BPSC Result 2024: Direct Link, Steps to Download & Merit List

BPSC Result 2024:  Bihar Public Service Commission releases results on its official website after a month the commencement of the exam. The BPSC results are released in PDF form and candidates can find the result link in the 'What's new section' of the website. BPSC conducts recruitment examinations for candidates who have applied for civil service posts offered under the administration of the Bihar government.

Before the declaration of results, the exam conducting body releases the answer key. There are two types of answer keys. While the first one is the provisional answer key, another one is the final answer key. The BPSC provisional answer key allows the candidate to raise objections, whereas the final answer key will help the candidate to calculate their scores. While the provisional answer key is released before the results are declared, the final answer key will be released just ahead of the result declaration.  

After the results are released, the exam conducting body also releases the BPSC cut-off. The BPSC cut-off is the minimum passing mark that a candidate is required to score in order to pass the examination. Candidates must know that the cut-off varies in numbers for candidates who belong to different categories.  

BPSC Results 2024

BPSC results are released in the form of PDF and candidates can download the document from the official website. Since the BPSC results are an essential document, it consists of the candidate's important information including their roll number, date of result declaration and others. Further, candidates must know that since the BPSC includes the prelims, mains and interviews, the results for each stage are released separately. 

Candidates who will qualify for the prelims exam which is also known as the screening exam, will then be eligible to appear for the mains exam. The BPSC mains exam is the second stage and those candidates who will qualify for the BPSC mains exam will then be eligible to appear for the interview round. The interview round is the final round and candidates who clear this round will be then eligible to get recruited for the post for which they applied. Hence, the candidate should check the results of the stage for which they have applied. 

BPSC Result 2024: How to download?

After the authority in charge of administering the exam has released the results, applicants can download the document by going to the official website. Nevertheless, aspirants can follow these simple steps in order to download the BPSC results. 

Step 1: Candidates need to go to the official website of BPSC. 

Step 2: On the homepage of the official website, candidates will find the latest updates section -- click on that 

Step 3: Now a new page will open which will consist of different links and one among them would be the result link for the post for which the candidate has applied -- click on that 

Step 4: Now, candidates need to enter their roll number and date of birth in order to log in 

Step 5: Once logged in, a new PDF will open which will consist of all the roll numbers of the candidates who have cleared the examination

Step 6: Candidates can find their roll number by typing CTRL+F and adding their roll number in the find section 

Step 7: Once the candidate has checked the results, then they can download the document. 

NOTE: Download the document and keep a hard copy of it for future use. 

Details Mentioned on the BPSC Result

Since the BPSC results are an essential document, it consists of important information of the candidates which they should check thoroughly.  Aspirants can take a look at the following details provided on the results. 

• Candidate's roll number 
• Cut-off marks issued by the exam-conducting body

BPSC Answer Key 2024

Before the declaration of results, the BPSC will release the answer keys. The document is released on the official website in the PDF form. There are two types of answer keys which are released by the authorities. While the first answer key is the provisional answer key which is released before the result declaration, the other one is the final answer key which is released just ahead of the declaration of results. 

BPSC Provisional Answer Key 

The BPSC provisional answer key is released before the declaration of the results. The answer key will be released on the official website in PDF form. The provisional answer key will allow the candidate to raise objections to those questions in which they think the answer could be something else compared to what the exam authorities have given. Candidates will be given a time period during which they can file objections. This time period is called the ‘objection raising window’. Candidates must note that in order to raise objections, one should provide supporting evidence, as without the evidence, the candidate will no longer be able to raise objections.

BPSC Final Answer Key  

Once the candidate has raised the objection, then those objections will be analysed by the exam conducting authorities. After analysing the objections, a final answer key will be prepared. The final answer key will be released just ahead of the declaration of results. The final answer key is merely a way for candidates to determine their scores. The final answer key does not represent the results. The preliminary and final answer keys are made accessible on the official website in PDF format.

BPSC Result 2024: How to calculate marks?

Candidates can calculate their BPSC marks after the final answer key has been released. Candidates must note that the BPSC exam consists of negative marking which means that 0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer, whereas each correct answer will be rewarded with 1 mark.

In order to calculate the marks, the candidates can refer to the final answer key released by the exam authorities and count the right answers and deduct 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer. Through this, candidates can make an estimate of how much marks they can score in the examination. However, one important thing a candidate must note is that the final answer key is not the actual results as it is just the way through which one can calculate the scores. 

BPSC Prelims 2024: Minimum Qualifying Marks 

In order to be eligible to move to the mains exam, candidates are required to score a certain mark which will describe them as qualified for the prelims stage. However, one must note that the qualifying marks for each category are different

BPSC Minimum Qualifying Marks (out of 150)

BPSC Cut off 2024: Previous years' cut off

Candidates can take a look at the following cut-off for the year 2018. The cut-off determines whether the candidate is eligible to appear for the next stage of the examination.