WBCS 2025 Notification: West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) has finally issued the WBCS Exam Notification 2025. Hence, WB Civil Service Examination 2025 detailed information is shared on this page. Furthermore, WBCS Apply Online Link 2025 will be active at psc.wb.gov.in from 18th November 2025. Thus, the interested aspirants can start filling West Bengal Civil Service Examination 2025 Online Application Form on the activation of the application portal. More Details are available in the section below.
Update: The WBCS Notification 2025 is released vide (ADVT. NO. 08/2024) on 14th November 2025. The Online Application shall start from 18th November 2025.
WB Civil Service Exam 2025 Notification Overview
| Recruitment Authority | West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC). |
| Advertisement No | 08/2024 |
| Exam Name | WBCS 2025 Examination |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Job Type | State Govt Jobs |
| Place of Posting | West Bengal |
| Website | wbpsc.gov.in |
West Bengal Civil Service Exam Notification 2025
West Bengal Civil Service Examination is the best job opportunity for the young and dynamic candidates who want to secure an High Paying and Respectable Govt Jobs in West Bengal. Therefore, the aspirants those who are curiously waiting for WBCS Notification 2025 can apply online with the addition of Official Notification at the PSCWB Website. In addition to this, the aspirants can check the WB Civil Service Eligibility conditions put forth by West Bengal Public Service Commission through the official notification. So, here we have provided the detailed description on it in the following sections.
| Post Name | Group A, Group B, Group C & Group D |
| Job Category | Both Gazetted & Non-Gazetted Posts under the West Bengal State Government |
| WBCS Salary 2025 | Group A & B – Pay Level:16 (56,100 – 1,44,300) besides D.A., M.A. and H.R.A. admissible as per rules. |
| Group C – Pay Level: 15 (42,600 – 1,09,800 ), Pay Level : 14 (39,900 – 1,02,800 ) & Pay Level : 12 (35,800 – 92,100) besides D.A., M.A. and H.R.A. admissible as per rules. | |
| Group D – Pay Level: 10 (32,100 – 82,900 ) besides D.A., M.A. and H.R.A. admissible as per rules. |
| WBCS Exam Links | |
| Notification | WBCS Notification |
| Apply Online | WBCS Apply Online |
| Exam Pattern | WBCS Exam Pattern |
| Syllabus | WBCS Syllabus |
| Previous Papers | WBCS Previous Papers |
| Admit Card / Exam Date | WBCS Admit Card |
| Answer Keys | WBCS Answer Keys |
| Results | WBCS Prelims Result WBCS Results |
WB Civil Services Exam 2025 – Group of Services
West Bengal Civil Service aspirants can find the group of services for which the WBCS 2025 Examination will be held. Thus, the Post Details which will be filled up through this exam are as follows –
| Service | Group A Service |
| 1 | West Bengal Civil Service (Executive) |
| 2 | Assistant Commissioner of Revenue in the integrated West Bengal Revenue Service |
| 3 | West Bengal Co-operative Service |
| 4 | West Bengal Labour Service |
| 5 | West Bengal Food and Supplies Service |
| 6 | West Bengal Employment Service [Except the post of Employment Officer (Technical)] |
| Service | Group B Service |
| 1 | West Bengal Police Service |
| Service | Group C Service |
| 1 | Superintendent, District Correctional Home / Deputy Superintendent, Central Correctional Home |
| 2 | Joint Block Development Officer |
| 3 | Deputy Assistant Director of Consumer Affairs and Fair Business Practices |
| 4 | West Bengal Junior Social Welfare Service |
| 5 | West Bengal Subordinate Land Revenue Service, Grade-I |
| 6 | Assistant Commercial Tax Officer |
| 7 | Joint Registrar (West Bengal State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission under the Consumer Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal) |
| 8 | Assistant Canal Revenue Officer (Irrigation) |
| 9 | Chief Controller of Correctional Services |
| Service | Group D Service |
| 1 | Inspector of Co-operative Societies |
| 2 | Panchayat Development Officer under the Panchayat and Rural Development Department |
| 3 | Rehabilitation Officer under the Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Department |
WBCS Notification 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Most importantly, all aspirants should fulfil the essential conditions to apply. This includes the required educational qualifications and age limit of WB Civil Service Examination 2025. The eligibility criteria to apply are –
| Educational Qualifications | Candidates should have completed Graduation in any stream from a recognized University. |
| Age Limit | • Minimum Age Requirement – 21 Years. • Maximum Age Limit – 36 Years. |
However, there is admissible age relaxation as per Govt orders. Hence, candidates can check age limit details in WBCS Notification available at its official portal and apply before the last date.
