Total Vacancies
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BPSC
Bihar Public Service Commission
BPSC 72nd CCE 2026 • Advt No: 72nd CCE
BPSC recruitment for 1,186 revised vacancies across Bihar Administrative Service, Police Service, Finance Service, Revenue Service and other state services. Applications are closed and the postponed Preliminary Examination is awaiting a revised date.
Total Vacancies
1,186
Age Limit
20–37 Years
As on 08 Jan 2026
Application Dates
7 May – 31 May 2026
Closes 11:59 PM IST
Job Location
BR
Qualification
Bachelor's degree or an equivalent qualification from a recognised university. Post-specific subject or degree requirements apply to Child Development Project Officer, Financial Administrative Officer and equivalent, and Sub-Divisional Conservation Officer.
Salary / Stipend
Post-dependent Bihar Pay Matrix Level-6, Level-7 or Level-9.
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Read eligibility, dates, fees, vacancies and application instructions carefully.
Event | Details |
|---|---|
Detailed advertisement | 05 May 2026 |
Online application window | 07 May to 31 May 2026 |
Cane Officer vacancy corrigendum | 44 posts deleted; revised total 1,186 |
Preliminary examination | The examination scheduled for 26 July 2026 was postponed. The revised date has not yet been announced. |
The application window is closed. Candidates should rely on the fresh BPSC notice for the revised Preliminary Examination date.
Fee item | Amount / rule |
|---|---|
Examination fee | ₹100 for each examination applied for |
Additional biometric fee | ₹200 for candidates who did not enter Aadhaar as identity proof in the online application |
The fee was payable separately for each examination selected under the integrated advertisement. Paid fees are not refundable.
Examination / post | Required qualification |
|---|---|
72nd Combined Competitive Examination | Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification from a recognised university. |
Child Development Project Officer | Bachelor’s degree. The candidate must choose one Main Examination optional subject from Home Science, Psychology, Sociology, or Labour and Social Welfare. |
Financial Administrative Officer and equivalent | Bachelor’s degree with Commerce, Economics, Mathematics, or Statistics as a subject from a recognised university or affiliated institution. |
Sub-Divisional Conservation Officer | Bachelor’s degree with Psychology or Law. The corresponding subject must be selected for the Main Examination. This post is notified only for women. |
Candidates applying for a post with a special qualification or special optional-subject condition had to select that post in the online application. Without that selection, the claim for the post is not considered.
Age is calculated as on 01 August 2026. The minimum age is 20, 21, or 22 years depending on the service or post.
Candidate category | Maximum age |
|---|---|
Unreserved male | 37 years |
Unreserved female | 40 years |
BC / EBC male and female | 40 years |
SC / ST male and female | 42 years |
Additional relaxation applies to eligible Bihar Government employees, persons with benchmark disabilities, ex-servicemen and other notified groups according to the conditions in the advertisement.
Reservation benefits are available only to eligible permanent residents of Bihar with valid certificates issued by the competent authority.
Candidates from outside Bihar are treated under the unreserved category for reservation purposes.
The category claimed in the online form must match the supporting caste, non-creamy-layer, income and asset, domicile, disability or other applicable certificate.
Bihar-domiciled women are eligible for the notified 35% horizontal reservation according to State Government rules.
The advertisement initially covered 1,230 vacancies. BPSC later deleted 44 Cane Officer posts because that service has a different qualification and examination structure. The revised recruitment total is therefore 1,186 vacancies.
Recruitment group | Revised vacancies |
|---|---|
72nd Combined Competitive Examination services | 1,033 |
Child Development Project Officer | 20 |
Financial Administrative Officer and equivalent | 32 |
Sub-Divisional Conservation Officer — women only | 101 |
Revised combined total | 1,186 |
Vacancy numbers may be modified if BPSC receives revised requisitions from departments before completion of the recruitment process.
Selection proceeds through Preliminary Examination, Main Written Examination, Personality Test / Interview and the prescribed medical or physical examination where applicable.
Parameter | Pattern |
|---|---|
Subject | General Studies |
Maximum marks | 150 |
Duration | 2 hours |
Question type | Objective multiple-choice questions |
Options | Five options: A, B, C, D and E |
Negative marking | One-third mark deducted for each wrong answer |
Blank-response rule | Option E must be marked when a question is intentionally left unanswered. Leaving all five options unmarked attracts a one-third-mark deduction. |
The Preliminary Examination is a screening test. BPSC may conduct it in more than one shift or with more than one question set depending on the number of applicants. Category-wise candidates up to approximately 10 times the vacancies may be selected for the Main Examination.
