JPSC Exam Pattern 2023: JPSC exam pattern 2023 is available on the official JPSC website. Candidates who are preparing for the JPSC 2023 recruitment exam must be aware of the latest exam pattern & marking scheme. By going through the JPSC 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 their exam preparation journey by carefully going through the exam pattern.
Many times, candidates commit the mistake of right away jumping into the exam preparation process without understanding the requirements of the exam. Candidates must abstain from making such a grave mistake and they must approach the JPSC Recruitment 2023 exam with the right strategy. JPSC combined civil services examination is divided into two successive stages: preliminary and main examination (written test + interview). Only the candidates who qualify 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.
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This article contains all the information and details about the JPSC preliminary and main examination. Candidates are advised to carefully go through the JPSC exam pattern and then create their own exam preparation strategy. Strategy, consistency, patience and discipline is the key to qualifying for the JPSC examination.
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JPSC 2023 Exam Pattern
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 2023
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Particulars
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Details
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No. of Papers
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Two Compulsory Papers
General Studies - I
General Studies - II
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Type of Questions
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Objective Type (Multiple Choice Questions)
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No. of Questions
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General Studies - I (100 MCQs)
General Studies - II (100 MCQs)
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Duration of the Exam
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Duration of each paper will be 2 hours
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Total Marks
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General Studies - I (200 marks)
General Studies - II (200 marks)
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Medium of Examination
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Hindi and English
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Marking Scheme
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- 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
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Qualifying Marks
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As prescribed by JPSC
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Nature of Examination
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- 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
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JPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2023
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 on the basis of 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 in order 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, in order 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
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Paper
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Duration
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Type of Questions
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Total Marks
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Paper I: General Hindi & General English
(Each section will be of 50 marks and will have separate answer sheets)
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3 hours
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Descriptive Type
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100
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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
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3 hours
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Descriptive Type
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150
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Paper III: Social Sciences
(This paper will have two different sections on History & Geography, each of equal weightage)
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3 hours
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Descriptive Type
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200
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Paper IV: Indian Constitution & Polity, Public Administration & Good Governance
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3 hours
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Descriptive Type
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200
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Paper V: Indian Economy, Globalisation & Sustainable Development
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3 hours
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Descriptive Type
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200
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Paper VI: General Sciences, Environment & Technology Development
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3 hours
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Descriptive Type
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200
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TOTAL MARKS (WRITTEN EXAMINATION)
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950 MARKS
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TOTAL MARKS (INTERVIEW)
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100 MARKS
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GRAND TOTAL OF JPSC MAIN EXAMINATION (WRITTEN EXAM + INTERVIEW)
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1050 MARKS
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JPSC Interview Exam Pattern 2023
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Particulars
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Details
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Nature of Examination
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- JPSC interview is basically 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
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Total Marks
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100 marks
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Minimum Qualifying Marks
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There are no minimum qualifying marks for the interview stage
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The final JPSC merit list will be prepared on the basis of 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.
JPSC Minimum Qualifying Marks 2023
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 the purpose of JPSC interview stage.
The category-wise minimum qualifying marks are as follows:
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Category
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Minimum Qualifying Marks
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Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and Females
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32%
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Extremely Backward Classes
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34%
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Backward Classes
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36.5%
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Primitive Tribal Group
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30%
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Economically Weaker Section (EWS)
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40%
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