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For WBCS aspirants

A WBCS plan that survives the full cycle.

General Studies, West Bengal history and geography, Bengali and English papers — Lighthouse Prep structures the whole syllabus into a daily routine you can keep.

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WBCS is a long cycle — Prelims, a descriptive Mains across several papers, then the personality test. Everyone studies national General Studies. The papers that decide ranks are the West Bengal material and the descriptive and language papers, and those are exactly the ones that get postponed.

Lighthouse Prep keeps them in your daily routine.

How the planner builds your WBCS plan

You tell it:

  • The exam you're preparing for
  • Your exam date
  • How many hours a day you can study, and when you usually study

The AI builds a daily routine of timed sessions across national GS, West Bengal GS and current affairs, weighted towards the topics that appear most in previous papers. Add Bengali, English and answer writing as sessions of your own.

A typical WBCS study day

  • Morning session — one national GS subject in depth (Polity, History, Geography, Economy).
  • West Bengal block — state history, geography, economy or schemes, every day.
  • Current affairs — 30–45 minutes, national plus state.
  • Descriptive practice — answer writing, précis or essay depending on the week.
  • Lighter session — Bengali or English practice.

Each session carries a topic and a duration. Start the timer, study, and the timer stops itself when the session is done.

Spaced revision across a long cycle

Most candidates who miss Prelims did the reading. What they lost was retention — a subject covered in month two is gone by month eight.

Lighthouse Prep brings every topic you study back after 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 and 60 days, with a harder question each time, so the early syllabus is still with you on exam day.

Features for WBCS prep

  • A plan from the WBCS pattern — sessions weighted towards the topics that appear most in previous papers.
  • Your own sessions — add Bengali, English, précis or essays; they run on the same timer and count towards your study hours.
  • Prelims to Mains — when you move on, rebuild your routine with Plan with AI, or keep a separate plan for each stage.
  • Spaced revision — automatic, no manual scheduling.
  • Focus timer — measures real study time, not desk time.
  • Wastage report — shows, session by session, how much of your planned time you actually studied.
  • Lumi, your AI mentor — remembers your exam and weak subjects, and checks in when you've gone quiet.

Who this is for

  • First-attempt WBCS candidates who need structure for a full cycle
  • Working candidates fitting WBCS around a job
  • Repeat candidates rebuilding after a near miss
  • Anyone preparing for WBCS and UPSC in parallel

Build your WBCS plan today

Open the app, set your exam date, and start with today's first session.

Frequently asked questions

Does it cover West Bengal-specific General Studies?
Yes. The plan is built from WBCS's own pattern and previous papers, so West Bengal history, geography, economy and state affairs are part of it, and you can add more state-specific sessions yourself. State material carries real weight in WBCS and is usually the part candidates leave until last.
How does it handle the Bengali and English language papers?
Add both as short sessions in your daily routine, so they tick over across months rather than becoming an emergency near Mains. They run on the same timer as everything else.
Can it plan the descriptive Mains papers?
Yes. Add answer writing, précis, letter and essay practice as sessions in your routine. They run on the same timer as everything else, so the wastage report shows how much of that time you really spent writing. The planner does not mark answers, so get a few checked each month.
I'm preparing for WBCS and UPSC together. Does that work?
Yes. Add both as separate exams, each with its own exam date and plan, and switch between them on Today's Plan. Every session you run counts towards your study hours.
Is it free?
Yes. You can build a plan, run the session timer, revise on a spaced schedule and see where your study time went without paying. AI features such as generating study material use credits, and every account starts with 50,000 free.