West Bengal Civil Service

The WBCS (Executive) has its root in the former Bengal Civil Services (BCS) which was created in the pre-independence era. The WBCS (Executive) is perhaps the oldest State Service having a chequered history. The WBCS (Executive) which is the important State Service of West Bengal is presently over burdened with a huge cadre strength comprising 1767 posts. The WBCS (Executive) Officers are appointed as Deputy Magistrate & Deputy Collector by the Personnel & Adminstrative Department to the Government of West Bengal after passing the WBCS ( Executive) etc Examination conducted by Public Service Commission, West Bengal. The candidates who are in top of the merit list of WBCS ( Executive) etc Examination are generally appointed as WBCS ( Executive) and other candidates are appointed for its allied services (WBF&SS, WBExS, WBLS, WBEmpS, WBCTS, WBCoopS, WBAITS & WBRS).

In accordance with the State Services Recruitment Rules, the Public Service Commission, West Bengal will hold the West Bengal Civil Service (Exe) etc.Examination on the results of which recruitment is made to the West Bengal Civil Service and certain other services and posts. The rules of theexamination and other particulars are stated in the following paragraphs and in the appendices. A candidate should verify from the notified rules thathe/she is eligible for admission to the examination. The conditions prescribed cannot be relaxed.
1. The W.B.C.S. (Exe.) etc. Examination will be held in two successive stages, viz., (i) Preliminary examination (Objective Type) and (ii) MainExamination (Conventional Type-Written) and Personality Test. A number of candidates to be selected on the results of the Preliminary Examination willbe allowed admission to the Main Examination and a number of candidates to be selected on the results of the Main Examination (Written) will be calledto appear at the Personality Test. Scheme of the Examination, lists of prescribed papers and their syllabi are given in the appendices.
2. The Preliminary Examination will be held at various centres in Kolkata and in certain other districts in West Bengal sometime in the 1st partof the year. Only scheduled tribe’ candidates of Darjeeling district and other candidates of the three hill sub-divisions, namely Darjeeling Sadar,Kalimpong and Kurseong will be allowed to appear at Darjeeling centre. The Main Examination will be held in Kolkata in later part of the same year. ThePersonality Test will be held thereafter in the office of the Public Service Commission, West Bengal, in Kolkata.
3. The W.B.C.S. (Exe.) etc. Examination is to be treated as a combined Competitive Examination comprising four separate and distinctexaminations for four groups of services and posts as detailed in para 4 below.
4. Grouping of services :- The services and posts to which recruitment is made on the results of the W.B.C.S. (Exe.) etc. Examination aredivided into groups: A, B, C and D with a graduated syllabus. A candidate may compete for one or more groups but is required to submit oneapplication only indicating choice of group(s).
Scale of Pay attached to different posts of Groups A,B,C & D:-
Group – A:-
(a) West Bengal Civil Service (Executive): (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 5,400/-
(b) West Bengal Commercial Tax Service : (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 5,400/-
(c) West Bengal Agricultural Income tax Service: (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 5,400/-
(d) West Bengal Excise Service: (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 5,400/-
(e) West Bengal Co-operative Service: (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 5,400/-
(f) West Bengal labour Service : (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 5,400/-
(g) West Bengal Food and Supplies Service : (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 5,400/-(h) West Bengal Employment Service [Except the postof Employment Officer (Technical)] : (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 5,400/-
(i) West Bengal Registration and Stamp Revenue Service : (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 5,400/-
Group – B:-
West Bengal Police Service : (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 5,400/-
Group – C:-
(a) Joint Block Development Officer : (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 4,700/-
(b) Deputy Assistant Director of Consumer Affairs and Fair Business Practices : (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 4,700/-
(c) West Bengal Junior Social Welfare Service: (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 4,700/-(d) Assistant Canal Revenue Officer (Irrigation) : (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 4,400/-
(e) West Bengal Subordinate Land Revenue Service, Grade-I : (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 4,700/-
(f) Assistant Commercial Tax Officer : (PB-4) Rs.9,000/- to 40,500/- + G.P. Rs. 4,700/-
(g) Chief Controller of Correctional Services: (PB-3) Rs.7,100/- to 37,600/- + G.P. Rs. 3,900/-
Group – D:-
(a) Inspector of Co-operative Societies : (PB-3) Rs.7,100/- to 37,600/- + G.P. Rs. 3,900/-
(b) Panchayat Development Officer under thePanchayat and Rural Development Department : (PB-3) Rs.7,100/- to 37,600/- + G.P. Rs. 3,900/-
(c) Rehabilitation Officer under the Refugee Reliefand Rehabilitation Department : (PB-3) Rs.7,100/- to 37,600/- + G.P. Rs. 3,900/-
For all the services and posts included in the above four groups with the Pay Scale as above, allowances will also be admissible as per Governmentorders in force.
