About Sahoj Path
Sahoj Path is the brainchild of Ankita Podder a West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT) Gold Medalist, who pursued her Mtech in computer science in Engineering.
ABOUT
Sahoj Path is the brainchild of Ankita Podder a West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT) Gold Medalist, who pursued her Mtech in computer science in Engineering. Ankita had pursued her post graduation in Human resource management, giving her much significant experience.
Ankita Podder has about 8 years of experience in teaching Competitive Exams, making her working with the ‘success ratio’ one of her prime focuses. She has trained approximately 50,000 students using on-line mode of teaching and she specializes in teaching any subject using the methods of strategic mind-mapping.
Her teaching methods have proven to be effective and efficient for students willing to appear for competitive exams given how time consuming and tough competition these exams are.
Sahoj Path works with the goal of ‘Spread the learning, than earning’ and we swear by it. Our mission is to help students willing to appear for competitive Government service exams to successfully pass the exam through effective learning because education is a right that is held by every citizen.
Monetizing a basic right is something that does not make our priorities, thus Sahoj Path works with the vision of helping students prepare for competitive Government Service exams through strategic, systematic and effective ways of learning, so as to make the time consuming preparation less taxing.
Sahoj Path will focus specifically on preparing the students for WBCS (West Bengal Civil Service) examinations for now. They will be provided with all the necessary information and preparation, making it easier for them to get the minute details of the important exams.
WBCS
The key to successfully achieve something is to understand it at its core. Thus we should understand what WBCS is at first-
WBCS is the exam name for West Bengal Civil Service Exam. This exam is conducted annually to recruit the Group A officers for the West bengal Provincial Civil Services. Given that this exam is a crucial part to an important position with significant responsibilities, the standards are quite high.
For the WBCS and other comparative posts, the Public Service Commission of West Bengal arranges competitive examinations in three phases every year. These phases are-
- Preliminary Test
- Main Test
- Personality Test
TOPICS FOR WBCS PRELIMS SYLLABUS 2022
There are 8 topics for the WBCS prelims Syllabus
- English Composition
- General Science
- Current Events of National and International importance
- History of India
- Geography of India with Special reference to West Bengal
- Indian polity and economy
- Indian national Movement
- General Mental Ability
WBCS MAINS SYLLABUS 2022
- Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali:
- Letter writing
- Précis Writing
- Composition and Translation from English to Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali
- English:
- Letter writing
- Précis Writing
- Composition and Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali to English
General Studies-I:
- Indian History with special emphasis on National Movement
- Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal
General Studies-II:
- Science and Scientific & Technological advancement
- Environment
- General Knowledge
- Current Affairs
The Constitution of India and Indian Economy including role and functions of Reserve Bank of India
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Arithmetic & Test of Reasoning
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- Bengali
- Hindi
- Sanskrit
- English
- Pali
- Arabic
- Persian
- French
- Urdu
- Comparative Literature
- Agriculture
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
- Anthropology
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Commerce and Accountancy
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- Law
- Mathematics
- Management
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Science
- Philosophy
- Physiology
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Zoology
- Assamese
- Bengali
- Bodo
- Dogri
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Kannada
- Kashmiri
- Konkani
- Maithali
- Malayalam
- Manipuri
- Marathi
- Nepali
- Odia
- Punjabi
- Sanskrit
- Santhali
- Sindhi
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Urdu
- English
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POSITIONS
- West Bengal Civil Service (Executive)
- Assistant Commissioner of Revenue in the integrated West bengal Revenue Service
- West Bengal Co-operative Service
- West Bengal Labor Service
- West Bengal Food and Supplies Service
- West bengal Employment Service
West bengal Police Service
- Superintendent, District Correctional Home/ Deputy Superintendent, Central Correctional
- Joint Block Development Officer
- Deputy Assistant Director of Consumer Affairs and Fair Business Practises
- West bengal Junior Social Welfare Service
- West bengal Subordinate Land Revenue Service, Grade-I
- Assistant Commercial Tax Officer
- Joint Registrar (West bengal State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission under the Consumer Affairs Department, Government of West bengal)
- Assistant Canal Revenue Officer (Irrigation)
- Chief Controller of Correctional Services.
- Inspector of Co-operative Societies
- Panchayat Development Officer under the Panchayat and Rural Development Department
- Rehabilitation officer under the Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Department
WBCS Exam Pattern
TIER | EXAM NAME | Type of the exam | NO. QUESTION PAPERS | MARKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
I | Preliminary Exam | Objective | General Studies | 200 |
II | Mains | Objective+Conventional | Eight : Paper-I (Conventional Type) Paper-II (Conventional) Paper-III (Objective) Paper-IV (Objective) Paper-V (Objective) Paper-VI (Objective) Paper-VII & VIII (Optional Subject chosen by the candidate) | 200 for Paper-I to Paper VI 200 each for Paper-VII and Paper VIII |
III | Personality Test | Interview | — | 200 |
Scheme of the Preliminary Examination
No. | Subjects | Marks |
|---|---|---|
1. | English Composition | 25 |
2. | General Science | 25 |
3. | Current events of National & International Importance | 25 |
4. | History of India | 25 |
5. | Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal | 25 |
6. | Indian Polity and Economy | 25 |
7. | Indian National Movement | 25 |
8. | General Mental Ability | 25 |
Total | 200 |
Scheme of the Main Examination
Sl No. | No. Compulsory Papers | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali - Letter writing (within 150 words) / Drafting of Report (within 200 words), Précis Writing, Composition and Translation from English to Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
2 | English - Letter writing (within 150 words) / Drafting of Report (within 200 words), Précis Writing, Composition and Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali to English | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
3 | General Studies-I : (i) Indian History with special emphasis on National Movement and (ii) Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal. | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
4 | General Studies-II : Science and Scientific & Technological advancement, Environment, General Knowledge and Current Affairs. | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
5 | The Constitution of India and Indian Economy including role and functions of Reserve Bank of India. | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
6 | Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning. | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
7 | Optional Subject - One subject to be chosen, Two papers of 200 marks each. | 400 | 400 | - | - |
Total | 1600 | 1600 | 1200 | 1200 |
Marks for the Personality Test
GROUPS | MARKS | TOTAL MARKS |
|---|---|---|
Group A & B | 200 | 1800 |
Group C | 150 | 1350 |
Group D | 100 | 1300 |
Eligibility
The eligibility criteria in respect to WBCS exam areas follows-
- A degree of any recognized university
- The candidate must be in good health and must have good character and suitability in all respects for appointment to Government Service
- Ability to read, write and speak in Bengali
- Age will be calculated as per 1st January of the year of the exam
- Age limits for each group are-
- Minimum WBCS Age Limit-
- Group A and C – 21 years
- Group B – 20 years (For West Bengal Police Service only)
- Group D – 21 years
- Maximum WBCS Age Limit-
- Group A and C – 36 years (As on January 1 of the year of the examination)
- Group B – 36 years (As on January 1 of the year of the examination)
- Group D – 39 years (As on January 1 of the year of the examination)
- Minimum WBCS Age Limit-
- Relaxation in upper age limit will be provided to SC,ST,OBC, Physically Handicapped (PH), Ex-serviceman / Government Employees (Central & State) candidates.