JSSC Eligibility, Important Dates and Practice Questions

Each advertisement sets its own qualification, age limits and physical standards. Common to the recent ones: the exam fee is ₹100, or ₹50 for SC and ST candidates of Jharkhand. Maximum age is usually 35 for unreserved and EWS candidates, 37 for backward classes (men), 38 for women and 40 for SC and ST. Candidates with 40 percent or more disability get 10 extra years, and ex-servicemen get 5. Reservation is allowed only with a Jharkhand resident certificate in the prescribed format.

Most JSSC exams are written in two stages, a preliminary and a main examination, both objective and computer or OMR based. Each question carries 3 marks and a wrong answer costs 1. The preliminary stage is normally dropped when fewer than 50,000 candidates remain. Posts in the police, jail and excise services add a physical test and a medical test. Marks from different shifts are normalised.

Applications are made online only. The site lists a separate registration portal for every exam under Application Forms (Apply). Name, date of birth, mobile number and email cannot be changed after registration, so enter them as they appear on the matriculation certificate.

JSSC does not follow a fixed yearly calendar. The Examination Calendar page on its site was empty for October 2026 when checked, and dates for each exam come with its own notice. In the JILCCE-2026 cycle, registration ran from 5 August 2026 and was extended to 29 September 2026 by a notice of 18 September.

Watch What's New for advertisements and the Examination Calendar for exam dates.

Admit cards are released on the exam's own portal and listed on the Admit Card page. Exam city information is often given on the same link.

Results, scores, cut-off marks and answer keys are posted on the site under Result, Score Card, Cutoff Marks and Answer Key. Answer keys come with a window to raise objections online. For some recruitments JSSC has also published the marks of the last selected candidate, for example the revenue inspector and sanitary supervisor posts under JMSCCE-2023.

The syllabus is set in each advertisement. General studies, Jharkhand-specific knowledge, basic maths and mental ability appear in almost all of them. Past papers sit on the Previous Year Question Paper page, grouped by diploma, graduation, matric level and post graduation.

• JSSC official site
• What's New: advertisements and notices
• Application forms (apply)
• Admit card
• Syllabus
• Previous year question papers
• Examination calendar

What does JSSC recruit for?

Group C and other non-gazetted posts of the Jharkhand government, and some Group B posts, other than those given to the JPSC.

Is there a single JSSC exam?

No. Every post group gets its own exam, such as JILCCE for Intermediate Level and JAJCE for Assistant Jailor, each with its own advertisement.

Where do I apply?

Through the link for that exam on the JSSC Application Forms page. The registration portal is usually run by an outside vendor.