Bihar SSC CGL Selection Process 2025

 Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) will be recruiting candidates for different vacant posts based on two stages:

Stage 1- Prelims Exam

Stage 2- Mains Exam

Only those students who qualify for the Prelims Exam will be eligible to apply separately for the Mains Examination. For the Mains examination, BSSC CGL is expected to shortlist the applicants in the ratio of 1:5 concerning the total number of available vacancies.

BSSC CGL Prelims Exam Pattern 2025

The BSSC CGL Preliminary Exam is a qualifying exam.

For the BSSC CGL Prelims, students will get 2 hours and 15 minutes to attempt all questions.

For each correct answer, 4 marks will be awarded and 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.

Candidates qualifying for the BSSC CGL Preliminary Exam will be eligible to appear for the BSSC CGL Mains Exam.

Exam Pattern

Stages: Two stages: Preliminary and Mains.

Preliminary Exam:

Objective-type paper.

Total questions: 150.

Total marks: 600.

Marking scheme: +4 for correct answer, -1 for incorrect answer.

Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Subjects: General Studies, General Science & Mathematics, and Reasoning Ability.

Main Exam:

·       Paper 1 (General Hindi): Qualifying paper with 100 questions for 400 marks; a minimum of 30% is required to pass.

·       Paper 2: Covers the same subjects as the prelims (General Studies, General Science & Mathematics, Reasoning Ability).

BSSC CGL Prelims Syllabus 2025

The first stage of the selection procedure is the Preliminary Exam in which only the candidates whose applications are selected will be eligible to appear. The candidates must have detailed knowledge about the key concepts and topics to be asked in the Bihar SSC CGL 2025 Exam. The detailed Bihar CGL syllabus for the Prelims Exam has been given below.

General Studies Syllabus

The General Studies tests the candidates' awareness of national and international affairs. Candidates must go through these topics and plan preparation for the examination.

Current International & National Affairs

·       Important Summits & Events

·       International Awards

·       First in the world

·       International leadership

·       International Reports

·       International committees and recommendations

·       Important Sports Institutes, Sports Competitions and Awards of India and Madhya Pradesh.

·       News related to the state of Bihar.

·       National and Regional Constitutional / Statutory Bodies : Election Commission of India, State Election Commission, Union Public Service Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General., NITI Aayog, Human Rights Commission, Women Commission, Child Protection Commission, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission, Backwards Class Commission, Information Commission, Vigilance Commission, National Green Tribunal, Food Preservation Commission

History Of India

·       Major features, Events and their administrative, Social and Economic Systems of Ancient and Medieval India

·       Social and Religious Reform movements in 19th and 20th century

·       Independence Struggle and the Indian National Movement for Freedom

·       Integration and Reorganization of India after Independence

History of Bihar

·       Major events and Major dynasties

·       Contribution of Bihar in the Freedom Movement

·       Major arts and Sculpture

·       Major Tribes and Dialects

·       Major festivals, Folk music, Folk arts and Folk literature

·       Important Literators and their literature

·       Religious and tourist places

·       Important Tribal Personalities

General Science Syllabus

·       Basic Principles of Science

·       Important Indian Scientific Research Institutions and Their achievements, Satellite and Space technology

·       Environment and Biodiversity

·       Ecological System

·       Nutrition, Food, and Nutrient

·       Human Body

·       Agricultural Product Technology

·       Food Processing

·       Health Policy and Programmes

·       Pollution, Natural Disasters and Management

Mathematics Syllabus

·       Percentage

·       Time & Work

·       Area

·       Profit & Loss

·       Simple & Compound Interest

·       Time & Distance

·       HCF & LCM

·       Problem On Ages Etc.

·       Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Pictorial Graph, Pie Chart)

Reasoning Syllabus

·       Logical reasoning and analytical ability

·       Decision-making

·       Problem-solving

·       Interpersonal skills, including communication skills

·       General mental ability

·       Basic numeracy

BSSC CGL Mains Syllabus

The candidates who successfully qualify for the Prelims exam of BSSC CGL will be eligible for the Mains exam. The Bihar CGL Syllabus for mains breaks down into two distinct papers. The first paper comprises General Hindi, whereas the second paper comprises General Science, General Studies, Mathematics and Reasoning. Candidates can thoroughly prepare for the written test by referring to the BSSC CGL Mains Syllabus mentioned below-

Hindi Syllabus

·       समास

·       संधि

·       अलंकार

·       तत्सम एवं तदभव

·       वर्तनी

·       विलोम

·       पर्यायवाची

·       मुहावरे एवं लोकोक्तियाँ

·       कारक

·       लिंग

·       वचन

·       वाक्य संशोधन, आदि

General Studies Syllabus

·       History, Geography of India

·       Constitution of India & Polity

·       Awards and Honours

·       Independence Movement

·       Important Books & their Authors

·       Economic Affairs, Community Development

·       Fiver Year Plans, Sports

·       Science & Technology

·       Indian Agriculture & Natural Resources

·       Important Headquarters and their formation

General Science Syllabus

·       Biology-   Topics such as Plant and Animal Kingdom,

·       Reproduction, Heredity, Evolution, Life Process, Cell, etc,

·       Physics- Motion, Human Eye, Sound, Reflection and Refraction,

·       Gravitation, Electricity, Energy, Magnetic Field, etc.,

·       Chemistry- Chemical Reactions, Acid, Bases & Salts,

·       Compound, Atoms & Molecules, Matter, Periodic Table,

·       Important Inventions and Discoveries by scientists,

·       Application of important principles of Science,

Mathematics Syllabus

·       Percentage

·       Time and Work

·       Average

·       Area

·       Profit & Loss

·       Simple & Compound Interest

·       Time & Distance

·       HCF & LCM

·       Problem On Ages Etc.

·       Bar, Graph

·       Pictorial Graph

·       Pie Chart

Reasoning Syllabus

·       Series

·       Arithmetical Reasoning

·       Venn Diagrams

·       Number Series

·       Inequality

·       Coding And Decoding

·       Problem-Solving Techniques

·       Statement & Conclusion Type Questions

·       Visual Memory

·       Arithmetical Number Series

·       Arithmetic Reasoning

·       Non-Verbal Series

·       Syllogistic Reasoning

·       Seating Arrangements