WBCS Syllabus 2022

WBCS Syllabus

West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBCS) has released the new exam syllabus 2022 for the upcoming exam from the official website https://wbpsc.gov.in or it can be directly downloaded from the link given at the bottom of this page. The Preliminary Examination will consist of only one paper, viz., a paper on “General Studies”. The paper will be of an objective type consisting of 200 multiple-choice questions. The paper will carry 200 marks and will be of 2½ hours duration.

West Bengal Public Service Commission will be conducting the West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) Exam. Candidates who have applied for the West Bengal Civil Service Exam can check out the WBCS Syllabus on this page. Find all the details here and download the WBCS Syllabus. Get to know of the upcoming events, as well as the official notifications related to WBCS Syllabus.

WBCS Syllabus 2022 for Prelims Exam

The WBPCS Prelims Exam takes place at various centers in the districts of West Bengal. Darjeeling as a center is allowed to be chosen only by the Scheduled Tribes of the Darjeeling district and by candidates from three hill divisions: Darjeeling Sadar, Mirik, and Kurseong.

The WBCS Prelims Syllabus comprises eight subjects/ topics. There are 200 (MCQ). Each topic is assigned 25 marks. The duration of the exam is 2.5 hours. The Prelims is only a screening test, and its marks are not considered for final selection. The commission has clearly stated in its notification that the Prelims Exam tests the level of knowledge as that of a graduate of any faculty from any recognized university.

The eight topics given in WBCS Prelims Syllabus are:

1. English Composition

1. Synonyms and Antonyms
2. Idioms and Phrases
3. Vocabulary Test
4. Phrasal Verbs
5. Homophones
6. Fill in the qualifying words

2. General Science

1. General appreciation
2. Understanding of science
3. Matters of everyday observation
4. Experience as expected from an educated person not having made special studies of scientific disciplines

3. Current Events of National and International Importance

• Significant events affecting India and its relations with the world

4. History of India

1. Ancient
2. Medieval
3. Modern

5. Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal

1. Physical Geography
2. Social Geography
3. Economic Geography

6. Indian Polity and Economy

1. Indian Constitution
2. Panchayati Raj
3. Constitutional Bodies, etc.

7. Indian National Movement

1. Nature and character of Nineteenth-Century Resurgence
2. Growth of Nationalism
3. Attainment of Independence

8. General Mental Ability

1. Logical Reasoning
2. Common Aptitude

WBCS Syllabus 2022 – Prelims Exam Pattern

Subject Name	Marks	Questions	Duration
English Composition	25	25	2 Hours
General Science	25	25
Current events of National & International Importance	25	25
History of India	25	25
Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal	25	25
Indian Polity and Economy	25	25
Indian National Movement	25	25
General Mental Ability	25	25
Total	200	200	2 Hours

WBCS Syllabus 2022 for Mains Exam

Papers	Subjects	Topics
Paper 1	Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santali	Letter writing (within 150 words) Drafting of Report (within 200 words) Precis Writing Composition Translation from English to Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santali
Paper 2	English	Letter writing (within 150 words) Drafting of Report (within 200 words) Precis Writing Composition Translation from Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santali to English
Paper 3	General Studies – I	Indian History with an emphasis on National Movement Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal
Paper 4	General Studies-II	Science and Scientific & Technological advancement Environment General Knowledge Current Affairs
Paper 5	The Constitution of India and Indian Economy	Role of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Functions of RBI
Paper 6	Arithmetic	Similar to Mathematics paper at the Madhyamik Examination of the Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal.
	Test of Reasoning	Analytical Reasoning: Data Sufficiency Logical Reasoning: Logical Deduction Forcefulness of the Arguments Implication of sentences Inferring from diagrams Series: Letter series Number series Inferring from Data Analogy tests Symbol Interpretation Mathematical puzzles Odd man out Perception test Non-verbal reasoning Selecting correct sequence
Paper 7	Optional Papers	In accordance with the subject selected
Paper 8		In accordance with the subject opted by candidates

WBCS Syllabus 2022- Mains Exam Pattern

Papers	Marks
	Group ‘A’	Group ‘B’	Group ‘C’	Group ‘D’
Language Paper (Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali)	200	200	200	200
English Paper	200	200	200	200
General Studies – Paper I	200	200	200	200
General Studies-Paper II	200	200	200	200
Constitution of India and the Indian Economy	200	200	200	200
Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning	200	200	200	200
Optional Subject – (One subject: Two papers of 200 marks each)	400	400	NA	NA
Personality Test	200	200	150	100
Total Marks	1800	1800	1350	1300

You can download the WBCS Syllabus 2022 PDF using the link given below.