Bihar Police Constable Syllabus 2026: Subject-Wise Topics
The Bihar Police Constable written exam is set at Matric level, and the official syllabus follows the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) textbooks for Classes 9 and 10. The Central Selection Board of Constable (CSBC) published the syllabus along with Advt. No. 01/2025, and this page turns it into a clear subject-wise topic list in English.
The official syllabus PDF is typed in a legacy Hindi font that most phones and computers cannot display, so candidates often see broken characters. The tables below follow that PDF topic by topic. CSBC also states that this syllabus is for the Constable post under Advt. No. 01/2025, so check the syllabus attached to any new advertisement before you plan.
In this guide
Bihar Police Constable Syllabus
Particular | Details |
|---|---|
Level of questions | Matric (Class 10) level, based on BSEB Class 9 and 10 books |
Subjects | Hindi, English, Mathematics, Social Science, Science, General Knowledge and current affairs |
Questions and marks | 100 objective questions, 100 marks |
Duration | 2 hours, OMR-based |
Nature of the written exam | Qualifying (minimum 30 per cent); merit is built from PET marks |
What to Know Before You Start
No section-wise split is published: CSBC lists the subjects but does not say how many of the 100 questions come from each one. Prepare all six evenly at first and adjust after a few mock tests.
There is no separate reasoning section: Reasoning is not in the official subject list. Some preparation sites add it, but the CSBC document does not.
General knowledge has no topic list: The official line only says that objective questions on general knowledge and current affairs will be asked.
Other posts have their own syllabus: Driver Constable, Prohibition and Jail Warder, Special Branch and Operator recruitments publish separate syllabi. This page covers the general Constable post.
The written exam only qualifies you for the Physical Efficiency Test, so a safe score matters more than a perfect one.
Hindi Syllabus
Hindi is listed for both Class 9 and Class 10, in mother tongue and second language forms. The official list names the school chapters by theme, so the practical way to prepare is through grammar plus a light revision of the textbook prose and poetry.
Grammar topics
Area | Topics |
|---|---|
Word formation | Sandhi (with types), samas (structure and types), upsarg, pratyay, identifying prefixes and suffixes in words |
Vocabulary | Synonyms, antonyms, words with many meanings, words that sound alike but differ in meaning |
Language use | Muhavare and lokoktiyan (idioms and proverbs), sentence correction, voice (vachya) and its types, sentence types |
Basics | Gender, number, tense, transitive and intransitive verbs, causative verbs, vowel and consonant breakup, the uses of "ra", chandrabindu and bindu |
Writing skills | Summarising (precis) passages, technical and scientific terms |
Literature and poetry
Prose: Lessons on the origin of Hindi, stories by Bihar writers, women writers and later-generation writers, essays by great personalities, the Devanagari script, Nalanda and Vikramshila, humour and satire, interviews, letters and diaries.
Poetry: One or two poems each from the Bhakti period, Riti period, Dwivedi era, Bharatendu era, Chhayavad, post-Chhayavad, Pragativad, Tar Saptak and contemporary poetry. Indian-language and world-language poems are also listed.
Literary theory: Shabd shakti (abhidha, lakshana, vyanjana), alankar (anupras, yamak, shlesh, upma, rupak, utpreksha, virodhabhas), and chhand such as doha, chaupai, chhappay, sortha and rola.
Do not try to memorise every poet. Grammar and vocabulary questions are the easiest marks to secure here.
English Syllabus
The English portion follows the BSEB list for Classes 9 and 10. It is mostly grammar and reading skills.
Area | Topics |
|---|---|
Grammar | Sequence of tenses, reported speech, modal auxiliaries, passive voice, non-finites (infinitives, gerunds, participles), prepositions, subject-verb agreement |
Sentence building | Relative clauses, conditional clauses, synthesis using linking devices, punctuation (semicolon, colon, dash, hyphen, brackets, exclamation mark) |
Vocabulary | Phrases and idioms, phrasal verbs, prepositional phrases |
Reading and writing | Comprehension, short stories, essays and informative pieces, composition exercises, translation of structure-based sentences |
Speaking skills | Word accent and intonation, group discussion on familiar and current topics |
For an objective paper, the questions you can expect are tense and voice conversion, error spotting, fill in the blanks, idioms and a short passage.
Mathematics Syllabus
Mathematics is the most predictable subject because the unit structure is fixed. It is also the one where timed practice gains the most.
Unit | Class 9 | Class 10 |
|---|---|---|
Number system | Real numbers | Real numbers |
Algebra | Polynomials; linear equations in two variables | Polynomials; pair of linear equations in two variables; quadratic equations; arithmetic progression |
Commercial maths | Shares and dividend; discount; compound interest; payment in instalments | Not listed |
Trigonometry | Not listed | Trigonometric ratios; trigonometric identities |
Coordinate geometry | Cartesian plane; coordinates of a point; plotting points | Coordinate geometry |
Geometry | Euclid's geometry, lines and angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, area, circles, constructions | Triangles, circles, constructions |
Mensuration | Area, surface area and volume | Area of plane figures; surface area and volume |
Statistics and probability | Statistics; probability | Statistics; probability; auxiliary lesson |
Start with real numbers, algebra, mensuration and trigonometry, since these units are linked to many easy calculation questions.
