Bihar Public Service Commission conducts exam for the recruitment of Assistant Engineers in the State Engineering Services for technical Graduates. The BPSC will conduct the AE Written exam soon. The exam date of the BPSC AE Exam 2020 has not been declared by the Commission. The exam will be held in offline mode as per the latest information by the Commission. The exam for BPSC AE will be held in objective multiple-choice format. The candidates who will qualify the written exam will be selected for the next round of the recruitment by BPSC. The complete details of the BPSC AE exam are given below along with the official syllabus.
Admit Card and exam date would be released soon.
BPSC AE: Important Dates
The important dates for the BPSC AE exam are given below.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Release of BPSC AE Notification 2020 | 30 April 2020 |
| Start Date of BPSC Registration & Application Process | 4 May 2020 |
| Last Date of BPSC Registration | 20 June 2020 |
| Last Date of BPSC Application Process | 30 June 2020 |
| Last Date to pay application fee | 26 June 2020 |
| BPSC AE Admit Card 2020 | To be notified soon |
| BPSC AE Exam Date | To be notified soon |
BPSC AE: Exam Pattern
The first stage of the BPSC AE exam is the written examination. The exam is held offline is of total 600 marks. Out of the total of 600 marks, 400 marks are allotted for the compulsory papers while 200 marks are allotted for the optional papers.
Compulsory Paper consists of following subjects:
General English, General Hindi, General Studies and General Engineering Science
Optional Papers consists of following subjects:
Civil Engineering 1 and Civil Engineering 2
| Compulsory Papers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Test | Paper Type | Duration | Total Marks |
| General English | Objective | 1 Hr | 100 |
| General Hindi | Objective | 1 Hr | 100 |
| General Studies | Objective | 1 Hr | 100 |
| General Engineering Science | Objective | 1 Hr | 100 |
| Optional Papers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Test | Paper Type | Duration | Total Marks |
| Optional Paper – 1 | Objective | 1 Hr | 100 |
| Optional Paper– 2 | Objective | 1 Hr | 100 |
- General Hindi and General English subjects are just qualifying in nature. The candidates need to score a minimum of 30 marks in both the papersin order to qualify for the selection.
- Candidates need to compulsorily obtain minimum qualifying marks (as prescribed in the notification) to pass the exam.
Minimum Qualifying Marks for each category is as follows:
| Category | Minimum Qualifying Marks |
|---|---|
| General | 40% |
| Backward Classes | 36.5% |
| Extremely Backward Class (EBC) | 34% |
| SC/ST/PwD/Women | 32% |
BPSC AE: Syllabus
The detailed syllabus for the BPSC AE exam is given below.
General Studies
- Polity
- Economy
- Physics
- Physics
- Botany
- Zoology
- Current Affairs
- Static GK
- Awards & Honours
- Currencies & Capitals
- Geography
General English
- Error Detection
- Direct and Indirect Speech
- Active and Passive Voice
- Jumbled Sentence
- Sentence Rearrangement
- Reading Comprehension
- Fill in the Blanks
- Cloze Test
- Sentence Improvement
- One Word Substitution
General Hindi
- Reading Comprehension
- Fill in the Blanks
- Hindi Grammar
General Engineering
- Electrical Measuring Instrument
- Energy Conversion
- Mechanics of Solids
- Methodology of Constructions
- Transport Phenomenon
- Engineering Economy & Management
- Engineering Materials
- Engineering Mechanics
- Environment Engineering
Optional Papers:
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering I
- Energy Conversion
- Engineering Mechanics
- Mechanics of Solids
- Transport Phenomenon
- Engineering Economy & Management
- Engineering Materials & Constructions
- Surveying & Measurement
- Elementary Engineering
Civil Engineering II
- Soil Mechanics & Foundations
- Structural Analysis
- Structural Design
- Transportation Engineering
- Hydrology & Water Resources
- Public Health Engineering
- Hydraulic Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering I
- Steam Boilers
- Refrigeration
- Fluid Mechanics
- Air Conditioning
- Heat Exchangers
- Hydrodynamics Power Transmission
- Thermodynamics
- I.C Engines
- Heat Transfer
- Turbines & Governing
- Compressors
- Gas turbine Cycle
Mechanical Engineering II
- Theory of Machines
- Engineering Materials
- Machine Design.
- The Strength of Materials
- Production Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering I
- I.C Engines.
- Heat Transfer.
- Turbines & Governing.
- Compressors.
- Gas turbine Cycle.
- Steam Boilers.
- Refrigeration.
- Fluid Electrical.
- Air Conditioning.
- Heat Exchangers.
- Hydrodynamics Power Transmission.
- Thermodynamics.
Electrical Engineering II
- Theory of Machines.
- Engineering Materials.
- Machine Design.
- The Strength of Materials.
- Production Engineering.
- Industrial Engineering.
You can also check the Official Syllabus here: http://www.bpsc.bih.nic.in/Advt/NB-2020-03-05-03.pdf
BPSC AE 2020: Vacancy
The detailed distribution of BPSC AE 2020 vacancies is given below.
| Category | Total Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Civil | 192 |
| Mechanical | 61 |
| Electrical | 02 |
| Total | 255 |
BPSC AE: Cut-Off
The previous year cut-off for the year 2019 is given below.
| Category | Cut Off Marks |
|---|---|
| Unreserved (Male) | 78 |
| Unreserved (Female) | 46 |
| SC | 63 |
| ST | 71 |
| EBC | 71 |
| BC | 75 |
