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JKPSC KAS

JKPSC KAS 2026 exam held; Shishya's tracker has no announced date for the next exam yet. Official site: jkpsc.nic.in.

J&K PSC Combined Competitive Exam (KAS) Prelims

J&K PSC KAS Prelims — Paper 1 (GS) + Paper 2 (CSAT). 200 MCQs each, 2 hours each.

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~90 vacancies(indicative / typical)✓ Verify on Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) ↗

Updated 20 Sept 2026 ·Vacancy counts change every cycle — always confirm the exact number in the latest official notification before applying.

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JKPSC KAS eligibility

Verified against the official notification. Source ↗ · last reconciled 2026-05.

Age
21 – 35 years (General)21-35 for General. RBA/ALC/OSC: +3, SC/ST/JK-Pahari: +5. Reference date is 1 January of the exam year.
Education
Bachelor's degree (any discipline) from a recognised university.
Attempts
No formal attempt limit other than the upper age cap.
Nationality
Indian citizen, J&K-domicile preferred.
Other
  • Urdu language paper compulsory at Mains (qualifying).

JKPSC KAS cutoffs

Historical cutoffs are a guide, not a prediction. Use them to set a realistic target, not to predict next year's exact number.

Prelims cutoff (qualifying for Mains)

out of 200 marks
YearCategoryCutoff
2023General (Open Merit)~120 – 130
2023RBA / ALC / OSC~108 – 118
2023SC~98 – 108
2023ST~85 – 95

Source: official ↗ · verified 2026-05.

JKPSC KAS salary after selection

Approximate starting gross at an X-class (metro) posting. Actual pay depends on post, city, year of joining and prevailing DA.

  • KAS Probationer / Deputy Magistrate (entry)

    Pay Level 10 (J&K)
    Basic pay
    ₹56,100
    Gross monthly
    ₹85,000 – ₹95,000 (Srinagar/Jammu, after probation)

    Source: official ↗ · verified 2026-05.

JKPSC KAS — Frequently asked questions

Is Shishya free for JKPSC KAS preparation?
Yes. Every JKPSC KAS mock test, PYQ-pattern paper and study tool on Shishya is completely free — no subscription and no credit card. Questions are written with AI to follow each exam's syllabus topics on Shishya, and re-checked whenever a student reports one.
How many JKPSC KAS practice questions does Shishya have?
Shishya has 135 JKPSC KAS practice questions, written with AI; every one of them has passed an automated answer check (three independent AI solves and an examiner), and any question a student reports is re-checked. They are available as adaptive mock tests with a worked solution for every question.
Are JKPSC KAS previous year question papers available?
Shishya has free JKPSC KAS previous year paper practice: PYQ-pattern papers covering 2025 (1 year) — questions freshly worded in the pattern of each year's paper, not the paper itself; each year's page shows how many questions it holds against the real paper's count. Each is a timed practice set with full solutions.
What is the expected cutoff for JKPSC KAS?
Cutoffs change every cycle with paper difficulty and vacancies. Shishya maintains indicative score-to-rank bands and category-wise (General/EWS/OBC/SC/ST) expected cutoffs — not official figures — at https://shishya.in/exams/JK_JKPSC_KAS/cutoff
Can I build a topic-wise JKPSC KAS mock test?
Yes — pick any topics from the JKPSC KAS syllabus, choose 10, 25 or 50 questions and the difficulty, and attempt it as a timed mock with solutions and weak-topic analysis, free, at https://shishya.in/exams/JK_JKPSC_KAS/build-mock — questions can be read in Hindi and 17 other Indian languages inside the test.
How can I prepare for JKPSC KAS for free?
Shishya offers JKPSC KAS preparation 100% free: adaptive mock tests, previous year paper practice (PYQ-pattern papers modelled on each year's paper), the full syllabus (https://shishya.in/exams/JK_JKPSC_KAS/syllabus), subject-wise memory tricks (https://shishya.in/exams/JK_JKPSC_KAS/tricks), a free day-by-day coach plan and an AI tutor in 18 Indian languages.

Previous year papers

120 questions across all years

Previous year paper practice: each year is a set of PYQ-pattern questions — freshly worded in the pattern of that year's paper, not the paper itself. Every card shows how many it holds against the real paper's count.

  • 2025

    120 PYQ-pattern questions modelled on the 2025 paper (which had 200)

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Mock tests

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  • JKPSC KAS — Quick Practice

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  • JKPSC KAS — 2025 PYQ-pattern set (120 of 200 questions)

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    120 questions · 240 min

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Practice by subject & topic

Full-length subject tests below — 25 questions each, real exam format, instant scoring.Want to drill a single topic? Open it from the syllabus — a topic that has practice questions has a short quiz on its page.

  • General Studies (Paper I)

    52 Qs

  • Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh — History, Culture and Administration

    67 Qs

  • Civil Services Aptitude Test (Paper II)

    16 Qs

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Latest news

Important dates

  1. CCE 2025 Mains admit card

    passed

    Mon, 15 Jun, 2026

    Reportedtimesofkashmir.in

    Available from June 15, 2026 per notification PSC/Exam/2026/07

  2. 📍CCE 2025 Mains exam (day 1)

    passed

    Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

    Reportedtimesofkashmir.in

    Eight-day descriptive exam at Jammu and Srinagar; ends July 1, 2026

  3. CCE 2026 notification (expected)

    passed

    No official date yet — the expected notification date has passed

    Expected

    Next cycle notification expected in September 2026 based on annual pattern

  4. CCE 2025 Mains result (expected)

    5 days away

    Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

    Expected

    Result expected in second half of October 2026 or later; evaluation in progress

  5. CCE 2025 Personality Test (expected)

    61 days away

    Thu, 10 Dec, 2026

    Expected

    Typically held 1-2 months after Mains result

Syllabus

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