WBCS Previous Year Question Papers PDF Download

The WBCS exam follows a specific marking scheme where each correct answer in the exam is awarded one mark. In the Preliminary Exam, there are 200 multiple-choice questions, each carrying one mark. Additionally, in the Main Exam, there are eight papers with each paper carrying 200 marks, totaling 1600 marks for the entire exam.

The WBCS 2024 notification is expected to release soon by the West Bengal Public Service Commission.

The West Bengal Public Service Commission have a discretion to fix the minimum qualifying marks in all or any paper/subject and in the aggregate. The Commission will not mention it in the official notification. The Commission is expected to release the WBCS 2024 notification soon on its official website - psc.wb.gov.in.

The West Bengal Public Service Commission mention the list of services under each group in the official notification. The candidates can see below the list of service that comes under WBCS Group A services:

• West Bengal Civil Service (Executive)
• Assistant Commissioner of Revenue in the integrated West Bengal Revenue Service
• West Bengal Co-operative Service
• West Bengal Labour Service
• West Bengal Food and Supplies Service
• West Bengal Employment Service

The West Bengal Public Service Commission will conduct the WBCS prelims 2024 on December 15, 2024.  The Commission released the WBPSC 2024 exam calendar on its official website. The Commission did not mention the notification and exam dates in the official exam calendar.

Yes, there is negative marking in the WBCS preliminary and main exams. 

In the WBCS prelims exam, the quantum of negative marking is one by third. The negative marking makes the exam difficult. For each incorrect answer, the Commission will deduct 1/3 of the marks assigned for correct answer.

In the main exam, the quantum of the negative marking is 10% of the marks assigned to the question.

The West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) releases the marks pattern for the prelims exam. The Commission has assigned a set quota of marks to each of the topic. The candidates can see here the WBCS prelims marks pattern.

The West Bengal Public Service Commission notify the languages in which the candidates can answer in the WBCS main exam. The WBCS prelims exam is an objective type exam and the candidates are required to select correct answer from the given options. 

In the WBCS main exam, the candidates can answer in Bengali, English and Nepali. The candidates can write the answers in Nepali for the following two subjects

1.   Political Science 

2.   Botany

WBCS exam consists of the following stages of the exam. Each stage has an uncommon exam pattern. The WBCS stages of the exam are as follows.

• Prelims
• Mains
• Personality Test

The candidates need to qualify in each of the stage to get finally select.

In the WBCS exam, there are a total of eight papers. These papers include:

• Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali
• English
• General Studies - I
• General Studies - II
• The Constitution of India and Indian Economy including the role and functions of the Reserve Bank of India
• Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning
• Optional Subject - 1 subject to be chosen; 2 papers of 200 marks each
• Personality Test