PSC Information and Cultural Service Officers Exam Syllabus: WB Information and Cultural Service Officers Syllabus

WB Information and Cultural Service Officers Exam Scheme And Syllabus

(i) The examination will comprise of two successive parts, namely:-

(a) Part-I Written Examination

(b) Part-II Personality Test

(ii) The written examination shall consist of following five compulsory papers carrying 100 marks each and two optional papers carrying 100 marks each, namely:-

Paper -I: English comprehension, essay, precis, letter writing and drafting of report -100 marks

Paper-II: English grammar (change of voice, the transformation of sentences, application of appropriate preposition/ phrasal verbs/ idioms, etc., correction of sentences, application of tense ) & translation from Bengali/ Nepali. -100 marks

Paper -III: Composition, drafting of the report, letter, and precis writing in Bengali/Nepali and translation from English into Bengali / Nepali. -100 marks

Paper -IV: Elementary mathematics based upon the syllabus of Madhyamik Examination or Equivalent -100 marks

Paper -V: General knowledge and current affairs with special emphasis on West Bengal -100 marks

Paper -VI & Paper- VII: two optional papers carrying 100 marks each from the following subjects:-

a) Journalism

b) Mass Communication

c) Advertisement & Public Relations

d) Sociology

e) Anthropology

f) Political Science

g) History

h) Film-direction or Cinematography