Bihar Staff Selection Commission CGL
BSSC CGL is a recruitment exam conducted by Bihar Staff Selection Commission, relevant to candidates preparing for state government department recruitment.
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BSSC CGL is the Graduate Level Combined Competitive Examination conducted by the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) to recruit graduates into posts across Bihar government departments, such as Assistant Section Officer, Planning Assistant and Auditor. The current cycle is the 4th Graduate Level Combined Competitive Examination under Advertisement No. 05/25, which now covers 1,883 posts after the commission increased the vacancy count in November 2025.
The application window for this cycle closed on 24 November 2025, and the preliminary exam date had not been announced as of mid-October 2026. This page brings together everything a candidate needs in one place: vacancies, eligibility, the two-stage exam pattern, syllabus summary, pay levels, qualifying marks and a stage-wise preparation plan. Year-specific figures sit in labelled tables so you can tell what is confirmed and what is still tentative.
Table of Contents
BSSC CGL 2026
Particular | Details |
|---|---|
Exam name | 4th Graduate Level Combined Competitive Examination (BSSC CGL 4) |
Conducting body | Bihar Staff Selection Commission, Patna |
Advertisement number | 05/25 |
Total vacancies | 1,883 (revised in November 2025; originally 1,481) |
Posts | Assistant Section Officer, Planning Assistant, Junior Statistical Assistant, Industrial Extension Officer, Data Entry Operator Grade-C, Auditor, Auditor (Cooperative Societies) |
Minimum qualification | Graduation from a recognised university (subject conditions apply to some posts) |
Age limit | 21 to 37 years for unreserved men, as on 1 August 2025, with category-wise upper limits |
Selection stages | Preliminary exam, Main exam (two papers), document verification |
Pay level | Level 5 to Level 7 depending on the post |
Application status | Closed (last date 24 November 2025) |
Prelims date | Not announced as of October 2026 |
Official website | bssc.bihar.gov.in |
BSSC CGL 4 Notification: What Has Happened So Far
The 4th Graduate Level advertisement has gone through several changes since it was released. If you are reading an older article, the vacancy count, fee or dates it shows may already be out of date. The timeline below follows the notices posted on the commission's notice board.
Date | Update |
|---|---|
4 August 2025 | Detailed advertisement 05/25 released with 1,481 vacancies |
18 August 2025 | Online application, due to open that day, was put on hold because the examination fee was being revised |
25 August 2025 | Online application link activated |
24 September 2025 | Fee deadline extended to 14 October 2025 and application deadline to 16 October 2025; a separate notice on CGPA and grade conversion was also issued |
27 September 2025 | Corrigendum: 60 Industrial Extension Officer posts added (total 1,541), category-wise changes in Assistant Section Officer posts, and a new clause on weightage for contractual employees |
14 October 2025 | Further date extension |
31 October 2025 | Notice on the application process, including a correction window |
21 November 2025 | Corrigendum: Assistant Section Officer posts raised from 1,064 to 1,406, taking the total to 1,883 |
24 November 2025 | Last date for online application |
Every notice listed here is posted on the official BSSC notice board. Check it before relying on any figure from a third-party page.
BSSC CGL Important Dates
Event | Date |
|---|---|
Advertisement release | 4 August 2025 |
Online application start | 25 August 2025 |
Last date for fee payment | 21 November 2025 (after extensions) |
Last date to apply online | 24 November 2025 (after extensions) |
Age reference date | 1 August 2025 |
Preliminary exam | Not announced (tentative) |
Main exam | Not announced (tentative) |
Admit card | Usually released a few days before the exam (tentative) |
The exam calendar published by the commission in early 2026 indicated the prelims around July to August 2026 and the mains around October 2026, but no exam was held in that window and no fresh date had been notified by mid-October 2026. Tentative dates can change. Track the official notice board on bssc.bihar.gov.in and your registered mobile number and email.
BSSC CGL Vacancy 2026: Post-wise Details
The revised vacancy count is 1,883. The increase announced on 21 November 2025 applied only to Assistant Section Officer posts. All other post counts stayed the same.
