PSSSB Clerk Recruitment 2026 Reopen Notification Out - Apply Online for 531 Posts

A total of 531 Clerk (Common Cadre) posts are available under this recruitment, based on demand letters received from various Punjab Government departments. A detailed department-wise and category-wise breakup is provided in the official Annexure to the corrigendum.

Candidates must meet the following educational qualification, to be assessed as on the last date of application submission: Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university or institution, or its equivalent At least a 120-hour course with working experience in the use of Personal Computers/Information Technology in Office Productivity Applications or Desktop Publishing Applications from a Government-recognized or ISO 9001-certified institution, OR a Computer/Information Technology course equivalent to the 'O' level certificate of DOEACC, Government of India Matriculation-level Punjabi or an equivalent qualification, as required under Rule 17 of the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994 A mandatory qualifying test of Punjabi Language equivalent to Matriculation standard, with a minimum of 50% marks, conducted in addition to the compet

The Clerk post carries a pay scale of Level-2, Pay ₹19,900/-, as per the pay scales notified for this recruitment.

Fee once paid is non-refundable under any circumstances, and no fee waiver or exemption is granted to any candidate.

Age is reckoned as on 01.01.2026: Minimum age: 18 years for all categories General category: maximum 37 years SC and BC candidates who are residents of Punjab: maximum 42 years State and Central Government employees: maximum 45 years Ex-servicemen (residents of Punjab): as per the Punjab Recruitment of Ex-Servicemen Rules, 1982, as amended from time to time Physically Handicapped candidates (residents of Punjab): maximum 47 years (10 years' relaxation) Widows, divorcees, and certain other categories of married women: relaxation up to 40 years Candidates should ensure that they meet the prescribed age limit as on the specified cut-off date. You can use our Age Calculator to check your exact age and confirm your eligibility before applying.

An objective-type (Multiple Choice Questions) written examination will be held in two parts — Part A and Part B Part A: Matriculation-level Punjabi Language paper, of qualifying nature only; a minimum of 50% marks is required to qualify Part B: The merit list is prepared based only on marks obtained in Part B; each question carries 1 mark, and 1/4 mark is deducted for each wrong answer A Typing Test in English and Punjabi at a speed of 30 words per minute will be conducted on computer for candidates called as per the competent authority's decision; the Punjabi typing test will be in Unicode-compliant Raavi font The typing test is of qualifying nature only and must be qualified The Common Merit List is prepared based on Part-B marks of candidates who qualify the typing test In case of a tie in merit, preference is given first by date of birth (older candidate ranked higher), then by perce