# J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) (JKSSB) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: JK
- Questions: 120 · Total marks: 120 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 120 minutes
- Negative marking: −0.25 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 18–40 years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Varies by post: 10th/12th/ITI/Diploma/Graduate depending on position
- Approximate annual vacancies: 1,500
- Note: J&K domicile certificate mandatory for all posts; Sub-Inspector posts have lower age limit of 28 years
- Official portal: https://jkssb.nic.in (Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB))

## Key dates
- 2026-07-27 — Application portal opens for Warder (Advertisement 05/2026)
- 2026-07-30 — Health Department written exams (tentative) (exam day)
- 2026-07-30 — Skill Tests commence for shortlisted candidates
- 2026-07-31 — Admit card release for ongoing recruitment cycles
- 2026-08-01 — Application portal opens for PWD R&B posts (Advertisement 06/2026)
- 2026-08-07 — Written examination for Health Dept. posts (Adv. 01/2026) (exam day)
- 2026-08-09 — Admit card release for upcoming exams
- 2026-08-14 — Junior Stenographer skill test (tentative) (exam day)

## Syllabus outline
### General Awareness (weight 1)
Books and Authors · Current Affairs · Environment and Ecology · Geography of India · History of India · Indian Economy · Indian Polity · International Organizations · General Science · Sports, Awards and Honours

### Jammu & Kashmir UT Specific (weight 1.4)
Administration of J&K UT · Culture and Heritage · Current Affairs of J&K · Economy of J&K · Flora and Fauna of J&K · Geography of J&K · Government Schemes in J&K · History of Jammu & Kashmir · Languages of J&K · J&K Reorganisation Act 2019 · Tourist Destinations

### English Language (weight 1)
Articles · Clauses · Reading Comprehension · Editing and Proofreading · Homonyms and Homophones · Idioms and Phrases · Rearranging Jumbled Sentences · Modals · Direct and Indirect Narration · Paragraph Writing · Phrases and Phrasal Verbs · Prepositions · Pronouns · Punctuation · Subject-Verb Agreement · Synonyms and Antonyms · Tenses · Active and Passive Voice

### Reasoning and Numeracy (weight 1)
Analogy · Average · Blood Relations · Calendar and Clock · Classification (Odd One Out) · Coding-Decoding · Data Interpretation · Direction Sense · Mensuration · Number System · Percentage · Profit and Loss · Ratio and Proportion · Seating Arrangement · Number and Letter Series · Simple and Compound Interest · Simplification · Syllogism · Time and Distance · Time and Work

### Computer Knowledge (weight 1)
Cyber Security · E-mail and Internet · Fundamentals of Computer Science · Hardware and Software · Input and Output Devices · MS Access · MS Excel · MS PowerPoint · MS Word · Computer Networking · Operating System · Keyboard Shortcuts

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected Cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 65-75 marks (54-63%) |
| EWS | 62-72 marks (52-60%) |
| OBC | 60-70 marks (50-58%) |
| SC | 50-60 marks (42-50%) |
| ST | 48-58 marks (40-48%) |
| PwD | 45-55 marks (38-46%) |

**Guidance:**
- General category cutoffs typically run 10-15 marks higher than SC/ST categories, with OBC positioned 3-5 marks below General. EWS cutoffs generally align 2-4 marks below General unreserved candidates.
- Cutoffs fluctuate based on post type (Group B specialist posts push towards 75-85 mark range, while Group C/D positions settle in 50-65 mark band), vacancy count, and applicant pool strength for specific recruitment drives.
- J&K regional reservation policies and domicile requirements create additional sub-quotas that can shift effective cutoffs by ±5 marks depending on division-wise and category-wise competition intensity.

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