Subordinate Services Selection Board, Punjab (PSSSB) – Clerk (Common Cadre), Advt. No. 02/2026

PSSSB Clerk Answer Key 2026

Short Details of Notification

Sarkari Job

Important Dates

  • Advertisement Date : 04/02/2026
  • First Online Form : 13/02/2026 to 06/03/2026
  • Form Reopened : 25/08/2026 to 07/09/2026
  • Form Correction : 14/09/2026 to 16/09/2026 (05:00 PM)
  • Admit Card : 07/10/2026
  • Written Exam Date : 11/10/2026
  • Provisional Answer Key : 12/10/2026
  • Objection Last Date : 15/10/2026 (05:00 PM, closed)
  • OMR Sheet Download : 15/10/2026 to 20/10/2026 (closed)
  • Typing Test / Result : Not announced

Application Fee

  • General / Freedom Fighter / Sports : ₹1000/-
  • SC / BC / EWS : ₹250/-
  • Ex-Servicemen and Dependent : ₹200/-
  • Physically Handicapped : ₹500/-
  • Fee once paid is not refunded

Age Limit & Selection Process

  • Age Limit: Minimum 18 years and Maximum 37 years as on 01/01/2026. Punjab SC / BC : up to 42 years; Punjab PwD : up to 47 years; State and Central Govt employees : up to 45 years; ESM and others as per rules.
  • Selection Process: Written Exam (Part A Punjabi qualifying + Part B merit) → Typing Test (qualifying) → Counselling and Document Verification.

Vacancy Details – Total Posts – 531

Department – Post NameTotal PostsEligibility/Details
Clerk – Directorate of Sports, Punjab14
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Gurdaspur36
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Department of Fisheries2
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Directorate of Archives3
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Additional Director General of Police (Jails), Head Office1
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Additional Director General of Police (Jails), Field1
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Director Land Records, Punjab6
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Finance Department, Treasury and Accounts Branch11
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Faridkot14
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Department of Legal and Legislative Affairs, Punjab3
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Mansa9
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board90
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Office of Principal Resident Commissioner, Punjab Bhawan, New Delhi5
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Office of Commissioner, Jalandhar Division7
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Barnala24
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar12
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation, Punjab18
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Directorate of Defence Services Welfare, Punjab17
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Director Hospitality Department, Punjab, Chandigarh3
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Excise and Taxation Department (Field Office)145
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Excise and Taxation Department (Head Office)5
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Director Dairy Development Department, Punjab6
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Department of Information and Public Relations, Punjab16
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Department of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Punjab25
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Moga21
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Rupnagar16
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Office of Divisional Commissioner, Faridkot6
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Department of Cultural Affairs, Punjab3
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Malerkotla12
  • Bachelor degree in any discipline
  • 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
  • All posts also need Matric with Punjabi as a compulsory or elective subject, or an equivalent Punjabi examination.

Salary & Pay Scale Details

  • Pay Level : Level-2
  • Pay : ₹19,900 (as given in the advertisement)

Exam Pattern

  • OMR based MCQ exam of 2 hours 30 minutes; each question 1 mark.
  • Typing Test : 30 words per minute in English and Punjabi (Raavi font) on computer, qualifying only.

Part A (Qualifying)

  • Punjabi (Matric level) : 50 Questions, 50 Marks
  • Pass Marks : 50% (25 marks); no negative marking

Part B (Merit)

  • GK and Current Affairs, Punjab History and Culture, Reasoning, Punjabi, English, ICT : 100 Questions, 100 Marks
  • Negative Marking : 1/4 mark per wrong answer

How to Check Answer Key

  1. Open the PSSSB website sssb.punjab.gov.in and go to Recruitment, then Group C, Advertisement No. 02 of 2026.
  2. Open the provisional answer key PDF of your question booklet series: Set A, B, C or D.
  3. Match the answers you marked on your OMR sheet with the key, question by question.
  4. Part B is checked only if you score at least 25 marks in Part A Punjabi.
  5. The objection window through the Google Form, with hard copies by Speed Post, is now closed.
  6. An expert committee decides the objections, and its decision is final.
  7. Watch the PSSSB website for the typing test schedule, final answer key and result.

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