The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) conducts recruitment exams for Group C (Clerks) and Group D (non-teaching staff) posts in various schools under the state government. If you’re aiming to secure one of these positions, it’s essential to understand the exam structure and syllabus thoroughly. Here’s your detailed, updated, and easy-to-understand guide for 2025.

Group C (Clerk) – Exam Pattern

Syllabus Overview – Group C

• General Knowledge: Environmental awareness, history, geography, basic science.
• Current Affairs: National and international events, sports, literature, Indian polity.
• General English: Grammar, vocabulary, sentence correction, synonyms, antonyms.
• Arithmetic: Number systems, fractions, ratios, time & distance, profit & loss.

Group D – Exam Pattern

Syllabus Overview – Group D

• General Knowledge: West Bengal and India-specific events, history, geography.
• Current Affairs: Events of state, national, and global importance.
• General English: Basics of grammar, correct usage, synonyms/antonyms.
• Arithmetic: Simplification, LCM, HCF, percentages, simple interest.

Selection Process

Group C: Written Exam → Skill Test (if applicable) → Document Verification

Group D: Written Exam → Interview → Document Verification

Key Highlights

• No negative marking.
• Exam can be answered in Bengali or English.
• Basic understanding of school-level subjects is required.

Syllabus Overview

• General Knowledge: Questions will be designed to test the candidates’ general knowledge of the environment around them and its application to society.

• Current Affairs: Questions will be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience. The test will also include questions relating mainly to the states of West Bengal and other parts of India.

• General English: Candidates’ understanding of the fundamentals of the English language such as vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms, and its correct usage would be tested.

• Arithmetic: Questions of this component will cover number systems including questions on simplification, decimals, recurring decimals, divisibility, fractions, LCM, HCF, partnership, average, ratio and proportion, percentage, simple interest, profit and loss, time and distance, area of rectangles and squares.

Additional Information

• Negative Marking: There is no provision for negative marking in the written examinations.

• Language of Examination: The examination can be written either in English or Bengali.

• Official Syllabus PDFs:

  • Group C Syllabus PDF

  • Group D Syllabus PDF

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