What Level Of English Is Needed For The Civil Service Exam?

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What Level Of English Is Needed For The Civil Service Exam?

West Bengal Civil Service (Executive), popularly known as W.B.C.S.(Exe), is the civil service of West Bengal. For the W.B.C.S. (Exe) and other comparative posts, Public Service Commission of West Bengal arranges competitive examinations in three phases every year. These phases are Preliminary, Main and Interview.West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) sets the WBCS exam syllabus. There are three tiers in the examination– Preliminary, Mains and Interview.Continue Reading What Level Of English Is Needed For The Civil Service Exam?

1. The WBCS Prelims will have only one paper- General Studies. There is no Aptitude Test, unlike various other state Public Service Commission exams.
2. The WBCS Mains Exam has six compulsory papers and one optional subject consisting of two papers.
3. Optional Subjects are meant to be taken by candidates opting for Group A and Group B services.
4. Out of 6 compulsory papers, 4 are of MCQ Type:General Studies- I General Studies- II The Constitution of India and Indian Economy including role and functions of Reserve Bank of India Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning
5. The Mains Exam (Conventional/Essay) is allowed to be taken only in Bengali/English language.
6. There is a deduction of 10% of the total marks secured by the candidate if he/she discloses his/her identity by writing his/her roll number/name.

The English Syllabus for the Preliminary exam is as follows –

English Composition

1. Synonyms and Antonyms
2. Idioms and Phrases
3. Vocabulary Test
4. Phrasal Verbs
5. Homophones
6. Fill in the qualifying words

The English Syllabus for the Mains exam is as follows –

Paper-II

English:

Letter writing

Précis Writing

Composition and Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali to English

So you need to know at X/XII level of English only.

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