West Bengal Civil Service (Exe) Examination 2017
West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) has given a notification for the recruitment of posts included in Group A, B, C & D Services by conducting West Bengal Civil Service (Exe) etc. Examination 2017
Eligible candidates may apply online from 04th Nov 2016 at 11.30 am to 28th Nov. 2016 upto 12-00 midnight
WBPSC Vacancy Details
Name of the Examination: West Bengal Civil Service (Exe) etc. Exam 2017
Name of the Services:
I. Group A:
i) West Bengal Civil Service (Executive)
ii) West Bengal Commercial Tax Service
iii) West Bengal Agricultural Income tax Service
iv) West Bengal Excise Service
v) West Bengal Co-operative Service
vi) West Bengal Labour Service
vii) West Bengal Food and Supplies Service
viii) West Bengal Employment Service
ix) West Bengal Registration and Stamp Revenue Service
II. Group: B
i) West Bengal Police Service
III. Group: C
i) Superintendent, District Correctional Home/Deputy Superintendent, Central Correctional Home
ii) Joint Block Development Officer
iii) Deputy Assistant Director of Consumer Affairs and Fair Business Practices
iv) West Bengal Junior Social Welfare Service
v) West Bengal Subordinate Land Revenue Service, Grade-I
vi) Assistant Commercial Tax Officer
vii) Assistant Canal Revenue Officer (Irrigation)
viii) Chief Controller of Correctional Services
IV. Group: D
i) Inspector of Co-operative Societies
ii) Panchayat Development Officer under the Panchayat and Rural Development Department
iii) Rehabilitation Officer under the Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Department
Eligibility for West Bengal Civil Service (Exe) ETC Exam 2017
Age Limit
Candidate’s age should be between 21 to 32 years for services and posts included in Group “A‟, ‟C‟ and “D‟ (i.e. born not earlier than the 02nd January 1985 and not later than the 01st January 1996)
For the West Bengal Police Service only (i.e. Group “B‟ Service) age not below 20 years but not more than 32 years on the 01st January of the year of exam (i.e. born not earlier than the 02nd January 1985 and not later than the 01st January 1997)
Those candidates whose date of birth lies between the 01st January 1996 & the 01st January 1997 [i.e. whose age is between 20 & 21 years as on 01st Jan. 2017] may apply for Group B only
Concession in Age
The upper age limit is relaxable for S.C., S.T. & B.C. candidates of West Bengal, by 5 years for S.C. & S.T. candidates and by 3 years for B.C. candidates. In the case of Persons with Disabilities (PWD), the upper age limit is relaxable upto 45 years. SC/ST/B.C. candidates of other States shall be treated as general candidates
Educational Qualification
A candidate must have the following qualifications, which should be clearly stated in the application. The qualifications prescribed in the advertisement are as per the notified recruitment rules issued by Govt. Candidates must fulfil the essential qualifications by the closing date
(i) A degree of a recognized University (ii) Ability to read, write and speak in Bengali (not required for those candidates whose mother tongue is Nepali) – vide Finance Department’s Notification No.1243-F(P) dated 02.03.2016
Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on written examination and personality test
Examination Details
a. Choice of Centre for Preliminary Exam – Candidates have to select the Centre Name from the drop down list.
b. Select Language in Compulsory Paper-I – Candidates have to select the Compulsory Paper from drop down list.
c. Indicate Group(s) you like to compete for – Candidates have to select the groups they intend to appear for.
d. There is no optional paper for Group C and Group D. Candidates who will apply for Group C and/or Group D will not get the option to select the optional paper
e. Candidates who will apply for Group A, and/or Group B with or without other groups have to select one Optional subject from the drop down list. Candidates who will apply for Group – C and/or Group-D only (i.e. not applying for Group-A and/or Group-B) need not select optional subject
f. The candidates who will select Group B have to mention the following which is mandatory:
i. Height in Cm. – Candidates have to mention their height. This field will accept only numeric value and decimal point. (For example – Height can be like 156.67)
ii. Do you claim relaxation in height – Candidates have to select the value from drop down list.
iii. State your Race – Candidates have to mention the Race
Application Fee
Candidates have to pay Rs.210/- + Service Charge 1% of Examination Fee subject to a minimum of Rs05/- by online through debit/ credit card plus service charge as Govt Duty/ Service Charge of Rs.05/- for Net Banking/ by offline with Service Charge of Rs.20/- for payment through Bank counter (off-line payment)
No fee for S.C/ S.T candidates of West Bengal & Persons with disabilities (PWD) candidates
How to Apply for West Bengal Civil Service (Exe) ETC Exam 2017
Candidates have to first go for “One Time Registration” (link available on top of the left panel in home page of the website www.pscwbonline.gov.in) and fill up all the required data and uploading scanned photo and signature to get User ID and Password
The process of one time registration is mentioned in details in right panel of the home page of the website www.pscwbonline.gov.in, in “Instruction to Candidate” link under Candidates Corner
However, those candidates who have earlier registered themselves with PSC, West Bengal need not register once again. They can use their previous User Id and Password for login into their respective Dashboards
For more details, please visit www.pscwbonline.gov.in
Important Dates
Commencement of Submission of Online Application: 04th November 2016 from 11.30 am
Closing Date for Submission of Online Application: 28th November 2016 (upto 12.00 midnight)
Closing Date for Submission of Fees through Online: 28th November 2016 (upto 12.00 midnight)
Closing Date for Submission of Fees through Offline: 29th November 2016