What is the starting and ending date to apply for BPSC 68th Notification 2022?

The starting date to apply for BPSC 68th Notification 2022 is 25th November 2022 and the ending date is 10th January 2023(extended).

68th BPSC Notification 2022-23, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus, Exam Pattern

Q: What Is The Extended Last Date To Apply For 68th BPSC CCE?

Earlier, the last date for application submission was December 30, 2022 which has now been extended to January 10, 2023 with an additional fees.

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68th BPSC Notification 2022-23 released for 281 vacancies

68^th BPSC Notification 2022-23: Bihar Public Service Commission has released the dates for 68^th BPSC Notification 2022-23. 68th BPSC Prelims 2022-23 is scheduled to be held on 12th February, 2023 as per the official 68th BPSC Notification 2022-23. Candidates can check the official 68th BPSC Notification PDF 2022-23 from the link given below.

68^th BPSC 2022-23 Notification PDF Download!

Earlier BPSC released the BPSC 67th Prelims result 2022 on 17th November 2022 on its official website. Candidates can check the official 67th BPSC Prelims Result PDF 2022 from the link given below.

BPSC 67th Prelims Result 2022 PDF Download!

68^th BPSC 2022-23 Notification PDF

The official notification for 68^th BPSC 2023 was released by BPSC on the official website.

Candidates can check the official notification for 68^TH BPSC 2023 from the link given below.

68^th BPSC 2022-23 Notification PDF Download!

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BPSC 68^th CCE 2022-23 Details

The Bihar Public Service Commission conducts the BPSC CCE every year.

Candidates can check the details regarding 68^th BPSC CCE 2022-23 from the table given below.

68^th BPSC 2022-23	Details
Notification	Released
Online Application Form Availability	25th November 2022 till 20th December 2022
Online Application Form Availability Extended on 05-01-2023	Extended Till 10–01-2023
BPSC 68^th CCE 2023 Stages	Prelims, Mains and Interview
BPSC 68^TH CCE 2023 Vacancy	281 Posts
BPSC 68TH CCE 2023 Additional Vacancy Added on 05-01-2023	43 Posts i.e. Total 281+43 =324 Posts

68^thBPSC 2023 New Added Vacancy

Bihar Public Service Commission(BPSC) has released a notification regarding addition of 43 vacancies to the 68th BPSC 2023 Exam. Candidates who are going to appear for the 68 Combined (Preliminary) Competitive examination 2023 can check and read the notification on the official website – bpsc.bih.nic.in or click on the direct link given below. As per the official notification, these posts have been added in the Disaster Management department. This takes the total number of vacancies to 324 which will be filled through BPSC 68th CCE.

Click The Link Given Below To Read The Official Notification egarding addition of 43 vacancies to the 68th BPSC 2023 Exam:

bpsc.bih.nic.in/Advt/NB-2023-01-05-05.pdf

Last Date To Apply For 68th BPSC Extended To 10th January 2023

The BPSC has also extended the deadline to apply for the competitive examination. Earlier, the last date for application submission was December 30, 2022 which has now been extended to January 10, 2023 with an additional fees.

68^th BPSC Prelims Exam 2022-23 Date

68th BPSC Prelims 2023 is scheduled to be held on 12th February, 2023 as per the official BPSC Calendar 2022-23.

Though the date is tentative still candidates should start focusing on 68^th BPSC Prelims exam 2023 from now on and should focus on practicing more and more questions

BPSC released the official calendar earlier and announced the 68^TH BPSC Prelims exam 2023 Exam date in the same.

BPSC 68^th CCE 2022-23	Schedule
BPSC 68^th CCE 2023 Notification	Released on 18th November 2022
BPSC 68^th CCE 2023 Form Date 2023	25th November 2022
BPSC 68^th CCE 2023 Application Last Date	20th December 2022
BPSC 68^th CCE Prelims Date	12^th February, 2023
BPSC 68^th CCE 2023 Mains Exam Date	12^th May, 2023

68^th BPSC 2022-23 Eligibility Criteria

The candidates should be a graduate from any government-recognized university or UGC-approved university.

Those who are in their final year of graduation are also eligible to apply for BPSC though their graduation result should be declared before the final exam of BPSC.

The BPSC Age Limit for General Category male aspirants is:

Minimum Age – 20, 21 and 22 years
Maximum Age – 37

The upper age limit for BPSC is given in the table:

Category	BPSC Upper Age Limit
General Category – Male	37 years
General Category – Female	40 years
BC/OBC (Male, Female)	40 years
SC/ST (Male, Female)	42 years

The age limit and other BPSC eligibility criteria vary for different services and categories:

Post/Service Name	Minimum Age
Deputy Superintendent of Police	20 years
District Commander	20 years
Prison & Correctional Services Inspector	22 years
State Tax Assistant Commissioner, Commerce (Tax Department Under Election Officer)	22 years
Department Under Election Officer (Election Department Planning Officer)	22 years
Planning Officer/District Planning Officer (Gazetted), Labor Resources Department	22 years
Officer, Sugarcane Industries Department	22 years
Probation Officer	21 years
Rural Development Officer	21 years
Labor Enforcement Officer	21 years
Block SC/ST Welfare Officer	21 years
Supply Inspector	21 years
State Transport Officer	21 years
Officer, Urban Development & Housing Department	21 years

There is no restriction on the number of attempts as long as candidates full the age criteria.
For government employees who have been in continuous service for at least three years:
1. Number of Attempts: 3
2. Relaxation in Upper Age Limit: 5 years
For Persons with Disability (PwD), the upper age limit is relaxed by 10 years.
Ex-servicemen who are not above 53 years of age, can avail BPSC age relaxation of three years plus the number of years in service.