Post | Department | Vacancies |
|---|---|---|
Assistant Section Officer | General Administration Department | 1,406 |
Auditor (Cooperative Societies) | Cooperative Department | 198 |
Auditor | Finance Department (Directorate of Audit) | 125 |
Planning Assistant | Planning and Development Department | 88 |
Industrial Extension Officer | Industries Department | 60 |
Junior Statistical Assistant | Labour Resources Department | 5 |
Data Entry Operator Grade-C | Finance Department | 1 |
Total | 1,883 |
Before the November revision, the September 2025 corrigendum gave the category-wise split for 1,541 posts as: Unreserved 855, EWS 155, BC 183, BC women 18, EBC 105, SC 204 and ST 21, with 530 posts under women's horizontal reservation. The category split of the 342 added posts is in the 21 November 2025 corrigendum, so check that document for the final numbers. Treat any category-wise total for 1,883 posts on other websites as indicative until you have matched it with the corrigendum.
BSSC CGL Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility has three parts: a graduate degree (with subject conditions for some posts), an age limit counted on 1 August 2025, and residence rules that decide whether you can claim reservation. The full details are on the BSSC CGL eligibility criteria page.
Educational Qualification
Post | Qualification |
|---|---|
Assistant Section Officer | Graduate from a recognised university |
Planning Assistant | Graduate from a recognised university |
Junior Statistical Assistant | Graduate with Mathematics, Economics, Commerce or Statistics |
Industrial Extension Officer | Graduate in Commerce, Economics, Mathematics or Statistics with at least 45% marks |
Data Entry Operator Grade-C | Graduate with PGDCA, or BCA or B.Sc (IT) or equivalent; B.E. or B.Tech in Computer Science or IT also accepted |
Auditor (Finance Department) | Graduate with Commerce, Economics, Statistics or Mathematics |
Auditor (Cooperative Societies) | Graduate with Mathematics, or B.Com |
Age Limit
The minimum age is 21 years. The maximum age depends on category and gender, counted as on 1 August 2025.
Category | Maximum age |
|---|---|
Unreserved (men) | 37 years |
Unreserved (women) | 40 years |
BC and EBC (men and women) | 40 years |
SC and ST (men and women) | 42 years |
Persons with disabilities, ex-servicemen and eligible government or contractual employees get further relaxation under Bihar government rules. The contractual employee relaxation equals the period of contract service on the same post, within the overall limit set in the corrigendum.
Other Conditions
Residence and reservation: Reservation benefits apply only to permanent residents of Bihar. Candidates from other states can apply in the unreserved category.
Hindi: Main exam Paper 1 is a Hindi language paper, so a working command of Hindi is needed to move forward.
Application Fee and Application Status
The original advertisement listed a fee of Rs. 540 for most candidates and Rs. 135 for reserved and women candidates of Bihar. In August 2025 the Bihar government approved a flat fee of Rs. 100 for the preliminary stage of state recruitment exams and no fee for the main stage, and the BSSC CGL application was paused while the fee was revised. Most reports since then give Rs. 100 as the fee for this cycle; confirm the exact amount from your application receipt or the official notice.
The application window is now closed. If you applied, keep your registration number, password and fee receipt safe, because you will need them to download the admit card.
BSSC CGL Exam Pattern
The exam has two written stages. Prelims is a screening test. Merit is decided by the Main exam. Section-wise details, timing advice and the cost of wrong answers are on the BSSC CGL exam pattern page.
Preliminary Exam
Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
General Studies | 50 | 200 |
General Science and Mathematics | 50 | 200 |
Comprehension, Logic, Reasoning and Mental Ability | 50 | 200 |
Total | 150 | 600 |
The paper lasts 2 hours 15 minutes. Each correct answer carries 4 marks, and 1 mark is deducted for each wrong answer.
Main Exam
Paper | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Paper 1: Hindi Language (qualifying) | 100 | 400 | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Paper 2: General Studies, General Science and Mathematics, Reasoning Ability | 150 | 600 | 2 hours 15 minutes |
You need at least 30% in Paper 1 for Paper 2 to be evaluated. Paper 2 decides your rank.
What this means for you:
Accuracy beats volume: One wrong answer cancels a quarter of a correct one, so random guessing on 20 questions can wipe out the marks of five correct answers.
