WBPSC Clerkship 2026: Advt 12/2024, Eligibility, Pattern, Salary

The WBPSC Clerkship Examination is the Public Service Commission, West Bengal's recruitment test for Lower Division Assistant (LDA) and Lower Division Clerk (LDC) posts, and posts similar to them, in the state government. The posts are in the Secretariat, Directorates, District offices and regional offices including Kolkata. The current cycle is the Clerkship Examination, 2024 (Advertisement No. 12/2024), whose online application closes on 1 November 2026 after an extension; Part-I is tentatively in December 2026 or thereabout.

WBPSC Clerkship 2024 at a glance

Eligibility

The Clerkship 2024 advertisement sets these conditions:

• Qualification: a pass in the Madhyamik examination of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education or its equivalent.
• Computer skill: elementary knowledge of computer operation with typing on computer at 20 words per minute in English or 10 words per minute in Bengali. You choose the language option while applying.
• Age: not below 18 years and not more than 45 years as on 1 January 2024, that is, born not earlier than 2 January 1979 and not later than 1 January 2006. Only the age recorded in the Madhyamik or equivalent certificate is accepted.
• Age relaxation: 5 years for SC and ST candidates and 3 years for OBC (non-creamy layer) candidates of West Bengal; Ex-Servicemen get a service-period deduction under the advertisement's rule.
• Nationality: a citizen of India, or another national declared eligible by the Government of India.
• Language: ability to read, write and speak Bengali, except for candidates whose mother tongue is Nepali.

Reservation benefits for SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer) and EWS apply to candidates of West Bengal only; such candidates from other states are treated as general candidates.

Application process and fee

Applications are accepted online only at psc.wb.gov.in, and submitting more than one application is forbidden. Online application began on 6 October 2026. The original closing date of 26 October 2026 (up to 3:30 p.m.) was extended to 1 November 2026 by the Commission's Important Announcement No. 351/PSC(I) dated 25 October 2026.

• Fee: ₹110 plus service charges where applicable, paid online only. SC and ST candidates of West Bengal and PwBD candidates with 40% or more disability pay no fee; OBC candidates pay the usual fee.
• Edit window: 3 November 2026 to 8 November 2026, reached by logging into your account at psc.wb.gov.in. The edit option can be used only once.
• Certificates: SC, ST, OBC, EWS, MSP, Ex-Servicemen and PwBD candidates must upload their caste or category certificates between 3 November 2026 and 8 November 2026.

Vacancies

The Commission has not yet published vacancy numbers for the 2024 cycle; the advertisement says the number of vacancies will be announced later and that all appointments will initially be on a temporary basis. For reference, the result notice of the Clerkship Examination 2019 listed 7,227 vacancies across categories.

Exam pattern in brief

Part-I is an objective paper of 100 questions for 100 marks (English 30, General Studies 40, Arithmetic 30) lasting 1 hour 30 minutes, with negative marking of 0.25 mark for each wrong answer. Part-II is a conventional written paper of 1 hour with Group-A English and Group-B Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Nepali or Santali, 50 marks each. The standard is similar to the Madhyamik examination.

Selection process

1. Part-I (objective): only a limited number of candidates obtaining qualifying marks move on to Part-II, which is held on a later date notified by the Commission.
2. Part-II (conventional written): English and a second-language paper.
3. Computer and typing test: elementary computer operation and typing ability are judged only after a candidate qualifies in Part-I and Part-II.

The final merit list is drawn up on the total marks of Part-I and Part-II, provided the candidate qualifies in the computer and typing test. A candidate who qualifies for Part-II but does not appear in it is left out of the final merit list. The category-wise qualifying marks in aggregate are UR 40%, EWS 40%, OBC 38%, SC 35%, ST 30%, PwBD 30%, Ex-Servicemen 30% and Meritorious Sports Person 40%. Ties go to the higher aggregate in English and the second language, then the higher English mark, then the higher age.

Filling up posting options is mandatory: you rank the Secretariat Departments, Directorates and the Regional Offices, including District offices of one particular district or Kolkata. Selected candidates then appear before a Medical Board and undergo police verification of antecedents before appointment.

Salary

The posts carry Pay Level 6, ₹22,700 to ₹58,500, besides D.A., M.A. and H.R.A. admissible under ROPA, 2019.

For queries on the 2024 advertisement, the Commission gives the e-mail ID [email protected].