BPSC Eligibility - Combined Competitive Exam

BPSC stands for the Bihar Public Service Commission. The  conducts recruitment exams to fill vacancies in the state administration of Bihar.

In this article, we will list out the complete eligibility criteria for the Bihar PSC Civil Service Exam.

The BPSC Eligibility Criteria comprises:

  1. Nationality
  2. Age Limit
  3. Educational Qualification
  4. Physical Fitness

Candidates can check the updated eligibility criteria in the BPSC notification for the particular exam.

As the BPSC Exam is modeled on the IAS Exam, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, aspirants may check the UPSC Eligibility Criteria here.

The BPSC State Service Exam or the Combined Competitive Exam is the common entry point for about 20 services.

The following eligibility conditions are there, for the 69th Combined Competitive Exam.

BPSC Exam Eligibility

The BPSC Age Limit for General Category male aspirants is:

  • Minimum Age – 20, 21 and 22 years
  • Maximum Age – 37

The upper age limit for BPSC is given in the table:

37 years

40 years

40 years

42 years

  • General Category (Male) – 5 feet 5 inches
  • Women candidates – 5 feet 2 inches
  • SC/ST – 5 feet 3 inches
  • General category (Male) – 32 inches
  • SC/ST (Male) – 31 inches

Important points regarding the BPSC Age Limit:

  1. There is no restriction on the number of attempts as long as candidates full the age criteria.
  2. For government employees who have been in continuous service for at least three years:
    1. Number of Attempts: 3
    2. Relaxation in Upper Age Limit: 5 years
  3. For Persons with Disability (PwD), the upper age limit is relaxed by 10 years.
  4. Ex-servicemen who are not above 53 years of age, can avail of  of age relaxation of three years plus the number of years in service.

The Educational Qualification as per the BPSC Eligibility Criteria is:

  • A Graduate Degree from a recognized University or
  • An equivalent qualification

The Physical Eligibility Criteria are:

For claiming benefits under reservation, candidates need to:

  1. Have a Bihar Domicile
  2. Mention the reservation category in the online application

The SC/ST category aspirants seeking reservation need to present the following documents:

  1. Caste Certificate
  2. Domicile

The BC/OBC aspirants seeking reservation need to present the following documents:

  1. Caste Certificate
  2. Domicile
  3. Non-Creamy Layer Certificate