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State PSC & State Govt·214 exams
Administered by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, the Group-I Services examination recruits top state civil officers including Deputy Collectors, Assistant Commissioners of State Tax, DSPs, RTOs, and Municipal Commissioners. The selection process features a two-paper objective Preliminary screening, five conventional descriptive Mains papers, and an oral interview.
APSC Combined Competitive Examination
Conducted by the Assam Public Service Commission, the APSC CCE recruits officers to the Assam Civil Service (ACS Jr. Grade), Assam Police Service (APS), Superintendent of Taxes, Labour Officers, and Block Development Officers. Patterned after UPSC with optional subjects removed, its Mains stage features six compulsory descriptive papers including a dedicated paper on Assam.
BPSC Combined Competitive Examination
Conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission, the Integrated CCE recruits officers for the Bihar Administrative Service (SDM), Bihar Police Service (DSP), Bihar Financial Service, and allied state cadres. It features a 150-mark single-paper Preliminary screening test, a descriptive Mains comprising General Studies and Essay papers, and a Personality Test.
CGPSC State Service Examination
Conducted annually by the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission, the State Service Examination recruits Deputy Collectors, DSPs, Commercial Tax Officers, District Excise Officers, and Naib Tehsildars across Chhattisgarh. It comprises an objective Prelims (where half of Paper I focuses on Chhattisgarh GK), seven compulsory descriptive Mains papers, and an Interview.
Administered by the Gujarat Public Service Commission, the Gujarat Administrative Service Class-1, Gujarat Civil Services Class-1 & Class-2, and Municipal Chief Officer examination recruits Deputy Collectors, DySPs, Mamlatdars, and Section Officers. Candidates clear a two-paper 400-mark Preliminary test before writing six compulsory descriptive Mains papers and attending an Interview.
Conducted by the Haryana Public Service Commission, the HCS (Ex. Br.) & Other Allied Services examination recruits SDM/HCS Executive officers, DSPs, Excise & Taxation Officers (ETO), DFSCs, and Tehsildars across Haryana. It evaluates candidates through an objective Prelims (GS + CSAT), a four-paper descriptive Mains (English, Hindi, GS, and one Optional), and a Viva-Voce.
JPSC Combined Civil Services
Conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission, the JPSC Combined Civil Services exam recruits officers for the Jharkhand Administrative Service, Jharkhand Police Service, Jharkhand Finance Service, and municipal/cooperative cadres. Both Preliminary papers count toward screening merit (including a dedicated 100-question paper on Jharkhand), followed by six compulsory Mains papers and an Interview.
Conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission across three recruitment streams (Direct Recruitment, Non-Gazetted Employees, and First Gazetted Officers), the KAS Officer (Junior Time Scale) exam builds Kerala's top administrative leadership cadre. It consists of a two-paper objective Preliminary test, three descriptive Mains papers, and a face-to-face Interview.
Conducted by the Karnataka Public Service Commission, the Gazetted Probationers (KAS) examination recruits Group A and Group B officers including Assistant Commissioners, DySPs, Commercial Tax Officers, and Tahsildars in Karnataka. The exam features a two-paper Preliminary test, five compulsory descriptive Mains papers (Essay and GS I–IV with no optional subjects), and a Personality Test.
MPPSC State Service Examination
Conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission, the State Service Examination recruits Deputy Collectors, DSPs, Commercial Tax Officers, Naib Tehsildars, and Chief Municipal Officers across Madhya Pradesh. Candidates progress through a two-paper objective Prelims, a six-paper descriptive Mains covering MP-specific history, economy, sociology, and ethics, and an interview.
Administered by the Maharashtra Public Service Commission, the MPSC Rajyaseva (State Services) examination recruits Group A and Group B officers including Deputy Collectors, DySP/ACP, Tehsildars, and BDOs across Maharashtra. It follows a three-tier structure with an objective Preliminary exam, a comprehensive descriptive Mains pattern, and an Interview.
OPSC Odisha Civil Services
Administered by the Odisha Public Service Commission, the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) examination recruits Group A and Group B officers to the Odisha Administrative Service (OAS), Odisha Police Service (OPS), Odisha Finance Service (OFS), and allied cadres. Aligned closely with the UPSC CSE pattern, it features an objective Prelims, a nine-paper descriptive Mains, and a Personality Test.
