Bihar Public Service Commission

The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) is the constitutional public service commission responsible for recruitment to specified services and posts under the Government of Bihar. It conducts competitive examinations, interviews and other selection processes according to the recruitment rules applicable to individual posts and services.

BPSC is widely known for its Integrated Combined Competitive Examination (CCE), which is used for recruitment to specified Bihar state services. The Commission also conducts recruitment for a much wider range of positions, including teacher posts, judicial services, administrative and technical positions, statistical posts, clerical positions and other specialist vacancies when notified.

The BPSC website provides examination calendars, advertisements, application information, admit-card resources, examination programmes, results, notices and corrigenda. Its examination calendar is particularly useful for candidates because it shows the stages of major recruitment processes and indicates tentative dates for preliminary examinations, mains/written examinations, interviews and final results.

Candidates should not assume that every BPSC examination follows the same pattern. The number of stages, syllabus, eligibility requirements, vacancy distribution and selection method are determined by the individual recruitment advertisement.

The Bihar Public Service Commission came into existence on 1 April 1949 after separation from the Commission for the States of Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. Its constitutional status followed the commencement of the Constitution of India on 26 January 1950. The Commission's headquarters were shifted from Ranchi to Patna on 1 March 1951, where the Commission continues to operate.

BPSC operates as a constitutional State Public Service Commission under Article 315. The Commission is supported by its secretariat and examination administration, which handle recruitment advertisements, applications, preliminary examinations, mains/written examinations, interviews, evaluation, results and recommendations for appointment. The Commission also maintains examination calendars and separate processes for specialist recruitment.