Bihar BSSC Inter Level Recruitment 2026

23,175 Intermediate-level posts, consolidated from the earlier Advertisement 02/23 and 10,976 fresh requisitions received from 65 departments and offices. The category split printed in the advertisement is 10,142 Unreserved, 3,974 Extremely Backward Class, 3,212 Scheduled Caste, 2,562 Backward Class, 2,299 Economically Weaker Section, 767 women of the Backward Classes and 219 Scheduled Tribe. Within those figures, 7,394 posts are reserved for women under the 35 percent horizontal quota, 470 for the grandchildren of freedom fighters, and the Divyang reservation is shown as VI-249, DD-243, OH-243 and MD/MUD-233. The advertisement states that all vacancies are provisional and that revised or new Intermediate-level vacancies communicated to the Commission up to the last date of application may be added, which is why later BSSC notices carry a higher figure than this advertisement.

An Intermediate or equivalent pass from a board established under the Central Government or a State Government, held by the last date for submitting the online application, together with the technical or desirable qualification shown against the post in the vacancy table. For the Lower Division Clerk posts that make up most of the advertisement, that technical qualification is computer operation and typing, in Hindi or in Hindi and English depending on the department.

Age is reckoned as on 01 August 2025 from the date of birth in the matriculation or equivalent certificate. The minimum age is 18 years. The maximum is 37 years for unreserved men, 40 years for unreserved women, 40 years for Backward Class and Extremely Backward Class candidates of either sex and 42 years for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates. Divyang candidates of every category get a further 10 years. Bihar Government servants get 05 years in the upper limit but only five attempts in all, and ex-servicemen get 03 years plus the period spent in defence service, provided their actual age on the date of application does not exceed 53 years.

Rs 100 for every candidate for the Preliminary Examination, fixed under General Administration Department resolution 15568 dated 21 August 2025. Processing charges and service tax on that amount are borne by the candidate. Payment is made online through the payment gateway by credit card, debit card, UPI or net banking. The fee is neither refundable in any circumstance nor transferable, and paying it is not by itself proof that the online application has been completed.

One objective General Studies paper of 150 questions in 2 hours 15 minutes, covering General Studies, General Science and Mathematics, and Mental Ability. Each correct answer earns 4 marks and each wrong answer costs 1 mark. The paper is set in Hindi and English, and the English version prevails if the two differ. Under the Commission's 2010 examination rules the preliminary examination is held only when more than 40 thousand applications are received, may run in more than one shift, and results from multiple shifts are prepared after normalisation. The examination is taken with books: a candidate may carry one prescribed NCERT, BSEB, ICSE or other board textbook for each of the three sections, marked only with their name and roll number, and no guides, photocopies, handwritten notes or electronic devices.

Under General Administration Department resolution 2374 dated 16 July 2007, the written examination has category-wise qualifying marks: 40 percent for the General category, 36.5 percent for the Backward Class, 34 percent for the Extremely Backward Class, 32 percent for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates, 32 percent for women of all categories and 32 percent for Divyang candidates of all categories.

Candidates equal to five times the category-wise vacancies are selected from the Preliminary Examination for the Main Examination, which is advertised separately and for which candidates give their post preferences. Those who pass the Main Examination take a typing or computer test, and original certificates are produced at certificate scrutiny. Candidates with equal marks are ranked by date of birth, the older candidate first, and if age is also equal, by ascending English alphabetical order of the name. The advertisement prescribes no medical examination.

The last date to submit the online application is 16 February 2026 (Extended). Applications received after this date are not considered.

The online application window opened on 15 October 2025. Eligible candidates can apply through the official portal until the last date.

The exam is scheduled for Notify Soon. Admit cards are released closer to the exam date.

Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) is the conducting/recruiting authority for this notification.