BPSC CDPO Exam Pattern & Syllabus

To fill the position of Child Development Officer, the commission recently published the BPSC CDPO Recruitment 2022. Eligible candidates can apply for the 55 vacancies available. The BPSC CDPO exam is held in three stages: Prelims, Mains and Interviews. To prepare for the exam candidates must have knowledge of the types of questions asked and the syllabus of the exam. Candidates who are interested can download the BPSC CDPO Syllabus in Hindi and the test pattern from the BPSC official website. 

Candidates can cover all of the material better and ensure that nothing is missed if they are aware of the syllabus. Candidates are advised to prepare for the Prelims and Mains Examination in accordance with the weightage assigned to each subject as outlined in the BPSC CDPO exam pattern. The detailed BPSC CDPO exam pattern and Syllabus is discussed in the given article.

Aspirants can read the complete BPSC CDPO Notification on the attached page for further details.

BPSC CDPO Exam Pattern 2023

BPSC CDPO exam pattern consists of Prelims, Mains and Interviews. The BPSC CDPO Prelims is the first stage of the examination. The Preliminary test will be administered in an objective manner and will cover a total of 150 General Knowledge topics. The Mains examination will be held in a descriptive format. The interview is the last stage of the examination which will be for 120 marks.

On its official website, the Bihar Public Service Commission publishes the BPSC CDPO Syllabus 2022 for the position of Child Development Project Officer. Candidates who intend to sit for the CDPO exam should be familiar with the most recent BPSC CDPO Prelims and Mains exam syllabus, as well as the list of Mains exam optional subjects.

Some major highlights of the examination are listed below:

BPSC CDPO Prelims Exam Pattern

The BPSC CDPO Preliminary Exam is the vital phase of the selection process for the CDPO position. There are a total of 150 multiple-choice questions for one mark each, on this objective test. The exam carries a total of 150 marks. Candidates must obtain or exceed the cut off marks established by the relevant authorities in order to advance to the next stage of the selection process. A candidate is automatically disqualified from the BPSC CDPO selection process if they do not get the minimum marks to pass this stage.

Key Points To Remember:

• The BPSC CDPO is a computer-based or online test.
• The exam duration is 2 hours.
• The exam will have objective-type multiple-choice questions.
• There will be a total of 150 questions.
• For each appropriate response to the question, one mark will be awarded.
• The officials in charge of administering the exam have not disclosed any information about the negative marking.

Aspirants of various Government Exams can know the details of upcoming examinations on the linked page.

BPSC CDPO Mains Exam Pattern

The BPSC CDPO Mains examination will be subjective in nature. The exam consists of questions from three general subjects: General Hindi, General Studies I and General Studies II, and one optional subject: Home Science/ Labour & Social Welfare/ Psychology/ Sociology. 

Candidates who will pass the Prelims exam are eligible to write the Mains exam. The Mains exam will be assessed, with a final score of 1000 marks. A three-hour exam will be given for each subject. This question paper is more challenging compared to the Preliminary exam. The questions are moderate to challengingly in terms of difficulty level. The examination will be taken offline.

The Mains exam pattern is given below:

Key Points To Remember:

• The exam’s format will be subjective.
• There are 4 Subjects in the Mains exam.
• Other than Hindi which carries 100 marks, the three papers carry 300 marks each.
• There will be a total of 1000 marks for four subjects.
• There is no negative marking.
• The test is conducted for a duration of 3 hours for each subject.

Candidates interested to join the public service commission must go through the BPSC Exam Pattern, in the link attached.

BPSC CDPO Interview

The interview is the last phase of recruitment. Following the interview and the release of the list of chosen candidates is the preparation of the final CDPO merit list. The interview round will only be open to candidates who have passed both the Preliminary and Mains exams. There will be 120 marks awarded for the interview. Candidates will be tested for their overall personality in this round and not just their bookish knowledge.

Candidates can download their BPSC CDPO Admit Card by visiting the linked article.

BPSC CDPO Syllabus

The BPSC CDPO Syllabus is divided into the Preliminary and Main exams. The General Knowledge paper is the only paper on the CDPO Prelims syllabus; there are a total of 4 papers in the Mains exam. General Hindi, General Studies Papers 1 and 2, and one optional subject make up the BPSC CDPO Mains syllabus. One of the four disciplines that have been listed by BPSC on the BPSC CDPO notification, namely Home Science, Sociology, and Labor, Psychology, and Social Welfare, may be chosen for the optional paper.

The detailed syllabus for Prelims and Mains is given below:

BPSC CDPO Prelims Syllabus

The Bihar CDPO Prelims exam includes one section which is the General Knowledge or General Studies. The syllabus for the same includes

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BPSC CDPO Mains Syllabus

General Hindi, General Studies Paper 1, and General Studies Paper 2 are covered in the BPSC CDPO Mains syllabus. The detailed exam syllabus is given below:

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