Social Science Syllabus
Social Science has four parts: history, geography, political science and economics. The official list leans towards Bihar in geography and economics, so keep a Bihar notebook.
History
Class | Topics |
|---|---|
Class 9 | Geographical discoveries; the American War of Independence; the French Revolution; Nazism; the First and Second World Wars; tribal society and colonialism (Birsa Munda, Tilka Manjhi and others); agriculture and farming society; peace efforts and the United Nations |
Class 10 | Nationalism in Europe; socialism and communism (Russian Revolution of 1917); nationalist movements in Indo-China; nationalism in India 1914 to 1930 (Khilafat, Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience movements); economy and livelihoods; urbanisation; trade and globalisation; print, culture and nationalism |
Geography
Class | Topics |
|---|---|
Class 9 | India's location and extent; physical features; drainage and rivers; climate and monsoon; natural vegetation and wildlife; population; India's neighbouring countries; map study; regional study of groundwater, land use and pollution |
Class 10 | Resources and sustainable development; land, soil, agriculture, water, minerals, forests and energy resources; manufacturing industries; transport, communication and trade; Bihar's natural resources and population; map work |
Political science and economics
Subject | Class 9 | Class 10 |
|---|---|---|
Political science | Democracy in the contemporary world; what democracy is; making of the Constitution; elections; parliamentary institutions; democratic rights | Power sharing; federalism and decentralisation, including panchayati raj in Bihar; competition and struggle in democracy; political parties; achievements and challenges of democracy |
Economics | Story of a village in Bihar; people as a resource; poverty; unemployment; agriculture and food security; farmers and labourers' problems | Economy and its development; state and national income; money, saving and credit; financial institutions and cooperatives; employment and services; globalisation; consumer awareness and protection |
Science Syllabus
The Science list covers physics, chemistry and biology, and it is wider than most candidates expect.
Subject | Class 9 | Class 10 |
|---|---|---|
Physics | Motion (speed, velocity, acceleration, graphs); force and Newton's laws; gravitation; work, energy and power; pressure, buoyancy and Archimedes' principle; sound and echo | Electric circuits (potential difference, Ohm's law, series and parallel resistors); magnetism and electromagnetic induction; electric motor and generator; light, reflection, refraction, lenses, human eye, dispersion and scattering; sources of energy |
Chemistry | Matter and its states; elements, compounds and mixtures; laws of chemical combination; atoms and molecules; mole concept; structure of the atom; isotopes and isobars | Acids, bases and salts; types of chemical reactions; metals and non-metals; carbon compounds (saturated hydrocarbons, alcohols, carboxylic acids); classification of elements and the periodic table |
Biology | Plant and animal breeding; use of manure and fertilisers; diversity of living things and classification; the cell and its parts; tissues; health, diseases (typhoid, diarrhoea, hepatitis, rabies, AIDS, TB, polio) and prevention; transport of materials in cells; natural resources and biogeochemical cycles | Environment and ozone depletion; life processes (nutrition, respiration, transport, excretion); control and coordination in plants and animals, hormones; reproduction; heredity and evolution; conservation of forests, wildlife, coal and petroleum; regional environment and renewable energy |
General Knowledge and Current Affairs
CSBC does not publish a topic list for this part. A practical plan is to cover Bihar's history, geography, polity, culture and government schemes, important national events, awards, sports, science news and the last 6 to 12 months of current affairs. Keep this plan flexible, because it comes from past patterns and not from an official list.
Where to Start: Priority Topics
Subject | High-return topics | Why |
|---|---|---|
Mathematics | Real numbers, algebra, mensuration, trigonometry, statistics | Fixed units, quick to practise |
Hindi | Sandhi, samas, idioms, synonyms, sentence correction | Direct questions, little reading |
English | Tenses, voice, reported speech, prepositions, idioms | Rule-based answers |
Social Science | Indian national movement, Constitution, Bihar geography and economy | Overlaps with general knowledge |
Science | Motion and force, electricity, acids and bases, life processes, diseases | Textbook-based and repeatable |
Study Plan
Weeks 1 to 4, build the base: Finish the Class 9 and 10 BSEB textbook basics for maths, science and social science, and revise Hindi and English grammar rules.
Weeks 5 to 8, practise by topic: Solve topic-wise questions with a timer. Take topic-wise tests for Bihar Police Constable after each unit.
Weeks 9 to 12, test and revise: Attempt full-length mocks on an OMR-style layout and keep an error log of every wrong answer.
Always confirm changes against the official syllabus PDF for Advt. No. 01/2025 and the CSBC website.
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