WBCS Exam Selection Process in Details
West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) published WBCS Notification 2025 has the following stages of selection –
- Preliminary Examination.
- Mains Examination
- Interview / Personality Test
Candidates should note that the Preliminary Examination is a Screening Test only for the Main Examination. The Final Selection into the WBCS is on the basis of marks in the Mains Examination and Personality Test taking together.
WB Civil Services 2025 Preliminary Exam Pattern
The WBCS Preliminary Examination is a Screening Test only for the purpose of selection of candidates for the Main Examination. The marks obtained in this examination by the candidates will not be considered for final selection. Only those candidates who qualifies at the Preliminary Examination in a year shall be eligible for admission to the WBCS (Exe.) etc.(Main) Examination of that year.
- The Preliminary Examination will consist of only one paper, viz., a paper on “General Studies”.
- The papers will be of objective type consisting of 200 multiple-choice questions.
- The papers will be of 2½ hours duration.
- The standard of the papers will be of the level of knowledge as expected of a Graduate of any faculty of a recognized University.
- There shall be negative marking for each wrong answer.
The General Studies of WBCS Preliminary Examination will include questions covering the following fields of knowledge:-
| S.l. No. | Subjects | No of Qs | Marks | Duration |
| i. | English Composition | 25 | 25 | 2½ hour |
| ii. | General Science | 25 | 25 | |
| iii. | Current Events of National and International Importance | 25 | 25 | |
| iv. | History of India | 25 | 25 | |
| v | Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal | 25 | 25 | |
| vi. | Indian Polity and Economy | 25 | 25 | |
| vii. | Indian National Movement | 25 | 25 | |
| viii. | General Mental Ability | 25 | 25 | |
| TOTAL | 200 | 200 | ||
WBCS Mains Examination Pattern 2025
The WBCS Main Examination shall consist of a Written Examination and Personality Test. The Mains Written Examination shall consist of six (06) compulsory papers of and one optional subject consisting of two papers
(only for candidates applying for Group A and /or Group B) to be chosen by the candidates from the list of optional subjects given below. There will be two papers of the optional subject of 200 marks each. Each paper, Compulsory or Optional, will carry 200 marks and will be of 3 hours duration. The features of the WBCS Mains Examination scheme is as follows –
- Marks obtained in all the Mains Examination and marks obtained in Personality Test shall be counted for final merit list.
- Each compulsory and Optional Paper shall carry 200 marks and shall be of 3 (Three) hours duration.
- Candidates opting for Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ Services & Posts need not appear for the Paper VII and Paper VIII.
- Category Wise Qualifying marks – UR – 40%, EWS – 40%, OBC(A&B) – 38%, S.C.- 35%, S.T.- 30%, PwBD – 30% & MSP – 40%
| Papers | Subjects | Duration | Marks | Group of Services |
| Paper I | Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santali | 3 Hours | 200 | For A, B, C & D |
| Paper II | English | 3 Hours | 200 | For A, B, C & D |
| Paper III | General Studies I | 3 Hours | 200 | For A, B, C & D |
| Paper IV | General Studies II | 3 Hours | 200 | For A, B, C & D |
| Paper V | The Constitution of India and Indian Economy including role and functions of the Reserve Bank of India. | 3 Hours | 200 | For A, B, C & D |
| Paper VI | Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning | 3 Hours | 200 | For A, B, C & D |
| Paper VII | Optional Subject Paper 1 | 3 Hours | 200 | Only for Group A and / or B |
| Paper VIII | Optional Subject Paper 2 | 3 Hours | 200 | Only for group A and / or B |
- Out of six compulsory papers, four papers i.e. Paper-III, Paper IV, Paper V & Paper-VI will have multiple-choice questions (MCQs).
- Paper-I and Paper-II will be of conventional type written examination.
- The two papers of the optional subjects ( Paper VII & Paper VIII) will be of conventional type and the standard of the examination will be approximately that of an Honours Degree Examination of as prescribed by the recognised Indian Universities.