Category | Minimum qualifying percentage in Preliminary Examination |
|---|---|
Unreserved | 40% |
Backward Class | 36.5% |
Extremely Backward Class | 34% |
SC / ST / women / PwD | 32% |
Paper | Marks / duration | Merit status |
|---|---|---|
General Hindi | 100 marks · 3 hours | Qualifying; minimum 30%. Not counted in merit. |
General Studies Paper I | 300 marks · 3 hours | Counted in merit |
General Studies Paper II | 300 marks · 3 hours | Counted in merit |
Essay | 300 marks · 3 hours | Counted in merit |
Optional subject | 100 marks · 2 hours · MCQ | Qualifying; not counted in merit |
The category-wise minimum qualifying percentages in the Main Written Examination are 40% for Unreserved, 36.5% for BC, 34% for EBC and 32% for SC, ST, women and PwD candidates.
For the Child Development Project Officer, Financial Administrative Officer and Sub-Divisional Conservation Officer examinations, the Main Examination consists of General Hindi, General Studies Paper I, General Studies Paper II and a post-specific optional paper of 300 marks.
Candidates up to about 2.5 times the vacancies are called for the Personality Test based on Main Examination performance.
The Personality Test carries 120 marks, and attendance is compulsory.
For the 72nd CCE, final merit is prepared from 900 merit marks in the Main Examination plus 120 interview marks, for a total of 1,020 marks.
Service and post preferences must be submitted when invited. A candidate is not considered for a service or post that is absent from the submitted preference list.
The notified services carry Bihar Pay Matrix Level-9, Level-7, or Level-6 depending on the post. Exact pay, allowances, probation conditions and service rules apply according to the department and cadre allotted after final selection.
Many senior administrative, police, finance and allied services are placed at Pay Level-9.
Several revenue, rural development, cooperative, labour and allied posts are placed at Pay Level-7.
The Block Minority Welfare Officer post is placed at Pay Level-6.
Appointment is subject to document verification, medical fitness and fulfilment of the service-specific conditions.
The online application period has ended. During the application window, candidates were required to complete the following process:
Create or use a single BPSC One Time Registration account with an active email address and mobile number.
Complete the profile with personal, address, category, educational and experience details.
Link or upload the required documents through DigiLocker where available.
Capture the live photograph through a webcam and upload clear Hindi and English signatures.
Lock the profile, open the active advertisement and select the relevant examination and posts.
Pay the calculated fee and then use Proceed to Application to complete the form.
Submit the final application and download the application print containing the Application Number, Application ID and barcode.
Do not treat 1,230 as the current vacancy total; the valid revised total is 1,186 after deletion of 44 Cane Officer posts.
The 26 July 2026 Preliminary Examination was postponed. Do not rely on the old date until BPSC issues a revised programme.
Applicants for CDPO, Financial Administrative Officer or Sub-Divisional Conservation Officer had to choose the relevant post and eligible optional subject in the form.
All qualification, reservation and relaxation certificates had to be valid by the application closing date. Certificates issued after the final date are not accepted for the original claim.
A category or reservation claim not made correctly in the online application is not ordinarily added at a later examination stage.
The Sub-Divisional Conservation Officer vacancies are only for women.
Candidates must use option E to record a deliberately unattempted Preliminary Examination question; leaving every bubble blank attracts the notified penalty.
No hard copy of the online application was required to be sent to BPSC, but the final application print and original supporting documents must be preserved.
The revised total is 1,186 vacancies. BPSC removed 44 Cane Officer posts from the original total of 1,230.
The examination scheduled for 26 July 2026 was postponed. BPSC has not yet announced the revised date.
A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification from a recognised university is required.
The minimum age is 20, 21 or 22 years depending on the post. The normal upper age limits are 37 years for unreserved men, 40 years for unreserved women and BC/EBC candidates, and 42 years for SC/ST candidates.
Yes. One-third mark is deducted for a wrong answer. A deliberately unattempted question should be marked with option E; leaving all options blank also attracts the notified deduction.
Final merit is based on 900 Main Examination merit marks and 120 interview marks, totalling 1,020 marks.
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