JKPSC Exam Pattern

The JKPSC Examination, also known as the Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission Exam, is regularly organised by the state government of Jammu & Kashmir to recruit candidates aspiring Junior scale of J&K Administrative Service, J&K Police (G) Service, J&K Accounts (G) Service.

Generally, the JKPSC Examination takes place in 3 mandatory stages: Preliminary Exam, Mains Exam, and Personal Interview Round.

Let us now take a closer look at the details of the JKPSC Exam Pattern.

The exam pattern of state service exams is modelled on the IAS Exam (conducted by the Union Public Service Commission).

JKPSC Exam Pattern 2023

The important details like the total number of papers in each stage, duration of each paper, maximum marks of each stage, negative marking, etc. for the three stages of the Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission Examination have been enumerated as follows:

JKPSC Preliminary Examination

• This examination is considered a vital screening/qualifying test for the exam takers because only selected students can secure a place in the JKPSC Mains Examination and subsequently in the final interviews.
• The Exam Pattern for JKPSC Prelims consists of Paper-I and Paper-II papers. The duration of both the papers is to be 2 hours.
• The JKPSC Prelims has a rule of negative marking.
• However, a candidate’s number of marks obtained during the Preliminary Examination is only a qualifying criterion for entry into the next rounds. It means that this score does not affect the final cumulative result of the applicant.

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JKPSC Mains Examination

The Main (Written) examination will consist of eight papers of conventional essay type. The candidates can know about the JKPSC Mains Exam Pattern in detail from the below table. Knowing the exam pattern of the exam is the first step of any preparation.

List of Optional Subject in JKPSC CCE Mains

1. Agriculture
2. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
3. Anthropology
4. Botany
5. Chemistry
6. Civil Engineering
7. Commerce and Accountancy
8. Economics
9. Electrical Engineering
10. Geography
11. Geology
12. History
13. Law
14. Management
15. Mathematics
16. Mechanical Engineering
17. Medical science
18. Philosophy
19. Physics
20. Political Science & International Relations
21. Psychology
22. Public Administration
23. Sociology
24. Statistics
25. Zoology
26. Literature of any one of the following languages: Arabic, Dogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Persian, Punjabi, Sanskrit and Urdu.

The successful candidates take part in the final stage of the Personal Interview before being recruited as public/administrative officers in the different government departments of the state of Jammu & Kashmir.

JKPSC Personal Interview

The reputed, and senior government officials conduct the JKPSC Personality Test. They judge the candidates in one-to-one interviews based on their overall personality traits, communication skills, ability to answer spontaneous questions, dressing style, etc.

The candidates must go through the video recordings and personal testimonies of the previous year’s candidates of the JKPSC Personal Interview rounds to get a clearer idea about the pattern and requirements. But, it must be kept in mind that a total of 250 marks have been allotted to the Personal Interview stage while calculating your overall rank and cumulative marks in the JKPSC Examination.

The number of candidates to be summoned for the Personality Test (interview) will not be more than thrice the number of vacancies to be filled.

Candidates can also go through the complete IAS Syllabus and prepare an integrated preparation strategy.

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