BPSC 70th CCE Prelims 2024 Result: The Bihar Public Service (BPSC) has released the results of the Integrated 70th Combined (Prelims) Examination, which sparked mega protests. According to the official data, a total of 21,581 candidates have passed the exam. Candidates who appeared in the BPSC 70th CCE Prelims 2025 can now download their roll-number-wise merit list from the official website of BPSC, bpsc.gov.in.
According to the official data, A total of 328,990 candidates took the exam, out of which 9,017 belonged to the general category, 3,295 to the Scheduled Caste category and 211 to Scheduled Tribes.
What's next?
All those who have successfully qualified for the BPSC 70th CCE 2025, are eligible to appear in the mains exam. The commission has not yet announced the BPSC 2025 mains exam date. It is expected that the commission will announce the main exam dates within the next week. Candidates have been advised to keep checking on the official website for the latest updates.
BPSC 70th CCE mains 2024 exam pattern
BPSC 70th CCE main 2024 exam will have five exams, with the Optional Paper and General Hindi Paper qualifying. Candidates can check the paper-wise marking and time duration of the main exam below. All those who qualify in the BPSC mains 2025 exam will be called for the interview round, which will carry 120 marks. In this round, candidates will be reviewed based on their character, personality and knowledge of Bihar and India in terms of history, Geography and culture.
| Name of Subject | Marks | Time Duration |
| General Hindi (Qualifying, minimum 30%) | 100 | 3 hours |
| General Studies Paper 1 | 300 | 3 hours |
| General Studies Paper 2 | 300 | 3 hours |
| Optional Paper (MCQ Based & Qualifying) | 100 | 3 hours |
| Essay | 300 | 3 hours |
