GSSSB is hiring 78 Surveyors for the Gujarat Forest Department: civil diploma holders can apply on OJAS until 20 November

The Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board (GSSSB) has published Advertisement 467/2026-27 for 78 Surveyor, Class 3 posts under the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, Forest and Environment Department, Gandhinagar. The online form opened on ojas.gujarat.gov.in at 2 pm on 30 October 2026. This is a field job: the advertisement sets minimum height and chest standards and a long walking test before appointment.

Key dates

Step	Date
Online application on OJAS	30 October 2026 (2 pm) to 20 November 2026 (11:59 pm)
Last date to pay the fee online	23 November 2026 (11:59 pm)
Exam date and call letters	To be announced on gsssb.gujarat.gov.in

The 78 posts

Category	Posts	Of which reserved for women
Unreserved	35	11
EWS	9	3
SC	4	1
ST	10	3
SEBC	20	6
Total	78	24

Seven of the 78 posts are for ex-servicemen. No post is reserved for candidates with disabilities, though candidates who are leprosy cured or acid attack survivors may apply against the other posts. Reserved posts are only for candidates whose caste category is from Gujarat.

Who can apply

• A diploma in civil engineering from the Technical Examination Board or a recognised university, or a one or two year Surveyor certificate from a government-recognised ITI.
• Under a Forest Department resolution of 27 May 2026, these diplomas are also accepted as equal to the civil diploma: civil and rural engineering, civil draftsman, civil engineering and planning, civil engineering (building service engineering, construction technology, or construction), civil technology, construction engineering, construction technology, construction technology and management, quantity surveying and construction management, survey engineering, and transportation engineering.
• A bachelor's degree in civil engineering makes you ineligible. The recruitment rules say so in as many words.
• Basic computer knowledge under the state's 1967 recruitment rules, and adequate knowledge of Gujarati or Hindi or both.
• Age 18 to 33 years on 20 November 2026. Women and reserved categories get five years more, up to a ceiling of 38 (43 for reserved women). Candidates with disabilities get more, up to 45.

Physical standards and the walking test

Candidate	Height	Chest (unexpanded / expanded)	Weight
Men, Scheduled Tribe of Gujarat origin	155 cm	79 / 84 cm	50 kg
Men, all others	163 cm	79 / 84 cm	50 kg
Women, Scheduled Tribe of Gujarat origin	145 cm	Not applicable	45 kg
Women, all others	150 cm	Not applicable	45 kg

Chest expansion must be at least 5 cm. After the Board recommends you, the appointing office holds a walking test: 25 km in 4 hours for men and 14 km in 4 hours for women. You get one more chance if you fail or miss it. Fail the second time and the appointment is cancelled.

Pay

A fixed ₹26,000 a month for the first five years. After five years of satisfactory service, you become eligible for a regular post in Pay Level 4, ₹25,500 to ₹81,100, under the Seventh Pay Commission. As with other fixed-pay posts, this is subject to the Supreme Court's decision in the pending fixed-pay appeals.

Fee

₹500 for unreserved candidates and ₹400 for women of every category, SEBC, SC, ST, EWS, candidates with disabilities and ex-servicemen, paid online only, plus transaction charges. The fee comes back to everyone who sits the exam. It is not refunded if you skip the exam or your form is cancelled, and the Board will not take a fee after 23 November, even with a late charge.

The exam

• One paper, multiple choice, on computer or OMR: 210 questions in 3 hours.
• Part A, 90 marks: reasoning and data interpretation (30), quantitative aptitude (30), and the Constitution, current affairs, and Gujarati and English comprehension (30).
• Part B, 120 marks: the subject and its uses, pitched at diploma level.
• A quarter of a question's marks is cut for each wrong answer.
• You must score at least 40% in Part A and 40% in Part B separately. The Board says no category gets a lower bar.
• About twice as many candidates as posts, category by category, are called for document checks.

What to do now

1. Check your diploma title against the list above. If it is not there and it is not a civil engineering diploma or an ITI surveyor certificate, the form will not hold.
2. SEBC candidates need a non-creamy-layer certificate in the state's Appendix 4 format issued between 1 April 2024 and 20 November 2026, or the central Annexure A format issued from 1 April 2026. EWS candidates need a certificate issued between 21 November 2023 and 20 November 2026, or the central Income and Asset Certificate issued from 1 April 2026.
3. Apply on OJAS, confirm the form, note the confirmation number, and pay the fee by 23 November. Your category cannot be changed after you confirm; to fix a mistake, file a fresh form before 20 November and pay against the new confirmation number.

The Board's helpline for the form and fee is 079-23258916. How GSSSB exams work is explained in our GSSSB recruitment 2026 guide, and recent Class 3 cut-offs are in our GSSSB result 2026 tracker.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on the Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board: its detailed instructions for Advertisement 467/2026-27, Surveyor, Class 3. Official portal: gsssb.gujarat.gov.in. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.