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.

• Vacancies: WBCS 2020 has announced the number of vacancies on WBCS official Website.
• Selection: The selection of WBCS 2020 is based on 3 stages of the exam.
• Syllabus: The Syllabus of WBCS 2020 is mainly based on

For Preliminary exams: General Studies.

For Mains exam: Regional Language subject, English, General Studies, Optional I & II Subjects.

• Important Dates: Date of registration: Yet to be announced.
• Exam date: Yet to be announced.

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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.

• Nationality- Candidates have to be a citizen of India
• Age limit– Candidates must be between 21 and 36 years of age (Group A, B & C) and 39 years of age for (Group D)as of January 1, 2020, to be eligible for WBCS 2020
• Relaxation of age– Candidates belonging to SC, ST, and OBC categories from West Bengal will be able to avail of age relaxation in the upper age limit. For SC and ST candidates, age will be relaxed by 5 years while OBC candidates will be provided up to three years of age relaxation. Candidates from PwD categories will be given age concession up to 45 years
• Education Qualification– Candidate must have a degree from a recognized University to be eligible for WBCS

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

Download and print your admit card now.

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

• Duration for each paper is 3 hours
• All subjects are compulsory for “Group A & B”
• Except for optional subjects, all subjects are mandatory for “Group- C & D”
• The full mark for each subject is 200 marks.

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.

• Number of test takers
• Exam difficulty
• Total number of vacancies

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