BPSC Judicial Service results 2019 declared, steps to check marks, cut-off.

Source – indianexpress.com

BPSC results: Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has declared the 30th Bihar Judicial Service exam results. Candidates who appeared for the examination can check their results from the official website-http://www.bpsc.bih.nic.in

Siya Shruti has secured the top position which is followed by Shashank Sheakhar and Gaurav who have secured the second and third position, respectively. The BPSC Judicial Service exam was conducted in three phases-preliminary written exam, main written exam and interview – the result so declared is the final one. The names of the selected candidates have been released in the form of a PDF.

BPSC Judicial Service results 2019: Steps to check

Step 1: Visit the official website-http://www.bpsc.bih.nic.in

Step 2: On the homepage, click on the link that says, ‘Final results and cut off marks for Bihar Judicial service Competitive Exam’

Step 3: A PDF will the names of selected students will open on the screen.

Step 4: Check the results and download for future reference.

Along with the results, the cut-off marks have also been released on the official website. The final selection of the candidates has been done on the basis of the main written exam and interview.

Marks of all the candidates who appeared for the written examination will be available on the official website soon under the heading ‘Marksheet.’ Candidates will be able to check their marks using their roll number and date of birth.

Engineers apply for sweeper and drivers’ jobs in Bihar secretariat.

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PATNA: Pramod Kumar, 30, who belongs to another backward caste (OBC), is a BTech from a reputed engineering college of Bhopal but faced with unemployment, he has now applied for the post of a driver under group-D in the Bihar secretariat.

Nirmal Kumar Singh, 32, MBA with first class from Bihar’s LN Mishra Business Management Institute, Patna too has applied for the post of an office assistant.

The list of such candidates with higher educational degrees but jobless and applying for lowly and menial jobs, is quite long.

Pramod and Nirmal are among the 5 lakh applicants who applied for Bihar’s Class IV and Class II posts for which the government announced 136 posts recently.Most of these posts in  Group-D jobs are for  chowkidars (watchmen), sweepers, drivers, gardeners and office assistants in Bihar government departments.

A senior official, preferring anonymity, said that the number of candidates with educational backgrounds of BTech, MBA, MA-MSc’s (Post Graduate) and graduates is around 3o to 40 per cent of total number of candidates who have applied.“The vacancy was advertised with minimum qualification being matriculation pass for the candidates in the 18 to 37 age group,” he said.

“Around 20,000 candidates have applied with their M. Tech degrees for the posts of watchmen, office assistants and drivers,” sources said, adding that the fact hit them during the scrutiny of applications and left them aghast.A majority of the applicants are also aspirants of the state civil services under Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC).

BPSC 65th PT Exam: Answer key released at bpsc.bih.nic.in

source – hindustantimes.com

Bihar Public Service Commission has released the provisional answer key for 65th combined (Preliminary) examination.Candidates who have appeared in the examination can check the answer key online at, bpsc.bih.nic.in.

The preliminary examination was conducted on October 15, 2019, in a single shift from 11 am to 2 pm at 718 exam centers spread over 35 districts. According to the officials, about 4 lakh candidates had registered for the preliminary exam.

Candidates can challenge the answer key by providing appropriate representations on or before November 11, 2019, till 5 pm. Candidates have to send their objection through a speed post to the following address:

Exam controller, Bihar Public Service Commission, Jawharlal Nehru Marg (Bali Road), Patna, 800001

Here’s the direct link to check the provisional answer key for BPSC 65th combined prelims examination – http://www.bpsc.bih.nic.in/Advt/65CCE-(Pre)-Answer-Key-GS-For-Invitation-of-Objection.pdf

How to check the answer key:

1.Visit the official website – http://www.bpsc.bih.nic.in/

2.On the home page, click on the link that reads, ‘Answer Key :: General Studies : Booklet Series A, B, C, D’

3.Answer key in the PDF format will appear on the display screen

4.Download the answer key and takes its print out for future reference.

BPSC 65th prelims: Cut off expected to be 100, says expert.

Source – hindustantimes.com

Around three lakh candidates took the preliminary tests of 65th Combined Competitive Exam (CCE) examinations conducted by Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) at 718 centres across 35 districts for 423 government jobs on Tuesday.

In Patna, the candidates took the exams at 29 centres. There were 150 objective type questions from general studies that had to be answered within two hours.

“Only 70% candidates appeared for the exams across the state. It was concluded peacefully. In one of the centres at Hajipur, the exam started 15 minutes late due to some unavoidable reasons. The candidates were given extra time to compensate,” said Amrendra Kumar, exam controller of BPSC.

According to Dr M Rahman of Rahman’s Gurukool, Patna, “The questions this year were from history and current affairs. Candidates who have studied NCERT, current affairs and Bihar politics are expected to fare well.”

Expected Cut off:

In his opinion, the cut-off for general category will be 100, OBC 96-98, EBC 88-93, SC/ST 80-85 and female reserved 87-90.

What Students Said:

“Questions were not so difficult. Majority of questions were on current affairs and Bihar politics,” said Divyanshu, who took the exam at College of Commerce, Rajendranagar.

Another candidate, Amar Tiwary who took the exam at Sir GD Uccha Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Patliputra said, “I attempted more than 125 questions.All the questions had five options which made it challenging to choose the correct answer.”