The Jharkhand Public Service Commission, commonly known as JPSC is a state agency of Jharkhand constituted to recruit the candidates, through competitive examinations and the interviews for state civil services and other services across the Jharkhand state. Due to Covis 19, JPSC has postponed all its recruitment processes for the last few months, now all geared up to restart the exam programmes following the health protocol. The commission has renewed its exam calendar for the remaining period in 2020 bethinking the possible safety precautions. Here we are discussing this revised JPSC Exam Calendar 2020 with its selection process.
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JPSC Exam Calendar 2020
The Jharkhand PSC will upload detailed guidelines for all appearing candidates to conduct the recruitment process following the COVID protocol and social distancing norms. The revised JPSC Exam Calendar for the remaining 2020 is:
| Exam Name | Type of Exam | Tentative Exam Dates | Exam Duration |
| 6th Deputy Collector
(Personnel Department) |
Written | 10 October – 11 October 2020 | 2 Days |
| Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Exam 2017 (backlog)
(Personnel Department) |
Prelims | November 01, 2020 | 1 Day |
| Assistant Public Prosecutor -2018
(Home Department) |
Interview | December 7 – 11, 2020
14 – 18 December 2020 |
7 Days |
| Assistant Director/ Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer -2015 | Written | 12 – 16 October 2020 | 5 Days |
| Interview | 20 – 24 December 2020 | 5 Days | |
| Scientific Officer
(Mines and Geology Department) |
Interview | 27 October 2020 | 1 Day |
| Assistant Engineer
(RCD/ WRD/ DW and SD) |
Mains | 6 – 8 November 2020 | 3 Days |
| Interview | 23 November – 9 December 2020 | 17 Days | |
| Account Officer
(Urban Development Department) |
Written | 11 – 13 December 2020 | 3 Days |
| Interview | 28 – 29 November 2020 | 2 Days | |
| Assistant Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) | Mains | 5 – 7 December 2020 | 3 Days |
| Interview | 27 – 31 December 2020 | 5 Days |
- WRD: Water Resource Department
- RCD: Road Construction Department
- DW and SD: Department Of Women, Child Development and Social Security
The above-given calendar is tentative only. If circumstances demand the Jharkhand PSC will change the dates with further communication. Do check the Jharkhand PSC websites or this page for further updates.
JPSC Revised Exam Calendar Pdf
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JPSC Combined Civil Services Exam
The JPSC will conduct the JPSC Combined Civil Services examination 2017, prelims test which was originally scheduled for April 2020 on November 01, 2020. The reported vacancies and services in this combined test are:
| SL
No |
Name of Service | Vacancies |
| 1 | Jharkhand Administrative Service | 143 |
| 2 | Jharkhand Finance Service | 104 |
| 3 | Jharkhand Educational Service, Class-II | 36 |
| 4 | Jharkhand Co-operative service | 9 |
| 5 | Jharkhand Social Security Service | 3 |
| 6 | Jharkhand Information Service | 7 |
| 7 | Jharkhand Police Service | 6 |
| 8 | Jharkhand Planning Service | 18 |
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The pay scale for these posts are:
| Sl No | Category of Service | Payscale |
| 1 | Jharkhand Administrative Service | Rs 9300- Rs 34800, Grade Pay-Rs 5400 |
| 2 | Jharkhand Finance Service | Rs 9300-Rs 34800, Grade Pay- Rs 5400 |
| 3 | Jharkhand Education Service, Class-II | Rs 9300-Rs 34800, Grade Pay- Rs 5400 |
| 4 | Jharkhand Cooperative Service | Rs 9300-Rs 34800, Grade Pay-Rs 5400 |
| 5 | Jharkhand Social Security Service | Rs 9300-Rs 34800, Grade Pay-Rs 4800 |
| 6 | Jharkhand Information Service | Rs 9300-Rs 34800, Grade Pay-Rs 4800 |
| 7 | Jharkhand Police Service | Rs 9300-RS 34800, Grade Pay-Rs 5400 |
| 8 | Jharkhand Planning Service | Rs 9300-RS 34800, Grade Pay-Rs 4800 |
The exam pattern for the JPSC Combined Civil Services Preliminary test is:
| Subject/ Topic | Total Questions | Exam Duration | Maximum
Marks |
| General Studies Paper I | 100 | 2 Hours | 200 marks |
| General Studies Paper-II | 100 | 2 Hours | 200 marks |
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