Bihar CGL Exam Overview

Updated On : 10 Dec, 2022

The Bihar Staff Selection Commission has received the requisitions related to vacancies (reservation category-wise) of graduate-level posts from various departments/offices by the General Administration Department, Bihar, Patna. According to the requirement, online applications were accepted by eligible Indian citizens for the combined graduate-level competitive examination.

The applications were accepted from 14th April to 1st June 2022. The Bihar Staff Selection Commission has extended the last date for submission of the application forms for the Combined Graduate Level Examination from 17th May to 1st June 2022. The application link has been activated on 14th April 2022 at their official website i.e.BSSCThrough this recruitment process 2187 candidates are going to be recruited against the post lying vacant in different departments.

Important Dates

Event	Date
Notification released on	06 April 2022
Application started on	14 April 2022
Last Date Of Fee Submission	30 May 2022
Last Date To Apply	01 June 2022
Prelims Exam Date	23rd and 24th Of December 2022

Important link

Apply Link	Click Here
Official Website	Click Here
Official Notice	Click Here
Exam Notice	Click Here

How To Apply

Visit the Commission's official website, www.bssc.org, to begin the online application process for the CGL. To find the URL for registration, Click Here.
Click on this link, fill out the form, and you will receive your unique login ID and password.
After creating your login ID and password, log in and go to the Apply Online section of the official website. Select the BSSC CGL Recruitment.
Completely fill out the form with all of the necessary data. Afterwards, the required documents should be scanned and uploaded. Double-check these details before clicking the Submit button.
After that, you'll be directed to an online payment page where you can finish paying the application fee. Once the payment has been made, you can download the application form.
The application form should be printed. Download and print the receipt for the application fee payment made online.

Application Fee

Category	Application Fee
For General/ OBC/ EWS	INR 540/-
For SC/ST/PH	INR 135/-

Admit card is the most important document which is mandatory to appear in the exam. Admit card is the document in which your exam timing, exam date, name, date of birth and centre details are mentioned. Candidates are required to read their admit cards carefully before appearing in the examination.

How To Download The Admit Card

Open the website Click Here first.
Then you should open the notice board (Suchna Patt).
There is a link to the CGL Admit Card there.
Open a new tab by clicking the link.
Your registration number and password must be entered.
The admit card will appear on the screen.
Take a printout of the document after downloading it.

1. Educational Qualification

By the last date of submission of the online application, candidates must have completed graduation from a recognized university and passed the minimum educational qualification mentioned against the posts mentioned in the below table.

Post Name	Department Name	Educational Qualification
Secretariat Assistant	General Administration Department	Graduate
Planning Assistant	Planning & Development Department	Graduate
Malaria Inspector	Health Department	Graduation or equivalent in the Faculty of Science
Data Entry Operator Grade-C	Finance Department	Graduate with PGDCA or BCA / B.Sc ( IT) or its equivalent from a recognized institute
Auditor	Office Registrar, Cooperation Committee	Graduation (with Mathematics) or Bachelor of Commerce
Auditor	Directorate of Analysis	Graduation (Graduate with any one of the subjects in Commerce, Economics, Statistics or Mathematics )

2. Age

Candidate's minimum age should be 21 years and 37 for Male or 40 for Female (General)
For OBC/BC (Male & Female) 40 years.
For SC/ST (Male & Female) 42 years

Prelims

The BSSC CGL Prelims is a qualifying exam with an objective format. The BSSC CGL Prelims Exam lasts 2 hours and 15 minutes. Candidates who pass the BSSC CGL preliminary test are eligible to appear in the BSSC CGL mains exam.

Subject	Questions	Marks
General Studies	50	200
General Science and Mathematics	50	200
Comprehension/ Logical Reasoning/ Mental Ability	50	200
Total	150	600

Mains

The BSSC CGL Mains Exam consists of two parts, Paper-1 and Paper-2. Paper 1 consists of 100 questions for a total of 400 marks and there is a language test in Hindi. Candidates must receive at least a 30 percent on the first exam in order to qualify for paper 2. Three sections are there in the BSSC CGL Mains Paper-2 exam. The format and substance of Paper 2 are the same as those of the preliminary exam. It will take two hours and fifteen minutes to finish each paper.

