Jharkhand

JPSC Jharkhand Public Service Commission

Exams listed: 8
Official calendar: 9 Jul 2026
Checked: 14 Nov 2026
Official site: jpsc.gov.in ↗

Exams conducted by JPSC

Civil services

Adv. 01/2026 (regular 2025), 05/2026 and 06/2026 (backlog)

Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Examination

Jharkhand Administrative Service, Police Service, and other state services, through one combined exam.

Now: Mains written exams held: CCSE 2025 on 25–27 Jul 2026, Backlog 2023 on 1–3 Aug and Backlog 2025 on 8–10 Aug 2026.

Professor & lecturer

Adv. 08/2025

Jharkhand Eligibility Test (JET)

Jharkhand's state eligibility test for Assistant Professor posts in universities and colleges.

Now: JET 2024: exam instructions 8 Apr 2026; latest notice 25 May 2026.

Engineering & technical

Adv. 02/2026, 03/2026, 04/2026

Assistant Professor (Engineering Colleges) and Lecturer (Polytechnic)

Assistant Professors in government engineering colleges (backlog) and Lecturers in government and women’s polytechnics.

Now: Advertised 13 Feb 2026, corrigendum 20 Feb 2026, notice 16 Mar 2026.

Judiciary & law

Adv. 22/2023

Civil Judge (Junior Division) Examination

Entry-level judges for the Jharkhand subordinate judiciary.

Now: Final answer key and Supreme Court order published 1 Jun 2026; revised PT result 5 Jun 2026; Mains (written) held 6–7 Sep 2026.

Adv. 05/2025 (Backlog), 06/2025 (Regular)

Assistant Public Prosecutor Examination

Assistant Public Prosecutors for the Jharkhand prosecution directorate.

Now: Mains (written): Backlog 8–12 Sep 2026, Regular 25–29 Sep 2026. PT results came out on 5 May and 19 Jun 2026.

Medical & health

Medical, AYUSH and drug control posts

Drug Inspectors, Food Analysts, Assistant Professors in medical colleges, and Ayurvedic, Homeopathic and Unani Medical Officers.

Now: Drug Inspector (12/2025): corrigendum 11 May 2026. Assistant Professor in medical colleges (Super Specialist, 07/2026) advertised 15 Apr 2026.

Departmental officers

Adv. 03/2024 (ACF), 04/2024 (FRO)

Assistant Conservator of Forest and Forest Range Officer Examinations

Forest officers for the Jharkhand Forest Department. The Mains has two papers in each optional subject.

Now: Written results out: FRO 3 Jul 2026, ACF 7 Jul 2026. Next-step notices 14 Jul and 10 Aug 2026.

Department officer posts (forensic, factories, boilers, universities)

Assistant Director and Senior Scientific Officer (forensic labs), Inspector of Factories, Boiler Inspector, Director, Project Manager and university non-teaching officers.

Now: Written exams held in Sep 2026: Inspector of Factories 11–12 Sep, Project Manager 19–20 Sep, Boiler Inspector 26–27 Sep.

Exam calendar

Official calendar PDF ↗

From JPSC's calendar dated 9 Jul 2026. JPSC marks every date as tentative, so check the latest notice before the exam.

Adv. no.	Post	Posts	Stages	Exam dates	Status
01/2026	Combined Civil Services Mains (Regular) 2025	—	PT + Mains + Interview	25, 26 and 27 Jul 2026	PT result 2 Jul 2026; Mains held
06/2026	Combined Civil Services Mains (Backlog) 2023	—	PT + Mains + Interview	1, 2 and 3 Aug 2026	PT result 24 Jun 2026; Mains held
05/2026	Combined Civil Services Mains (Backlog) 2025	—	PT + Mains + Interview	8, 9 and 10 Aug 2026	PT result 6 Jul 2026; Mains held
22/2023	Civil Judge (Junior Division), written	—	PT + Mains + Interview	6 and 7 Sep 2026	Revised PT result 5 Jun 2026; Mains held
05/2025	Assistant Public Prosecutor (Backlog), written	—	PT + Mains + Interview	8 to 12 Sep 2026	PT result 5 May 2026
01/2025	Inspector of Factories, written	—	Written + Interview	11 and 12 Sep 2026	Held
04/2025	Project Manager, written	—	Written + Interview	19 and 20 Sep 2026	Held
06/2025	Assistant Public Prosecutor (Regular), written	—	PT + Mains + Interview	25 to 29 Sep 2026	PT result 19 Jun 2026
02/2025	Boiler Inspector, written	—	Written + Interview	26 and 27 Sep 2026	Held
03/2024, 04/2024	Assistant Conservator of Forest and Forest Range Officer	—	PT + Mains + Interview	Mains held before Jul 2026 (not in this calendar)	Written results 3 and 7 Jul 2026; next steps 10 Aug 2026