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| Online Application Starts | 15 September 2024 |
| Last Date to Apply Online | 05 October 2024 |
| Last Date for Fee Payment | 05 October 2024 |
| Admit Card Release Date | Available before exam |
| Written Exam / CBT Date | To be announced |
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The West Bengal Public Service Commission announced the detailed syllabus and examination pattern for the recruitment of Sub Surveyors in the Land and Land Reforms Department. Candidates preparing for Advertisement 22/2024 can review the complete marking scheme and topic distribution here.
The selection process comprises an objective OMR-based written examination followed by a personal interview. Understanding the chapter-wise weightage helps aspirants prepare efficiently for both general and technical papers.
Commission: West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC)
Post Name: Sub Surveyor under Land & Land Reforms and Refugee Relief & Rehabilitation Department
Advertisement Number: 22/2024
Examination Type: Objective Multiple Choice OMR Test
Total Papers: Paper I (General Studies) and Paper II (Surveying Technology)
Total Marks: 200 Marks (100 Marks per Paper)
Duration: 2 Hours per Session
Negative Marking: 0.33 Marks deducted for each wrong answer
Official Website: psc.wb.gov.in
The written test evaluates candidates across fundamental general awareness and technical civil surveying domains.
Paper I (General Studies & Basic Mathematics): 100 Questions, 100 Marks, 2 Hours duration. Covers Indian history, geography of West Bengal, general science, basic arithmetic, and current events.
Paper II (Surveying Technical Subject): 100 Questions, 100 Marks, 2 Hours duration. Covers chain surveying, compass surveying, plane table surveying, levelling, contouring, theodolite, and tachometry.
Qualifying Standard: Candidates must secure minimum category cutoff marks in both papers to be called for the interview round.
Paper I Topics: History of India with special emphasis on freedom movement, physical and economic geography of West Bengal, fundamental physics and chemistry, Indian polity, and reasoning aptitude.
Paper II Technical Topics: Principles of surveying, metric chaining, tape corrections, prismatic compass, magnetic declination, local attraction, plane table methods, dumpy level adjustments, fly levelling, contour characteristics, total station basics, and digital planimeters.
Quick answers to common candidate queries for WBPSC Sub Surveyor Syllabus 2026
Yes, WBPSC enforces negative marking. For each incorrect answer marked on the OMR sheet, 0.33 marks will be deducted from your total score.
Candidates must possess a Madhyamik certificate along with a National Trade Certificate in Surveying from an ITI recognized by NCVT or State Council.
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