5. Vacancies :- The number of vacancies in different services and posts to be filled on the results of the examination will be announced in duetime. Certain vacancies may be reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes of West Bengaldeclared as such by the Govt. of West Bengal. Some vacancies may also be reserved for Physically Handicapped persons provided they are otherwisesuitable and possess the capacity to perform the duties attached to the post. The benefits of reservation of vacancies for S.C/S.T/B.C. candidates areadmissible to S.C./S.T./B.C. candidates of West Bengal only. The S.C./S.T./B.C. candidates of other States shall be treated as general candidates.
6. Choice of Groups of Services and Allotment :-
(i) As already stated, a candidate may apply for one or more of the four groups ofservices, viz., A,B,C, and D. The candidate is required to state clearly in the appropriate column of the application the particular Group or Groups forwhich he/she intends to compete. No further application for change of group(s) will be entertained.
(ii) Candidates called to Personality Tests on the results of their Main Examination (Written) will be required to specify the order of their preference forthe posts or services included in the Group or Groups for which they have applied. Choice of preference thus exercised will be deemed to be final andno alteration thereafter will be allowed.
iii) Allotment of candidates will be made in order of merit and according to the number of vacancies. Due consideration will be given, as far aspracticable, to the preferences indicated by a candidate, if any, but the Commission reserves the right to allot the candidate to any service or post forwhich he/she is a candidate on consideration of his/her fitness and the number of vacancies available.
Note :
(i) All appointments will be made on temporary basis in the first instance.
(ii) Candidates are particularly advised to note that unless they indicate preference for a post or service they shall not be recommendedfor such post or service even if they may be otherwise eligible for the same on the results of the examination. Belated request for beingconsidered for appointment to such post or service is liable to rejection.
7. Application:- A candidate whether in Government Service or not, must submit his/her application in prescribed form on or before theclosing date mentioned in the advertisement. Application received after the closing date shall not be accepted. The application form shall be filled incandidate’s own handwriting and signed by him/her. Should any of the statements made in the application be subsequently found to be false within theknowledge of the candidate, his/her candidature will be liable to cancellation, and even if appointed to a post on the results of this examination his/herservice will be liable to be terminated. Willful suppression of any material fact will also be similarly dealt with.
Candidates should take particular note that entries in their applications submitted to the Commission must be made correctly against all the items,which will be treated as final and no alteration or addition in this regard will be entertained after submission of the application.
Applications not duly filled in or found incomplete or without requisite documents or defective in any respect will be liable to rejection.
Candidates in service of Government, a Local or Statutory Body must submit their applications in prescribed form with the requisite documents direct tothe commission’s office within the closing date.
Candidates in service of Government, a Local or Statutory Body are required to submit an undertaking ( as in the declaration printed in the ApplicationForm) to the effect that they have informed, in writing, their Head of Office/ Department as to their applying for the examination.
Candidates who hold substantive appointment including those placed on probation under the Government of West Bengal, are also required to submitan undertaking ( as in the declaration printed in the application Form) that they have informed, in writing, the P & A R Department as to their applyingfor the examination.
Those appointed after submission of their applications for admission to the examination, must furnish forthwith evidence to show that their appointingAuthorities and/or the Personnel & Administrative (P&AR) Department have no objection to their being selected for new appointment on the results of the examination.
