BPSC LDC Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

The advertisement allows a Preliminary only if more than 40,000 people apply. In 2025 BPSC held the Mains directly. Both papers are objective, with 4 marks for a right answer and 1 taken off for a wrong one.

Typing and computer test

Hindi typing in MS Word, Mangal font, Remington Gail keyboard layout. You need 30 words a minute: 300 words in 10 minutes, with no more than 1.5% mistakes. Delete and Backspace are locked once a word is typed. Disabled candidates get 5 extra minutes. The test only qualifies you; it adds no marks.

From the Mains syllabus:

• Hindi (secondary level): sentences, clauses and phrases, words, letters and visarga sandhi, nouns, number, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, synonyms and antonyms, common sayings and idioms.
• General studies: current events, awards, books, languages, capitals and currencies, sport, history and culture of India and Bihar, geography, the freedom movement, the constitution, panchayati raj, five-year plans and Bihar's part in the national movement.
• General science and maths (matric level): physics, chemistry, biology, geography; number system, decimals and fractions, percentage, ratio, average, interest, profit and loss.
• Mental ability: analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualisation, problem solving, odd one out, number and non-verbal series, coding and decoding.

• Education: Intermediate (Class 12) pass.
• Skill: computer operation and typing. The test is Hindi typing.
• Age on 1 August 2025: at least 18. Upper limit 37 for unreserved men; 40 for unreserved women, BC and EBC; 42 for SC and ST.
• Disabled candidates get 10 extra years. Ex-servicemen get 3 years plus their service, up to an actual age of 57. Regular Bihar government employees with three years' service get 5 years.
• Reservation applies only to permanent residents of Bihar.

1. Mains (Paper 2 marks decide the order; Paper 1 Hindi only has to be passed).
2. Typing and computer test for those high enough on the Mains list.
3. Document verification.

The final merit list is drawn from Mains marks among those who clear the typing test. On a tie the older candidate ranks higher, then Devanagari alphabetical order. The written stage needs 40% for unreserved, 36.5% for BC, 34% for EBC and 32% for SC, ST, women and disabled candidates. There's no interview and no re-evaluation.

Pay Level 2, ₹19,900 to ₹63,200.

Applications go through BPSC's one-time registration on bpsconline.bihar.gov.in. Fee: ₹600, or ₹150 for SC and ST candidates from Bihar, all women who are permanent residents of Bihar, and candidates with 40% or more disability. Without an Aadhaar number you pay ₹200 more as a biometric fee.

No final result yet. The Mains answer keys came out in November 2025 and 29 roll numbers were put on the document verification list in February 2026, but that list fell with the cancelled typing test. Expect a new typing test notice, then a fresh verification list, on BPSC's notices page.

• BPSC advertisements and notices
• Advertisement 43/2025 (Hindi)
• LDC Mains syllabus
• Final answer key, General Knowledge
• Typing test notice, January 2026
• Cancellation notice, 21 August 2026
• BPSC exam calendar

How many LDC posts are there?

26: 13 unreserved, 3 EWS, 4 SC, 1 ST, 2 EBC, 2 BC and 1 for BC women.

What qualification do I need?

Class 12, plus Hindi typing on a computer.

Was there a Preliminary in 2025?

No. The advertisement keeps a Preliminary for when more than 40,000 apply, and BPSC held the Mains directly.

Why was the typing test cancelled?

BPSC gave only "technical reasons". The January test and the February verification were both scrapped, and a new test will be announced.

Is there an interview?

No.