JKPSC Eligibility Criteria 2024 & Syllabus (Pre & Mains)

notice. The eligibility requirements decide whether the applicant is able to attend for the examination. Hence, it is suggested for all the students who are sitting for the JKPSC examination to verify the eligibility requirements before submitting the application form.There are various aspects that define the qualifying requirements include nationality, age restriction, educational qualification, and physical fitness. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to inspect each region attentively. Once the individual satisfies the eligibility conditions, then he or she may complete the J&KPSC application form. Candidates who successfully fill out the application form will subsequently be eligible to acquire the admission card. The J&KPSC examination is held to select candidates for different civil service positions that are given under the administration of the J&K government.

Here we will look at the factors relating to the Eligibility criteria in the J&KPSC Examination. State Commission has specified about the eligibility criteria as:

The candidate must:

a) Be a resident of the J&K Union Territory and Possess a Bachelor’s degree in any subject from a recognized university of India, or such other Institution as the Government in consultation with the Commission may decide, to be a recognized university.

1. Also, the candidate or candidates who wrote the bachelor’s degree examination must prove that they were eligible to write the examination at the time of applying online for the main examination, and that she/he taken the required examination in full before the deadline provided for the completion of the preliminary examination application. If in case this requirement not be met, the candidates will not be allowed to sit in the mains examination.
2. The provisional candidates, who have appeared in the final professional medical examination like M.B.B.S. or any other medical examination, and have not served their internship till the time they submit their applications for the said Combined Competitive (Main) Examination, shall also be allowed to appear in the examination on production of the certificate from the University or the Institution concerned with their application. In these circumstances the candidates will need to produce their original degree or a certificate from the relevant university or institution authorities at the time of the interview to the effect that they have complied with all the requirements which include the completion of the internship in order to be granted a degree.

b) Age : The requirement of age for candidates belonging to-

1. Open Merit candidates,
2. Reserved Category candidates & in-service candidates.
3. Physically Challenged Candidates is given below:

Reservation

• SC/ST/OBC candidates who want themselves to be considered under the respective categories must produce a valid Category certificate by the last date of submission of online application for the Preliminary Examination.
• The candidates who have claimed to belong to the reserved category shall be considered, provisionally for the purpose of the test, subject to confirmation of the category certificate by the Appointing Authority.

Note:Those who wish to be civil servants should note that if they have made a reservation claim based on a false, forged or fraudulent certificate, they will be barred from taking any test conducted by the J&K Public Service Commission. Besides, they may be subjected to other penalties as considered appropriate.

Horizontal Reservation

02 posts one each in Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service and J&K Accounts (Gazetted) Service for the candidates belonging to the category of Physically Handicapped / Disabled Persons in accordance with J&K Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights & full Participation) Act, 1998.

Domicile: Aspirants applying for the examination must hold the domicile certificate of the Union territory of J&K issued by the authority prescribed by the State Public commission.

Number of Attempts:

Note:

1. Appearing for the examination is counted as an attempt.
2. In the case where a candidate passes any of the papers in the Preliminary Examination, he/she will be regarded to have sat for the Examination. However irrespective of the disqualification/cancellation of candidature the fact that the candidate has appeared for the test would be treated as attempt.

Physical Standards:

For some of the services in the J&KPSC like police services some physical standards are mentioned by the J&KPSC which are as follows:

Syllabus

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

Paper I - (200 marks)

• Current events of National and International importance
• History of India and Indian National Movement
• Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the world
• Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues etc
• Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives etc
• General issues on Environmental ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization
• General Science; Note: Questions pertaining to the state of Jammu & Kashmir may also be asked in

Paper II - (200 marks)

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision-making and problem-solving
• General mental ability
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. - Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)

• Note 1: Paper-II of the Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
• Note 2: The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.
• Note 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore, a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination.

MAIN EXAMINATION

QUALIFYING PAPER ON ENGLISH

The aim of the paper is to test the candidate's ability to read and understand serious discursive prose, and to express his ideas clearly and correctly. The pattern of questions would be broadly as follows:

• Comprehension of given passages.
• Precis Writing
• Usage and Vocabulary.
• Short Essays.

(The paper will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard and will be of qualifying nature only. The marks obtained in this paper will not be counted for final ranking.)

PAPER-I

Essay

• Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple topics.
• They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write concisely.
• Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.

General Studies-I: Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society.

• Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
• Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.
• The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country.
• Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country.
• History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society.
• Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
• Role of women and women's organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
• Effects of globalization on Indian society
• Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.
• Salient features of world's physical geography.
• Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).
• Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, Cyclone etc., geographical features and their location-changes in critical geographical features (including water bodies and icecaps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.

General Studies-II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations.

• Indian Constitution- historical under pinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
• Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
• Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.
• Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries.
• Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
• Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.
• Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
• Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.
• Role of civil services in a democracy
• Salient features of the Representation of People's Act.
• Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.
• Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.
• Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
• Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.
• Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.
• India and its neighborhood- relations.
• Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India's interests.
• Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India's interests, Indian diaspora.
• Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

General Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management.

• Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
• Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
• Government Budgeting.
• Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.
• Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing.
• Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.
• Land reforms in India.

General Studies-I: Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society.

• Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
• Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
• Investment models.
• Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.
• Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
• Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
• Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
• Disaster and disaster management.
• Linkages between development and spread of extremism.
• Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
• Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention.
• Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism.
• Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.

General Studies-IV: Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude

• Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships. Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great 28 leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values
• Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behavior; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.
• Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker sections.
• Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.
• Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.
• Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance.
• Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and probity; Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen's Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption
• Case studies on above Issues.