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Subordinate Services Selection Board, Punjab (PSSSB) – Clerk (Common Cadre), Advt. No. 02/2026
PSSSB Clerk Answer Key 2026
Short Details of Notification
Sarkari Job
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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
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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
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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.
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Vacancy Details – Total Posts – 531 |
| Department – Post Name | Total Posts | Eligibility/Details |
| Clerk – Directorate of Sports, Punjab | 14 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Gurdaspur | 36 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Department of Fisheries | 2 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Directorate of Archives | 3 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Additional Director General of Police (Jails), Head Office | 1 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Additional Director General of Police (Jails), Field | 1 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Director Land Records, Punjab | 6 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Finance Department, Treasury and Accounts Branch | 11 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Faridkot | 14 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Department of Legal and Legislative Affairs, Punjab | 3 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Mansa | 9 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board | 90 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Office of Principal Resident Commissioner, Punjab Bhawan, New Delhi | 5 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Office of Commissioner, Jalandhar Division | 7 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Barnala | 24 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar | 12 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation, Punjab | 18 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Directorate of Defence Services Welfare, Punjab | 17 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Director Hospitality Department, Punjab, Chandigarh | 3 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| 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
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| 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
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| Clerk – Director Dairy Development Department, Punjab | 6 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Department of Information and Public Relations, Punjab | 16 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Department of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Punjab | 25 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Moga | 21 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Rupnagar | 16 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Office of Divisional Commissioner, Faridkot | 6 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Department of Cultural Affairs, Punjab | 3 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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| Clerk – Office of Deputy Commissioner, Malerkotla | 12 | - Bachelor degree in any discipline
- 120 hours computer course with experience (ISO 9001 institute) or DOEACC O Level
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- All posts also need Matric with Punjabi as a compulsory or elective subject, or an equivalent Punjabi examination.
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Salary & Pay Scale Details
- Pay Level : Level-2
- Pay : ₹19,900 (as given in the advertisement)
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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.
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Part A (Qualifying)- Punjabi (Matric level) : 50 Questions, 50 Marks
- Pass Marks : 50% (25 marks); no negative marking
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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
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How to Check Answer Key
- Open the PSSSB website sssb.punjab.gov.in and go to Recruitment, then Group C, Advertisement No. 02 of 2026.
- Open the provisional answer key PDF of your question booklet series: Set A, B, C or D.
- Match the answers you marked on your OMR sheet with the key, question by question.
- Part B is checked only if you score at least 25 marks in Part A Punjabi.
- The objection window through the Google Form, with hard copies by Speed Post, is now closed.
- An expert committee decides the objections, and its decision is final.
- Watch the PSSSB website for the typing test schedule, final answer key and result.
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