WBPSC Exam Syllabus 2025

The WBPSC syllabus 2025 is very important for the candidates to perform well in the exam. The WBPSC syllabus 2025 will be available on the official website and candidates can download it and start preparing for the WBCS exams. The West Bengal Public Service Commission will release the syllabus for the Preliminary and the Main exam 

Steps to Download the WBPSC Syllabus:

• Go to the official website i.e.wbpsc.gov.in of the authorities.
• Click the WBPSC syllabus link on the homepage.
• Enter login credentials.
• Click the submit button.
• The Exam pattern and syllabus will appear on the screen in the PDF format.
• Download and save the WBPSC syllabus 2025 on your computer.

Given below is a detailed account of the WBPSC syllabus 

WBPSC Preliminary Exam syllabus:

English Composition

• Antonyms and Synonyms
• Phrasal verbs
• Homophones
• Idioms and phrases
• Use of appropriate qualifying words

General Science

• Understanding of Science
• Matters of everyday observation
• General appreciation
• Experience as expected from an educated person who has not made any special study of scientific discipline

History of India

• Ancient History
• Medieval History
• Modern History

Geography of India

• Physical Geography
• Social Geography
• Economic Geography
• Indian Agriculture and Natural resources with special reference to West Bengal

Current Events of National and International Importance

• Important events affecting India and its relation with the world

Indian Polity and Economy

• Political system of India
• Panchayati Raj
• Community development and planning in India
• Indian National movement
• Nature and character of 19th century resurgence
• Growth of Nationalism and attainment of independence

General Mental Ability

• Logical perception & understanding
• Common aptitude

WBPSC Mains Syllabus 2025:

Candidates who qualify the WBPSC Preliminary exam can appear for the Mains exam. The WBPSC Main exam will consist of six compulsory exams and one optional exam consisting of two papers.The time duration of each paper is 3 hours and the marks allotted to eac paper is 300. Candidates who qualify the preliminary exam have to fill in a separate form for the Main exam.

List of Papers	Subjects of the Exam	Topics
Paper I	Bengali, or  Hindi, or  Urdu, or  Nepali, or  Santhali
		Letter writing(150 words)
		Precis writing(200 words)
		Composition
		Drafting of report
		Translation from English to Bengali/Nepali/Hindi/Urdu/Santhali
Paper II	English
		Letter writing(150 words)
		Precis writing(200 words)
		Composition
		Drafting of report
		Translation from Bengali/Nepali/Hindi/Urdu/Santali to English
Paper III	General Studies I
		Indian History with special reference on National movement
		Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal
Paper IV	General Studies II
		Science and scientific and Technological advancement
		Environment
		General knowledge
		Current affairs
Paper V	Indian Constitution  and Indian Economy
		Constitution of India
		Indian economy
		Objectives of 5 year plan
		Monetary policy of Reserve Bank of India
		Central and State Finance Commission
		Fiscal policy of Government of India
Paper VI	Arithmetic and Logical reasoning
		Logical deductions
		Implications of sentences
		Forceful of arguments
		Inferring from diagrams
		Letter series
		Number series
		Analogy test
		Symbol interpretation
		Mathematical puzzles
		Odd one out
		Non verbal reasoning
		Perception test
		Selecting the correct sequence
		Mathematics topics from the madhyamik syllabus
Paper VII	Optional subject	Topics included in the chosen subject
Paper VIII

WBPSC Syllabus 2025 for Personality Test:

Candidates who qualify the WBPSC main exam will be selected for the Personality test/Interview round. The interview will be conducted by a Board of unbiased selectors who will question the candidates on current affairs, hobbies, interests,career objectives. The main aim of the Personality test is to analyze the analytical and mental aptitude of the students.

Best Books for WBPSC Recruitment Exam 2025

WBPSC Preliminary Exam Books:

Subject	Name of the book and Author/Publisher
English Composition
	High school English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin
	Objective General English by S P Bakshi
	English Grammar by P K Dey Sarkar
General Science	Magbook General Science by Poonam Singh
	State Board textbooks
	Encyclopedia of General Science for General Competitions by Siddharta Mukerjee
Current events	Competition Success review
	The Hindu (Newspaper)
	The Telegraph (Newspaper)
	General knowledge by Manohar Pandey
	Pratiyogita Darpan (magazine)
Indian History	Ancient and Medieval India by Pooam Dalal Dahiya
	NCERT history textbook from 6th to 12th standard
	Modern Indian History by Sonali Bansal and Snehil Tripathi
Geography	Geography of India by Majid Hussain
	Geography textbook by Kartik Chandra Mondal
Indian polity and economy	Indian Polity by M Laksmikanth
	Economics by Ramesh Singh
	Indian Economy for Civil Services and other competitive examinations by Nitin Singhania
Indian National movement	India’s struggle for independence by Bipin Chandra
	History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra
General Mental ability	Quantitative aptitude and reasoning by R S Agarwal
	Magical book on quicker Maths by M Tyra

WBPSC Main Exam Books:

• NCERT Books
• State Board books
• Geography by G C Leong
• Economy by Ramesh Singh
• Budget and Economic Survey
• Polity by Laxmikant

Preparation Tips for WBPSC Recruitment Exam:

• Make a study time table to manage time and give equal attention to all the subjects.
• Practice previous years question papers
• Practice writing essay type answers for Mains.
• Take mock tests to self-evaluate your strengths and weaknesses.
• Keep your mind stress free and engage in activities that help in relaxation.

Other Important Information

WBPSC Information

WBPSC Admit Card

WBPSC Timetable