WBCS Mains Examination List of Optional Subjects
For the candidates applying for Group-A and Group-B post, there will be two papers of any of the following optional subjects. The list of optional subjects are as follows –
| Subjects | Code |
| Bengali | 01 |
| Hindi | 02 |
| Sanskrit | 03 |
| English | 04 |
| Pali | 05 |
| Arabic | 06 |
| Persian | 07 |
| French | 08 |
| Urdu | 09 |
| Santali | 10 |
| Nepali | 11 |
| Comparative Literature | 12 |
| Agriculture | 13 |
| Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science | 14 |
| Anthropology | 15 |
| Botany | 16 |
| Chemistry | 17 |
| Civil Engineering | 18 |
| Commerce and Accountancy | 19 |
| Computer Science | 20 |
| Economics | 21 |
| Electrical Engineering | 22 |
| Geography | 23 |
| Geology | 24 |
| History | 25 |
| Law | 26 |
| Mathematics | 27 |
| Management | 28 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 29 |
| Medical Science | 30 |
| Philosophy | 31 |
| Physiology | 32 |
| Physics | 33 |
| Political Science | 34 |
| Psychology | 35 |
| Sociology | 36 |
| Statistics | 37 |
| Zoology | 38 |
WBCS Personality Test
As per the WBCS Examination scheme a certain number of candidates selected in order of merit on the results of the Main Examination for all the services and posts included in Group A,B,C and D shall have to appear for the Personality Test. The Commission will ask questions on matters of general interest in the personality test. The object of the test will be to assess the candidate’s personal qualities e.g., alertness of mind, power of clear and logical exposition, intellectual and moral integrity, leadership and also the candidate’s range of interests. The marks of the Personality Test is as follows –
| Sl No | Services | Marks | Qualifying Marks |
| 1 | Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ | 200 | UR – 40% EWS – 40% OBC(A&B) – 38% S.C.- 35% S.T.- 30% PwBD – 30% MSP – 40% |
| 2 | Group ‘C’ | 150 | |
| 3 | Group ‘D’ | 100 |
WBCS 2025 Examination Centre List
The Prelims Examination of the WBCS Examination 2025 will be held at the following centres while the Mains & Interview Stage will be conducted at Kolkata only.
List of WBCS Preliminary Exam Centres
| Code | Centre |
| 11 | Kolkata |
| 12 | Baruipur |
| 13 | Diamond Harbour |
| 14 | Barrackpore |
| 15 | Barasat |
| 16 | Howrah |
| 17 | Chinsurah |
| 18 | Burdwan |
| 19 | Durgapur |
| 20 | Medinipur |
| 21 | Tamluk |
| 22 | Bankura |
| 23 | Purulia |
| 24 | Jhargram |
| 25 | Suri |
| 26 | Krishnanagar |
| 27 | Berhampore |
| 28 | Malda |
| 29 | Balurghat |
| 30 | Raiganj |
| 31 | Jalpaiguri |
| 32 | Alipurduar |
| 33 | Coochbehar |
| 34 | Siliguri |
| 35 | Kalimpong |
| 36 | Darjeeling |
How to Apply for West Bengal Civil Service Exam 2025?
Aspirants should go through the process of filling WBCS application form before applying. Since, West Bengal Civil Service Recruitment 2025 Online Application Form is available at WBPSC Official Website. Thus, the Steps to fill Online Form of West Bengal Civil Service Examination are available below for the convenience of the aspirants –
- Firstly, candidates interested should make a visit to the official portal i.e. psc.wb.gov.in
- Now, search for WBCS Notification 2025 pdf, download it and go through the rules and regulations.
- Furthermore, verify the eligibility with the required Educational qualifications and age limit.
- If eligible, then click on West Bengal Civil Service Recruitment 2025 Apply Online link.
- Next, enter the required details correctly.
- Later, Upload scanned recent photograph, and signature correctly.
- Next, pay the application fees through various online / offline.
- Applicants should check once again all the filled details in the application form.
- At last, click on Submit for successful submission of online form.
- Finally, Take a print out of the applied form for future reference.
WBCS Notification 2025 – Important Dates
Here are the important dates in connection with WBCS Notification 2025. Hopefully the aspirants through this will be fully aware of the related key dates .
| Release of Notification | 14th November 2025 |
| Start Date of online application | 18th November 2025 |
| Closing date for online application | 9th December 2025 |
| Online Fees Submission Last Date | 9th December 2025 |
| Correction Window | 12th to 18th December,2025 (upto 3:00 pm) |
| Prelims Examination | March, 2026 |
WBCS Notification 2025 – Important Links
The interested candidates should note that the information provided above about WB Civil Service Examination 2025 is an overall description. In addition, applicants should also go through the official West Bengal Civil Service Notification 2025 PDF which is available on the official website. However, candidates can also download WBCS Notification 2024-25 & Apply Online through the link given below.
| Official Notification | Click Here |
| Apply Online Link | Click Here |
We hope the information here is useful for the aspirants. Therefore stay connected to this page to catch the latest updates on WBCS 2025. Meanwhile bookmark this portal to catch the latest Sarkari Naukri updates on time.
Good Luck
FAQs
Yes, the notification is released on 14th November 2025
The start date to apply is 18th November 2025.
psc.wb.gov.in is the official website to apply.
