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The Bihar Public Service Commission initially began its functioning for the State of Bihar with its headquarters at Ranchi. The State Government decided to shift the headquarters of the Commission from Ranchi to Patna and it was finally shifted to Patna on 1st March 1951. Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) is one of the most reputed State Level Civil Services Exam conducted for recruitment to multiple posts.

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Exam conducting bodyBihar Public Service Commission (BPSC)
Official Websitehttp://www.bpsc.bih.nic.in/
PostAssistant Engineer (सहायक अभियंता)

Eligibility Criteria
Candidates should have a full-time degree in the respective engineering discipline i.e. civil, mechanical, and mechanical engineering from a recognized university or institution (AICTE approved).

Age Limit

  • The age limit for BPSC Assistant Engineer is between 21 years to 37 years.

  • Age relaxation is applicable as per the category of the candidates as per the General Administrative Department, Govt. of Bihar.

How to apply online

- Step 1: Visit the official website of BPSC to apply for BPSC AE: https://www.bpsc.bih.nic.in/

- Step 2: Register yourself for BPSC AE to obtain the registration number.

- Step 3: Login to complete the application form

- Step 4: Upload the required documents

- Step 5: Pay the BPSC AE application fee as per your category and take a printout of the application form.

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The selection process for BPSC Assistant Engineer will be held through a written competitive examination. The written test will comprise of 4 compulsory papers and 2 optional papers. The optional paper will have to be selected by the candidates as per their educational qualifications.

  • The compulsory papers for BPSC AE are General Engineering Science, General English, General Hindi, General Studies.

  • The optional papers for BPSC AE are Civil/ Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering.

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    The BPSC Assistant Engineer exam pattern for civil, electrical, and mechanical is given below.

    • All the questions in the BPSC AE exam will be set in English and Hindi.

    • General Hindi and General English paper will be qualifying in nature where you will have to score at least 30 marks in each paper to qualify.

    • The BPSC AE exam will have only objective type questions. ( Multiple choice questions).

    • The exam will be conducted for 1 hr for each subject paper.

    • There will be a penalty for each wrong answer of 0.25 per wrong answer in the BPSC AE Exam

    Compulsory Papers for BPSC AE
    SubjectType Of PaperDurationMarks
    General EnglishObjective1 Hour100 Marks (Qualifying)
    General HindiObjective1 Hour100 Marks (Qualifying)
    General StudiesObjective1 Hour100 Marks
    General Engineering ScienceObjective1 Hour100 Marks
    Optional Papers for BPSC AE
    SubjectType Of PaperDurationMarks
    Civil/ Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering Paper 1Objective1 Hour100 Marks
    Civil/ Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering Paper 2Objective1 Hour100 Marks
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