JPSC Exam Pattern 2024: Paper-Wise Pattern and Marking Scheme for Prelims & Mains

The Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) releases the JPSC exam pattern for various posts along with the JPSC recruitment notification. Candidates must carefully study the JPSC exam pattern and then begin with exam preparation.

Lakshima SareenUpdated on : Mar 12 2024 15:53 IST

JPSC Exam Pattern 2024

JPSC Exam Pattern 2024: The Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) releases the pattern for JPSC exam for various posts along with the JPSC recruitment advertisement. Candidates must carefully check the JPSC exam pattern and then begin with the preparation. By going through the JPSC syllabus and exam pattern, candidates will be able to understand the requirements of the examination and then accordingly prepare for it. Candidates are thus advised to embark on their exam preparation journey by carefully going through the exam pattern.

Candidates must abstain from jumping into the JPSC exam preparation process without understanding the requirements of the exam. The JPSC combined civil services examination is divided into two successive stages: preliminary and main examination (written test + interview). Only the candidates who meet the minimum qualifying criteria will be eligible for appointment to various state services and posts. The minimum qualifying criteria will be prescribed by the commission.

JPSC Exam Pattern 2024

Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Examination is conducted in two successive stages, which are as follows:

Stage 1: JPSC Preliminary Examination (Objective Type) for selection of candidates for the Main Examination
Stage 2: JPSC Main Examination (Written and Interview) for selection of candidates for various state services and posts

JPSC preliminary, main examination and interview stages have been explained in detail below in this article.

JPSC Prelims Exam Pattern 2024

The detailed exam pattern for JPSC prelims exam is mentioned in the table below:

Particulars	Details
No. of Papers	Two Compulsory Papers General Studies - I General Studies - II
Type of Questions	Objective Type (Multiple Choice Questions)
No. of Questions	General Studies - I (100 MCQs) General Studies - II (100 MCQs)
Duration of the Exam	Duration of each paper will be 2 hours
Total Marks	General Studies - I (200 marks) General Studies - II (200 marks)
Medium of Examination	Hindi and English
Marking Scheme	No negative marking for incorrect answers No penalty for unattempted question If a candidate, marks more than one answer for a question, the answer will be considered to be incorrect, even if one of those answers is correct; no marks will be given in this case
Qualifying Marks	As prescribed by JPSC
Nature of Examination	JPSC Prelims is a screening test Only the candidates who qualify the preliminary examination will be eligible for appearing in the JPSC Main Examination Marks scored by candidate in JPSC prelims will not be counted for determining their final merit

JPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2024

Candidates must be aware of the following important points regarding JPSC Main Examination (Written Examination):

JPSC Mains consists of 6 compulsory papers, there are no optional subjects/papers in the Mains Examination
Selection list for the next stage, that is JPSC interview, will be prepared based on total marks obtained by the candidate in Paper-II to Paper-VI (5 papers)
Paper-I is qualifying in nature, i.e., candidate must obtain at least 30 marks out of 100 to qualify for the Main Examination
Marks scored by the candidate in Paper-I will not be counted to prepare the merit list for the interview or the final merit list
Thus, to qualify for the JPSC interview stage, candidates must qualify Paper-I and they must also score the minimum qualifying marks (as prescribed by JPSC) in the remaining 5 papers

Paper	Duration	Type of Questions	Total Marks
Paper I: General Hindi & General English (Each section will be of 50 marks and will have separate answer sheets)	3 hours	Descriptive Type	100
Paper II: Language & Literature (Candidates will have to choose any one of the following 15 language and literature subjects) (i) Oriya/Odia Language & Literature (ii) Bengali Language & Literature (iii) Urdu Language & Literature (iv) Sanskrit Language & Literature (v) English Language & Literature (vi) Hindi Language & Literature (vii) Santhali Language & Literature (viii) Panchpargania Language & Literature (ix) Nagpuri Language & Literature (x) Mundari Language & Literature (xi) Kurux Language & Literature (xii) Kurmali Language & Literature (xiii) Khortha Language & Literature (xiv) Khadia Language & Literature (xv) Ho Language & Literature	3 hours	Descriptive Type	150
Paper III: Social Sciences (This paper will have two different sections on History & Geography, each of equal weightage)	3 hours	Descriptive Type	200
Paper IV: Indian Constitution & Polity, Public Administration & Good Governance	3 hours	Descriptive Type	200
Paper V: Indian Economy, Globalisation & Sustainable Development	3 hours	Descriptive Type	200
Paper VI: General Sciences, Environment & Technology Development	3 hours	Descriptive Type	200
TOTAL MARKS (WRITTEN EXAMINATION)			950 MARKS
TOTAL MARKS (INTERVIEW)			100 MARKS
GRAND TOTAL OF JPSC MAIN EXAMINATION (WRITTEN EXAM + INTERVIEW)			1050 MARKS

JPSC Interview Exam Pattern 2024

The interview is the final stage in the selection process for JPSC CSE exam. While there are no minimum qualifying marks in the interview round, candidates must be aware of interpersonal communication skills and general knowledge to perform well in the interview round.

Particulars

Details

Nature of Examination

JPSC interview is a personality test of the candidates

Interviewers will assess the suitability of the candidate to pursue a career in civil services

Interview test does not aim to test the knowledge of the candidates, instead, it aims to test and know their personality traits and interest areas

Minimum Qualifying Marks

There are no minimum qualifying marks for the interview stage

The final JPSC merit list will be prepared based on the overall marks obtained by the candidate in the JPSC Main Examination (Written Examination + Interview) except the marks scored by the candidate in Paper I.

Also Check: JPSC Cut Off 2024

JPSC Minimum Qualifying Marks 2024

As per the JPSC official notification, only the candidates who score the minimum qualifying marks of 40% in the aggregate shall be considered by JPSC while preparing the selection list for JPSC Main (Written Examination) and for preparing the merit list for JPSC interview stage.

The category-wise minimum qualifying marks are as follows:

Category	Minimum Qualifying Marks
Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and Females	32%
Extremely Backward Classes	34%
Backward Classes	36.5%
Primitive Tribal Group	30%
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	40%

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

In how many stages is the JPSC combined civil services examination conducted?

JPSC combined civil services examination is conducted on two successive stages that are as follows:

Stage 1: JPSC Preliminary Examination (Objective Type) for selection of candidates for the Main Examination
Stage 2: JPSC Main Examination (Written and Interview) for selection of candidates for various state services and posts

Where can I find the latest JPSC exam pattern 2024?

The Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) releases the JPSC exam pattern for various posts along with the JPSC recruitment advertisement. Candidates can download the JPSC recruitment 2024 notifications for various posts from the commission's official website.

How to download JPSC syllabus 2024 for combined civil services examination?

The latest JPSC syllabus for combined civil services examination can be downloaded from the official website. On the JPSC website’s homepage, click on the “syllabus” tab and download the latest syllabus PDF.

Are there any optional subjects in the JPSC Main examination?

No, candidates must note that there are no optional subjects/papers in the JPSC Main Examination. The written examination consists of 6 compulsory papers and candidates have to appear for all the 6 papers/subjects.

What are the minimum qualifying marks for the JPSC interview stage?

Candidates must note that there are no specific minimum qualifying marks for the interview stage. The personality test will carry 100 marks and the marks scored by the candidate in the interview and the written examination (except Paper-I) will be considered to prepare the final merit list.