PSSSB Excise Inspector Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

One objective paper, 2 hours 30 minutes, on an OMR sheet. There is no interview and no typing test.

Part B is evaluated only for those who clear Part A.

Part B follows the same plan the Board uses for its Group C exams in 2026.

The rest is Punjabi. The Board's PDF gives the full topic lists.

• A bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• A 120-hour computer course (office applications and desktop publishing) from a government-recognised or ISO 9001 certified institute, or the DOEACC 'O' level certificate or its equivalent.
• Matriculation with Punjabi, or an equivalent Punjabi exam the government has specified.

Eligibility is judged on the last date to apply. For candidates who had applied under the withdrawn Advertisement 14 of 2024, age is counted as on 1 January 2024. Everyone else is counted as on 1 January 2026.

Ex-servicemen follow the Punjab ex-servicemen rules of 1982: service is subtracted from age, and the remainder can be at most three years over the limit. Government employees bring a No Objection Certificate to counselling.

Merit comes from Part B marks alone. Candidates on the merit list go to counselling for document checks, and are recommended to the department against the vacancies as they stand then, which the department can raise or lower. Ties go to the older candidate, then to the higher percentage in the required qualification, then to the higher matric marks.

₹35,400 a month at the start, as per the 7th Pay Commission, plus the usual state allowances.

Fees aren't refunded. The advertisement says these numbers can change if the department revises its requisition.

Result and counselling dates will appear on the Board's page for this advertisement.

The admit card for 31 May 2026 was online only, from 27 May, through the link on the Board's page for this advertisement.

No result for the 2026 exam is on the Board's pages yet. When it comes it will sit on the advertisement page, with a counselling schedule after.

• SSSB Group C advertisements
• Advertisement 01 of 2026: notices, admit card and OMR sheets
• Detailed advertisement (PDF)
• Syllabus and exam plan (PDF)
• Earlier notices, including Advertisement 08 of 2022

How many Excise and Taxation Inspector posts were there?

197 in Advertisement 01 of 2026.

Which degree is needed?

Any bachelor's degree, plus the computer course.

Is Punjabi compulsory?

Yes. You need matric-level Punjabi, and a 50% pass in the qualifying Punjabi paper.

Did people from the 2024 advertisement have to pay again?

They had to apply again, but the fee was waived.