WBPSC Eligibility, Important Dates and Practice Questions

Each advertisement sets its own qualification and age, but a few rules apply across WBPSC exams:

• You must read, write and speak Bengali, unless your mother tongue is Nepali. Others are tested on it at the interview or typing stage.
• Reservation for SC, ST, OBC and EWS is only for candidates of West Bengal with certificates from West Bengal authorities. Candidates from other states compete as general.
• Age relaxation is usually 5 years for SC and ST and 3 for OBC (non-creamy layer) of West Bengal, and up to 45 for PwBD.
• Age is taken only from the Madhyamik or equivalent certificate.

The big exams have stages: an objective preliminary or Part-I that only screens, a written (conventional) main, and a personality test or typing test. Single-post recruitments usually use a screening test, or just shortlisting by marks, and an interview. Most advertisements also fix a minimum aggregate by category, commonly 40% for UR, 38% for OBC, 35% for SC and 30% for ST and PwBD. MCQ papers carry negative marking.

• Register once on One Time Registration, then apply for each advertisement from your account.
• Typical fees are ₹110 for Madhyamik-level exams such as Clerkship and ₹160 for graduate-level ones such as Miscellaneous. SC and ST candidates of West Bengal and PwBD candidates (40% or more) are exempt; OBC candidates pay.
• Most advertisements now have a one-time edit window just after the closing date.

Where the main exams stood in mid-October 2026:

In 2024 and 2025 the indicative advertisements for the year's exams came out in November and December. The detailed advertisement can follow a year or more later.

Admit cards are only online, on the admit card page, usually one to two weeks before the exam. Interview call letters come the same way.

Written results are roll-number lists on the Results page; final lists are on the Recommendation page. Answer keys go up on the Answer Key page soon after an MCQ exam, with a short window for objections.

• WBPSC official website
• Current applications
• Advertisements
• Announcements
• Syllabus
• Answer keys
• Results
• Recommendations
• Previous years question papers

What is the official website of WBPSC?

psc.wb.gov.in. Applications, admit cards and results are all there.

Which WBPSC exam needs only Class 10?

The Clerkship Examination, for which Madhyamik is enough.

Can candidates from other states apply?

Yes, if they meet the Bengali requirement, but only for unreserved posts.

Is there negative marking in WBPSC exams?

Yes, in the objective papers. In the Clerkship 2024 Part-I it is 0.25 per wrong answer.

Which WBPSC application is open now?

Clerkship 2024, from 6 to 26 October 2026.