BPSC APO Recruitment: Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has released the notification for the recruitment of 553 Assistant Prosecution Officer(APO) Posts. Online registration for the selection of BPSC APO posts will start from 07th February 2020 and The last date to apply online is 06th March 2020. The selection process will comprise of three stages – preliminary, Mains Examination and Interview to qualify for the post.
BPSC APO 2020 Online Application link is actice now and candidates can apply for the post through official website of BPSC. Before applying it is advisable to read the notification carefully.
BPSC APO Recruitment: Application Link is Active
| BPSC APO Recruitment Important Points |
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| Advertisement No. | 01/2020 |
| Total Vacancy | 553 |
| Registration online Start Date | 07.02.2020 |
| Registration online End Date | 21.02.2020 |
| Fee Payment Last Date | 26.02.2020 |
| Apply Online Last Date | 06.03.2020 |
| Mode of application | ONLINE |
| Job Location | Bihar |
| Important Links | |
| Apply Online | Click here |
| Official Notification | Click here |
| Important Notice | Click here |
| Official Website | Click here |
BPSC APO Recruitment: Vacancy in Detail
| Category | Total Post | Post Reserved for women |
| Unreserved | 225 | 77 |
| Economically Weaker Section | 55 | 17 |
| Scheduled Caste | 88 | 33 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1 | 0 |
| Extremely Backward Caste | 88 | 39 |
| Backward Caste | 74 | 22 |
| Backward Caste Women | 22 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 553 | 188 |
Posts Reserved for Person with Disability(PwD) – 4% of total posts
| Vision impairment | 6 |
| Deaf and Dumb | 5 |
| Orthopaedic Handicapped | 6 |
| Psychosis/ Multi disabled | 6 |
BPSC APO Recruitment: Eligibility Criteria
Minimum Educational Qualification
Graduate in Law from any recognized university.
Age limit as on 01.08.2019
- Minimum Age for All: 21 Years
- Maximum Age for General (Male): 37 Years
- Maximum Age for General (Female): 40 Years
- Maximum Age for OBC/ BC (Male/ Female): 40 Years
- Maximum Age for SC/ ST (Male & Female): 42 Years
BPSC APO 2020: Application Fees
| Category | Fees |
| General Candidate | Rs. 600/- |
| SC/ST of Bihar | Rs. 150/- |
| Women Candidate of Bihar | Rs. 150/- |
| PWD Candidate | Rs. 150/- |
| All Others | Rs. 600/- |
BPSC APO Recruitment: Selection Procedure
The selection process comprises of 3 stages: Preliminary Exam, Mains Exam and interview.
1. Preliminary Exam Pattern
| Paper | Subject | Duration | Marks |
| 1 | General Knowledge | 2 Hour | 100 |
| 2 | Law | 2 Hour | 150 |
- The examination paper will contain questions with multiple choices for the answers.
- For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score.
Mains Exam Pattern
| Paper | Subject | Duration | Marks |
| 1 | General Knowledge | 3 Hour | 100 |
| 2 | General English | 3 Hour | 100 |
| 3 | General Hindi | 3 Hour | 100 |
| 4 | Indian Penal code 1860 | 3 Hour | 150 |
| 5 | Indian evidence act 1872 | 3 Hour | 150 |
| 6 | Penal Code 1973 | 3 Hour | 150 |
| 7 | Other Law | 3 Hour | 150 |
All Paper shall be of subjective type.
Interview
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Main examination of BPSC APO 2020 will subsequently be called for an Interview. The total marks allotted for Interview are 100.
The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in the Main Examination of Bihar APO and Interview.
BPSC APO 2020: How to Apply
- Log on to the Website http://www.bpsc.bih.nic.in/
- Click on the link “Apply online for Assistant Prosecution Officer Competitive Examination (Advt. No. 01/2020)”.
- Click on New Registration and fill all the details. Last Date for Online Registration is 21.02.2020
- Fill the basic details as required in Online Application form.
- Online Fee Payment Link will be made available next day of Registration process.
- Pay the Application fees Online by using Debit or Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/Mobile Wallets.
- Last date for Online fee payment is 26.02.2020.
- Online Application Link will be made available next day of Fee deposition.
- Upload the Latest Photograph and Signature as per the desired specifications.
- Fill the Application form carefully and click on Submit.
- Last Date to fill online application form is 06.03.2020.
- Take the printout of Application form for future reference.