WBCS Age Limit 2023 and WBPSC Eligibility Criteria: See here in detail

WBCS 2023 age limit and educational qualification were released online in the official notification on February 26. The candidates should read the official notification in detail to know whether they are eligible to fill out the application or not. The most important component is the WBCS 2023 age limit and educational qualification. The candidates can read and understand all the important WBPSC eligibility conditions before filling out the application online.

WBCS 2023 Age Limit and Eligibility Conditions

WBCS 2023 Age Limit and Eligibility: West Bengal Public Service Commission released the WBCS 2023 age limit and other eligibility conditions in the official notification released online on February 26. The WBCS 2023 age limit, educational qualification and other eligibility conditions were notified in the official notification. The WBCS 2023 applications were released online on February 28 and the last date to apply for the WBCS 2023 is March 21. The candidates will get twenty days' time to fill in the WBCS applications online. The Commission issued the WBCS 2023 notification online only. The Commission provides the opportunity to apply for the WBCS Group B service to the candidates who are not eligible to apply otherwise due to their age. The candidates should read and understand the WBCS eligibility conditions before filling out the WBCS applications online because, in the case of non-conformity to any of the eligibility criteria, the candidature of the candidates can be cancelled.

West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) conduct the WBCS exam every year to recruit candidates for the above-said services. The West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) is a combined name of government services divided into four groups. The topmost group of services is the WBCS Group A service.

WBCS Age Limit 2023

WBCS age limit is defined separately for all the groups of services. The age of the candidates is counted from January 1 of the year of the examination. It means that the age of the candidates will be counted from January 1, 2023, for the WBCS 2023 exam. The Group-wise WBCS age criteria are as follows :

WBCS Age Limit for Group ‘A’ & ‘C’ Services

The WBCS notification defines the age criteria

Lower Age Limit - 21 years

Upper Age limit - 36 years

A candidate born not earlier than January 2, 1987, and not later than January 1, 2002, will be eligible to apply for WBCS 2023 exam. 

WBCS Age Limit for Group B Services

The WBCS group B service only includes the West Bengal Police Services (WBPS). The age criteria for WBCS Group B are as follows:

Lower Age Limit - 20 years

Upper Age limit - 36 years

The candidates whose age is not below 20 years and above 36 years can apply for the WBCS Group B Services i.e for the WBPS.

A candidate who was born not earlier than January 2, 1987, and not later than January 1, 2003, can apply for WBCS 2023 group B services.

Special mention is given to those candidates whose date of birth lies between January 1, 2002, & January 1, 2003 [i.e. whose age is between 20 & 21 years as of 01.01.2023] may apply for Group B only.

See here: WBCS exam dates

WBCS Age Limit for the Group D Services

The WBCS Group D services are the clerical positions in the state administrative machinery. The WBCS age criteria for Group D services are:

Lower Age Limit -21 years

Upper Age limit- 39 years

The candidate should be of age and should not be below 21 years and not over 39 years on the January 1^st of the year of the examination (i.e. born not earlier than January 2, 1984, and not later than January 1, 2002).

WBCS 2023 age limit can be summarised as below:

WBCS Age limit relaxation

The WBPSC also provides age relaxation to candidates belonging to certain reserved categories. The age relaxation for the reserved categories is as follows.

In the case of Persons with Disabilities (PWD), the upper age limit is relaxable up to 45 years. S.C./S.T./B.C. candidates of other States shall be treated as General category candidates. Besides the educational and age limit criteria, there are certain physical requirements which are required for certain positions.

WBCS 2023 Educational Criteria

There is a common educational qualification required for the WBCS exam. The candidate must be a graduate from a recognised university with any discipline. The candidate must be able to read, speak and write Bengali. But this condition does not stand for the candidates whose mother tongue is Bengali.

WBCS 2023: Special Eligibility Requirement

For the WBCS Group B – West Bengal Police Service

The male candidate must be 165 centimetres or taller than that.

The female candidates must be 150 centimetres or taller than that.

There is a height relaxation provided to the candidates belonging to the Gorkhas, Garwalis and Assamese Tribals, etc. This height relaxation will be provided at the discretion of the WBPSC. The candidates belonging to this category must indicate his or her height at the appropriate place in the WBCS application form.

WBCS 2023: Assistant Canal Revenue Officer

The candidates recruited for this post will have to attain the tehsil and Zilla office on a regular basis. Their area of jurisdiction will comprise a large number of villages and they will have the cycle only for commutation purpose. They will also face the public to solve their problems.

WBCS 2023: West Bengal Junior Social Welfare Service

Candidates will be required to serve in the Homes for the Blind and/or Deaf and Dumb under the West Bengal Junior Social Welfare Service. The degree or diploma or certificate in the training of the Blind and/or Deaf and Dumb shall be an essential qualification for this service. Any person not possessing the above qualification may be appointed in these Homes on the condition that he/she will have to receive in-service training for teaching of the Blind and/or Deaf and Dumb. Male candidates will be unsuitable for the posts meant for institutions for females and female candidates unsuitable for the posts meant for institutions for males.  

West Bengal Subordinate Land Revenue Service, Grade - I

For the appointment to this post, good working knowledge of the Bengali Language is a must. it includes the written and spoken part of the language. (candidates whose mother tongue is Nepali shall be exempted from this requirement, but will be required to pass, within a period of two years a departmental examination in Bengali).