Bihar

What you need to know

1. 1
   Bihar's big recruiters: BPSC (officers, judges and school teachers through TRE), BSSC (Class 12 and graduate-level posts), CSBC (constables) and BPSSC (sub-inspectors).
2. 2
   Bihar has no common eligibility test: each commission holds its own exams.
3. 3
   35% of state jobs are for women, now only for Bihar-domicile women; police add 3% more for backward-class women.
4. 4
   Bihar helps with money: the Student Credit Card (interest-free), ₹1,000 a month for job seekers, and cash for clearing BPSC or UPSC prelims.

Official sources

• bpsc.bihar.gov.inBPSC (Bihar Public Service Commission)↗
• Vaidaani roadmapGovernment exams in every state→

Inside this branch

• Every year: the calendar
• BPSC and the CCE2 more
• BSSC and technical posts1 more
• Bihar Police1 more
• Teachers1 more
• After Class 10 and 121 more
• Other state jobs1 more
• Reservations and domicile1 more
• Money and free help1 more
• Paper leaks and scams2 more

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What you need to know

1. 1
   BPSC CCE Prelims dates vary from year to year; check the BPSC homepage.
2. 2
   STET is held roughly once a year. BSSC, CSBC and BPSSC advertise when posts are sanctioned.
3. 3
   Admissions through the BCECE Board (engineering and medical counselling, polytechnic, ITI) run after board and national exam results.
4. 4
   Exact dates change every year: always check the official website before you apply.

Official sources

• bpsc.bihar.gov.inBPSC (Bihar Public Service Commission)↗
• bceceboard.bihar.gov.inBCECE Board (state admissions)↗

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• Official
  BPSC (Bihar Public Service Commission)CCE, judicial service and TRE teacher exams.
  Free
• Official
  Bihar Technical Service CommissionTechnical Group B and C posts such as JE.
  Free
• Official
  Civil Seva Protsahan (EBC portal)Apply for the cash incentive after clearing prelims.
  Free

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• Combined Competitive Exam
• Other BPSC exams

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What you need to know

1. 1
   Any graduate, minimum age about 20–22 depending on the post; upper age 37 (unreserved men), 40 (unreserved women, BC/EBC), 42 (SC/ST) (reported).
2. 2
   Prelims (screening) → Mains (with a qualifying General Hindi paper) → interview. Posts include Deputy Collector, DSP and other state services.

Official sources

• bpsc.bihar.gov.inBPSC (Bihar Public Service Commission)↗
• Vaidaani roadmapUPSC Civil Services→

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What you need to know

1. 1
   Bihar Judicial Service (Civil Judge): law degree, age 22–35, run by BPSC.
2. 2
   Teacher Recruitment Exam (TRE) for Classes 1–12: see Teachers.

Official sources

• bpsc.bihar.gov.inBPSC (Bihar Public Service Commission)↗

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  BSSC (Bihar Staff Selection Commission)Inter Level and Graduate Level exams.
  Free
• Official
  Bihar Technical Service CommissionDiploma and degree technical posts.
  Free
• Official
  Bihar School Examination BoardClass 10 and 12 results and certificates.
  Free

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• BSSC exams

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What you need to know

1. 1
   Inter Level (Class 12 pass) and Graduate Level combined exams, often with thousands of posts in one round.
2. 2
   Upper age: 37 (unreserved men), 40 (unreserved women, BC/EBC, EWS), 42 (SC/ST) (reported).
3. 3
   Technical posts like junior engineer go through the Bihar Technical Service Commission.

Official sources

• bssc.bihar.gov.inBSSC (Bihar Staff Selection Commission)↗
• btsc.bihar.gov.inBihar Technical Service Commission↗

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  CSBC (constable recruitment)Constable, driver and fireman recruitment.
  Free
• Official
  BPSSC (Sub-Inspector recruitment)Sub-Inspector, sergeant and jail warder.
  Free
• Official
  Bihar PoliceOfficial police website.
  Free

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• Constable and SI

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What you need to know

1. 1
   Constable (CSBC): Class 12 (Madrasa and Sanskrit boards accepted), age 18–25 for general with relaxations; height 165 cm men (160 SC/ST), 155 cm women (reported).
2. 2
   Sub-Inspector (BPSSC): graduate; prelims, mains, physical test.
3. 3
   Women: 3% for backward-class women, then 35% of the remaining posts (official order).