Paper	Subject	Questions	Marks
1	Hindi	100	400
2	General Studies	50	200
	General Science and Mathematics	50	200
	Comprehension/ Logical Reasoning/ Mental Ability	50	200

Subject	Syllabus
Reasoning Ability	Series, Arithmetical Reasoning, Venn Diagrams, Number series, Inequality, Coding and Decoding, Mirror/ Water image, Statement and Conclusion, Visual Memory, Odd one out, Cube and dice, Syllogism, Seating Arrangements, Figure counting, Analogy, Blood relation, Ranking and Matrix.
General Knowledge &General Studies	Advent of European companies, East India Company and Nawab of Bengal and Regional States: Punjab and Mysore Charter Acts,Governor General and Viceroy, Revolt of 1857, British Revenue Policies, Development of Education in Modern India, Development of Press in Modern India, Indian National Congress (1885), Revolutionary Activities Outside India, Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi Movement (1905), Congress Sessions Formation of Muslim League (1906), Morley-Minto Reforms (1909), Delhi Durbar, Home Rule League Movement (1916), Gandhi and His Early Movement, Peasant Movements, Government of India Act, India Council Act, Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919), Khilafat Movement and Non-Cooperation, Movement(1919-22) Important Political Parties, Simon Commission(1927), Revolutionary Movement in India, Proposal of Complete Independence (1929), Civil Disobedience, Movement (1930) Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931), Round Table, Conference (RTC)(1930-32), Communal AwardAnd Poona Pact (1932), Provincial Election and Formation of Cabinet (1937), Response in Wake of WW-II, Indian Princely States, Quit India, Movement (1942) And Demand fo Pakistan Post War Scenario, Partition of India and Independence, Newspapers and Journals Stone Age, Valley Civilization, Vedic Age, Buddhism, Jain, Religion, Shaiva, Bhagavata, Religion, Sixth century B.C.E, Political Condition, Greek Invasion, Maurya Empire, Post-Mauryan Period, Gupta and Post-Gupta Period, Architecture in Ancient India, South India Ancient Literature and Culture Pre-Medieval Period, Muslim Invasion of India Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagara, Empire, Bhakti and Sufi Movement, Mughal Dynasty and Mughal Period.
Indian Geography	Physical Division, States and Union territories of India, Species/Tribes, Drainage System, Climate, Natural Disasters, Soils, Agriculture, Green Revolution, Food Crops, Cash Crops, Pulses & Silk, Transport & Tourism
World Geography	Universe, Earth, Rocks, The Grasslands, Countries and their Borders, Towns and Cities along the Banks of Rivers, Capital cities of the world, International Border Lines, Old Names of Countries, Lakes and Water, Fall and Miscellaneous.
Polity	The Constitutional Development of India, Constituent Assembly and Making of the Constitution, Articles of the Constitution The Preamble Amendment of the Constitution, The Citizenship Fundamental, Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Duties, The President, The Vice-President, The Parliament Schedules/ Parts of the Constitution, Types of Writs, The Supreme Court, The Governor, The Prime Minister, The Chief Minister, The High Court, The Centre-State Relations, Emergency Provisions, Panchayati Raj, Constitutional Bodies and Non-Constitutional Bodies
General Science	Physics/ Chemistry/ Biology
Arithmetical \& Numerical Ability Syllabus	Simplification, Decimals, Data Interpretation, Fractions, L.C.M., H.C.F., Ratio \& Proportion, Percentage, Discount, Simple \& Compound Interest, Mensuration, Time \& Work, Average, Profit \& Loss, Time \& Distance and Tables \& Graphs etc.
Current Affairs	National and International awards, Indian Language, Book and Author, Capital and Currency, Sports, Important Events, Indian and Neighbouring Countries, Important days and Theme, Economic Servey, Budget, Important Index report 2021-22, Important Organisation, Brand Ambassador, Important and Portal, Important Appointment, Joint Military Exercise and Bihar Special Current.
Hindi Language Syllabus .	विकारी शब्द, अविकारी शब्द (अव्यय), संधि, विलोम शब्द, पर्यायवाची शब्द , तत्सम शब्द, तद्भव शब्द, लिंग, वचन, कारक, काल, अनेकार्थी शब्द, वाक्यांशो के ;लिए एक शब्द का निर्माण, लोकोक्तियाँ एवं मुहावरें, वर्तनी, त्रुटि, वाक्य संशोधन, रस, अलंकार, छंद, वर्ण उच्चारण और वर्तनी, संज्ञा/ सर्वनाम/ क्रिया/ क्रिया-विशेषण, सम्बन्ध बोधक, समुच्चय बोधक तथा विस्म्याधि बोधक।

Post Name	Department Name	No. of Post	Pay Level
Secretariat Assistant	General Administration Department	1360	7
Planning Assistant	Planning & Development Department	125	7
Malaria Inspector	Health Department	74	7
Data Entry Operator Grade-C	Finance Department	2	6
Auditor	Office Registrar, Cooperation Committee	256	5
Auditor	Directorate of Analysis	370	5
Total		2187