WBSSC group C syllabus for the clerk recruitment

WBSSC group C exam pattern: the 60 question paper

You mark answers on an OMR sheet, and the questions appear in English and Bengali. The latest clerk paper started at noon; reports differ on whether it ran one hour or close to two, so take the timing from your admit card. No marks were taken off for wrong answers last time, which means every question deserves an attempt.

How the 100 marks are made up

The written paper is only part of your score. Clerk applicants were ranked out of 100 last time, with marks spread like this:

So a strong written score can still slip if your typing is slow. Treat the skill test as a fifth subject from the first week rather than something to learn after the result.

WBSSC group C syllabus for General Awareness

This block and Arithmetic together hold two thirds of the written marks. Questions usually come from:

• History of India and of Bengal, the national movement and social reformers from the state
• Geography: rivers, soils, crops and districts of West Bengal, plus the physical map of the country
• The Constitution, Parliament, the state legislature and local bodies
• Basic economics, banking terms and government schemes
• Science you meet daily: food and vitamins, common illnesses, how the body works, light, heat and household chemicals
• Prize winners, sporting events, famous writers and their works, national and international days
• Recent events in the state and the country over the last several months

Arithmetic, English and reasoning in detail

Arithmetic (20 marks)

• Whole numbers, factors and multiples, BODMAS style simplification
• Percent change, sharing in a ratio, mean of a set
• Gain, loss and marked price questions, and interest earned over years (simple or compounded)
• Workers finishing a job together, trains and vehicles covering a distance
• Measuring fields, rooms and boxes: perimeter, area and volume

General English (10 marks)

• Grammar basics such as tense, articles, prepositions and agreement of verb with subject
• Vocabulary: same and opposite meanings, plus one word that replaces a long phrase
• Changing sentences from active to passive, and reported speech
• Picking out the wrong portion of a line, choosing the word that fits a gap

Logical Reasoning (10 marks)

• Completing a pattern of letters or numbers, finding pairs that match, picking the item that does not belong
• Secret code words, which way a person faces after turns, position in a queue
• Family tree puzzles and small seating arrangements

The English and reasoning sections are short, and most of their question types repeat. A few weeks of steady practice usually lifts these 20 marks close to full.

Syllabus of WBSSC group C next to the Group D paper

The same selection test also fills Group D posts, but that paper is shorter at 40 marks, leaves out English and is pitched at Class VIII level. Clerks also face the typing test and get academic marks, which Group D does not. Both posts are compared on the WBSSC group C D syllabus page, and the lower post has its own WBSSC group D syllabus guide. If you qualify for both, the overlap in GK, arithmetic and reasoning means one plan can serve the two papers.

Six weeks to the clerk test

1. Week 1: percentage, ratio and averages from school maths books; 30 sums a day.
2. Week 2: interest, profit and loss, work and distance; start 20 minutes of typing practice daily.
3. Week 3: Bengal and Indian history and geography from state board social science books.
4. Week 4: polity, science and grammar drills for the English section.
5. Week 5: reasoning chapters, current events, and basic word processing and spreadsheet tasks.
6. Week 6: four timed 60 question papers on OMR style sheets, then revision of weak chapters.

Eligibility at a glance

You must have passed Madhyamik, the old School Final or an equivalent examination. The age window is 18 to 40, with the cut off date set at the start of the advertisement year (1 January), and reserved category and disabled applicants get a higher ceiling under state rules. Candidates named as tainted after the earlier recruitment was cancelled are not allowed to apply. Confirm current conditions and fees in the notice on the Commission's portal before you fill the form.

Last round's merit levels sit on our WBSSC group C cut off guide. For police, civil services and other jobs in the state, open our state exams section.