BPSC Assistant Audit Officer Syllabus, Exam Pattern

Preliminary

One objective General Studies paper, 150 marks in 2 hours, on the same syllabus as the BPSC Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Exam. It screens for the Mains and its marks don't carry forward.

Mains

Interview

120 marks.

The compulsory and optional papers use the BPSC Combined Competitive Exam syllabus. The detailed papers are on the BPSC syllabus page.

As set in the 2021 advertisement:

• Degree: graduation in Commerce, Economics, Statistics or Mathematics, or an MBA (Finance), CA, ICWA or CS.
• Age on 1 August 2020: 21 to 37 for unreserved men, 40 for unreserved women, BC and EBC, 42 for SC and ST.
• 10 extra years for disabled candidates, 5 for regular Bihar government staff with three years' service, and service plus 3 years for ex-servicemen.

The merit list adds the Mains (General Studies I, II and the optional, 900 marks) and the interview (120). Hindi is not counted. Each stage needs at least 40% for unreserved, 36.5% for BC, 34% for EBC and 32% for SC, ST, women and disabled candidates. Ties go to the higher written score, then the higher optional score, then the older candidate.

In the 2021 cycle 11,531 sat the Preliminary, 1,696 went through to the Mains, 363 were called for interview (321 turned up) and 135 were selected. Three unreserved posts reserved for deaf and multiple-disability candidates were left vacant.

Pay Level 7 of the Bihar pay matrix, as given in the 2021 advertisement.

In 2021 the fee was ₹600, or ₹150 for SC and ST candidates from Bihar, women permanently resident in Bihar and candidates with 40% or more disability. A new advertisement would be applied for through one-time registration on bpsconline.bihar.gov.in.

No new advertisement as of October 2026. The 2021 cycle ran like this:

2024 final cut-offs. The written column is out of 900 and the final out of 1,020. The unreserved and SC written figures are as corrected on 29 January 2024.

• The optional is worth as much as each General Studies paper, so take the one that matches your degree.
• In 2024 the unreserved candidate needed 441 of 900 in the written papers, just under half. Steady answer writing across all three papers matters more than one strong paper.

• BPSC advertisements and notices
• Advertisement 05/2021 (Hindi)
• Preliminary result, 2022
• Mains result, 2023
• Final result, 20 January 2024
• BPSC archived notices

Is BPSC recruiting Assistant Audit Officers now?

No. The last advertisement was 05/2021, and its final result came out in January 2024.

Is this the same as BPSC Auditor?

No. Auditor is a Panchayati Raj Department post at a lower pay level, recruited separately.

Who could apply last time?

Graduates in Commerce, Economics, Statistics or Mathematics, and MBA (Finance), CA, ICWA or CS holders.

How many were selected in 2024?

135 of 138 posts.