contribution of the Bihar in National Movement and Economic condition of Bihar at the time of Independence.
- Questions to check general mentality ability will also there.
Selection Process
Selection process consisting of :
- Preliminary Examination
- Mains Examination
- Interview
Candidates shortlisted after the application process will have to appear in the preliminary examination. Candidates those are eligible for Preliminary Examination will get admit card. Date and the venue of the Preliminary Examination will be given on the Admit Card.
Candidates who will qualify the Preliminary Examination will go for second round ,i.e, Mains Examination. At the time of filling of application, candidates have to choose one subject from the given subjects for Mains Examination.
Candidates who will qualify the Main Examination will be called for Interview.
Final selection of the candidates will be based on the performance of the candidates in the Preliminary Examination, Mains Examination and Interview.
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