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West Bengal Civil Service popularly known as W.B.C.S, is the civil service of the Indian state of West Bengal. For the WBCS and other comparative posts, the Public Service Commission of West Bengal arranges competitive examinations every year in three phases every year. These phases are Preliminary, Mains, and Personality Test.
There are different groups in the recruitment of such examination based on choice and merit of scored number. These are Group A, Group B (only for West Bengal Police Service ), Group C, and Group D. The WBCS officers belong to Group A. In general, As per the record of the WBPSC, the candidates with higher scores opt for WBCS, WBPS, and some allied services like erstwhile WBCTS, etc as their first choice. The top-ranked candidates have opted an allied service called WB commercial Tax Service (WBCTS) as their first choice due to the less strenuous nature of the service and the lure of metro posting. Only WBCS & WBCTS cadres are considered to be the State Civil Service by UPSC for direct promotion to IAS and WBPS officers are promoted to IPS after 7 to 9 years of service in state police service.
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The initial date of the WBCS Paper I & II examination will be announced shortly. However, the examination date has been postponed due to the pandemic situation across the country fight against Novel Covid-19. The new date will be announced soon after the removal of lockdown. The examination will be definitely take place once the lockdown being lifted.
For Preliminary exams: General Studies.
For Mains exam: Regional Language subject, English, General Studies, Optional I & II Subjects.
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The examination date for 2020 will be announced soon.
Events |
Dates |
WBCS notification to be released on |
Yet to be announced |
Submission of WBCS application form 2020 started from |
Yet to be announced |
WBCS 2020 the last date to submit the application form |
Yet to be announced |
Last date for online fee payment |
Yet to be announced |
Last date to submit fee offline |
Yet to be announced |
Issuance of WBCS admit card 2020 |
Yet to be announced |
WBCS 2020 prelims exam date |
Yet to be announced |
The result of WBCS 2020 prelims |
Yet to be announced |
WBCS mains exam date 2020 |
Yet to be announced |
WBCS mains result |
Yet to be announced |
WBCS 2020 personality test |
Yet to be announced |
WBCS final result |
Yet to be announced |
The eligibility criteria of WBCS 2020 are prescribed by the Public Service Commission, West Bengal. WBCS eligibility criteria 2020 includes age limit, educational qualification, etc. In order to become eligible for WBCS 2020, candidates must fulfill the eligibility conditions mandated by the Commission.
Application Fee for WBCS Examination 2020 has to be paid in both online and offline mode. Fee payable for various categories is indicated in the table below:
Category |
Application Fees |
General |
Rs. 210/- |
SC/ST |
No fees |
Kindly follow the steps to apply the WBCS 2020 form Online.
1. Kindly Visit the Official website of WBCS 2020.
2. Click on “New User” to register for WBCS.
3. Enter the following details/Information on Application form.
4. Enter a Valid Email ID to get the notification regarding Admit card/Exams and Result declaration.
5. Use the payment method using Debit Card/Credit Card/Internet-Banking/E-wallets etc.
6. Click on Submit.
7. Print the Application form for further reference
Note: The aspirants can apply only through online mode for WBCS 2020. Offline mode is not available for WBCS 2020.
WBCS 2020 Admit Card will be released for Preliminary and Mains Exam by WBCS of India. Candidates can download Admit Card by clicking on the link mentioned below. Candidates are required to download their Admit Card and carry it with themselves to the Exam Centre.
1. Visit the official website of WBCS
2. Click on the tab “Admit Card”
3. Enter Registration Number and Password
4. Click on submit after verifying the details on it
WBCS 2020 prelims exam will be held in 20 exam districts of West Bengal. Candidates will be allotted exam centres as per preferences provided while filling the application form. Candidate can select exam districts while filling the application form and centres will be allocated accordingly. The complete list of exam districts for prelims has been provided in the table below.
WBCS exam centres 2020 for prelims exam
Code |
Districts |
Code |
Districts |
01 |
Kolkata (North) |
11 |
Tamluk |
02 |
Kolkata (South) |
12 |
Bankura |
03 |
Baruipur |
13 |
Berhampore |
04 |
Diamond Harbour |
14 |
Malda |
05 |
Barrackpore |
15 |
Jalpaiguri |
06 |
Barasat |
16 |
Alipurduar |
07 |
Howrah |
17 |
Cooch Behar |
08 |
Burdwan |
18 |
Siliguri |
09 |
Asansol |
19 |
Kalimpong |
10 |
Medinipur |
20 |
Darjeeling |
Preliminary Exam 2020:
There will be 200 questions to be answered in 2 hours 30 minutes. It is a combination of General studies subjects.
Subject |
Marks |
estions |
Duration |
English Composition |
25 |
200 |
2 hours 30 minutes |
General Science |
25 |
||
Current Events of National and International Importance |
25 |
||
History of India |
25 |
||
Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal |
25 |
||
Indian Polity and Economy |
25 |
||
Indian National Movement |
25 |
||
General Mental Ability |
25 |
||
Total |
200 |
WBCS Exam Pattern 2020 for Mains
Paper |
Subject |
Paper 1 |
Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santali |
Paper 2 |
English |
Paper 3 |
General Studies 1 |
Paper 4 |
General Studies 2 |
Paper 5 |
The Constitution of India and Indian Economy |
Paper 6 |
Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning |
Paper 7 |
Optional Paper |
Paper 8 |
Optional Paper |
The WBCS 2020 has released the syllabus for both Prelims and Mains.
Preliminary syllabus:
The syllabus of the preliminary exam has mainly arisen from the general studies topic that includes: General Science, current events, History, Indian Politics, Geography, etc.
Mains syllabus:
Paper |
Subject |
Topics |
Paper 1 |
Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santali |
· Letter writing · Drafting of Report · Précis Writing · Composition · Translation |
Paper 2 |
English |
· Letter writing · Drafting of Report · Précis Writing · Composition · Translation |
Paper 3 |
General Studies 1 |
· Indian History · Geography of India |
Paper 4 |
General Studies 2 |
· Science · General Knowledge, C.Aff |
Paper 5 |
The Constitution of India and Indian Economy including role and functions of the Reserve Bank of India |
- |
Paper 6 |
Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning |
- |
Paper 7 |
Optional Paper |
- |
Paper 8 |
Optional Paper |
- |
The examination authority will calculate the Cut-offs of WBCS after considering the following factors.
However, The WBCS 2018 has officially released the cut-off for 2018 that can give vital hints for upcoming cut-offs.
WBCS Cut off 2018
Category |
WBCS Cut off for Prelims |
GENERAL |
97.67 |
GENERAL P.H. |
93.67 |
OBC – A |
96.67 |
OBC – A P.H. |
92.67 |
OBC – B |
96.67 |
OBC – B P.H |
92.67 |
S.C |
89.33 |
S.C. P.H. |
85.33 |
S.T. |
68.67 |
S.T. P.H. |
64.67 |
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