BPSC AE Exam 2024: Pattern and Syllabus
BPSC AE (Assistant Engineer) Exam 2024: Pattern and Syllabus
Commonly known as BPSC, the Bihar Public Service Commission has been recruiting skilled assistant engineers (AE) from civil and mechanical engineering through examination. According to the official notification, the Bihar Public Service Commission released 118 vacancies in June 2024 and has now closed the online application window. Interested engineering candidates who have filled out the online application must have also begun their preparation. But it is very important to be aware of some important facts about the exam. And such information includes the detailed syllabus and exam pattern, which make candidates aware of how to prepare and what to prepare.
Experts and toppers always recommend having comprehensive information about the exam one is preparing for, including the exam pattern and syllabus. So our blog will give our readers a brief idea of the BPSC AE exam in 2024, along with its pattern and syllabus.
Overview of BPSC
BPSC is a government created body that selects candidates for civil services jobs in the Indian state, Bihar. Some of the key examinations conducted by BPSC are combined competitive examination, assistant engineer examination, judicial services examination, lecturer and professor examination, assistant prosecution officer examination.
The recruitment process of BPSC generally includes: notification, application process, written exam, interview and final selection. Candidates must visit the official website https://www.bpsc.bih.nic.in/ for detailed information, notification, and updates.
Important dates to remember:
| Notification Date | 13.06.2024 |
| Date of starting of online application | 15.06.2024 |
| Last date for filling online application | 30.06.2024 |
| Exam date | Soon to be announced |
BPSC AE exam pattern
BPSC AE exam 2024 comprise of two stages:
- Written exam
- Interview
Examination Mode: Offline
Marking Scheme: 1 mark will be awarded for each correct answer, while 0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
Basis of selection: Appointment to the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil/Mechanical) will be done by calculating the marks obtained in the written examination (objective) conducted by the Selection Commission and the preference of the work done on the basis of contract.
The written examination will be of six papers, out of which 04 papers will be compulsory and 02 papers will be optional.
The first 04 papers i.e. General English, General Hindi, General Studies and General Engineering Science will be objective. There will be two optional papers in objective form, which will be separate for Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Only the papers of General English and General Hindi will be qualifying, in which it will be mandatory to obtain minimum 30 marks in each, that is, evaluation of other papers will be done only after obtaining the prescribed minimum marks in both the papers separately. If minimum marks are not obtained in General English and General Hindi paper, the candidature will not be considered.
The subject/paper/time and total marks for each paper of the written examination will be as follows:
| Compulsory Subject for AE exam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Type of paper | Duration of exam | Total marks | |
| General English | Objective | 1 hour | 100 marks |
Qualifying |
| General Hindi | Objective | 1 hour | 100 marks | |
| General Studies | Objective | 1 hour | 100 marks | |
| General Engineering Science | Objective | 1 hour | 100 marks | |
| Optional Subject for AE exam | ||||
| Civil Engineering 1 | Objective | 1 hour | 100 marks | |
| Civil Engineering 2 | Objective | 1 hour | 100 marks | |
| OR | ||||
| Mechanical engineering 1 | Objective | 1 hour | 100 marks | |
| Mechanical engineering 2 | Objective | 1 hour | 100 marks | |
| OR | ||||
| Electrical engineering 1 | Objective | 1 hour | 100 marks | |
| Electrical engineering 2 | Objective | 1 hour | 100 marks | |
BPSC AE exam 2024- Educational qualification
- Must have a degree in Civil Engineering/Mechanical Engineering from any Indian University/Institute (A.I.C.T.E. Approved) or
- Degrees obtained only in regularly conducted technical courses from deemed universities (deemed universities) recognized by the University Grants Commission will be valid and not in technical courses conducted through distance education. Degree obtained in courses.
- Must be an associate member of the Institution of Engineers or has passed Branch ‘A’ and ‘B’ examination from the Institution of Engineers, India or equivalent examination to Branch ‘A’ and ‘B’ from an institution recognized by the Institution of Engineers, India. Must have passed and obtained another degree.
