BPSC AE study guide
BPSC AE · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The BPSC Assistant Engineer (AE) examination is conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission to recruit engineers for state government departments. It is intended for graduates in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering who seek a permanent technical post in Bihar. The BPSC AE study guide has 8 sections and about 2,431 words.
01General Studies
General Studies in the BPSC AE exam tests breadth: Indian polity and governance, Bihar-focused geography and history, basic economy, science, and current affairs. The paper rewards precise recall of constitutional provisions and state-specific facts, not vague general knowledge.
294 words, about 1 min02General Engineering Science
General Engineering Science tests common fundamentals that cut across civil, mechanical, and electrical branches: units and dimensions, engineering mechanics, material properties, basic thermodynamics, fluid statics, electrical quantities, and simple drawing conventions. SI units: length metre, mass kilogram, time second, force newton (kg·m/s²), pressure pascal (N/m²), power watt (J/s).
305 words, about 2 min03Civil Engineering core subjects
Civil Engineering core in BPSC AE covers structural analysis and design, RCC and steel, geotechnical engineering, hydraulics, transportation, environmental engineering, and surveying. Questions are numerical and code-oriented, so know the governing formula and the assumption behind it.
330 words, about 2 min04Mechanical Engineering core subjects
Mechanical Engineering core tests thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, strength of materials, theory of machines, manufacturing, machine design, and heat transfer. The exam favours formula application with correct units and sign conventions.
327 words, about 2 min05Electrical Engineering core subjects
Electrical Engineering core covers circuits, electrical machines, power systems, control systems, measurements, and power electronics. Expect steady-state circuit calculations, machine speed and torque relations, per-unit power-system reasoning, and basic converter waveforms.
337 words, about 2 min06Engineering aptitude, reasoning, and quantitative ability
Engineering aptitude, reasoning, and quantitative ability tests numerical fluency and logical structure rather than advanced mathematics. Typical areas are arithmetic (percentage, ratio, average, time-speed-distance, interest), algebra, geometry and mensuration, data interpretation, series, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, syllogism, and non-verbal reasoning.
286 words, about 1 min07Hindi language and comprehension
Hindi language and comprehension in BPSC AE tests grammar, vocabulary, sentence correction, comprehension, and idiomatic usage. The section is usually qualifying in nature, but marks still matter for rank, so accuracy in sandhi, samas, and muhavare is useful.
259 words, about 1 min08English language and comprehension
English language and comprehension tests grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, sentence correction, idioms, synonyms and antonyms, cloze, and paragraph ordering. The aim is standard written English, not literary criticism.
293 words, about 1 min