The 68^th BPSC Exam 2023 Educational Qualification:

A Graduate Degree from a recognized University or
An equivalent qualification

The Physical Eligibility Criteria is:

Bihar Police Service

Minimum Height

General Category (Male) – 5 feet 5 inches
Women candidates – 5 feet 2 inches
SC/ST – 5 feet 3 inches

Chest

General category (Male) – 32 inches
SC/ST (Male) – 31 inches

For claiming benefits under reservation, candidates need to:

Have a Bihar Domicile
Mention the reservation category in the BPSC online application

The SC/ST category aspirants seeking reservation need to present the following documents:

Caste Certificate
Domicile

The BC/OBC aspirants seeking reservation need to present the following documents:

Caste Certificate
Domicile
Non-Creamy Layer Certificate

68^th BPSC 2022-23 Exam Pattern

BPSC has released the updated 68th BPSC exam pattern 2022-23 on its official website. The BPSC Syllabus is set by the Bihar Public Service Commission. Candidates can check the official notification from the link given below.

68th BPSC Exam pattern 2022-23 Official notification!

The 68^th BPSC Exam (Combined Competitive Exam) 2023 will be held in three stages:

Prelims – 1 objective type paper for 150 marks. As per the latest 68th BPSC Exam pattern 2022-23, Prelims will now have negative marking as well. For every correct answer 1 mark will be given while 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
Mains – 5 descriptive papers (1 qualifying + 4 merit ranking) for 1000 marks. Optional in 68th BPSC Mains exam 2022-23 will be objective and will be of 100 marks.
Interview – 120 marks

Candidates can also check the 68th BPSC Exam 2022-23 registration date here.

68^th BPSC Prelims 2022-23 Syllabus

The Prelims is the screening stage before the BPSC Mains. The marks in Prelims will not be taken into consideration for the final merit list.

The BPSC Prelims Exam Syllabus and Pattern is:

Name of Exam	68^th BPSC Prelims Exam 2023
Conducting Body	Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC)
No of Papers	1 – General Studies (150 marks)
Duration	2 hours
BPSC Syllabus	General Science Events of national and international importance History of Bihar and Indian History Geography Geography of Bihar Indian Polity and Economy Changes in the economy of Bihar post-independence Indian National Movement and the Role of Bihar General Mental Ability

68^th BPSC Mains 2022-23 Syllabus

Candidates who clear the Prelims stage will be eligible for BPSC Mains. Approximately, the number of candidates selected for Mains will be equal to 10 times the total number of vacancies

The 68^th BPSC Mains Exam 2023 Syllabus and Pattern is

Name of Exam	68^th BPSC Mains Exam 2023
Conducting Body	Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC)
No of Papers	4; General Hindi – Qualifying Paper General Studies 1 (300 marks) General Studies 2 (300 marks) Optional Subject (300 marks)
Duration	3 hours each
BPSC Syllabus	General Hindi (Secondary Level) Essay – 30 marks Grammar – 30 marks Syntax – 25 marks Precis/Summary – 15 marks The GS 1 and GS 2 BPSC syllabus are given below

The Hindi paper is only a qualifying paper with minimum passing criteria of 30 marks (out of 100). The marks in Hindi will not be counted for the overall merit.

General Studies 1	General Studies 2
Indian Culture Modern History of India Contemporary events of national and international importance Statistical Analysis, diagrams and graphs	Indian (and Bihar) Polity Indian (and Bihar) Economy Indian (and Bihar) Geography Role and impact of Science and Technology in the development of India (and Bihar)

The 68^th BPSC Mains 2022-23 syllabus for GS 1 will include:

Modern Indian History (and Bihar) – mid 19th century onwards
Important personalities – Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Rabindranath Tagore
Western Education and Technical Education in Bihar
Role of Bihar in the Indian National Movement
1. Santhal Revolt
2. 1857 war of independence
3. Champaran Satyagraha
4. Quit India Movement, 1942
Mauryan and Pal Art
Patna Kalam Paintings
Analysis of graphical/diagrammatical/statistical data

68th BPSC 2022-23 Optional Subjects

In BPSC Mains, candidates have to select one optional subject out of 34 choices. There will be only one optional subject exam for 300 marks, and the questions will be of honours Level (3-year course in Patna University) The choices are given below.

Optional Subjects in BPSC Syllabus are: