GSSSB opens a new combined exam for 1,237 Class III posts, including 994 Junior Clerks: graduates can apply on OJAS until 30 November

The Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board (GSSSB) has opened applications for a fresh Gujarat Subordinate Services, Class III (Group A and Group B) Combined Competitive Examination, under advertisement 468/2026-27. It fills 1,237 posts through one preliminary exam.

Forms are on ojas.gujarat.gov.in from 2 pm on 5 November to 11:59 pm on 30 November 2026.

The posts and the starting pay

New recruits get a fixed monthly pay for the first five years, then move to the regular pay scale if their service is satisfactory.

Post (Class III)	Office	Posts	Fixed pay a month
Group A: 243 posts
Sub Registrar, Grade 1	Inspector General of Registration	6	₹49,600
Sub Registrar, Grade 2	Inspector General of Registration	15	₹40,800
Assistant Tribal Development Officer	Director, Tribal Development	50	₹49,600
Social Welfare Inspector	Director, Developing Castes Welfare	89	₹40,800
Office Superintendent	Director of Prohibition and Excise	7	₹49,600
Office Assistant	Gujarat Public Service Commission	15	₹26,000
Head Clerk	Various heads of department	10	₹40,800
Senior Clerk	Various heads of department	51	₹26,000
Group B: 994 posts
Junior Clerk	Various heads of department	994	₹26,000

Who can apply

• Education: a bachelor's degree from a recognised university, or an equivalent qualification approved by the government.
• Computer knowledge: a certificate of basic computer skills, a computer course, or Class 10 or 12 passed with computers as a subject. You can apply without it, but you must show it before you are appointed.
• Language: adequate knowledge of Gujarati or Hindi or both.
• Age: 20 to 35 years on 30 November 2026. Women in the general category and men from reserved categories get 5 extra years, women from reserved categories 10, and candidates with disabilities up to 20 in total, with an upper limit of 45. Ex-servicemen get their service period plus three years.

Reserved category candidates who apply against unreserved posts get no age relaxation. Qualifications, age and certificates such as the non-creamy layer and EWS certificate are judged as on 30 November 2026.

Fee

The fee is ₹500 for unreserved candidates and ₹400 for women of every category, SEBC, SC, ST and EWS candidates, candidates with disabilities and ex-servicemen. Pay it online by debit card, net banking, UPI or wallet by 11:59 pm on 2 December 2026; the link closes after that and no late fee is accepted. The fee is refunded to candidates who sit the exam.

How the exam works

• Preliminary (common for both groups): 150 multiple choice questions in 120 minutes, one mark each, with 0.25 deducted for every wrong answer. Reasoning carries 60 marks, quantitative aptitude 30, general awareness and current affairs 30, English 15 and Gujarati 15.
• The prelim is only a screening test. Its marks do not count in the final list. Seven times the number of posts in each category go through to the mains, separately for Group A and Group B.
• Group A mains: three descriptive papers of three hours each: Gujarati language skill (100), English language skill (100) and general studies (150).
• Group B mains: one multiple choice paper of 200 marks in 120 minutes, covering the Constitution, the economy, governance, government schemes, current affairs, Gujarat's history, geography and culture, languages, and science and IT.
• You need at least 40% in every stage and every paper. There will be no waiting list.

GSSSB has not given an exam date yet. Dates and call letters will be posted on gsssb.gujarat.gov.in.

What to do now: register on OJAS if you have not, keep your degree, Class 10 certificate, category certificate and computer certificate at hand, and fill the form exactly as your documents read. Only your last confirmed application with the fee counts. For every open GSSSB recruitment, see our GSSSB recruitment 2026 guide.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on the Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board: its advertisement 468/2026-27 for the Class III Group A and Group B combined competitive examination. Official portal: gsssb.gujarat.gov.in. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.