GPSC moves the prelim for 14 recruitments, including Marine Engineer and Pilot Officer, from 13 December to 17 January 2027

The Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) has changed the date of the preliminary test (General Studies) for 14 of its current recruitments. The paper, announced on 23 September 2026 for 13 December 2026, will now be held on Sunday 17 January 2027, from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon. The notice is signed by a Deputy Secretary of the Commission and dated 5 November 2026.

Which recruitments move

Advertisements 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 and 56/2026-27. Most are port and marine posts, and several are rounds of the state's special recruitment drive for candidates with disabilities. They include:

• Class 1: Marine Engineer (42), Engineer Surveyor (43), Dredging cum Marine Engineer (48), the port officer and nautical officer posts of Advt 49, Pilot Officer (50), Naval Architect (51), Assistant Director (54) and Joint Director of Horticulture (56).
• Class 2: Assistant Port Officer (45 and 52), Traffic Officer (Communication Officer) (46), Safety Officer (47), Manager Grade 1 (53) and Junior Architect (55).

Only the General Studies paper is covered by this notice. Check the detailed advertisement for your post for the subject paper.

One General Studies score for several posts

If you applied for more than one of these 14 advertisements, you sit the General Studies paper once. GPSC says the marks you get in it will be counted for every other advertisement on the list you applied to, and that it may publish an undertaking form for this on its website when needed.

The new date is the same day as the General Studies paper of GPSC's latest engineering recruitments, advertisements 60 to 65/2026-27, which are open until 20 November.

What to do now

• Re-plan your revision for 17 January; you have about five more weeks than before.
• Watch gpsc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in for the call letter, which GPSC releases closer to the exam.
• Keep track of all GPSC dates in our GPSC calendar 2026 and results in the GPSC result tracker.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on the Gujarat Public Service Commission: its notice changing the preliminary test date, dated 5 November 2026. Official portal: gpsc.gujarat.gov.in. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.