WBPSC Clerkship Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

Each wrong answer in Part-I costs 0.25 mark. Only a limited number of Part-I qualifiers are called to Part-II. Writing your name, roll number or any identifying mark in a Part-II script costs 10% of that paper's full marks. The scheme is in the Clerkship 2024 scheme and syllabus.

Part-I

• English: vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and correct usage.
• General Studies: everyday observation including everyday science, current events and problems with special reference to India, and elementary Indian history and geography.
• Arithmetic: divisibility, fractions, decimals and recurring decimals, simplification, HCF and LCM, partnership, average, ratio and proportion, percentage, simple interest, profit and loss, time and distance, area of rectangles and squares.

Part-II

• Group A, English: drafting a report from points or material supplied; summary or precis of a prose passage; translation from Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Nepali or Santali into English.
• Group B, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Nepali or Santali: drafting a report; summary or precis; translation from English into the chosen language.

The standard is that of the Madhyamik examination. If you take Hindi, Urdu, Nepali or Santali in place of Bengali, you must pass a departmental Bengali test during probation before you are confirmed.

Reservation covers SC, ST, OBC and EWS candidates of West Bengal only. Candidates from other states with those certificates compete as general candidates. PwBD, ex-servicemen and meritorious sportspersons in 20 listed sports also get reserved posts.

1. Part-I objective test, which screens the field.
2. Part-II written test for a limited number of Part-I qualifiers.
3. Computer operation and typing test, with the Bengali test where it applies.
4. Final merit list on Part-I and Part-II marks taken together, for those who pass the typing test.
5. Posting by merit against your preferences.

You must also clear an aggregate qualifying mark across Part-I and Part-II: 40% for UR, EWS and meritorious sportspersons, 38% for OBC, 35% for SC, and 30% for ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen. A candidate called to Part-II who skips it is dropped from the merit list.

When you apply you rank Secretariat departments, Directorates and the regional offices of one district or Kolkata. Ties go first to the higher combined English and second-language marks, then to the higher English mark, then to the older candidate. Selected candidates face a medical board and police verification before appointment.

Pay Level 6 under ROPA 2019: ₹22,700 to ₹58,500 a month, plus DA, medical allowance and HRA. All appointments start on a temporary basis.

Apply online only, through your WBPSC account at psc.wb.gov.in. More than one application from the same person can be cancelled.

• Fee: ₹110 plus service charges, paid online. SC and ST candidates of West Bengal and PwBD candidates (40% or more) pay nothing. OBC candidates pay the full fee.
• Upload any category certificate (SC, ST, OBC, EWS, PwBD, sports, ex-servicemen) as a PDF under 100 KB. It must be issued by a West Bengal authority on or before the closing date.
• Give one photo ID (Madhyamik admit or certificate with photo, passport, PAN, voter card, driving licence or a government ID) and bring the same card to the exam.
• The edit window can be used once. Documents are uploaded during that window.

Part-I is held at 26 centres: Kolkata, Baruipur, Diamond Harbour, Barrackpore, Barasat, Howrah, Chinsurah, Burdwan, Durgapur, Medinipur, Tamluk, Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram, Suri, Krishnanagar, Berhampore, Malda, Balurghat, Raiganj, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Coochbehar, Siliguri, Kalimpong and Darjeeling. Darjeeling is only for ST candidates of the district and candidates from the Darjeeling Sadar, Mirik and Kurseong sub-divisions; Kalimpong is for candidates from Kalimpong district. In 2023, Part-II was held at fewer, grouped centres.

For a sense of pace, the 2023 cycle took two years from advertisement (December 2023) to Part-II (December 2025).

e-Admit cards are downloaded from psc.wb.gov.in, usually about two weeks before each part. For the 2023 Part-II they opened on 15 December 2025 for an exam on 28 December. No duplicate is issued at the office. Carry the photo ID named in your form; phones and smart watches are banned and candidates are frisked at the gate.

Results go up on the Results page as roll-number lists. The 2023 Part-I result was a 239-page list of 89,821 roll numbers who qualified for Part-II. Final recommendations appear on the Recommendation page, and WBPSC keeps issuing lists against non-joining vacancies for years afterwards; the 2019 cycle had such lists as late as March 2025.

WBPSC did not publish a category-wise Part-I cut-off with the 2023 result, only the roll numbers that qualified. The advertisement fixes the minimum aggregate instead: 40% for UR and EWS, 38% for OBC, 35% for SC, 30% for ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen, and 40% for meritorious sportspersons. The Commission can lower these if many reserved posts go unfilled.

• Part-I is Madhyamik-level, so speed and accuracy decide it. With 0.25 off per wrong answer, leave a question rather than guess blind.
• Arithmetic is a fixed list of topics; drill exactly those, especially percentage, profit and loss and time and distance.
• Part-II rewards practice in report drafting, precis and two-way translation. Write a few timed answers in both languages; you get only an hour for both groups.
• Start typing practice early. 20 words per minute in English or 10 in Bengali is a pass mark you need after clearing both written parts.
• Past Clerkship papers from 2019 and 2023 are on the WBPSC previous papers page.

• WBPSC official website
• Clerkship 2024 detailed advertisement (Advt 12/2024)
• Clerkship 2024 scheme and syllabus
• Current applications
• Announcements
• Admit card download
• Results
• Previous years question papers
• Clerkship 2023 advertisement (Advt 13/2023)

What is the minimum qualification for the WBPSC Clerkship exam?

Madhyamik or equivalent, plus basic computer skills and typing at 20 wpm in English or 10 wpm in Bengali.

What is the age limit for Clerkship 2024?

18 to 45 years on 1 January 2024, with 5 years extra for SC and ST and 3 years for OBC candidates of West Bengal.

How many vacancies are there in Clerkship 2024?

The advertisement does not give a number. WBPSC says the vacancies will be announced later.

Is there negative marking?

Yes, 0.25 mark for each wrong answer in Part-I.

Can I write Part-II in Hindi instead of Bengali?

Yes. Hindi, Urdu, Nepali and Santali are allowed for Group B, but you then have to pass a departmental Bengali exam during probation.

What is the salary of a WBPSC clerk?

Pay Level 6, ₹22,700 to ₹58,500, plus allowances.

Has the Clerkship 2023 final result come out?

Not by mid-October 2026. Part-II was held on 28 December 2025; the typing test and final list are still to come.