Bihar BPSC 72nd Combined Competitive Exam 2026 – Prelims Exam Date Released

The Bihar Pub­lic Ser­vice Com­mis­sion (BPSC) has released the lat­est update regard­ing the Inte­grat­ed 72nd Com­bined (Pre­lim­i­nary) Com­pet­i­tive Exam­i­na­tion 2026. Can­di­dates who suc­cess­ful­ly sub­mit­ted their appli­ca­tions for the BPSC 72nd CCE can now check the Pre­lim­i­nary Exam­i­na­tion Date.

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As per the lat­est sched­ule, the BPSC 72nd Pre­lim­i­nary Exam­i­na­tion 2026 is sched­uled to be con­duct­ed on 25 Octo­ber 2026. The appli­ca­tion process was com­plet­ed from 07 May 2026 to 31 May 2026.

Can­di­dates should reg­u­lar­ly check the BPSC web­site for the release of the admit card, exam cen­tre details and oth­er exam­i­na­tion-relat­ed notices.

BPSC 72nd CCE Pre Exam 2026 – Overview

Important Dates

• Appli­ca­tion Begin: 07 May 2026
• Last Date to Apply Online: 31 May 2026
• Last Date for Fee Pay­ment: 31 May 2026
• BPSC 72nd Pre­lim­i­nary Exam: 25 Octo­ber 2026
• Admit Card: To be released before the examination

Can­di­dates should keep check­ing the offi­cial BPSC por­tal for any change in the exam­i­na­tion schedule.

Application Fee

The exam­i­na­tion fee was payable through the pay­ment modes pre­scribed by BPSC.

BPSC 72nd CCE Age Limit

The age lim­it is cal­cu­lat­ed accord­ing to the date pre­scribed in the recruit­ment notification.

• Min­i­mum Age: 21–22 Years, depend­ing on the post
• Max­i­mum Age for Male Can­di­dates: 37 Years
• Max­i­mum Age for Female Can­di­dates: 40 Years

Age relax­ation is applic­a­ble to eli­gi­ble reserved cat­e­gories as per BPSC rules.

BPSC 72nd CCE Vacancy Details 2026

The recruit­ment noti­fi­ca­tion men­tions a total of 1,189 vacan­cies across dif­fer­ent posts.

Note: Eli­gi­bil­i­ty require­ments can vary from one post to anoth­er. Can­di­dates should read the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for com­plete post-wise qualifications.

BPSC 72nd CCE Category-Wise Vacancy

The cat­e­go­ry-wise vacan­cy infor­ma­tion pro­vid­ed in the recruit­ment mate­r­i­al includes dif­fer­ent posts and cat­e­gories. Can­di­dates should refer to the lat­est offi­cial vacan­cy notice for the final cat­e­go­ry-wise distribution.

Impor­tant: Can­di­dates should ver­i­fy the final vacan­cy fig­ures from the lat­est BPSC notification/corrigendum because vacan­cy num­bers may be revised by the Commission.

BPSC 72nd CCE Eligibility 2026

For the gen­er­al posts under the 72nd Com­bined Com­pet­i­tive Exam­i­na­tion, can­di­dates are required to have a Bach­e­lor’s Degree in any stream from a rec­og­nized uni­ver­si­ty in India.

For spe­cial­ized posts such as Finan­cial Admin­is­tra­tive Offi­cer and oth­er relat­ed posi­tions, spe­cif­ic sub­ject com­bi­na­tions or degrees may be required.

Can­di­dates should care­ful­ly check the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for:

• Post-wise edu­ca­tion­al qualification
• Required sub­jects
• Age con­di­tions
• Cat­e­go­ry requirements
• Oth­er eli­gi­bil­i­ty conditions

BPSC 72nd Prelims Exam Date 2026

The BPSC 72nd Com­bined Com­pet­i­tive Pre­lim­i­nary Exam­i­na­tion is sched­uled for 25 Octo­ber 2026.

The Com­mis­sion will release the admit card before the exam­i­na­tion. Can­di­dates should down­load their admit card as soon as it becomes avail­able and care­ful­ly check the:

• Can­di­date name
• Roll num­ber
• Exam­i­na­tion centre
• Exam date
• Report­ing time
• Exam­i­na­tion instructions

Can­di­dates should car­ry the required doc­u­ments to the exam­i­na­tion cen­tre as men­tioned on the admit card.

How to Prepare for BPSC 72nd Preliminary Exam

Can­di­dates should focus their prepa­ra­tion on the sub­jects and top­ics pre­scribed in the offi­cial BPSC syl­labus. Reg­u­lar revi­sion, pre­vi­ous-year ques­tion prac­tice and mock tests can help improve performance.

A good prepa­ra­tion strat­e­gy includes:

1. Com­plete the pre­scribed syllabus.
2. Revise impor­tant Bihar-spe­cif­ic topics.
3. Prac­tice pre­vi­ous-year questions.
4. Take reg­u­lar full-length mock tests.
5. Work on time man­age­ment and accuracy.
6. Revise cur­rent affairs and impor­tant sta­t­ic top­ics regularly.

How to Check BPSC 72nd Exam Date Notice

Can­di­dates can check the exam­i­na­tion-date notice by fol­low­ing these steps:

1. Vis­it the offi­cial BPSC web­site.
2. Open the lat­est Notice / Adver­tise­ment section.
3. Search for the 72nd Com­bined Com­pet­i­tive Exam­i­na­tion 2026 notice.
4. Click on the Pre­lim­i­nary Exam Date link.
5. Down­load the PDF.
6. Check the exam­i­na­tion date and oth­er instruc­tions carefully.
7. Save the notice for future reference.

BPSC 72nd CCE 2026 – Important Links