West Bengal Civil Service

West Bengal Civil Service
পশ্চিমবঙ্গ জনপালন সেবা
Service overview
Founded26 January 1950; 74 years ago (1950-01-26)[1]
StateWest Bengal
CountryIndia
Staff college
  • Netaji Subhash Administrative Training Institute, Salt Lake, Sector-III, Kolkata (Executive and Other Services)[2]
  • Swami Vivekanada State Police Academy, Barrackpore (Police and Revenue Service)
Cadre controlling authorityPersonnel & Administrative Reforms Department, Government of West Bengal
Minister responsibleMamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal and Home Minister
Legal personalityState Civil Service
Cadre strength
  • 1,677 (Gr. A, Exe.)[3]
  • 551 (Gr. B, WBPS)[4]
(2024)
SelectionWest Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC)
Success Rate0.5%
Head of the Civil Services
Chief SecretaryManoj Pant, IAS
Official websitepsc.wb.gov.in

The West Bengal Civil Service (Executive), commonly known as W.B.C.S. (Exe.), is the civil service of the Indian state of West Bengal. The Public Service Commission of West Bengal conducts competitive examinations for W.B.C.S. (Exe.) and other similar posts in three phases each year: Preliminary, Mains, and Personality Test. W.B.C.S. is regarded as a prestigious public service within the state of West Bengal.

  1. ^ About PSC, West Bengal psc.wb.gov.in
  2. ^ "Situation of country grim, politics of isolation not correct, says Mamata". www.millenniumpost.in. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ^ "WBCS officers list as on 14-11-2024" (PDF), Government of West Bengal
  4. ^ "Gradation List of WBPS Officers (as on 01.05.2024)" (PDF). wbpolice.gov.in. Retrieved 17 November 2024.