Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission · Civil services

State Service Examination

Chhattisgarh’s state civil services exam: Deputy Collector, DSP, State Tax, Naib Tahsildar and about 40 other posts.

Advertisement: 06/2025
Posts: 265
Stages: Prelims (screening) → Mains → Interview
Final merit: 1500 marks

Latest: SSE 2025: Mains result out 31 Aug 2026. Interviews set for 20 Sep – 1 Oct 2026 were postponed; new dates awaited.

Official notification and PDFs

Checked 14 Nov 2026

Each link opens the file on CGPSC's own website.

NoticeInterview postponement (PDF) ↗16 Sept 2026
ResultMains written result (PDF) ↗31 Aug 2026
NoticeMains timetable (6–9 Jun 2026) (PDF) ↗1 May 2026
NoticePrelims amended model answer (PDF) ↗25 Mar 2026
ResultPrelims result (PDF) ↗25 Mar 2026
NoticePrelims timetable (22 Feb 2026) (PDF) ↗28 Jan 2026
AdvertisementSSE 2025 corrigendum (PDF) ↗12 Dec 2025
AdvertisementSSE 2025 corrigendum (PDF) ↗3 Dec 2025
AdvertisementSSE 2025 advertisement, with scheme and full syllabus (PDF) ↗26 Nov 2025

Exam pattern

Negative marking: One-third of the marks of a question is deducted for each wrong answer, in both Prelims papers. Each Prelims paper needs at least 33% (23% for reserved categories).

Prelims

Paper	Questions	Marks	Time	Counts for merit?
Paper 1: General StudiesPart 1 India, Part 2 Chhattisgarh, 50 questions each. Decides who goes to Mains	100	200	2 hours	No
Paper 2: Aptitude TestQualifying only	100	200	2 hours	No

Mains

Paper	Questions	Marks	Time	Counts for merit?
Paper I: Language (Hindi, English, Chhattisgarhi)	—	200	3 hours	Yes
Paper II: EssayFour essays of 750 words: two national/international, two on Chhattisgarh	—	200	3 hours	Yes
Paper III: General Studies I	—	200	3 hours	Yes
Paper IV: General Studies II	—	200	3 hours	Yes
Paper V: General Studies III	—	200	3 hours	Yes
Paper VI: General Studies IV	—	200	3 hours	Yes
Paper VII: General Studies VWelfare, development programmes and laws	—	200	3 hours	Yes
Merit marks from this stage		1400

Interview: 100 marks. Final merit: Mains + Interview = 1500 marks.

Syllabus at a glance

Prelims Paper 1, Part 1 (India)

History and national movement
Geography of India
Constitution and polity
Indian economy
Science and technology
Philosophy, art, literature and culture
Current affairs and sports
Environment

Prelims Paper 1, Part 2 (Chhattisgarh)

History and freedom movement
Geography, census, tourist centres
Literature, music, dance, idioms, Janaula and Hana
Tribes, traditions and festivals
Economy, forests and agriculture
Administration and Panchayati Raj
Industry, energy, water and minerals

Mains GS papers (each)

22 questions × 2 marks (about 30 words)
13 questions × 4 marks (about 60 words)
8 questions × 8 marks (about 100 words)
1 of 2 questions × 10 marks (about 125 words)
2 questions × 15 marks (about 175 words)

This is a summary. The official syllabus in the advertisement PDF above is the authority.

Previous year papers

Pick "CGPSC SSE" in the list on the CGPSC page to see every year's question booklet.

10 questions · 10 min · −⅓ per wrong

Indian Polity: Constitution basics (Test 1)

Ten core questions on the Preamble, Fundamental Rights, DPSP and Parliament, asked across every state PSC.

10 questions · 10 min · −⅓ per wrong

Modern India and the freedom struggle (Test 1)

Ten questions from 1857 to 1947, a high-weight area in every state PSC Prelims.

Dates from the CGPSC calendar

Full calendar →

Adv. no.	Post	Posts	Stages	Exam dates	Status
06/2025	State Service Exam 2025, Prelims	265	Prelims + Mains + Interview	22 Feb 2026	Result 25 Mar 2026
06/2025	State Service Exam 2025, Mains	265	Mains	6–9 Jun 2026	Result 31 Aug 2026; interviews (20 Sep – 1 Oct) postponed, new dates awaited