When is the BSSC CGL 4th prelims?
No date has been fixed. The round closed on 24 November 2025 and the commission’s notice board, current to 27 August 2026, carries nothing on it since the corrigendum of 21 November 2025. The commission tendered on 29 July 2026 for an agency to conduct computer-based tests, with bids to 25 September and a demonstration on 7 October. Dates in July and August 2026 reported by coaching sites did not appear on the notice board.
How many posts are there in BSSC CGL 4th?
1,883 after two corrigenda — 1,406 assistant branch officers of the general administration department, 198 cooperative auditors, 125 auditors of the audit directorate, 88 planning assistants, 60 industry extension officers, 5 junior statistical assistants and one data entry operator — of which 959 are unreserved, 251 SC, 24 ST, 221 EBC, 216 BC, 31 BC women and 181 EWS, with 618 for women horizontally.
What is the BSSC CGL exam pattern?
A preliminary of 150 questions in one paper — general studies, general science and mathematics at matric level, and mental ability — at four marks each for 600, with one mark deducted per wrong answer, in 2 hours 15 minutes, held in shifts and equalised, with five candidates per post through; then a mains of two papers on the 3rd round’s pattern — Hindi, 100 questions for 400, qualifying at 30 per cent, and general knowledge, 150 questions in three parts of fifty for 600, the merit — each with one off per wrong answer. No interview.
Is there negative marking in BSSC CGL?
Yes. The advertisement states that four marks are given for every correct answer and one mark deducted for every wrong answer, in the preliminary; the 3rd round’s mains applied the same rule to both papers.
Can I take a book into the BSSC CGL exam?
Yes. The advertisement allows a candidate to bring one textbook for each section — an NCERT, Bihar board or ICSE textbook for general studies, one for mathematics and one for science.
What is the BSSC CGL fee and age limit?
₹100 for every candidate, by the corrigendum of 25 August 2025 that gave effect to the state’s resolution cutting commission fees; the advertised ₹540 and ₹135 no longer apply. Age 21 to 37 for unreserved men, 40 for unreserved women and BC and EBC candidates, and 42 for SC and ST, on 1 August 2025, with ten more years for PwD.
What happened in the BSSC CGL 3rd?
Advertised on 6 April 2022 for 2,187 posts, later 2,248. The preliminary of 23 and 24 December 2022 had its first shift cancelled by notice of 26 December and re-held on 5 March 2023; the result of 30 May 2023 qualified 11,240; the mains was held on 23 July 2023 at eighteen Patna centres; and the final result of 23 December 2023 recommended 2,240 candidates, with the unreserved cut-off at rank 355 on the assistant branch officer posts.
What other BSSC recruitments are pending?
The office attendant round of 5,131 posts and the stenographer round of 531 posts, both closed in November 2025; the laboratory assistant, statistical officer and sports trainer rounds of 2025; and the field assistant mains for the 1,005 who qualified on 10 August 2025 — none with an examination date. The 2nd inter-level round of 26,426 posts, closed in February 2026, is likewise undated.