CGPSC Recruitment Exam: Eligibility, Application Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card & Result
Updated On - Sep 23, 2021
Tony Stark
The CGPSC stands for Chattisgarh Public Service Commission. This exam is conducted annually by the Government of Chattisgarh under the supervision of the State governor to recruit capable candidates for working under the government of Chattisgarh into different administrative departments. The CGPSC conducts many of the competitive-level exams in the state. CGPSC is a public service grant commission that conducts civil services examinations to various posts in Chhattisgarh state of Madhya Pradesh, Public service commission works under the provision of Act 315, of the Indian Constitution, which was formed on 23rd May 2001. The headquarter of the CGPSC is based in Shankar Nagar Road, Bhagat Singh Square, Raipur, and Chhattisgarh. CGPSC held this year to fulfil the requirement to 272 posts of state government, as such for civil services, State police services, finance service officer, Commercial tax officer, Superintendent of district jail, Labor officer, District women, and child development registrar, Assistant director, assistant registrar, subordinate account service officer, Child development project manager ( naib tehsildar), Assistant jail superintendent., Commercial tax inspector., Cooperative tax inspector and Excise SI. Candidates who are eligible and wish to apply for the exam can visit the official website of the CGPSC.
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Table of Contents
CGPSC Highlights
Following are the key points about the Bureau of Indian Standards recruitments that the candidates have to know before they go for the Application Process.
| Name of the exam | CGPSC |
| Full-Form | Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission |
| Parent organization | Government of Chhattisgarh |
| Language | Hindi or English |
| Job Posting | Across Chhattisgarh |
| Headquarters | Raipur |
| Official website | http://psc.cg.gov.in or https://psc.cg.gov.in/index.htm |
CGPSC Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates who have graduated from any stream and class are eligible to appear for the exam.
- The age limit for the examination is a minimum of 21 years to a maximum of 29 years, according to the year and month, January 2020.
- Institutions from which a candidate has completed his/her graduation should be affiliated to UGC (UNION GRANT COMMISSION), under ACT 1956 (section 3).
- The age relaxation of up to 5 years, is allowed for the permanent residents of the state of Chhattisgarh irrespective of caste or category and to the candidate who is a widow on her first appointment.
- Age relaxation of up to 8 years can be expected for the OBC, SC, and ST applicants who are permanent domiciles of state Chhattisgarh.
- Age relaxation up to 3 years, for the defence personnel and disabled individuals can be expected.
CGPSC Application Process
The selection process for the MPSC exam is done through the three stages given below:
- Prelims Exam
- Mains Exam
- Personal Interview
The application fees for exam form filling is as given below
Application Fee for BIS
| Name of the Category | Application fees | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| General Category | INR 400/- | Male, Female, and Transgender. |
| Reserved category (OBC, SC, and ST) | INR 300/- | Male, Female, and Transgender. |
- The exam was conducted on 09 February 2020, applicants who have qualified for the prelims examination were only eligible to appear for the Mains.
- For the mains registration, individuals are required to register themselves on the official portal of CGPSC via filling in their important details, and uploading documents as mentioned on the website.
- Applicants can visit the official website of CGPSC on http://psc.cg.gov.in or https://psc.cg.gov.in/index.htm
CGPSC Important Dates
| Name of the Event | Important Dates |
|---|---|
| CGPSC application form registration begins on. | 6th December 2019. |
| Last date to fill the form. | 4th January 2020. |
| Admit card issued. | 31st January 2020. |
| Prelims examination date. | 9th February 2020. |
| Answer key displayed for prelims. | 13th February 2020. |
| Results announced. | 12th June 2020. |
| Registrations for mains begin on | 27th June 2020. |
| Correction filling for the form will begin and end on. | Between 30th July- 06 August 2020. |
| Mains examination date. | Will be notified soon. |
| CGPSC 2021 application process | December 14, 2020, onwards |
| CGPSC 2021 Prelims exam | February 14, 2021 |
| CGSPC 2021 mains exam date | June 18-21, 2021 |
- Earlier, the exam date for mains was scheduled to be held between 17-20 June. Which is now rescheduled under the statement “yet to be declared” by the CGPSC, due to the present pandemic situation in the country.
- CGPSC soon will release the mains examination date on their official website. Candidates are advised to revisit the site at regular intervals. Interview round will take place on behalf of mains results only, by selecting eligible candidates for it by the officials.
- Candidates can visit the official site by clicking the link, given: psc.cg.gov.in
CGPSC Admit Card
- If the aspirants have fulfilled the required eligibility criteria, then they can appear for the examination and will be provided with the admit card for the prelims and mains. The admit cards for mains and prelims will be issued separately.