8. Qualifications:- A candidate must have the following qualifications which should be clearly stated in the application.
(i) A degree of a recognized University.
(ii) Ability to read, write and speak in Bengali not required for recruitment in the case of candidates from hill areas of the district Darjeeling i.e. forNepali speaking candidates).
(iii) Age not below 21 years but not more than 32 years on the 1^stJanuary of the year of examination for services and posts included in Group ‘A’,’C’and ‘D’. For the West Bengal Police Service only (i.e. Group ‘B’ Service) age not below 20 years but not more than 32 years on the 1stJanuary of theyear of examination.
Concession in age :- The upper age limit is relaxable for S.C., S.T. & B.C. candidates of West Bengal, by 5 years for S.C. & S.T. candidates and by 3years for B.C. candidates. In the case of Persons with Disabilities (PWD), the upper age limit is relaxable upto 45 years. S.C./S.T./B.C. candidates ofother States shall be treated as general candidates.
Note : Age as recorded only in the Madhyamik or equivalent certificate will be accepted.
The age limits apply to all candidates whether in Government Service or not.
(iv) The candidate must be
(a) A citizen of India, or
(b) A subject of Nepal, or
(c) A subject of Bhutan, or
(d) A Tebetan refugee who came over to India before the 1^st January, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire,Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India;
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued bythe Government.A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given onlyafter the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government.
(v) Good health and character and suitability in all respects for appointment to Government service.
9. FEE :- Candidates must enclose with their applications a fee of Rs.210/- (Rupees two hundred ten) only in the form of Indian Postal Orderwhich must be purchased on a date after publication of this advertisement and crossed and endorsed to THE SECRETARY, PUBLIC SERVICECOMMISSION, WEST BENGAL, or in the form of a receipted challan from a Government Treasury in West Bengal or the Reserve Bank of India,Kolkata under the head “0051-00-105-State PSC Examination fees-001-Examination fees-16 other fees”. Money Orders, Cheques, Bank Drafts, Cashetc. will not be accepted. No application will be considered unless accompanied with the requisite application fees. SC/ST candidates of West Bengal andPersons with disabilities (PWD) having physical disability of 40% and above are not required to pay any fee. The application without fee of suchcandidates will not be accepted if the same is not accompanied with the attested xerox copy of SC/ST certificate issued by the competent authority ofWest Bengal in a prescribed format or P.H. certificate issued by the competent authority. BC candidates of West Bengal are, however, required to payusual fee as aforesaid. NO EXEMPTION OF FEE IS AVAILABLE TO SC/ST/BC CANDIDATES OF OTHER STATES. No claim for refund of the fee will beentertained nor will it be held in reserve for any other examination.
10. Special Condition for :-
(a) West Bengal Police Service (Group ‘B’ Service)- The minimum height requirement is 1.65 metres for malecandidates and 1.50 metres for female candidates subject to relaxation in the case of candidates belonging to races such as Gorkhas, Garwalis,Assamese, Tribals etc. Candidates intending to be considered for this Group must indicate their height in appropriate column of the application form.
(b) Assistant Canal Revenue Officer – They will have to work in remote areas and their jurisdiction will cover a large number of villages. Theywill also be required to attend Tahsil and Zilla Offices for which they may have only cycles as the means of transport and to face and tackle generalpublic.
(c) West Bengal Junior Social Welfare Service – For service in the Homes for the Blind and / or Deaf and Dumb, a degree or Diploma orcertificate in the training of Blind and / or Deaf and Dumb shall be an essential qualification. Any person not possessing the above qualification may beappointed in these Homes on condition that he / she will have to receive in service training for teaching of the Blind and / or Deaf and Dumb. Malecandidates will be unsuitable for the posts meant for institutions for females, and female candidates unsuitable for the posts meant for institutions formales.
