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At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 518 posts across four departments The indent table in the notification gives Agriculture Production Department 46, Health and Medical Education Department 421, Higher Education Department 48 and Labour and Employment Department 3, totalling 518. Clause 03 records that the actual number of posts may increase or decrease during the selection process.
- Education
- 10th · 12th · ITI / Diploma · Graduate Prescribed post-wise in Annexure-A as received from the indenting departments; certificates must be produced in original as proof of having acquired the prescribed qualification strictly on or before the cut-off date fixed for filling the online application forms (clause 05).
- Age
- As on 1 January 2026 under clause 04: Open Merit 40 years (not born before 01.01.1986); SC, ST-1, ST-2, RBA, ALC/IB, EWS and Other Backward Classes 43 years (not born before 01.01.1983); Physically Challenged Persons 42 years (not born before 01.01.1984). In every category the candidate must not be born after 01.01.2008. Every ex-serviceman is allowed to deduct the period of service in the Armed Forces from his actual age, and if the resultant age does not exceed the maximum age limit prescribed for the post by more than 3 years he is deemed to satisfy the age condition. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- Rs. 600 (Rupees Six Hundred only); Rs. 500 for candidates belonging to SC, ST-1, ST-2, EWS and PwBD categories, payable only online through net banking, credit or debit card (clause 08). Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Post-wise pay level printed against each post in Annexure-A of the notification. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026 State · Jammu and Kashmir
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Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Current published count518 posts across four departments
Check source ↗Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
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Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Advertisement notification published
4 Aug 2026
- scheduled
Online applications commence
10 Sep 2026
- scheduled
Last date for online applications
9 Oct 2026
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Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Candidates must be domiciles of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and must possess a valid Domicile Certificate issued by the competent authority in the prescribed format on or before the cut-off date, i.e. the last date for submission of online application forms (clause 02).
- Appointment and other service conditions of candidates selected through this process are governed by the extant rules and regulations of the Government of the UT of J&K (clause 01).
- The qualification prescribed for each advertised post is shown in Annexure-A; the educational qualification must be acquired strictly on or before the cut-off date for filling online application forms (clause 05).
- Candidature is accepted only provisionally - the Board does not undertake detailed scrutiny of eligibility before the written/OMR examination, and an ineligible candidate is not allowed to participate in later stages (clause 12).
- The number of posts may increase or decrease before or during the selection process, and the notification is subject to the outcome of any writ petition or O.A. pending before a competent court (clause 03).
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
If your degree title, age, domicile or category certificate is unusual, mark yourself “check required” and read the official wording.
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Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Objective type, multiple-choice written/OMR examination
- 2Document verification
- 3Final selection list published by the Board
Syllabus snapshot
- Clause 10 (Scheme of Examination): the examination consists of objective type, multiple choice questions and the questions are set in English language only.
- There is negative marking for each wrong answer to the extent of one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question.
- Clause 11 (Syllabus for the posts): the syllabus for the posts shall be notified separately and shall be made available on the official website of JKSSB, so no topic list is published with this advertisement.
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Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
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Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
noticeAdvertisement Notification 08 of 2026noticeJKSSB advertisement listingwebsiteJKSSB official website
- Primary source
- JKSSB Advertisement Notification No. 08 of 2026
- Published / changed
- Notification dated 4 Aug 2026; applications 10 Sep to 9 Oct 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 23:30 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.