BPSC AE 2023: Notification, Exam Date, Eligibility Criteria

BPSC AE 2023 recruitment is expected to be announced soon. Candidates seeking to take the upcoming exam should start their preparation. It is important to prepare for the BPSC AE 2023 in a serious manner as the huge number of candidates take the exam.

There are two papers in the examination. Paper 1 is common to all candidates who will apply for BPSC AE whereas Paper 2 is subjective in nature. These papers shall comprise objective type questions only.

BPSC AE exam is a lucrative opportunity for candidates who are looking for a well-placed government job. Check the exam overview to know the key points in minimum time.

BPSC AE Vacancy 2023 will be announced in the notification. The vacancies are expected to be announced for the recruitment of Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in various departments under the Government of Bihar. Candidates should not wait for the announcement of vacancy and should plan their preparation to crack the exam in first attempt.

BPSC AE notification 2023 shall comprise all the exam related details that candidates should be aware of. They must go through the complete notification to understand the nuts and bolts of the exam. BSPC AE 2023 notification will be updated here as soon as it is available on the official website. Meanwhile, candidates can look at the previous year notification to check the crucial details.

• BPSC AE Notification PDF (Advt 03/2020)
• BPSC AE Notification PDF (Advt 07 to 09/2020)

BPSC AE exam date 2023 will be announced by the Commission along with the notification. Candidates must keep in mind the BPSC AE exam date to ensure that they are able to formulate a preparation strategy that will help them cover the complete syllabus.

Candidates must ensure that they fulfill the BPSC AE eligibility criteria before applying for the exam. It is important to ensure that the conditions mentioned in the eligibility of BPSC AE 2023 exam are followed, else the candidates may face disqualification.

The conditions that are included in the BPSC AE eligibility are educational qualification, percentage, age limit, etc. To help the candidates understand and conform to these norms, we have discussed both in detail below.

• BPSC AE Educational Qualification: Candidates must have full time degree in concerned engineering discipline i.e. Civil, Mechanical & Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University or Institute (AICTE approved).
• BPSC AE Age Limit: The age limit for BPSC Assistant Engineer is between 21 years to 37 years. Age relaxation is applicable according to the category of the candidates as per the General Administrative Department, Govt. of Bihar.

The first stage to contest the BPSC AE exam is filling out the application form. Candidates must submit the application form with correct details within the prescribed time. They are required to register themselves first and then proceed to the other stages of the application process. Check out the steps to submit the application form for BPSC AE 2023 below.

• Visit the official website of BPSC.
• Register yourself for BPSC AE to get the registration number.
• Login to complete the application form.
• Upload Required Documents.
• Pay the application fee of BPSC AE exam as per your category and take a printout of the application form.

BPSC AE Application Fee

The application fee for the BPSC AE is given in the table below as per the category of the candidates. 

The BPSC AE exam pattern for civil, electrical, and mechanical is released for two papers. Paper 1 is compulsory while paper 2 is optional in which candidates can choose the subject as per the engineering discipline studied during graduation. To help the candidates in their preparation, we have discussed the BPSC AE Exam Pattern in brief below.

• All the questions in the BPSC AE exam will be set in English and Hindi. 
• General Hindi and General English papers will be qualifying in nature where you will have to score at least 30 marks in each paper to qualify.
• The BPSC AE exam will have only objective-type questions i.e. multiple choice questions.
• The exam will be conducted for 1 hr for each subject paper.
• There will be a penalty for each wrong answer of 0.25 per wrong answer in the BPSC AE Exam.

BPSC AE Exam Pattern for Compulsory Papers

BPSC AE Exam Pattern for Optional Papers

The syllabus for BPSC AE 2023 exam is divided into two parts. There are two papers, the first is compulsory while the second is optional. In Paper 1, the compulsory subjects common to all the candidates include General Hindi, General English, General Studies and General Engineering Science. 

Paper 2 is optional where candidates can choose a subject from Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering on the basis of their Bachelor degree. Candidates must refer to the complete BPSC AE syllabus to devise a nice study plan and work on it to pass the exam with good marks. 

The selection process for BPSC Assistant Engineer will be conducted through a written examination and interview. The written test will consist of 4 compulsory papers and 2 optional papers. The optional paper has to be selected by the candidates according to their educational qualification. After qualifying the written examination, shortlisted candidates will be called for appearing in the interview.

• The compulsory papers for BPSC AE are General Engineering Science, General English, General Hindi, General Studies. 
• The optional papers for BPSC AE are Civil/ Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering.
• Interview is the last stage of the recruitment process in which candidates who qualify will be called for document verification.

BPSC AE admit card for the written exam will released for the eligible candidates. It will be releaseed a few days before the BPSC AE exam date. All the candidates are required to download the call letter to appear in the written exam. They have to log in their account to download the admit card. The admit card comprises important details like candidate's name, roll number, application number, exam date, exam venue, and other details. 

The BPSC AE result will be released by the concerned authority of Bihar Public Service Commission. Candidates who will appear for the BPSC AE exam can download the result and check whether they have qualified or not. To check the result they will require their application number and password. The concerned authority will not share the resutlt of BPSC AE 2023 in any mode other than online. After result declaration, candidates will be called for appearing in the interview. 

BPSC will release the BPSC AE cut off after completion of the exam along with the result. The minimum qualifying marks are given below for the BPSC AE exam 2022 which candidates can take as a reference point to make a target.

Candidates should also know about the BPSC AE salary to learn about the compensation they will receive for the work they will be doing. The salary of BPSC AE is around Rs. 9 lakh to Rs. 11.5 lakh per annum and candidates can check the various components of the salary in the table below.

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