WBCS Notification 2020

WBCS Notification 2020 - West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) has released the WBCS 2020 notification for all the aspiring candidates. WBCS notification 2020 has been released on the official website of the WBPSC. The notification of WBCS contains the important dates related to the application form, admit card, exam dates, etc. As per WBCS 2020 notification, eligible candidates can fill the application form along with the payment of online application fee from November 5 to 25, 2019. However, the application fee in offline mode can be paid till November 26, 2019. Candidates must apply and pay fee for WBCS exam within the allotted time frame.
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WBCS notification 2020 has been released for the recruitment of candidates at candidates for various posts under Group A, B, C and D. WBCS exam is conducted in three stages - prelims, mains, and Interview. As per the recent notification released WBCS 2020 exam for the prelims phase is to be held on February 9, 2020. To know more about WBCS 2020 exam, go through the article below.

WBCS Exam Dates 2020

The dates related to WBCS 2020 exam has been provided in the table below:

WBCS Notification 2020 – Vacancies

WBCS 2020 Notification - Eligibility Criteria

Only those candidates can fill the application form who meet the eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria has been mentioned in the notification of WBCS 2020 on the basis of Nationality, age and education qualifications of the candidates.

Nationality

Candidates must be citizens of India

Age

For Group A, C and D - Between 21 and 36 years (as on January 1, 2020)

For Group B - Between 20 and 36 years (as on January 1, 2020)

Relaxation of age (Upper age limit)

• SC and ST candidates: 5 years

• OBC candidates: 3 years

• PwD candidates: upto 45 years(11:30 am onwards)

Note: Only candidates belonging to reserved categories from West Bengal are eligible for age relaxation.

• Education Qualification – Graduation from a recognised University

WBCS Application Form 2020

WBPSC will release the application form of WBCS 2020 on November 5, 2019. WBCS application form will be available in online mode till November 25, 2019. The application fee to fill the form is Rs. 210 for general and OBC candidates which could be paid in both online as well as offline mode. However, candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD category from West Bengal are exempted from paying the application fee.

WBCS Exam Pattern 2020

Prelims exam

• Total number of questions: 200

• Number of sections: 8

• Number of questions in each section: 25

• Total marks: 200

• Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Mains exam

• Number of papers: 8

• Marks allotted for each paper: 200

• Total marks of the exam: 1600

• Duration of each paper: 3 hours

Personality Test

• Total marks of the test: 200

• Type of questions: Pertaining to general interest

• The aim of the test: To assess candidates’ personal qualities

WBCS Selection Process 2020

West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) conducts WBCS exam in three stages – prelims, mains and personality test. To be shortlisted for the Mains exam, candidates must obtain more than or equal to WBCS prelims cutoff determined by the Commission. Candidates securing the qualifying cut off marks in the Mains exam will be called for Personality Test. On the basis of candidates’ performance in the Personality Test, a provisional list will be prepared to recruit candidates for the various posts available.