WBPSC Clerkship Exam Pattern and Syllabus-2019

WBPSC Clerkship Exam Pattern and Syllabus-2019

Scheme of Examination:

The examination shall consist of two parts- 

(i) Part-I (Objective Type) 

(ii) Part-II (Conventional Type – Written).

Part-I Exam:

Part-I will carry 100 marks having 100 questions of 1 (one) mark each, comprising of multiple-choice, objective type question on English (30 marks), General Studies (40 marks) and Arithmetic (30 marks).

The duration of the Part-I Examination shall be 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Part-II Exam:

Part-II shall consist of conventional type questions on- 

a) Group-A: English 

b) Group-B: Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali carrying 50 marks each for Group-A and Group-B. The duration of the Part-II Examination shall be 1 hour.

The elementary knowledge in Computer operation and ability of typing on Computer of the candidates shall be judged only after they are found qualified in Part-I and Part-II.

Syllabus for the Examination:

Part-I Exam:

English: Fundamentals of the English language such as vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms, and its correct usage etc.

General Studies: Matters of everyday observation including everyday science, current events, and problems with special reference to India and elementary knowledge of Indian History and Indian Geography.

Arithmetic: Divisibility, fractions, decimals, recurring decimals, simplification, HCF, LCM, Partnership, Average, Ratio and proportions, percentage, simple interest, profit & loss, time & distance, area of rectangles and squares.

Part-II Exam:

Group-A: English

a) Drafting of a report in English from points or materials supplied;

b) Condensing of a prose passage (Summary/Precis);

c) Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali, as the case may be, into English;

Group-B: Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali

a) Drafting of a report from points or materials supplied;

b) Condensing of a prose passage (summary or précis);

c) Translation from English into Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali, as the case may be ;

The standard of examination shall be similar to that of the Madhyamik Examination of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.

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