JPSC Exam Calendar 2020: The Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) has released the revised exam/interview calendar on its official website which is www.jpsc.gov.in. The Revised JPSC Calendar contains the new exam and interview dates for various posts including 6th Deputy Collector (Limited), Scientific Officer, Assistant Engineer, Combined Civil Service Exam, Account Officer, Assistant Director/Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer, Assistant Public Prosecutor and Assistant Town Planner.
JPSC Exam Calendar 2020
All the Exams that come under the JPSC will commence from 10th October 2020 onwards. The first Exam being that for the post of 6th Deputy Collector (Limited). Every exam that was scheduled to be held before October 2020 including the interview has been postponed from their actual dates due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Commission released the revised dates of the exam in the month of August.
JPSC Calendar 2020
As per the notice released by the JPSC, the exam dates are tentative and liable to change as per the circumstances. The new JPSC Exam Dates are given below:
JPSC Exam Name |
Exam Type |
JPSC Exam Dates |
Exam Duration |
6th Deputy Collector Limited (Personnel Department) | Written | 10 October and 11 October 2020 | 2 Days |
Assistant Director/ Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer  -2015 (Agriculture Animal Husbandry Co-operation Department) | Written | 12-16 October 2020 | 5 Days |
Scientific Officer (Mines and Geology Department) | Interview | 27 October 2020 | 1 Day |
Assistant Engineer (RCD/WRD/DW & SD) | Mains | 06 November to 08 November 2020 | 3 Days |
Combined Civil Services Exam 2017 (Personnel Department) | Prelims | 01 November 2020 | 1 Day |
Account Officer (Urban Development Department) | Written | 11 December to 13 December 2020 | 3 Days |
Assistant Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) | Mains | 05 December to 07 December 2020 | 3 Days |
Assistant Public Prosecutor -2018 (Home Department) | Interview | 07 December to 11 December and  14 December to 18 December 2020 | 7 Days |
Assistant Town Planner (Urban Development Department) | Written/Interview | Dates to be finalized after Document Verification Round | – |
JPSC Calendar 2020: FAQs
Q. What is JPSC?
Ans. JPSC is the Jharkhand Public Service Commission. It conducts recruitment exams for Group A posts in the Jharkhand State Bureaucracy. The candiates are appointed in the Jharkhand Civil Services.
Q. What are the posts for which JPSC conducts the Exam?
Ans. The JPSC conducts examinations for the posts of Assistant Public Prosecutor, Combined Civil Services, Assistant Director/ Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer, 6th Deputy Collector Limited, Scientific Officer, and other posts.
Q. Do all the exams that come under JPSC have interview round for shortlisting candidates?
Ans. A majority of the posts have an interview round for the selection purpose in JPSC.
Q. Are the JPSC Exam Dates for 2020 that have been released liable to change?
Ans. Yes, the JPSC exam date for the interview and written test are liable to change depending upon the circumstances.