This is one of the most common questions that arise in the minds of folks who wish to become an WBCS officer that what is the ideal age to start WBCS preparation. As per the Public Service Commission, West Bengal notification the minimum age criteria is 21 years. Generally a number of kids develop his/her mind to become an WBCS officer after watching the officers around their locality or in their educational institutes. Many of them lost their dreams while finding the answers of such questions, but lots of them materialize their dream as reality. Many of the WBCS aspirants have revealed that it was their childhood dream to become an WBCS officer. Some of them started their journey to be become an WBCS officer from school days while some of them started their journey after completing senior secondary education or bachelor degree courses. So let’s discuss the about the ideal age to start WBCS preparation.
Some of the WBCS aspiring students choose to start preparation for civil services at the age of 16 or 18 years .Many students who belong to a family of civil servants, are often get inspired to become an WBCS officer at this young age. Kids of family having such background start preparing for WBCS exam just after finish secondary or senior secondary education. Starting WBCS preparation at such an early age allows them to build a strong foundation for WBCS exam. In this process they can study NCERT books which are simultaneously helpful for their secondary education as well as WBCS exam. Time to time Public Service Commission, West Bengal changes its pattern, process to appear WBCS exam from an early age.
Many students decide to go for WBCS preparation after they complete bachelor degree courses. This is the time when they can devote their entire time in doing WBCS preparation. WBCS preparation needs full commitment and at this age a student completes the minimum eligibility criteria required to appear in the WBCS exam.
There is no such perfect age to start a WBCS preparation, but after analyzing the success rate of WBCS topper we can make a general statement that an WBCS aspirant should start their WBCS preparation just after completing graduation courses at the age of 21 or 22 years.
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