# West Bengal PSC Clerkship (WBPSC Clerkship) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: WB
- Questions: 100 · Total marks: 100 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Negative marking: −0.25 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN, BN

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 18–40 years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Pass in Madhyamik Examination (Class 10) from West Bengal Board of Secondary Education or equivalent
- Approximate annual vacancies: 5,000
- Note: Candidates must have basic computer knowledge with typing speed of 20 wpm in English or 10 wpm in Bengali; fluency in Bengali (reading, writing, speaking) is required
- Official portal: https://psc.wb.gov.in (West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC))

## Key dates
- 2026-08-04 — Detailed notification release (expected)
- 2026-08-09 — Online application window opens (expected)
- 2026-08-12 — Official notification release expected
- 2026-08-14 — Tier 2 main examination (expected) (exam day)
- 2026-08-17 — Application portal opens
- 2026-09-04 — Official notification release expected
- 2026-09-08 — Application deadline (expected)
- 2026-09-14 — Application portal opening (anticipated)

## Syllabus outline
### General Studies (weight 1)
Awards, Books and Authors · Current Affairs · Environment and Ecology · Indian Freedom Struggle · General Science · Indian Geography · World Geography · Indian History · Indian Economy · Indian Polity and Constitution · International Organisations · Science and Technology · Sports

### West Bengal General Knowledge (weight 1.2)
WB Administration · Bengali Culture · Current Affairs of West Bengal · Economy of West Bengal · Geography of West Bengal · Schemes of WB Government · History of West Bengal · Notable Bengali Personalities · Tourism in West Bengal

### Arithmetic (weight 1)
Algebraic Identities · Average · Fundamental Operations · HCF and LCM · Mensuration · Number System · Partnership · Percentage · Profit and Loss · Ratio and Proportion · Simple and Compound Interest · Simplification · Statistics Basics · Time and Distance · Time and Work

### English Language (weight 1)
Cloze Test / Fill in the Blanks · Composition / Essay · Reading Comprehension · Spotting Errors / Sentence Correction · English Grammar · Idioms and Phrases · Para-jumbles · Letter Writing · Precis Writing · Report Writing · Translation (Bengali to English / English to Bengali) · Vocabulary

### Regional Language (Bengali / Hindi / Urdu / Nepali / Santali) (weight 1)
Composition / Essay · Office Drafting · Grammar of the Regional Language · Letter Writing · Precis Writing · Report Writing · Translation (English to Regional)

### Computer Operation and Typing (weight 1)
Computer Fundamentals · Internet and E-mail · MS Office Basics · English Typing · Regional Language Typing

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected Cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 72–78 marks (72–78%) |
| OBC-A | 68–74 marks (68–74%) |
| OBC-B | 65–71 marks (65–71%) |
| SC | 62–68 marks (62–68%) |
| ST | 58–64 marks (58–64%) |
| PwD | 50–58 marks (50–58%) |

**Guidance:**
- General category cutoffs typically settle 4–6 marks above OBC-B and 10–14 marks above SC; competition intensity in clerical cadre drives cutoffs into the "strong contender" to "good selection" zone for unreserved candidates.
- Year-on-year variations depend on vacancy numbers (fewer posts push cutoffs up 3–5 marks), paper difficulty (easier papers see 75–78% for General; tougher ones drop to 70–73%), and candidate pool size.
- WBPSC Clerkship historically shows compressed category gaps (3–4 marks between successive reserved categories) due to high participation across all groups; PwD cutoffs remain 12–20 marks below General depending on horizontal reservation dynamics.

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