Preparing for the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) exam in 2026? Whether you’re just beginning or refining your strategy, this central hub page is your ultimate guide. Explore everything from JPSC syllabus, Strategy, Jharkhand General Knowledge PDFs, current affairs, to Coaching Resources—all curated for you
Freshers should start here. Learn more about the exam before you start preparing for it. Remember? Bhuwan had to learn the game before he can play and win!
The Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) is a constitutional body established under Article 315 of the Indian Constitution on November 15, 2000, following the creation of the Jharkhand state
Its core mandate is to recruit Class I & II officers at the state level, including administrative, police, finance, and education services, for which it conducts the Combined Civil Services Exam
General Eligibility Conditions:
Please note: Eligibility conditions for JPSC like Age limit & Maximum number of attempts, vary based on the reservation category and place of residence.
👉Pro Tip: Use JPSC Age Limit Checker tool to check your eligibility based on your date of birth, reservation category and place of residence
JPSC’s Combined Civil Services Exam comprises three stages that spans around 12-15 months:
Preliminary Exam (Screening)
Two objective papers: General Studies and an Optional Subject.
Only for shortlisting; marks are not counted for final ranking
Main Exam (Descriptive)
Includes 7 papers: 1 qualifying paper (Hindi/English) and 6 Scoring Papers (Local Language + 4 General Studies)
Personality Test / Interview
Oral assessment to evaluate the candidate’s suitability.
Worth 100 marks, and combined with the Main marks for final merit
Successful candidates are appointed to Group I & II posts under the Jharkhand State Government, such as:
Jharkhand Administrative Service (JAS)
State Tax Officer / Commercial Tax Officer
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)
Labour Superintendent
Jharkhand Education Service
Probation Officer, Assistant Registrar, among others
A well-crafted strategy is key to cracking the JPSC exam. Watch the video to get an overview of syllabus and challenges faced to cover it.
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JPSC Prelims Paper I is:
Preparing for the General Studies is tricky in the sense that it doesn’t yield immediate benefits for the JPSC Prelims Exam even though it has most significant long term impact if you include mains.
What we mean by that is:
It takes long time (At least a year) to prepare General Studies(GS), but the marks weightage GS is a mere 37.5% of the total prelims weightage(200).
However, if we look at mains, 800/950 marks comes just from General Studies!
It single-handedly decides your mains result so much that Interview is just about rank.
Here is how we takle this:
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JPSC Prelims Paper I is:
Jharkhand State profile accounts for 83% of Prelims Paper II + 10% of Paper I.
In total, Jharkhand State Profile (Jharkhand GK) accounts for 55% of the prelims’ weightage, making it the most important section for the prelims!
Preparation resources for Jharkhand General Knowledge ( or Jharkhand GK)
We call it Jharkhand State Profile
[CCS] Jharkhand State Profile Topics:
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Preparation resources for Jharkhand Current Affairs
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