BSSC Inter Level Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

Like the graduate exam, the prelim is open book. Each candidate may bring one textbook per section, from NCERT, BSEB, ICSE or another board. Nothing else: no guides, notes or photocopies.

Qualifying marks:

The prelim is set at roughly Matric level.

• General Studies: current affairs (science, awards, languages, books, capitals, currencies, sport) and India and its neighbours (history, culture, geography, economy, freedom struggle, Constitution, panchayati raj, five-year plans, Bihar in the national movement).
• General Science and Maths: physics, chemistry, biology, geography; number system, fractions, percentage, ratio, average, interest, profit and loss.
• Mental Ability: analogies, series, coding-decoding, spatial and visual questions, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.

The mains syllabus comes with the mains notice.

Intermediate (10+2) or equivalent. Many posts add a technical condition, usually Hindi or English typing or computer skills; the post table in the advertisement lists it against each post. Lower Division Clerk posts in the table are pay Level 2.

Age is counted on 1 August 2025, minimum 18. Anyone who was within the limit on 1 August 2015 and held the qualification then is also allowed in.

Prelim, mains, then document verification, with typing or computer tests where a post needs them. The prelim shortlists five candidates per vacancy in each category. Mains forms are invited separately, and you choose your post preferences at that point.

People working on contract in a Bihar government post can earn up to 25 extra marks, 5 a year, but only for that same post. The weightage applies in both prelim and mains.

Fee ₹100 for all, set by the state resolution of 21 August 2025. Payment by card, UPI or net banking.

If you applied under the old 02/23 notice and submitted the form, you do not need to apply again; you are considered for every post in 02/23(A).

Post count over time: 23,175 (Sep 2025), 24,492 (Dec 2025), 25,311 (Jan 2026), 26,426 (Feb 2026).

Practise finding facts in the three textbooks you plan to carry. If you are going for a typist or clerk post, keep your typing speed up while you wait for the exam date.

• BSSC notice board
• Advertisement 02/23(A) (PDF, Hindi, 17 pages)
• Notice of 27 Sep 2025 on the revised advertisement
• Date extension, 13 Jan 2026
• Corrigendum of 13 Feb 2026 (26,426 posts)

How many posts are there?

26,426 after the corrigendum of 13 February 2026.

I applied in 2023. Do I apply again?

No. Applicants who submitted under 02/23 are carried into 02/23(A).

Is the prelim really open book?

Yes. One board textbook per section is allowed, three in all.

What is the age limit?

37 for unreserved men, 40 for BC, EBC and unreserved women, 42 for SC and ST, counted on 1 August 2025.

When is the exam?

Not announced by October 2026.