# Bihar Diploma Combined Entrance Competitive Examination (DCECE) (Bihar DCECE) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: BR
- Questions: 90 · Total marks: 450 · Marks per question: 5
- Duration: 135 minutes
- Negative marking: −1.25 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN, HI

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Education: Passed or appearing in Class 10 from a recognized board
- Approximate annual vacancies: 40,000
- Note: Age varies by stream: PE has no age limit; PMM requires 15-30 years; PM requires 17-32/35 years as on 31 Dec 2026. Bihar domicile required for state quota seats.
- Official portal: https://bceceboard.bihar.gov.in (Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB))

## Key dates
- 2026-07-28 — Counselling registration begins
- 2026-08-02 — Second round counselling (tentative)
- 2026-08-15 — PE Mop-up round
- 2026-08-23 — Final admission deadline (tentative)
- 2026-08-30 — Mop-up round counselling (expected)
- 2027-03-20 — DCECE 2027 Application Portal Opens (Expected)

## Syllabus outline
### Physics (weight 1)
Current Electricity · Electrostatics · Gravitation · Heat and Thermodynamics · Kinematics · Laws of Motion · Magnetism and Magnetic Effects of Current · Modern Physics · Ray and Wave Optics · Oscillations and Waves · Units, Dimensions and Measurement · Work, Energy and Power

### Chemistry (weight 1)
Acids, Bases and Salts · Atomic Structure · Chemical Bonding · Environmental Chemistry · Chemistry in Everyday Life · Hydrocarbons · General Principles of Metallurgy · Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry · Periodic Table and Periodicity · Redox Reactions · States of Matter

### Mathematics (weight 1)
Algebra · Differentiation and Integration (Basic) · Coordinate Geometry · Geometry · Mensuration · Probability · Set Theory and Functions · Statistics · Trigonometry

### Biology (weight 1)
Cell Biology · Diversity of Living Organisms · Ecology and Environment · Evolution · Genetics and Heredity · Health and Disease · Human Physiology · Plant Physiology · Reproduction · Tissues

### General Knowledge (weight 1)
Current Affairs · Indian Economy · General Science · Geography · History · Indian Polity

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected Cutoff (Indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 240-270 marks (53-60%) |
| EWS | 225-255 marks (50-57%) |
| OBC | 210-240 marks (47-53%) |
| SC | 165-195 marks (37-43%) |
| ST | 150-180 marks (33-40%) |
| PwD (General) | 135-165 marks (30-37%) |
| PwD (Reserved) | 120-150 marks (27-33%) |

**Guidance Notes:**

- **Category differential**: General cutoffs typically run 25-35 marks higher than OBC, and 75-90 marks above SC/ST categories. EWS cutoffs align 15-20 marks below General benchmarks.

- **Year-on-year variations**: Cutoffs fluctuate based on paper difficulty (±20-30 marks swing), total applicant pool, and seat matrix adjustments. Easier papers push cutoffs toward upper band limits; tougher papers compress them downward.

- **Strategic threshold**: Scoring above 250 marks (55%+) for General and 200+ (44%+) for OBC candidates typically ensures admission to decent government polytechnics with reasonable branch choice flexibility.

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