BPSC 2021 Civil Services Mains exam postponed due to COVID-19 crisis

The Bihar Civil Service Commission, in an official notice, said that the 66th BPSC civil service mains examination has been postponed.

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Richa Kapoor | May 17, 2021 | 04:19 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The Bihar Civil Service Commission has postponed the 66th BPSC Civil Service 2021 Mains exam due to COVID-19. According to a notice issued by the commission, the BPSC 2021 Mains exam was scheduled to take place on June 4, 5 and 8. However, the new dates for the exam will be announced later, the notice read.

The BPSC Prelims exam was conducted on December 27, 2020. Meanwhile, for the Aurangabad district, out of the 850 candidates, re-exam was conducted for 660 of them on February 14.

Important Dates for BPSC 66th Civil Services Exam

Events

Dates

BPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam

December 27, 2020, and February 14, 2021

BPSC 2021 Civil Services Exam Result

March 24, 2021

BPSC 66th Civil Services Mains Exam

Postponed


Selection Process for BPSC 2021 Civil Services Exam

The recruitment process through BPSC comprises three stages. In the first stage of the BPSC Civil Services Exam, candidates have to appear in the prelims exam where they were required to answer multiple-choice questions. The commision also releases the preliminary answer key. Moreover, candidates get an opportunity to challenge the preliminary answer key in case of any discrepancy. After evaluating the objections that have been raised, BPSC releases the final answer key for the BPSC 2021 prelims exam. The BPSC result is announced based on the final answer key.

All those who qualify the prelims exam have to appear in the mains exam where they have to answer subjective or descriptive questions.

Those candidates who clear both the preliminary and the mains exam would have to appear for the interview. The final selection will be made on the basis of the marks scored by the candidates in the mains exam and interview.

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