BPSC 71st Notification 2025 Soon, Selection Process, How to Apply?

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The notification for the 71st Combined Competitive Examination 2025 is likely to be released by the Bihar Public Service Commission in the last week of May 2025, for which the application form will be available on the official website at https://bpsc.bihar.gov.in/ for approximately four weeks.

If you are one of the students who is waiting for the notification of this exam to be released then you must know that it will be conducted in total three stages, first is Prelims, second is Mains and third is Interview; it is possible that the first stage will be conducted in most probably in the third week of September 2025.

After the release of the notification for the 71st CCE by the BPSC, all the candidates will be able to apply by submitting the necessary details, documents and fee. Once the advertisement is released on the respective webportal, the details available on that will be also updated in this article as well.

Notification Release Last week of May 2025
Application Duration Approximately 4 weeks after notification release
Exam Stages Prelims, Mains, Interview
Prelims Exam Date Third week of September 2025 (Tentative)
Eligibility – Qualification BA, BSc, BCom, BCA, BE/BTech, MBBS, CA, CS, etc.
Physical Standards (Male) Height: 5’5″ (UR/BC/EBC), 5’3″ (SC/ST); Chest: 32-34 inches
Physical Standards (Female) Height: 5’2″
Age Limit Min: 21 years (as of Aug 1, 2025); Max: 37/40 years
Application Fee ₹600 (UR), ₹150 (SC/ST/BC/EBC/PH/Female) + ₹200 biometric fee
Exam Pattern – Prelims 150 Objective Questions, 2 hours, +1/-0.25 marks

Eligibility Criterias 

To apply for this exam it is mandatory to meet the certain eligibility criterias in terms of educational qualification, physical standards and age limit.

Educational Qualification:

  • BA, BSc, BCom, BCA, BBM or BFA from a university recognised by the University Grant Commission; or
  • BE/BTech in any discipline from an institution recognized by the All India Council of Technical Education; or
  • MBBS from an institution recognized by the Medical Council of India; or
  • BDS from an institution recognized by Dental Council of India; or
  • BSc (Nursing) from an institution recognized by the NCI; or
  • BAMS, BHMS, BNYS, or BUMS from an institution recognized by the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India; or
  • BPharm from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy Council of India, or
  • CA (Chartered Accountancy), CS (Company Secretaryship) or CMA (Cost and Management Accountancy).

Physical Standards:

  • Height (Male & Female):
    • Male
      • UR/BC/EBC: 5 feet 5 inches
      • SC/ST: 5 feet 3 inches
    • Female: 5 feet 2 inches
  • Chest (Male):
    • UR/BC/EBC:
      • Unexpanded: 32 inches
      • Expanded: 34 inches
    • SC/ST:
      • Unexpanded: 31 inches
      • Expanded: 33 inches

Age Limit:

  • One’s age shouldn’t be below 21 years as of August 01, 2025.
  • The upper age limit is 37 years and 40 years for male, respectively.
  • The age relaxation is applicable for 3 years for BC and EBC, 5 years for SC and ST with additional 10 years for PwBD.

Application Fee

To apply for the Bihar 71st CCE, one who belongs to UR category is required to deposit the application fee of ₹600 using the debit or credit card, NET banking or UPI. Female aspirants, PH candidates, male individuals belonging to SC, ST, BC and EBC are required to pay ₹150. Additionally, each candidate has to pay a biometric fee of ₹200.

Exam Pattern 

The exam pattern for the Prelims, Mains and Interview for the BPSC 71st CCE are available below.

Prelims:

  • Mode: Offline
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Total Questions: 150
  • Maximum Marks: 150
  • Question Type: Objective
  • Marking Scheme:
    • +1 mark for each correct answer
    • -0.25 mark for each wrong answer
  • Sections:
    • General Studies (History, Geography, Economics, Science, etc.)
  • Medium: Hindi & English

Mains:

  • Mode: Offline
  • Duration: 3 Hours for each paper
  • Maximum Marks: 900
  • Question Type: Descriptive
  • Sections:
    1. General Hindi (100 marks)
    2. General Studies Paper 1 (200 marks)
    3. General Studies Paper 2 (200 marks)
    4. Optional Subject Paper (200 marks)
  • Medium: Hindi & English

Interview:

  • Mode: In-person
  • Maximum Marks: 120
  • Type: Personality Test

How to Apply?

To apply for this exam you have to go through the step-by-step instructions.

  • Go to the official website of the Online BPSC at https://bpsconline.bihar.gov.in/.
  • Register with all the required details and get login credentials i.e. Username and Password.
  • Login to fill in the application form by providing details and attaching required documents.
  • Pay the application fee using one of the provided payment gateway.
  • Review the application form and submit it to the download confirmation page.

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