BPSC Integrated 72nd Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination Admit Card 2026 - Download Now

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Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has issued the official notice / advertisement for the Integrated 72nd Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination (CCE). Candidates who have applied will be able to download the Admit Card / Hall Ticket from the BPSC online portal as per the schedule released by the commission.

This notification includes post-wise vacancy details, eligibility, age limit, application fee, exam scheme (Prelims & Mains), and online application instructions (OTR / DigiLocker).

Post Details Table

Important Dates

Application Fee

Payment-related notes (as per notice):

• The ₹100 fee is mentioned as the examination fee for each exam (72nd CCE / Child Development Project Officer / FAO / Assistant Sanrakshan Padadhikari).
• If the candidate has not entered Aadhaar number in the online application, an additional Biometric Fee of ₹200 is payable.

Age Limit

Age is calculated as on 01/08/2026.

Additional minimum age conditions mentioned for specific services/posts:

• For services/posts listed in Table-I (Serial No. 02): Minimum 20 years
• For services/posts listed in Table-I (Serial No. 12 & 21): Minimum 21 years
• For services/posts listed in Table-II (Serial No. 01, 03): Minimum 21 years
• For services/posts listed in Table-II (Serial No. 01): Maximum 22 years

Vacancy Details

Table-I: Integrated 72nd Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) Vacancies

Total vacancies shown in the notification:

• Total Posts: 1,077

PwBD reservation summary shown:

• VI: 10, DD: 11, OH: 09, MD: 10

Table-II (Other)

The notification also shows additional vacancies under “Other” table:

• Total Posts: 344

Note: The PDF contains detailed post-wise and category-wise breakup (UR/SC/ST/EBC/BC/BC Female/EWS and women reservation columns) for multiple services/posts.

Eligibility / Qualification

Educational qualification (as per the notice table):

• Integrated 72nd Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination: Graduation degree from a recognized university / equivalent.
• Child Development Project Officer (Social Welfare Department): Graduation with one of the subjects such as Home Science / Psychology / Sociology / Labour & Social Welfare (as per the subject list in the notice).
• Financial Administrative Officer & Equivalent (Finance Department): Graduation from a recognized university; specific subject requirements are mentioned in the notice.
• Assistant Sanrakshan Padadhikari (Planning Department): Graduation; specific subject requirements (including Psychology / Law options) are mentioned.

Important qualification note from the notice:

• While filling the online form, candidates must provide complete details of Graduation / Equivalent in the qualification section.

Selection Process

The notification describes the examination stages:

1. Preliminary Examination (Objective / MCQ)
2. Main (Written) Examination
3. Interview / Personality Test

Exam Pattern

Preliminary Examination (Objective)

• Type: Objective (MCQ)
• Total Marks: 150
• Duration: 2 Hours
• Negative Marking: 1/3 mark deducted for each wrong answer
• Each question has 5 options (A, B, C, D, E); option E is for “Unanswered”.

Main (Written) Examination (as per table)

For 72nd CCE Main:

Optional Subject:

• Candidates have to choose one optional subject (shown as 300 marks / 3 hours).
• The PDF lists many optional subjects with subject codes (e.g., Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce & Accountancy, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Labour & Social Welfare, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science & International Relations, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology, Hindi Language & Literature, English Language & Literature, Urdu, Bengali, Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, Pali, Maithili, etc.).

Interview / Personality Test:

• Interview is of 120 marks.

Merit list basis mentioned:

• Final merit list is prepared on the basis of Main Written (900 marks) + Interview (120 marks) = 1,020 marks.

Admit Card Details

Candidates will download the admit card from the BPSC online application portal.

Key points mentioned in the notice:

• Online application / candidate login portals referenced:
  • https://bpsc.bihar.gov.in
  • https://bpsconline.bihar.gov.in
• The notice explains One Time Registration (OTR) and that candidates must login using the candidate portal.
• Candidates are advised to keep their working email ID and mobile number active.
• Candidate must upload photo/signature in prescribed format and keep application print for future reference.

Reservation Categories (Codes)

The notification provides reservation category codes used in the online form:

Physical Standards / Medical Examination (Key Points)

The PDF includes a detailed annexure on medical/physical examination guidelines. Key points include:

• Chest measurement standards (with expansion) are provided by height slabs.
• Vision standards and eye examination rules are described.
• General health conditions and checks are listed (hearing, teeth, chest, heart/lungs, hernia, skin disease, etc.).