JPSC Combined Civil Services Examination 2023: The Jharkhand Public Service Commission(JPSC) has released a detailed notification for the Combined Civil Services Examination 2023. According to the notification, the registration process will begin on February 1, 2024. Candidates will be allowed to fill up the application form till February 29. A total of 342 vacant posts will be filled through this recruitment drive. For more details, read below:-
Candidates can fill up the Jharkhand JPSC Combined Civil Services Examination 2023 application form at https://www.jpsc.gov.in/.
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JPSC Combined Civil Services Examination 2023: Check Educational Qualification here
- A candidate must hold a degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or a Foreign University approved by the Central Government from time to time or possess an equivalent qualification.
JPSC Combined Civil Services Examination 2023: Check Age Limit
- A candidate should have completed the minimum age of 21 years.
- The upper age limit for unreserved category is 35 years.
- As per resolution memo no. 29 dated-04.01.2021 of Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasha Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, the upper age limit for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) is 35 years. The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable as below.
JPSC Combined Civil Services Examination 2023: Check Number of Attempts
- There shall be no limitation on the number of attempts, if a candidate is eligible otherwise.
JPSC Combined Civil Services Examination 2023 Press Release dtd.27-01-2024
JPSC Combined Civil Services Examination 2023 Advertisement dtd.27-01-2024
JPSC Combined Civil Services Examination 2023: Check Exam Pattern
The Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Examination comprises of two successive stages:-
- Combined Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for the Main (Written) Examination; and
- Combined Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various services and posts.
Combined Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination: The examination shall comprise of two compulsory papers of 200 marks each, namely, General Studies – I and General Studies – II
- All questions of compulsory papers will be of objective type (Multiple Choice Question) and each paper will be of 2 hours duration.
- The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
- Selection list for the Main (Written) Examination shall be prepared on the basis of total marks obtained in both the papers. However, the minimum qualifying marks will be as prescribed under Rule 17(i) of The Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Examination (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2023.
Combined Civil Services (Main) Examination: The Main Examination will consist of a Written Examination and an Interview Test.
- (i) The Written Examination will consist of 6 papers.
- (ii) Selection list for the Interview Test shall be prepared on the basis of the total marks obtained in Papers – II to VI (5 papers in all) subject to scoring minimum qualifying marks i.e. 30 in Paper – I and minimum qualifying marks in aggregate as prescribed under Rule 17(i) of The Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Examination (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2023, in the remaining 5 papers.
JPSC Combined Civil Services Examination 2023: Check Criteria for preparation of selection list/merit list:-
- (i) Candidates who obtain minimum qualifying marks of 40% in aggregate shall only be considered by the Commission while preparing the selection list for Main (Written) Examination and for preparing the merit list for the purpose of Interview Test. However the minimum qualifying marks shall be relaxable as per following criteria:
Marks obtained in Main (Written) Examination Paper ‘I’ Language (General Hindi and General English) which is only qualifying in nature will not be added to the aggregate marks for calculation of percentage of marks, or for preparation of merit list for Interview Test or for preparation of final merit list.
JPSC Combined Civil Services Examination 2023: Service Allocation
While making service allocation, the candidates belonging to any of the reserved categories recommended against unreserved vacancies may be adjusted against reserved vacancies by the Commission, if by this process they get a service of higher choice in the order of their preference, The Commission may lower the general qualifying standard if vacancy arises under un-reserved category by following this rule.
Commission shall allocate service to the candidates as per their choice and the merit list. If a candidate belonging to a reserved category and selected under unreserved category, without availing any relaxed standard, is allocated service of her/his choice under the unreserved category, then she/he shall be adjusted against vacancy of unreserved category. However, if a candidates belonging to reserved category and selected under unreserved category without availing any relaxed standard cannot be allocated service of her/his choice under unreserved category and she/he may be allocated service of her/his choice under her/his reserved category, then she/he shall be allocated service of her/his choice under reserved category. For more details, visit the official website of Jharkhand Public Service Commission(JPSC).