Exam calendar 2026–27

30 Sep – 30 Oct 2026 (final days)

• About 12,256 vacancies in the notice; media report a revision that is not yet on ssc.gov.in
• 4 sections of 25 questions, each with its own 15-minute timer; −0.5 per wrong answer

2 – 6 Nov and 30 Nov – 1 Dec 2026

• About 1,748 vacancies; Civil, Mechanical and Electrical
• Paper II tentatively in December 2026

23 – 28 Nov 2026 (revised on 26 Oct)

• Sub-Inspector posts in Delhi Police and CAPFs; graduates aged 20–25
• Paper I, then PET/PST, Paper II and medical

30 Nov – 31 Dec 2026

• About 2,536 vacancies for LDC/JSA and DEO; 12th pass, age 18–27
• New for 2026: each of the 4 sections has its own 15-minute timer; −0.5 per wrong answer

December 2026

• Only Tier 1 qualifiers appear
• Objective papers have sectional timers and −1 per wrong answer

January – March 2027 (notification awaited)

• SSC's calendar planned the notice for September 2026; it has not been released yet
• 10th pass; posts in CAPFs, NIA, SSF and Assam Rifles

Yet to be announced

• SSC's calendar planned the notice for June 2026; it is running late
• 10th pass; two sessions on the same day, no negative marking in Session I

Computer test held in September; result and skill test dates awaited

• About 731 vacancies, Grade C and D
• The skill test is qualifying

Psychometric test 31 Oct; group exercise and interviews from 18 Nov 2026

• 1,500 vacancies
• Next SBI PO notification is expected mid-2027

Mains result in November; interviews November – December 2026

• About 7,565 vacancies (reported)
• Final merit: Mains 80%, interview 20%

1 Nov 2026; admit card out

• About 1,035 vacancies (reported)
• Mains has a professional knowledge paper for each post

November 2026; prelims result awaited

• 7,680 regular and 1,444 backlog vacancies in the advert
• A local language test follows Mains

21 – 22 Nov 2026; Mains 20 Dec 2026

• About 4,256 Officer Scale I vacancies (reported)
• Prelims: 80 questions (Reasoning 40, Quant 40) in 45 minutes

6, 12 and 13 Dec 2026; Mains 30 Jan 2027

• Office Assistant (Multipurpose); about 8,200 vacancies (reported)
• Proficiency in the state's local language is required

27 Dec 2026; prelims result expected in November

• About 11,663 vacancies (reported)
• Prelims was held on 10–11 Oct 2026

Yet to be announced

• The 2026 notice came in late April
• Phase I, Phase II, then interview

27 – 28 Oct 2026; CBT 2 date awaited

• About 4,388 posts (reported)
• Diploma or degree in engineering

Result expected November 2026; PET after the result

• 22,195 Level-1 vacancies (CEN 09/2025)
• CBT was held in August 2026

3 – 5 Nov 2026; city slip out

• About 11,127 vacancies
• CBT 1, then CBT 2 and the aptitude test (CBAT)

Apply by 6 Nov 2026; CBT 1 expected in the last week of December

• 3,548 vacancies for graduate posts
• CBT 1: 100 questions in 90 minutes, −1/3 per wrong answer

Apply by 13 Nov 2026; CBT 1 date awaited

• 1,688 vacancies for 12th-pass posts
• Same CBT 1 pattern as the graduate posts

20 – 24 and 28 Jan 2027; register by 22 Nov 2026

• Dates were revised in late October; admit card around 13 Jan
• Paper 1: 75 questions, 300 marks, +4/−1

6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 Feb 2027

• 30 papers, including a new Robotics & Automation paper
• Syllabus revised for the first time in five years

2 – 7 Apr 2027; register 5 Jan – 3 Feb 2027

• Your better score of the two sessions counts
• Qualifies you for JEE Advanced

Yet to be announced; usually in May

• Only top JEE Main candidates are eligible
• Two compulsory 3-hour papers

Yet to be announced; usually the first Sunday of May

• The notification usually comes in February
• 180 questions, 720 marks, +4/−1

11 Apr 2027; notification 2 Dec, apply by 22 Dec 2026

• Maths 300 + General Ability 600; SSB interview 900
• Pen-and-paper exam

11 Apr 2027; notification 2 Dec, apply by 22 Dec 2026

• For graduates
• English, General Knowledge and Elementary Maths (no Maths for OTA)

23 May 2027; notification 13 Jan, apply by 2 Feb 2027

• Mains from 20 Aug 2027
• GS Paper I counts; CSAT is qualifying at 33%

19 Sep 2027; notification 12 May 2027

• 12th pass or appearing
• SSB interview after the written exam

2 Nov – 20 Dec 2026; retakes until 17 Dec registration

• 108 questions, three timed sections, no negative marking
• Up to three attempts, 15 days apart

29 Nov 2026, three sessions; admit card around 4 Nov

• 120 minutes: VARC, DILR and QA, 40 minutes each
• +3/−1 for MCQs; no penalty on typed answers

13, 19 and 26 Dec 2026; register by 25 Nov; result 12 Jan 2027

• New pattern: 60 questions including an Ethics, Morality & Values section
• Up to three attempts; the best score counts

Paper-based 20 Dec, computer-based 27 Dec 2026

• 150 questions in 120 minutes, −0.25 per wrong answer

3 Jan 2027, 2–5 pm; register by 6 Dec 2026

• 180 minutes: Decision Making, Verbal, Quant & DI, GK
• −0.25 per wrong answer

7 Feb 2027 per NTA's calendar; notification awaited

• 100 questions in 3 hours, +4/−1
• Includes Innovation & Entrepreneurship

6 Dec 2026, 2–4 pm; register by 31 Oct 2026

• Pen-and-paper exam
• UG: 120 questions in 2 hours, −0.25 per wrong answer

Yet to be announced; usually May – June

• Registration usually opens between January and March
• Subjects depend on the university and course