Overview
- The Bihar Public Service Commission announced on July 10–11 that the 72nd Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination will be held on Sunday, July 26, 2026, from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm and the notice was posted on the commission’s website and social accounts.
- The commission has not yet released admit cards or centre-wise allotments and candidates are instructed to check the official BPSC portal for those documents when they appear.
- Media reports cite roughly 4.83 lakh online applicants for this recruitment cycle and a reported 1,189 vacancies to be filled, but those figures are drawn from published notices and remain subject to BPSC verification.
- The preliminary test is reported to be an offline objective General Studies paper worth 150 marks, two hours long, with one-third negative marking, and it will serve as a screening stage before mains and interviews for Group A and B state posts.
- The announcement follows recent BPSC activity — the 70th CCE results (June 19) shortlisted a record 2,027 candidates — and comes with lingering sensitivity about centre-level problems after irregularities at the Bapu Examination Complex led to re-held tests in 2025, making timely centre information especially important.