WB Civil Service Examination Mains

 WB Civil Service Examination Mains Schemes and Syllabus

WEST BENGAL, CIVIL SERVICE (EXECUTIVE) ETC. EXAMINATION, 2014

The West Bengal Civil Services Examination commences annually or as and when announced by the West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC). The examination is held in three stages- (1) Preliminary, (2) Mains, and (3) Interview. Aspirants taking the exam have to qualify WBCS eligibility criteria set by the commission.

 

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Scheme of the Main Examination:

The Main Examination will consist of six Compulsory papers and one optional subject (Only for candidates applying for group A and/or B) to be chosen by the candidates from the list of optional subjects given below. There will be two papers of the optional subject of 200 marks each. Each paper, Compulsory or Optional, will carry 200 marks and will be of 3 hours duration.

Out of six compulsory papers four papers i.e.,

(i) General Studies- I,

(ii) General Studies- II,

(lii) The Constitution' of India and Indian Economy including role and functions of Reserve Bank of India and

(iv) Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning will be of MCQ Type to be answered in OMR answer sheets. Remaining two compulsory papers i.e., Paper - I and Paper - II will be of conventional type written examination.

Compulsory Papers:
Paper I	Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali Letter with (withlr 150 words) / Drafting of Report (within 2 words), Precis Writing, Composition and Translation from English to Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali
Paper II	English - Letter writing (within 150 words) / Drafting of Report (within 200 words), Prècis Writing, Composition and Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/ Nepali/Santali to English
Paper III	General Studies-I: (i) Indian History with special emphasis on National Movement and (ii) Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal.
Paper IV	General Studies-II Science and Scientific & Technological advancement, Environment, General Knowledge and Current Affairs.
Paper V	The Constitution of India and Indian Economy including role and functions of Reserve Bank of India.
Paper VI	Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning.

 

3. List of Optional Subjects: (Vide restriction on choice in Item No.-4 below and syllabi in Appendix-I)

Subjects	Codes	Subjects	Codes
Bengali	01	Economics	20
Hindi	02	Electrical Engineering	21
Sanskrit	03	Geography	22
English	04	Geology	23
Pali	05	History	24
Arabic	06	Law	25
Persian	07	Mathematics	26
French	08	Management	27
Urdu	09	Mechanical Engineering	28
Santhali	10	Medical Science	29
Comparative Literature	11	Philosophy	30
Agriculture	12	Physiology	31
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science	13	Physics	32
Anthropology	14	Political Science	33
Botany	15	Psychology	34
Chemistry	16	Sociology	35
Civil Engineering	17	Statistics	36
Commerce and Accountancy	18	Zoology.	37
Computer Science	19

 

4. The standard of Arithmetic part of Compulsory Paper - VI (Arithmetic &. Test of Reasoning) will be similar to that of the Compulsory Mathematics paper at the. Madhyamik Examination of the Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal. Test of Reasoning will cover Analytical Reasoning: Data Sufficiency, Logical Reasoning: (i) Logical Deduction (ii) Forcefulness of the Arguments (iii) Implication of sentence (iv) Inferring from diagrams. Series: (i) Letter series, (ii) Number series Inferring from Data, Analogy tests, Symbol Interpretation, Mathematical puzzles, Odd man out, Perception test, Non-verbal reasoning & Selecting the correct sequence.

The standard of other compulsory papers will be of the level o learning expected from a graduate of any faculty of a recognized University.

The two papers of the optional subjects will be of conventional type and the standard of the examination will be approximately that of an Honours Degree, Examination as prescribed by the recognized Indian Universities except Law, Medical Science and Engineering subjects which will be that specified for the LLB; MBBS and BE or equivalent courses respectively by recognized Indian Universities/Institutions.

The Topic Environment' in paper General Studies II will include the following:

Bio diversity and Coastal Regulation Zone, Global Warming Industrial and Environmental Pollution, Ozone Layer and relate issues.

The Topic 'Indian Economy includes role and functions of Reserve Bank of India' of the 5th compulsory paper will consist of the following:- Central State relation and devolution of central funds to state, Planning process and objectives of five years plan, Functions of RBI and Monetary policy, Central Finance Commission & State Finance Commission and Fiscal Policy of Government of India.

 

5. Answers of all the papers, Compulsory and Optional, except the language papers may be written either in English or in Bengali (unless VI otherwise directed in these rules or in the question papers) Answers in the following optional papers may also be written in Nepali:

 

Optional:	Political Science
	Botany

 

(2) Note: Candidates should write their answers to all the questions in only one and the same language in any particular paper.

Candidates may use the Devanagari or Bengali Script in the answer ing papers on Sanskrit, the Devanagari Script in the answer papers on Hindi or Nepali, and the Bengali, Arabic, Persian, Urdu in the answer papers of on Bengali, Arabic, Persian and Urdu respectively. Questions for Santali zed Paper will be set in Olchiki script and answers should also be written in Olchiki.

 

6. A summary of the group-wise papers in the Main Examination: Group 'A' & 'B' Services & Pests: All 6 compulsory papers and one optional subject of two papers. Group 'C' & 'D' Services & Posts: All 5 compulsory papers.