Examination guide · verified from official documents
WBPSC
Miscellaneous
A clear preparation base for the Miscellaneous Services Recruitment Examination: pattern, syllabus, papers and official cycle updates.
Three successive stages
Preliminary examination, Final written examination and Personality Test. Preliminary marks are not counted in the final merit list.
One objective paper
100 questions · 2 marks each · 1 hour 30 minutes.
- General Studies — 150 marks
- Arithmetic — 50 marks
- Arithmetic standard: Madhyamik
Three conventional papers
- Paper I: English — 150
- Paper II: Regional Language — 150
- Paper III: General Studies 100 + Arithmetic 50
Papers I & II: 1½ hours each. Paper III: 2½ hours. All three are held on the same day.
100 marks
Candidates are called merit-wise from the Final written examination. Final merit combines the three written papers and Personality Test.
Source: Official Miscellaneous Services 2024 Scheme & Syllabus (PDF) ↗
Preliminary by year; Final by subject
Official WBPSC files only. The Final examination is arranged subject-first so candidates can compare the same paper across cycles.
Preliminary examination
Final examination
Paper I · English
Paper II · Bengali / Hindi / Urdu / Nepali / Santali
Paper III · General Studies & Arithmetic
Current cycle
The 2024 recruitment cycle is open in the official record, but an examination date has not been announced.
Applications for the 2024 cycle closed
The extended application window ended on 9 June 2026.
Detailed advertisement and syllabus issued
Advertisement No. 13/2024 sets out eligibility, stages and syllabus.