IAS Valley Blog
Exam dates, preparation strategy and toppers’ stories for UPSC, BPSC, UPPCS and EPFO.
BPSC has moved the 72nd CCE Preliminary exam from 26 July to a tentative 25 October 2026. Here are the vacancies, age limits, exam pattern and syllabus, and what to do before the admit card arrives.
With about six weeks to the tentative 25 October date, here is a practical plan for BPSC 72nd Prelims: what to revise each week, how to cover Bihar-specific topics and current affairs, and how to practise without losing marks to negative marking.
BPSC Prelims on 25 October 2026, UPPCS Prelims on 6 December 2026 and UPSC Prelims on 23 May 2027 all fall within eight months. Here is how the three papers compare, what you can prepare once for all three, and what each needs on its own.
