WBCS Syllabus 2025 (Revised), New Exam Pattern

WBCS Syllabus 2025: The West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) 2025 exam has introduced a completely revised syllabus and exam pattern. The changes align the exam more closely with national civil services standards while retaining a Bengal-centric focus. The new structure applies from the 2025 cycle onward and features a two-paper Preliminary exam and a comprehensive 10-paper Mains exam.

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WBCS Syllabus 2025 Revised

The WBCS 2025 syllabus has been changed to include more topics and a new exam pattern to better check the knowledge and skills of candidates. The Preliminary exam now has two papers with questions on English, General Science, Current Affairs, History, Geography, Indian Polity, Economy, and reasoning. Those who pass the Prelims can appear for the Mains exam, which has ten papers. These include language papers, English, essay writing, Bengal’s culture, four General Studies papers, and two optional subjects for some groups. The new pattern not only checks memory but also how well candidates can think and communicate, making the exam more complete and challenging.

WBCS Syllabus 2025 Overview 

Every year, WBPSC releases the WBCS Notification to recruit Group A, B, C & D positions. All the important information related to the WBCS exam is provided in the table outlined below:

Also Check: WBCS Previous Year Question Paper

WBCS Exam Pattern 2025 (Revised)

The prelims exam consists of eight different subjects and carries 25 marks each. Two and a half hours are given to complete the WBCS preliminary exam question paper. Candidates who pass the preliminary exam are invited to the main WBCS exam. You can find the details of the exam format in the table given below:

WBCS Prelims Syllabus 2025

Here is the revised syllabus for WBCS prelims exam 2025: 

Paper I: General Studies I

• English Composition

• General Science

• Current Events (National & International)

• History of India

• Indian National Movement

• Geography (India & West Bengal)

• Indian Polity and Economy

• General Mental Ability

Paper II: General Studies II (CSAT)

• Comprehension

• Interpersonal & Communication Skills

• Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability

• Decision Making & Problem Solving

• General Mental Ability

• Basic Numeracy & Data Interpretation

WBCS Mains Syllabus 2025

Candidates who pass the preliminary exam and are eligible will be invited to take the WBCS main exam. There are 10 required papers in the WBCS mains revised syllabus. 200 marks are given for each main paper, and the exam lasts three hours for each paper.

Qualifying Papers (Minimum 30% Pass Marks)

• Paper A: Bengali, Nepali, Hindi, Urdu, Santali (300 marks)
• Paper B: English (300 marks)

Merit-Based Papers (Compulsory)

• English Essay & Composition (250 marks)

• Tradition & Culture of Bengal (250 marks)

• General Studies I (250 marks)

• General Studies II (250 marks)

• General Studies III (250 marks)

• General Studies IV (250 marks)

Optional Papers (for Group A & B only)

• Two papers from one optional subject (250 marks each)

WBCS Main Syllabus Optional Subjects

The list of WBCS Main Syllabus Optional Subjects has been mentioned in the table given below for the candidates. The Mains exam will feature two optional papers, from which candidates must choose one subject from a list of 37 available subjects. Both optional papers will include questions exclusively from the chosen subject.

WBCS Personality Test 

Every candidate who meets the requirements for the WBCS main exam is invited to the personality exam. The exam's goal is to evaluate the candidate's character traits, such as leadership, intellectual and moral integrity, logical and clear presentation skills, and awareness of a variety of topics.

Questions on topics of general interest to each candidate will be asked. Each service group receives different marks on the personality exam. The following defines each group's personality exam marks:

WBCS Syllabus Preparation

The WBCS exam is the premier exam of the West Bengal Public Service Commission, and hence the competition in the exam is also high. The candidates are required to prepare for the WBCS in a planned manner to get maximum marks in the exam and ensure their selection.

• The candidates are required to devise a customized preparation strategy as per their abilities and interests and religiously follow the same.
• The candidates should read and make a list of topics given in the syllabus and make provisions in the preparation plan to prepare all of them.
• Make provisions for answer writing, practice with mock exams and previous year's question papers, and revise.
• The candidates must prepare the preparation notes because they are very useful at the time of revision for examinations
• Prepare current affairs daily to reduce the baggage for the next day.