Overview

• The state government revoked two Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms notifications issued earlier this year to adopt a detailed UPSC-like answer format for WBCS
• The DPAR statement confirmed that the syllabus and exam structure will remain as they were before the September overhaul proposal
• In September 2024, the West Bengal Public Service Commission had unveiled plans to revamp the WBCS pattern for the 2025 cycle
• Officials cited a preference for the familiar selection process over adopting extended-answer papers similar to the UPSC
• Candidates preparing for the 2025 WBCS exams should follow the existing syllabus and exam format unchanged by the recent decision