(d) West Bengal Subordinate Land Revenue Service, Grade – I – No person shall be appointed to the service unless he has good workingknowledge of the Bengali Language, written and spoken (candidates whose mother tongue is Nepali shall be exempted from this requirement, but willbe required to pass, within a period of two years a departmental examination in Bengali).Selected candidates for West Bengal Subordinate land Revenue Service, Grade-I shall be appointed provisionally and shall undergo a period of sixmonths’ in-service training during which they will draw the initial of the scale of pay and allowances as admissible.The training shall include subjects such as cadastral survey, preparation of records-of-rights, Revenue Laws, elementary instructions in all other lawsrelevant for the service.Incumbents who do not apply themselves to the in-service training with due diligence or fail to pass the end of Training Examination shall be liable tobe discharged without notice. The period of training may also be extended in special circumstances.
11. Particulars and Certificates required :-
(a) A candidate claiming to be S.C., S.T., B.C. or Physically Handicapped must have acertificate in support of his / her claim from a competent authority of West Bengal as specified below :For S.C., S.T. & B.C. Candidates [vide the W.B.S.Cs. & S.Ts. (Identification) Act, 1994 and S.Cs. & Ts. Welfare Deptt. Order No. 261-TW/EC/MR-103/94 dated 6.4.95]i) In the district, the Sub-Divisional Officer of the Sub-Division concerned, andii) In Kolkata, the District Magistrate, South 24-Parganas or such Additional District Magistrate, South 24-Parganas, as may be authorized bythe District Magistrate, South 24-Parganas, in this behalf.For Persons with Disabilities (PWD) [vide West Bengal Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation)Rules, 1999]A Medical Board constituted at Government Medical College Hospitals, District Hospitals, Sub-divisional Hospitals and Block Level Hospitals.
(b) The Public Service Commission may require such further proof or particulars from the candidates as it may consider necessary and may makeenquiries about their character and other particulars regarding suitability and eligibility.Original Certificates and Xerox Copies of certificates duly attested relating to citizenship (by registration), age, qualifications, caste (SC/ST/BC),Physical Handicap and previous employment will have to be submitted when the Commission asks for them. If any candidate fails to furnish anycertificate or any other relevant document or information relating to his / her candidature within the time specified by the Commission, his / her claimfor allotment may be passed over without further reference to him / her.
12. Photograph :- The candidates must submit one copy of his / her recent stamp size photograph which should be pasted on the first pagein the space provided for the purpose in the application form. An identical copy of the photograph will be required for pasting on the Attendance Sheetto be sent by this office along with the Admit Card.
13. Caution :- The candidates must abide by the instructions as may be given by Supervisors / Invigilators of the Examination. If thecandidate fails to do so or indulges in disorderly or improper conduct, he / she will render himself / herself liable to expulsion from the Examination Halland / or such other punishment as the Commission may deem fit to impose.A candidate who has been reported against by the Supervisor of the Examination Centre for violating any of the instructions will be punished withcancellation of candidature and also debarment from future examinations and selections as may be decided by the Commission according to thecircumstances of the case.If at any stage even after issue of the letter of appointment, a candidate is found ineligible in terms of advertisement his / her candidature will becancelled without further reference to him / her.“Candidates suffering from blindness or low vision may be allowed the help of a scribe, if required”.The conditions prescribed cannot be relaxed in any case other than those mentioned in this brochure.A candidate should note that his / her admission to the examination will be deemed provisional subject to determination of his / her eligibility in allrespects. If at any stage after issue of the admit card a candidate is found ineligible for admission for this examination, his / her candidature will becancelled without further reference to him / her. No candidate shall be allowed to take the examination unless he / she holds an admit card.
14. Medical Examination :- Candidates who will be selected for appointment will be required to appear before a Medical Board forcertificates of their fitness for Government service in the form prescribed for the purpose.
15. Canvassing :- Any attempt on the part of a candidate to enlist support for his / her application through persons, officials of Government,or agencies will disqualify him / her for appointment. Spontaneous recommendations from persons interested in the candidates, or otherwise known tothem, will be disregarded and will render the candidates ineligible.
16. Results of the Examination :- The names of the candidates called to Personality Test and those recommended for appointment will bepublished provisionally subject to determination of eligibility of the candidates in all respects and verification of original certificates etc. If at any stageof such verification any candidate is found ineligible, his / her candidature / allotment will be cancelled.