How is UPPSC different from BPSC in terms of exam pattern?

UPPSC stands for Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission. The UPPSC exam is a competitive exam conducted to select the candidates for state civil services. BPSC stands for Bihar Public Service Commission, and the BPSC exam is conducted to select suitable candidates for Bihar state civil services.

Both the exams are conducted in three stages, namely prelims, mains, and personal interviews. The candidates qualifying prelims are eligible for mains. The final round is the personal interview for the qualified candidates in the mains. Both UPPSC and BPSC exams mostly follow the same pattern. There are minor differences in the UPPSC exam pattern that should be carefully noted.

Prelims exam pattern for UPPSC and BPSC

Both the exams are objective. While UPPSC has two papers for general studies, BPSC has only one paper.

The UPPSC Prelims Exam 1 and Exam 2 carry negative marking. For every wrong answer, 33% percent of the allotted marks for the question shall be deducted. While in the BPSC exam, there is no negative marking for the prelims exam.

Mains exam pattern for UPPSC and BPSC

The major difference between the main exam pattern for UPPSC and BPSC is that while the former has 8 papers, the latter has 4 papers for the candidates. The division of subjects and the allotted marks are mentioned in the table below for both exams.

List of Optional Subjects for UPPSC and BPSC Mains Exam

UPPSC Optional Subjects

1. Law
2. Agriculture
3. Botany
4. Mechanical Engineering
5. Civil Engineering
6. Animal Husbandry
7. Electrical Engineering
8. Chemistry
9. Psychology
10. Zoology
11. Medical Science
12. Physics and Veterinary Science
13. Statistics
14. Urdu Literature
15. Mathematics
16. Hindi Literature
17. English Literature
18. Management
19. Sanskrit Literature
20. Geography
21. Economics
22. Sociology
23. Philosophy
24. History
25. Political Science
26. Public Administration
27. Anthropology
28. Commerce
29. Geology
30. Anthropology
31. Commerce and Accounts
32. Geology
33. Defense Studies
34. Social work

BPSC Optional Subjects

1. Agriculture
2. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
3. Anthropology
4. Botany
5. Chemistry
6. Civil Engineering
7. Commerce and Accountancy
8. Economics
9. Electrical Engineering
10. Geography
11. Geology
12. History
13. Labour and Social Welfare
14. Law
15. Management
16. Mathematics
17. Mechanical Engineering
18. Philosophy
19. Physics
20. Political Science and International Relations
21. Psychology
22. Public Administration
23. Sociology
24. Statistics
25. Zoology
26. Hindi Language and Literature
27. English Language and Literature
28. Urdu Language and Literature
29. Bangla Language and Literature
30. Sanskrit Language and Literature
31. Persian Language and Literature
32. Arabic Language and Literature
33. Pali Language and Literature
34. Maithili Language and Literature

Personal Interview in UPPSC and BPSC Exam

UPPSC personal interview will consist of 100 marks while BPSC personal interview is conducted for 120 marks. The final merit list for BPSC is calculated based on 1020 marks, including 900 marks from mains and 120 marks from a personal interview. The final merit list for UPPSC is calculated based on 1600 marks, including 1500 marks from mains and 100 marks from a personal interview. The candidates are also tested for their general awareness, character, personality, general suitability, and intelligence.

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