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.
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 Jharkhand General Knowledge.
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.
JPSC Prelims Paper II 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:
[Links to resources will be updated, check back later]
The JPSC Mains consists of six papers, two qualifying and four merit-based. All papers are three hours long.
| Paper No. | Subject | Marks | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I | General Hindi & General English | 100 | Qualifying (min. 30%) |
| Paper II | Language & Literature (choose one) | 150 | Qualifying (min. 30%) |
| Paper III | Social Sciences (History & Geography) | 200 | Merit |
| Paper IV | Indian Constitution, Polity & Public Administration | 200 | Merit |
| Paper V | Indian Economy, Globalization & Sustainable Development | 200 | Merit |
| Paper VI | General Sciences, Environment & Technology Development | 200 | Merit |
Total Marks for Merit: 800 (Papers III–VI) Interview: 100 Overall Merit: 900
Qualifying only. Minimum 30 marks to qualify.
Qualifying only. Minimum 30% marks to qualify.
Candidates choose one language from the following list:
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Stay in Preparation!
Civil Services exam syllabus is vast. Apart from syllabus one needs to practice skills for Objective Tests and Mains Answer Writing.
Time required to prepare for all three stages varies from person to person based on their life experiences, educational background, daily time availability for study, and previous preparation experience.
For someone starting from zero and have full day available for study, General Studies for PT and Mains Combined can be completed in 8-10 Months and Jharkhand General Knowledge(Jharkhand State Profile) can be completed in 2 Months. In Total an efficient preparation can be done in one year of time.
However, based on our experience mentoring so many batches, most people take around 1.5-2 years to master every stage and be exam worthy.
JPSC CCSE is a very easy exam, if you understand its requirements. Its a very unique exam that has very specific demands. If you understand the particular needs of the exam and focus on just what the exam demands and not waste time in what is non-essential.
Clearing in the first attempt will require learning experiences from others’ mistakes.
There are things that work, then there are things that don’t. Most people waste attempts in learning just that!
We may be biased, but the best JPSC Coaching IS NOT in Ranchi but in Medininagar, Palamu.
Migrating to Hub cities has its own advantages & disadvantages. You get large crowd of like minded students preparing for the same exam.
On the flip side, staying out of heard has its own advantage in a exam where standing out matters. You don’t want to write the same answer others are writing. Differentiation is the key to scoring in mains.
We advise holistic preparation that combines Prelims and Mains syllabus for most efficient use of time.
Watch this strategy and syllabus discussion
For JPSC PT you need GS and Current affairs for Paper I and Jharkhand GK(Jharkhand State Profile) for Paper II.
Paper I takes the most time, but if you prepare smartly, you can cover a large part of the mains syllabus alongside.
Next most important thing is test giving. Solve PYQ and Give lots and lots of tests.
You can also schedule a free 1:1 video call and we will help you create a plan for your self study.
Preparing for JPSC Mains largely rests on General Studies. 4×200=800 marks out of total 950 comes from GS
There are two key elements to JPSC Mains Preparation:
These two exams are very similar, and it’s best if you prepare them together.
Start with preparing General Studies combined with current affairs. Prepare any paper one time with both- Prelims & Mains in mind. Do MCQ and answerwriting as you progress along. GS forms the bulk of the preparation for both exams.
With GS prepared all you will need for UPSC is:
For JPSC you need:
