BSSC Field Assistant study guide
BSSC Field Assistant · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The BSSC Field Assistant (Kshetra Sahayak) recruitment is run by the Bihar Staff Selection Commission to fill field-level survey and support posts in Bihar government departments. It suits candidates with a Bihar school-leaving or intermediate-level education who are comfortable with outdoor survey work, record-keeping and basic reporting, and who want a state government career close to home. The BSSC Field Assistant study guide has 7 sections and about 2,233 words.
01General Awareness and Current Affairs
The General Awareness and Current Affairs section checks whether you can place a fact correctly - who holds which office, which body is constitutional, which scheme belongs to which ministry - without confusing near-twins. Static polity, geography, economy, science-in-news and awards dominate; current affairs items usually look back over the previous 8–12 months, and a few carry a Bihar angle.
319 words, about 2 min02General Science
Class-10 level physics, chemistry and biology: units and measurement, motion, light, electricity, acids and bases, common compounds, cell biology, nutrition and disease. Questions are factual and formula-light, but they demand exactness - one wrong subscript or unit loses the mark.
306 words, about 2 min03Mathematics and Quantitative Aptitude
Number system, percentage, ratio and proportion, average, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time and work, speed and distance, mensuration and elementary data interpretation. Most items are solvable in two steps if you convert the statement into one clean equation instead of calculating in your head.
329 words, about 2 min04Reasoning and Mental Ability
Series (number, letter, figure), analogy, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, order and ranking, syllogism, seating arrangement, and non-verbal items such as mirror images, water images and paper folding. The examiner rewards systematic elimination over guessing.
304 words, about 2 min05Hindi Language
288 words, about 1 min06English Language
Grammar accuracy and vocabulary control: error spotting, sentence improvement, subject-verb agreement, articles and prepositions, tense and voice, synonyms and antonyms, idioms, one-word substitutions, fill-in-the-blanks and a short reading-comprehension passage. Grammar items are usually decided by one identifiable rule, so name the rule before choosing.
292 words, about 1 min07Bihar-Specific Knowledge and Field Survey Practices
Bihar-specific knowledge covers districts and divisions, rivers, border districts, historical and religious sites, and agriculture. Field survey practices cover the instruments and computations a field assistant uses, plus Bihar's land-record vocabulary.
395 words, about 2 min