- Admit cards will be available on the official website of CGPSC; candidates can log in, to check their details and download admit cards, before appearing in the examination.
- Candidates must come to the examination Centre along with their admit card, and one photo ID proof.
CGPSC Exam Pattern
CGPSC Prelims exam pattern
The Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission for State Service Exam consists of two mandatory papers including objective-type questions. The span of the exam is 2 hours for each paper.
First Paper: The paper first subsists of General Studies (100 Questions, Marks 200, and timing 2 hours). There are 1/3 negative marks for every incorrect answer.
Second Paper: The test Paper is an Aptitude Test (100 Questions, Marks 200 and time 2 hours) There are also 1/3 negative marks for every incorrect answer.
Maximum passing marks: In each test paper there is a maximum passing mark. The maximum passing mark is as follows.
The passing marks for handicapped Students Reserved Category are 23%
The passing marks for the General Category are 33%
CGPSC Mains exam pattern
The CGPSC State Service Exam has three phases:
- Prelims Exam
- Mains Exam
- Interview
CGPSC Mains exam consists of 7 types of paper, and they all carry 200 marks each.
- Duration of examination: 3 hours each.
- Language of examination: English and Hindi.
- Paper 1 – Language. (Time allotted - 3 hours, Total Marks - 200)
- Paper 2 – Essay. (Time allotted - 3 hours, Total Marks - 200)
- Paper 3 – History, Constitution, and Public administration. (Time allotted - 3 hours, Total Marks - 200)
- Paper 4 – Science, Technology and Environment. (Time allotted - 3 hours, Total Marks - 200)
- Paper 5 - Economics and Geography. (Time allotted - 3 hours, Total Marks - 200)
- Paper 6 – Mathematics and Logical ability. (Time allotted - 3 hours, Total Marks - 200)
- Paper 7 – Philosophy and Sociology. (Time allotted - 3 hours, Total Marks - 200)
CGPSC Exam Syllabus
CGPSC Prelims exam syllabus
The Prelims exam is divided into two papers.
- First Paper: The Subject of General Studies is divided into two parts. Current affairs, static portion.
- Second Part: General Knowledge of Chhattisgarh State
CGPSC Mains exam syllabus
Paper first is the Language paper
- Part 1: General Hindi
- Part 2: General Sanskrit
- Part 3: General English
- Part 4: Chhattisgarh State Language
Paper second is the Essay paper
- Part 1: National level problems
- Part 2: State of Chhattisgarh problems
Paper third History and Public Administration and Constitution
- Part 1: History of India
- Part 2: Indian National Movement
- Part 3: Contribution of Chhattisgarh in the National Movement and History of Chhattisgarh
- Part 4: Constitution of India
- Part 5: Public Administration
Paper fourth Science and Technology, Environment
- Part 1: Chemistry
- Part 2: Physics
- Part 3: Biology
- Part 4: Technology
- Part 5: Environment
Paper fifth Economics and Geography
- Part 1: Indian Economics
- Part 2: Planning in India
- Part 3: Geography
- Part 4: Economics
- Part 5: Forest, Industry and Natural Resource of Chhattisgarh, Agriculture
Paper sixth Mathematics and Logical Ability
- Part 1: Rational Numbers
- Part 2: Coordinate Geometry
- Part 3: change the binary number to decimal number and decimal number to binary number. Binary digit system
- Part 4: Mathematical operation Basic numeric
- Part 5: Logical Reasoning
Paper seventh Philosophy and Sociology
- Part 1: Yogh and Indian Philosophy
- Part 2: Sociology
- Part 3: Tribes of Chhattisgarh
- Part 4: Art of Chhattisgarh
- Part 5: Chhattisgarh Culture
CGPSC Result
The result of the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission is declared in different three stages – Prelims and Mains, Interview. Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission 2021 result will be published in the form of a pdf containing the roll numbers of all the qualified students. Those who have passed the prelims exam will be available to appear for the mains exam. Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission’s result for final selection will be announced depends on the performance of students in the mains exam and interview. The merit list will catch details like roll number and name, DOB marks obtained in written tests, interviews, and total scores.
CGPSC FAQs
Q. What is the weightage of evaluation criteria for the CGPSC interview round?
A. The interview round carries 75 marks and will be conducted for only those candidates who qualify for the mains exam as well.
Q. Will, there be any marks relaxation for women candidates?
A. While reserved category candidates get 5% marks relaxation for qualifying for the exam, there is no such provision for female candidates.
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