General Science
- General understanding of science and its everyday applications
- Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the level relevant to competitive examinations
- Science & technology developments and their practical impact
BPSC CIVIL SERVICES
BPSC Syllabus
Complete subject-wise and topic-wise syllabus for BPSC Prelims and Mains, with special emphasis on Bihar-specific preparation.
3Exam Stages
GSPrelims Focus
BiharState-Specific Focus
Prelims + MainsComplete Roadmap
EXAM STRUCTURE
Understand the BPSC pathway
The BPSC Combined Competitive Examination progresses through Preliminary, Main and Interview stages. The exact scheme should always be checked against the notification for your examination cycle.
01
Preliminary Examination
Objective screening stage
02
Main Examination
Descriptive written examination
03
Interview
Personality / viva-voce stage
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
BPSC Prelims Syllabus
The Prelims is an objective General Studies paper. BPSC's current official overview describes the paper as 150 marks with a two-hour duration and lists General Science, History, Polity, Economy, Geography, Current Affairs and General Mental Ability among the syllabus areas.
Preparation principle:Treat Bihar-specific history, geography, economy, governance and current affairs as a recurring layer across the General Studies syllabus rather than as an isolated topic.
Indian History
- Ancient and Medieval India
- Modern Indian History
- Indian National Movement
- Major events, personalities, movements and important chronology
History of Bihar
- Ancient and medieval Bihar
- Modern Bihar and its historical development
- Bihar's role in the freedom movement
- Important movements, personalities, institutions and cultural heritage
Indian Polity
- Constitution of India
- Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties
- Union and State government
- Parliament, State Legislature, Judiciary and constitutional bodies
- Governance, federalism, local government and important constitutional developments
Indian Economy
- Basic concepts of Indian economy
- Planning, development and economic reforms
- Agriculture, industry, infrastructure and employment
- Banking, taxation, public finance and major economic policies
- Important economic indicators and contemporary economic issues
Geography of India
- Physical geography of India
- Climate, rivers, soils, vegetation and natural resources
- Agriculture, industries, transport and population
- Economic and social geography
Geography of Bihar
- Physical features and drainage of Bihar
- Climate, soils, vegetation and natural resources
- Agriculture, irrigation and industries
- Population, settlements, transport and regional development
Current Affairs
- National current events
- International current events
- Important events, awards, appointments, reports and indices
- Government programmes, science & technology, environment, economy and sports
- Bihar-specific current affairs
General Mental Ability
- Basic logical reasoning
- Numerical and analytical ability
- Data interpretation and common-sense problem solving
- Pattern, sequence and elementary quantitative reasoning
MAIN EXAMINATION
BPSC Mains Syllabus
The official BPSC syllabus includes General Hindi, General Studies Paper I, General Studies Paper II and an optional-subject component, subject to the applicable examination rules.
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General Hindi β Qualifying
- Essay
- Grammar
- Sentence construction
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- Ability to express ideas clearly and correctly in Hindi
02
General Studies Paper I
- Modern History of India and Indian culture
- Current events of national and international importance
- Statistical analysis, graphs and diagrams
- Modern history of Bihar and Bihar's role in the freedom struggle
- Important cultural and historical developments of Bihar
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General Studies Paper II
- Indian Polity
- Indian economy
- Geography of India
- Political system and governance in Bihar
- Role and impact of science and technology in India's development
- Applied aspects of science and technology with Bihar relevance
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Optional Subject
- One optional subject is selected according to the applicable BPSC examination rules.
- The exact optional-subject list and paper structure should always be checked against the notification for the examination cycle.
BIHAR-SPECIFIC PREPARATION
What deserves extra attention?
HistoryFreedom movement, Bihar movements, personalities and culture
GeographyRivers, agriculture, soils, climate, resources and regions
EconomyState economy, Economic Survey, schemes and development
Current AffairsBihar government, appointments, schemes, events and reports
BPSC PREPARATION
Turn the syllabus into practice.
Use the Habitat IAS BPSC mock series to convert each syllabus area into timed objective practice and performance analysis.