WBCS is one of the best govt. job not only in West Bengal but also in India .Every year thousands of thousands person are  appear in wbcs exam but a few candidates finally selected . If we search the background of our failur there must be some reason . If we see the history of  wbcs cracker candidates we see that some person crack after 3-7 times & it also see that some crack it first chance with top rank & it also see that some can not qualify it during his life .There is must some reason behind this mostly problem is that lack of proper guide &  proper knowledge.We  discuss all thing so that any one can not felt problem in future for wbcs preparation



WBCS exam devided into 3 main  parts prelim, main, interview , All three parts are very important to become a successful  WBCS officer. Now we discuss about pre main and at last interview                                                      
Syllabus is an important part in wbcs exam , we shoult not read  hapazard .  Reading must be    according to syllabus at first discuss details about syllabus
                                                                  



Candidates must follow the  below chart  to know about WBCS Exam Pattern:

Subject Name Marks Questions Duration 
English Composition 25 25
General Science 25 25
Current events of National & International Importance 25 25
History of India 25 25
Geography of India and special reference to West Bengal 25 25
Indian Polity and Economy 25 25
Indian National Movement 25 25
General Mental Ability 25 25
Total 200 200 2 Hours

The WBCS Prelims Syllabus comprises of eight subjects/ topics. There are 200 (MCQ). Each topic is assigned 25 marks. The total time of the exam is 2.5 hours. The Prelims is only a  omr screening test, and its marks are not considered for final selection in final score it can not add . The commission has clearly says that in its notification that the Prelims Exam tests the level of knowledge as that of a graduate of any faculty from any ugc recognized university.

The eight topics given in WBCS Prelims Syllabus are:

  1. English Composition

    1. Synonyms and Antonyms

    2. Idioms and Phrases

    3. Vocabulary Test

    4. Phrasal Verbs

    5. Homophones

    6. Fill in the qualifying words

  2. General Science

    1. General appreciation

    2. Understanding of science

    3. Matters of everyday observation

    4. special studies of scientific disciplines

  3. Current Events of National and International Importance

    1. Significant events all over  India and its relations with the whole world

  4. History of India

    1. Ancient

    2. Medieval

    3. Modern

  5. Geography of India with give stress on reference to West Bengal

    1. Physical Geography

    2. Social Geography

    3. Economic Geography

  6. Indian Polity and Economy

    1. Indian Constitution

    2. Panchayati Raj

    3. Constitutional Bodies, etc.

  7. Indian National Movement

    1. Nature and character of Nineteenth-Century Resurgence

    2. Growth of Nationalism

    3. Attainment of Independence

  8. General Mental Ability

    1. Logical Reasoning

    2. Common Aptitude

WBCS Mains Exam Pattern

Papers Marks
Group ‘A’ Group ‘B’ Group ‘C’ Group ‘D’
Language Paper (Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali) 200 200 200 200
English Paper 200 200 200 200
General Studies – Paper I 200 200 200 200
General Studies-Paper II 200 200 200 200
Constitution of India and Indian Economy 200 200 200 200
Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning 200 200 200 200
Optional Subject – (One subject: Two papers of 200 marks each) 400 400 NA NA
Personality Test 200 200 150 100
Total Marks 1800 1800 1350 1300

WBCS Syllabus for Mains Exam

Candidates will be selected for WBCS Mains exam on the basis of their performance in Prelims. The Mains exam will contain six compulsory papers and one optional subject comprising two papers. Each of these papers will consist of 200 marks. Candidates will be allotted 3 hours time to complete each paper.

Papers Subjects Topics
Paper 1 Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santali
  1. Letter writing (within 150 words)
  2. Drafting of Report (within 200 words)
  3. Precis Writing
  4. Composition
  5. Translation from English to Bengali or Hindi or Urdu or  Nepali or  Santali
Paper 2 English
  1. Letter writing (within 150 words)
  2. Drafting of Report (within 200 words)
  3. Precis Writing
  4. Composition
  5. Translation from Bengali or Hindi or  Urdu or  Nepali or Santali to English
Paper 3 General Studies - I
  1. Indian History with an emphasis on National Movement
  2. Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal
Paper 4 General Studies-II
  1. Science and Scientific & Technological advancement
  2. Environment
  3. General Knowledge
  4. Current Affairs
Paper 5 The Constitution of India and Indian Economy
  1. Role of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
  2. Functions of RBI
Paper 6 Arithmetic Similar to Mathematics paper at the Madhyamik Examination of the Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal.
Test of Reasoning Analytical Reasoning: Data Sufficiency Logical Reasoning:
  1. Logical Deduction
  2. Forcefulness of the Arguments
  3. Implication of sentences
  4. Inferring from diagrams
Series:
  1. Letter series
  2. Number series
  3. Inferring from Data
  4. Analogy tests
  5. Symbol Interpretation
  6. Mathematical puzzles
  7. Odd man out
  8. Perception test
  9. Non-verbal reasoning
  10. Selecting correct sequence
Paper 7 Optional Papers In accordance with the subject selected
Paper 8 In accordance with the subject opted by candidates

 

WBCS Syllabus: List of Optional Subject For Manis

The Mains exam will consist of eight papers of where all  candidates will have to choose from a list of 37 subjects for the last two papers. Candidates can select one optional subject as both the optional papers will constitute questions from the subject opted by candidates. The list of all the optional subjects has been given below for your help










Subject Code
Bengali 1
Hindi 2
Sanskrit 3
English 4
Pali 5
Arabic 6
Persian 7
French 8
Urdu 9
Santali 10
Comparative Literature 11
Agriculture 12
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science 13
Anthropology 14
Botany 15
Chemistry 16
Civil Engineering 17
Commerce and Accountancy 18
Computer Science 19
Economics 20
Electrical Engineering 21
Geography 22
Geology 23
History 24
Law 25
Mathematics 26
Management 27
Mechanical Engineering 28
Medical Science 29
Philosophy 30
Physiology 31
Physics 32
Political Science 33
Psychology 34
Sociology 35
Statistics
Zoology		 36
Now discuss about Wbcs prelims .It is the first steps to crack wbcs . Today competition is very high so we start read pre and main at a time. pre  consist of eight portion each portion has 25 marks of this history is 50marks so we give special care to history & main consist of 6paper with optional 2 paper .we must start pre & main at a same time I discuss details subjet wise prepare strategy both pre & main then optional & interview

HISTORY
At  At first go through jiban mukhopadhyay history book . Then make a short note  of your own and then cover  Poonam Dalal book for medieval & ancient period then you can read Bipan Chandra those books are enough for both main & pre you can not read other book .Then go through Arihant 14000 mcq and lucent mcq  book .During reading history you can write some important date chronology etc those are help in revision easily. If you do you know that is enough for main & pre