| General Hindi (Qualifying) | 100 marks | Essay, Grammar, Syntax, Summarisation |
| General Studies Paper I | 300 marks | Modern History of India; Indian Culture; History of Bihar; Role of Bihar in Indian National Movement; specific historical events (Santhal Uprising, 1857 Rebellion, Champaran Satyagraha, Quit India Movement etc.); Art & Culture (Patna Kalam etc.); Current National & International Events; Statistical Analysis / Diagrams & Graphs / Data Interpretation. |
| General Studies Paper II | 300 marks | Indian Polity & Constitution; Indian Economy; Geography of India (with Bihar); Role & Impact of Science & Technology in India’s development; social, physical, economic geography; planning etc. |
| Essay Paper | 300 marks | Essays on a variety of socio‐economic, political, administrative, environmental topics; also philosophical/moral type; possibly themes like Self-Reliant India, Digital India, issues of Bihar etc. |
| Optional Subject | 300 marks | Chosen by candidate from the optional subject list (as per BPSC rules) – details of the subjects are listed on official syllabus. |