BPSC AE exam 2024- Syllabus
As we mentioned earlier, having a comprehensive understanding of the detailed syllabus for any exam is one of the significant approaches while preparing for the exam. We’ll explore the detailed BPSC AE exam syllabus which will be beneficial for the candidates making them aware what all to study. One can curate a strategic study plan, leading to planned and focused preparation, reducing anxiety, building confidence if one knows what all to study.
- General English– Error Detection, Direct and Indirect Speech, Active and Passive Voice, Jumbled Sentence, Sentence Rearrangement, Reading Comprehension, Fill in the Blanks, Cloze Test, Sentence Improvement, One Word Substitution.
- General Hindi– Hindi grammar, vocabulary, hindi comprehension
- General Studies– The General Studies paper will include information on topics and experiences related to current events and daily observations and their scientific aspects. This paper will cover scientific, social, economic and political questions and will focus on the development of engineering science, including research and innovative changes that are important for technological issues in various engineering disciplines.
- General engineering science– Mechanics of Solids, Off-Wet Engineering Materials and Methodology of Construction, Engineering Economy and Management, Transport Phenomena, Energy Convergence, Environmental Engineering/Survey/Mechanical Workshop Measurement in Power Workshop Instruments, Elementary Engineering which are common to various disciplines of Engineering for all branches (Detailed Syllabus visit official notification).
- Civil Engineering 1– Structure Analysis, Structure Design and Soil Mechanics – and Foundation (Detailed Syllabus visit official notification).
- Civil Engineering 2- Hydrology and open system flow of water sources (Hydrology and Water Resources (Open Channel Flow)) Design of hydraulic structure (Design of hydraulic structure) Transportation Engineering (Transport Engineering) Department of Public Health Engineering (Detailed Syllabus visit official notification).
- Mechanical Engineering 1- Structural Analysis, Structure Design and Soil Mechanics and Foundation (Detailed Syllabus visit official notification).
- Mechanical Engineering 2- Principles of Machines, Machine Design, Material Efficiency, Engineering Materials, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering, etc. (Detailed Syllabus visit official notification).
- Electrical Engineering 1- Electrical circuits, electromechanical principles, material science (electrical materials), electric steam, etc.
- Electrical Engineering 2- Elements of computation, power-driven devices and systems, control systems, electronics and communication systems, etc.
👉🏻 BPSC AE Official detailed syllabus
Merit list: Candidates having experience of working on the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil/Mechanical) on contract basis, who fulfill the eligibility criteria for recruitment in this cadre, will be given preference in selection by giving additional marks as follows.
The merit list of the candidates will be prepared on the following basis:
| Preference | Marks |
|---|---|
| Preference for marks obtained in the written examination conducted by the Commission | 75 marks |
| Maximum preference for working on contract basis (5 marks for every working year with a maximum limit of 25 marks. Obtained after multiplying the number of working days for a part of a year by 5 and dividing it by 365) Proportional marks will be added). | 25 marks |
| Total marks | 100 |
Age Limit: Minimum 21 years as on 01.08.2024
| Maximum Unreserved (Male) | 37 years |
| Backward Class /Extremely Backward Class (Male and Female) and Unreserved (Female) | 40 years |
| Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe (Male and Female) | 42 years |
*The age of retirement is fixed at 60 years.
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FAQs:
1. Is the BPSC AE exam conducted every year?
Ans. No, Bihar Public Service Commission doesn’t conduct AE exam every year.
2. What is the official website of BPSC AE vacancy 2024?
Ans. https://bpsc.bih.nic.in.
3. What is BPSC AE Exam eligibility?
Ans. The educational qualification is B.E/B.Tech in Civil/Mechanical and the age limit is 21 to 37 years.
4. What is the salary of BPSC AE?
Ans. Pay Scale:– Level-09 Grade Pay-5400/- (Unrevised according to notification)
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