Prelims and Paper 2 overlap: The same three subject areas appear in both, so one preparation plan covers both stages.
Do not ignore Hindi: Paper 1 is qualifying, but failing it means Paper 2 is not checked at all.
BSSC CGL Syllabus Summary
The advertisement names the sections and describes them briefly. The topic list below is a working checklist built from the advertisement and earlier papers.
Subject | Stage | Important topics |
|---|---|---|
General Studies | Prelims and Mains Paper 2 | Current affairs, Indian history and the freedom movement, Bihar history and culture, Indian and Bihar geography, Indian polity, economy |
General Science | Prelims and Mains Paper 2 | Physics, chemistry and biology at Class 10 level, human body, nutrition, environment |
Mathematics | Prelims and Mains Paper 2 | Percentage, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, ratio, average, time and work, time and distance, data interpretation |
Reasoning and Mental Ability | Prelims and Mains Paper 2 | Analogy, series, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, syllogism, Venn diagrams, non-verbal reasoning |
Hindi Language | Mains Paper 1 | Sandhi, samas, synonyms and antonyms, idioms, sentence correction, comprehension |
BSSC CGL Selection Process
Preliminary exam: An objective screening test of 600 marks. Candidates are shortlisted for the Main exam category-wise on the basis of prelims marks. Prelims marks do not count in the final merit.
Main exam: Paper 1 (Hindi) is qualifying at 30%. Paper 2 (600 marks) decides the merit list, subject to the category-wise minimum qualifying marks.
Contractual experience weightage: Eligible contractual employees on the same post can receive up to 5 marks per completed year of service, capped at 25 marks, as set out in the September 2025 corrigendum.
Document verification: Shortlisted candidates submit original certificates before final allotment of posts.
There is no interview for these posts.
BSSC CGL Salary and Pay Level
Post | Pay level | Pay scale |
|---|---|---|
Assistant Section Officer | Level 7 | Rs. 44,900 to Rs. 1,42,400 |
Planning Assistant | Level 7 | Rs. 44,900 to Rs. 1,42,400 |
Junior Statistical Assistant | Level 7 | Rs. 44,900 to Rs. 1,42,400 |
Industrial Extension Officer | Level 7 | Rs. 44,900 to Rs. 1,42,400 |
Data Entry Operator Grade-C | Level 6 | Rs. 35,400 to Rs. 1,12,400 |
Auditor (both departments) | Level 5 | Rs. 29,200 to Rs. 92,300 |
Dearness allowance, house rent allowance and other allowances are added to basic pay under Bihar government rules. In-hand salary is not an official figure, and it varies with posting city and current DA rate.
Qualifying Marks and Cut-off Reference
The advertisement sets minimum qualifying marks for the merit list. These are the floor, not the cut-off. The actual cut-off depends on vacancies, number of candidates and paper difficulty, and is usually much higher.
Category | Minimum qualifying marks |
|---|---|
Unreserved | 40% |
Backward Class | 36.5% |
Extremely Backward Class | 34% |
SC and ST | 32% |
Women (all categories) | 32% |
Persons with disabilities (all categories) | 32% |
How to Prepare for BSSC CGL
Because prelims and Mains Paper 2 test the same three areas, plan one combined preparation and add Hindi on top. A long gap before the exam date is an advantage if you use it to build depth rather than waiting for the notice.
Stage-wise Plan
Build the base first: Cover arithmetic chapters, Class 9 and 10 science and core reasoning types before moving to mixed practice.
Give Bihar GK its own slot: Bihar history, geography, culture and government schemes appear regularly, and many candidates leave them for the last week.
Read current affairs daily: Spend 30 to 40 minutes a day and keep monthly notes, with a separate page for Bihar news.
Practise Hindi grammar weekly: Two or three focused sessions a week on sandhi, samas, idioms and sentence correction are enough to clear 30% comfortably.
Revise from an error log: Note every wrong or slow question and revisit the list each week.
Mock Tests and Practice
The commission has not published an official mock test for BSSC CGL, so follow the official website for exam instructions and any practice link it may add before the exam.
Official notices, admit cards and results are released only on the Bihar Staff Selection Commission website. Check it regularly so you do not miss the exam notice for this cycle.