Official sources

• csbc.bihar.gov.inCSBC (constable recruitment)↗
• bpssc.bihar.gov.inBPSSC (Sub-Inspector recruitment)↗
• bpssc.bihar.gov.inBihar Home Department order: women in police (PDF)↗

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  BPSC (TRE)School teacher recruitment, Classes 1–12.
  Free
• Official
  Bihar School Examination BoardConducts Bihar STET.
  Free
• Official
  SCERT BiharD.El.Ed and teacher training information.
  Free

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• Teacher jobs

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What you need to know

1. 1
   STET (by the Bihar board) for secondary and senior secondary teachers; the certificate is reported to be valid for life. Primary levels use CTET.
2. 2
   Teachers are recruited through BPSC TRE for Classes 1–12, often tens of thousands of posts in a round. A domicile rule was announced for later rounds.

Official sources

• biharboardonline.comBihar School Examination Board (STET)↗
• newsonair.gov.inAll India Radio: domicile rule for teacher recruitment↗
• Vaidaani roadmapBecome a Teacher→

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  BCECE BoardUGEAC, UGMAC, DCECE (polytechnic), ITICAT and BCECE.
  Free
• Official
  Bihar School Examination BoardResults needed for admissions.
  Free

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• State admissions

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What you need to know

1. 1
   The BCECE Board runs nearly everything: engineering counselling by JEE Main (UGEAC), medical counselling by NEET for Bihar residents (UGMAC), polytechnic and paramedical (DCECE) and ITI (ITICAT).
2. 2
   B.Ed CET is run by a different university each year.

Official sources

• bceceboard.bihar.gov.inBCECE Board (state admissions)↗
• Vaidaani roadmapAfter Class 12: all choices→

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  Patna High CourtStenographer, assistant and staff recruitment.
  Free
• Official
  Bihar State Power Holding CompanyTechnician, JE and clerk posts.
  Free
• Official
  State Health Society BiharNHM posts: CHO, managers, doctors.
  Free

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• Other big recruiters

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What you need to know

1. 1
   Patna High Court: stenographers, assistants and staff. Bihar power companies: technicians, JEs, clerks.
2. 2
   State Health Society (NHM): Community Health Officers and other posts. Anganwadi: selected locally on marks, no exam (reported).

Official sources

• patnahighcourt.gov.inPatna High Court↗
• shs.bihar.gov.inState Health Society Bihar (NHM)↗

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• The rules

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What you need to know

1. 1
   Bihar has its own BC and EBC lists; category benefits and age relaxations are only for Bihar domicile.
2. 2
   Women: 35% of direct recruitment, only for Bihar-domicile women since July 2025.
3. 3
   Keep your residence, caste and income certificates up to date.

Official sources

• newsonair.gov.inAll India Radio: 35% women's quota for Bihar domicile↗
• Vaidaani roadmapFor girls: every scheme→

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• Official
  7 Nishchay Yuva UpmissionStudent Credit Card and the ₹1,000 a month allowance.
  Free
• Official
  Bihar post-matric scholarshipScholarships for SC, ST, BC and EBC students.
  Free
• Official
  Haj Bhawan free coachingFree BPSC coaching for minority students.
  Free
• Official
  National Career ServiceFree central job portal.
  Free

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• State help

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What you need to know

1. 1
   Student Credit Card: education loan up to ₹4 lakh after Class 12, now interest-free (reported). Self-help allowance: ₹1,000 a month for up to 2 years for job seekers aged 20–25 (reported).
2. 2
   Civil Seva Protsahan: about ₹50,000 for clearing BPSC prelims and ₹1 lakh for UPSC prelims, in separate schemes by category (reported).
3. 3
   Free pre-exam coaching centres for BC/EBC students, and free BPSC coaching at Haj Bhawan for minority students.

Official sources

• 7nishchay-yuvaupmission.bihar.gov.in7 Nishchay: Student Credit Card and allowance↗
• bcebconline.bihar.gov.inCivil Seva Protsahan (EBC portal)↗
• pmsonline.bihar.gov.inBihar post-matric scholarship↗
• Vaidaani roadmapScholarships for every stage→

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• Official
  BPSC official siteOnly .bihar.gov.in sites publish real notices.
  Free
• Official
  PIB Fact CheckCheck viral fake job notices.
  Free
• Official
  Cyber crime portal (helpline 1930)Report job-for-money and fake site fraud.
  Free

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• The law
• Stay safe

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What you need to know

1. 1
   Bihar's anti-cheating law (2024): 3–10 years in jail and fines of ₹10 lakh to ₹1 crore; property can be seized (reported).
2. 2
   In the past, the 2023 constable exam and BPSC TRE-3 (2024) were cancelled after leaks and held again (reported).

Official sources

• tribuneindia.comTribune: Bihar passes anti-paper-leak law↗

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What you need to know

1. 1
   Real notices come only from .bihar.gov.in sites; old bih.nic.in links in forwarded messages no longer work.
2. 2
   Never pay anyone for a job. Lost money? Call 1930.

Official sources

• pib.gov.inPIB Fact Check↗
• cybercrime.gov.inCyber crime portal (helpline 1930)↗

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