Conducted by the Punjab Public Service Commission, the PSCS Combined Competitive Examination recruits officers for the Punjab Civil Service (Executive Branch), Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tehsildar, Excise & Taxation Officer, and Food Supply Officer cadres. Selection comprises a two-paper Preliminary test, seven compulsory descriptive Mains papers, and an Interview.
Rajasthan Judicial Service (RJS)
Conducted by the Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur under the Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules, 2010, the RJS competitive examination recruits Civil Judges and Judicial Magistrates across the Rajasthan State Judiciary. Selection spans a 100-mark Preliminary objective screening test (70% Law and 30% Hindi & English with zero negative marking), a 300-mark Main descriptive examination including civil/criminal law and judgment writing, and a 35-mark Interview.
Conducted by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission, the RAS/RTS Combined Competitive Exam recruits officers to the Rajasthan Administrative Service, Rajasthan Police Service, Rajasthan Accounts Service, and subordinate state services. It evaluates candidates through a single-paper objective Prelims, four compulsory descriptive Mains papers (with no optional subject), and a Personality Test.
Conducted by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, the Combined Civil Services-I (Group-I) examination recruits Deputy Collectors, Deputy Superintendents of Police, Assistant Commissioners (Commercial Taxes), and District Employment Officers in Tamil Nadu. It consists of an objective Preliminary screening test, a four-paper descriptive Mains exam (including mandatory Tamil eligibility), and an Oral Test.
Conducted by the Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC), the Group-I Services exam recruits Deputy Collectors, Deputy Superintendents of Police, Commercial Tax Officers, Regional Transport Officers, and District Panchayat Officers in Telangana. Selection is determined strictly by the six-paper descriptive Mains score (900 marks) following a single-paper Preliminary screening test.
UKPSC Combined State Civil / Upper PCS
Administered by the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission, the Combined State Civil / Upper Subordinate Services exam recruits Deputy Collectors, DSPs, Finance Officers, Assistant Commissioners (State Tax), and BDOs across Uttarakhand. The modernized syllabus features a two-paper Prelims followed by eight compulsory descriptive Mains papers including two dedicated to Uttarakhand.
Conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission, the UPPSC PCS examination recruits Class-I and Class-II state civil officers including Deputy Collectors (SDM), Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP), Block Development Officers (BDO), and Assistant Commissioners. Following the removal of optional subjects, its Mains stage features eight compulsory descriptive papers including two dedicated to Uttar Pradesh.
Conducted by the Public Service Commission, West Bengal (WBPSC), the WBCS (Exe.) etc. examination recruits officers across Group A (WBCS Executive, Revenue, Co-operative), Group B (West Bengal Police Service), Group C, and Group D cadres. It comprises a Preliminary screening test, a six-to-eight paper Mains examination, and a Personality Test calibrated by service group.
APPSC Assistant Engineer
APPSC AE (APPSC Assistant Engineer) is conducted by Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) to recruit Assistant Engineers (Sub-Divisional Officers / Gazetted Technical Cadre) across key engineering departments of Andhra Pradesh, including Public Works (PWD), Water Resources & Irrigation, Public Health Engineering (PHED), Rural Engineering, Housing and Urban Development. The examination combines a rigorous test of core engineering subjects (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Agricultural or Electronics/IT) with Andhra Pradesh General Studies and General Aptitude.
APPSC Assistant Executive Engineer
APPSC AEE (APPSC Assistant Executive Engineer) is conducted by Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) to recruit Assistant Engineers (Sub-Divisional Officers / Gazetted Technical Cadre) across key engineering departments of Andhra Pradesh, including Public Works (PWD), Water Resources & Irrigation, Public Health Engineering (PHED), Rural Engineering, Housing and Urban Development. The examination combines a rigorous test of core engineering subjects (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Agricultural or Electronics/IT) with Andhra Pradesh General Studies and General Aptitude.
APPSC Combined Competitive Examination
Administered by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission, the APPSCCE recruits Group A and Group B officers to the Arunachal Pradesh Civil Service (APCS Entry Grade), Arunachal Pradesh Police Service (APPS), and allied state cadres. It follows the UPSC three-tier model with a two-paper Preliminary test, an eight-paper descriptive Mains, and a Viva-Voce.
APPSC Deputy Educational Officer
APPSC DEO (APPSC Deputy Educational Officer) is conducted by Department of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh to select Primary Teachers (PRT), Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT), Post Graduate Teachers (PGT / School Lecturers) and Headmasters for government schools across Andhra Pradesh. Unlike the qualifying TET exam, this is the final competitive recruitment examination whose merit list directly decides appointment and district/school allotment.
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