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BASIC INFORMATION
Full form of WBCS is WEST BENGAL CIVIL SERVICE
WBCS is one of the prestigious examinations in India. The WBCS (Exe) etc. examination consists of two parts – (1) Written Examination and (2) Personality Test. Written Examination will be held in two successive stages, viz., (i) Preliminary Examination (Objective MCQ Type) and (ii) Main Examination (Both Objective MCQ Type and Conventional Type). A number of candidates to be selected on the results of the Preliminary Examination will be allowed admission to the Main Examination and a number of candidates to be selected on the results of the Main Examination will be called to appear at the Personality Test.
The W.B.C.S. (Exe.) etc. examination is to be treated as a combined Competitive Examination comprising four separate and distinct examinations for four groups of services and posts as detailed below.
GROUPING OF SERVICES
The services and posts to which recruitment is made on the results of the W.B.C.S. (Exe.) etc. examination is divided into groups: A, B, C and D with a graduated syllabus. A candidate may compete for one or more groups but is required to submit one application only indicating the choice of group(s).
| NAME OF THE EXAMINATION | WEST BENGAL CIVIL SERVICE (EXE.) etc. EXAMINATION, 2020 |
| PAY SCALE: |
GROUP – A (i) West Bengal Civil Service (Executive): (ii) Assistant Commissioner of Revenue in the integrated West Bengal Revenue Service : (iii) West Bengal Co-operative Service: (iv) West Bengal Labour Service :(PB-4A) Rs.15,600/- to 42,000/- + G.P. Rs. 5,400/- (v) West Bengal Food and Supplies Service :
(vi) West Bengal Employment Service [Except the post of Employment Officer (Technical)] : GROUP – B GROUP – C (ii) Joint Block Development Officer : (iii) Deputy Assistant Director of Consumer Affairs and Fair Business Practices : (iv) West Bengal Junior Social Welfare Service: (v) West Bengal Subordinate Land Revenue Service, Grade-I : (vi) Assistant Commercial Tax Officer : (vii) Joint Registrar (West Bengal State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission under the Consumer Affairs (viii) Assistant Canal Revenue Officer (Irrigation) : (ix) Chief Controller of Correctional Services:
GROUP – D (i) Inspector of Co-operative Societies : (ii) Panchayat Development Officer under the Panchayat and Rural Development Department : . |
| QUALIFICATIONS | (i) A degree of a recognized University. (ii) Ability to read, write and speak in Bengali (not required for those candidates whose mother tongue is Nepali) – vide Finance Department’s Notification No.1243-F(P) dated 02.03.2016. N.B. : The candidates must fulfill the requisite qualifications by the closing date of submission of application |
| AGE | not be below 21 years and not more than 39 years |
Scheme of the Preliminary Examination
The Preliminary Examination will consist of only one paper, viz., a paper on “General Studies”. The paper will be of an objective type consisting of 200 multiple-choice questions. The paper will carry 200 marks and will be of 2½ hours duration. The standard of the paper will be of the level of knowledge as expected of a graduate of any faculty of a recognized University. The paper will include questions covering the following fields of knowledge:
Questions on English Composition will cover
- Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms and Phrases, Vocabulary test, Phrasal Verbs, the same words bearing more than one meaning, use of appropriate and qualifying words etc.
Questions on General Science will cover general appreciation and understanding of science, including matters of everyday observation and experience as may be expected of a well-educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline.
In History, emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic and political aspects.
Questions on the Geography of India will relate to Physical, Social and Economic Geography of the country, including the main features of Indian Agricultural and Natural Resources with special reference to West Bengal.
Questions of Indian Polity and Economy will test the knowledge of the country’s Political System, Panchayatee Raj, Community Development and Planning in India,
Questions on the Indian National Movement will relate to the nature and character of the Nineteenth Century Resurgence, Growth of Nationalism and Attainment of Independence.
General Mental Ability will relate to Logical perception, understanding and natural conclusion.
MARKS DISTRIBUTION of WBCS (PRELI)
| English Composition | 25 Marks |
| General Science | 25 Marks |
| Current events of National & International Importance | 25 Marks |
| History of India | 25 Marks |
| Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal | 25 Marks |
| Indian Polity and Economy | 25 Marks |
| Indian National Movement | 25 Marks |
| General Mental Ability | 25 Marks |
Scheme of the WBCS Main Examination
The Main Examination shall consist of six compulsory papers and one optional subject consisting of two papers (Only for candidates applying for group A and / or B) to be chosen by the candidates from the list of optional subjects given below. There will be two papers of the optional subject of 200 marks each. Each paper, Compulsory or Optional, will carry 200 marks and will be of 3 hours duration.
Out of six compulsory papers four papers i.e.
(i) General Studies- I,
(ii) General Studies- II,
(iii) The Constitution of India and Indian Economy including role and functions of Reserve Bank of India and
(iv) Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning
will be of MCQ Type to be answered in OMR answer sheets and remaining two compulsory papers i.e. Paper – I and Paper – II will be of conventional type written examination.
Compulsory Papers : Six compulsory papers are as follows:-
Paper I : Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali – Letter writing (within 150 words) / Drafting of Report (within 200 words), Précis Writing, Composition and Translation from English to Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali
Paper II : English – Letter writing (within 150 words) / Drafting of Report (within 200 words), Précis Writing, Composition and Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali to English
Paper III : General Studies-I : (i) Indian History with special emphasis on National Movement and (ii) Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal.
Paper IV : General Studies-II : Science and Scientific & Technological advancement, Environment, General Knowledge and Current Affairs.
Paper V : The Constitution of India and Indian Economy including role and functions of the Reserve Bank of India.
Paper VI : Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning
MARKS DISTRIBUTION WBCS (MAIN)
| Compulsory Papers | Group ‘A’ | Group ‘B’ | Group ‘C’ | Group ‘D’ |
| Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali – Letter writing (within 150 words) / Drafting of Report (within 200 words), Précis Writing, Composition and Translation from English to Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| English – Letter writing (within 150 words) / Drafting of Report (within 200 words), Précis Writing, Composition and Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali to English | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| General Studies-I : (i) Indian History with special emphasis on National Movement and (ii) Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal. | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| General Studies-II : Science and Scientific & Technological advancement, Environment, General Knowledge and Current Affairs. | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| The Constitution of India and Indian Economy including role and functions of Reserve Bank of India. | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning. | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| Optional Subject – One subject to be chosen, Two papers of 200 marks each. | 400 | 400 | — | — |
| Personality Test | 200 | 200 | 150 | 100 |
| Total Marks | 1800 | 1800 | 1350 | 1300 |