PPSC 2024 Exam

The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), formerly known as the Joint Public Service Commission, is a government agency and the topmost constitutional body of the Government of Punjab, India. It is responsible for conducting civil services and competitive exams for various civil services and departmental posts under the jurisdiction of Punjab.

Following are the tentative dates for the PPSC exams to be conducted in 2022:
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Candidates applying to the post must fulfill the below-mentioned qualification to be considered for selection:

The information concerning the educational qualification is provided in below:

• The candidate must have done a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any stream with minimum sixty percent marks from a recognized university or institution. Graduate with 60% marks in any stream

Given below is the required age limit for the post mentioned above:

• Minimum age: 18 years
• Maximum age: 37 years

•  Inspector, Cooperative Societies- 320

Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic spread around the world, PPSC 2020, along with many other exams, has been delayed for several months. Recently, PPSC has announced and issued the admit cards for exams related to a few posts. The admit cards for the other exams are to be issued soon.
 

PPSC does not release the Admit Cards for the PPSC Examinations offline. They are available online at the official website around 15 days before the exams. Thus, it is mandatory to download them from the official website.

Candidates often face difficulties while downloading their admit cards/hall tickets, which adds up to the heaps of stress for exams present already. Therefore, we have provided a step-by-step guide to downloading the admit cards. It is advisable to download the admit cards soon after the release and well before exams to avoid any last-minute issue.

• Candidates appearing for PPSC have to visit the official website at http://ppsc.gov.in/and log in with their user id and passwords used earlier while filling up the form
• They then need to go the ‘Careers’ tab
• A tab with many links opens, students need to find the link to their admit card by checking the year and the exam they are taking
• After clicking on the link, the students may have to fill in a few details like their phone number and date of birth.
• After filling all the details asked, the students can download the admit cards.
• The students must print out the Admit card to carry it to the exam center on the day of examination.
• If the students cannot download the Admit Cards by the above process, they can immediately report to the authorities by writing them an email with the user id or the registration number and the roll number.

After downloading the Admit Cards/Hall Tickets, it is always advised to students to double-check all the information provided in the Admit Cards to avoid future conflict. In case of any wrong information, the students can contact the authorities regarding the change they want in their Admit Cards. The students need to mention the wrong information and provide the correct information along with the supporting documents (if any). Following are the student details provided in the Admit cards that the students need to look out for:

• Name of the student
• Punjab Public Service exam type and date
• Roll Number of the Candidate
• Gender
• Father’s/ Mother’s Name
• Time of the Exam
• Instructions to be followed for the Exam
• Digital Signature of the candidate
• Photograph of the candidate

As the Punjab Public Service Commission Exams are offline, the students need to carry the Admit Cards and an assortment of other documents to the exam hall on the day of the exam. Admit cards are the most important. The students are not allowed entrance into the center without them in any case. The list of other important documents required are as follows

• PAN Card
• Aadhar Card
• Voter ID
• College ID/ Employee ID
• Driving License
• Photograph
• Passport
• Any other ID proof issued by Gazetted Officer of the government
• Any other ID assigned or acknowledged by the State or Central Governments.

The selection process for the post mentioned above is provided below:

• Written Exam

For General Studies paper

• Indian polity and administration.
• General topics, basic information about science concepts
• Indian history
• Geography of India, and of other countries
• Study-related to the environment.
• Governance and bureaucracy.
• Economics and financial studies.
• Sports and IT sector.

For CSAT paper

• Data interpretation.
• General reasoning
• Logical reasoning
• Data analysis.
• Numerical problems.
• Statistics and related problems.
• Problems on heights and measurements.

• Vocabulary and grammar
• Verbs, idioms, and tenses
• Phrase corrections
• Sentence completion
• Paragraph writing
• Precise writing

• Essay writing
• Letter writing
• Grammatical concepts
• Language quotes and explanations
• Descriptive writing
• Paragraph and precise writing

In this section, candidates need to write essays on different topics. The candidates get the flexibility to choose from different topics asked in the exam, but make sure to maintain the word limit mentioned in the exam.
 

• History
• Indian language, Indian culture
• Geographical studies.
• Detailed information about the state of Punjab
• Constitution and law-making
• Governance and international relations.

• Studies related to the environment
• Science and technology
• Case studies
• Latest and innovative problem-solving techniques
• Statistics
• Graphs and related problems

Before starting preparing for the examination, all the test takers must get the insight information about the sections, chapters, etc. that are coming in the exam. Candidates should have an insight into the revised exam pattern, sections covered in the exam, etc. and can score well in the exam.

It is vital to get a good score in all the stages of the exam including:

• Preliminary Exam
• Main Exam
• Interview round

The preliminary exam is segmented into two papers, both are objective type papers with four options given. This is a screening test only and based on the marks achieved in this exam, test takers will be qualified for the next level of selection which is the Main Examination.

The candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to apply for the PPSC recruitment:

Step 1: Visit the official website ppsc.gov.in
Step 2: On the home page, click on ‘Open Advertisement.’
Step 3: Read the notification carefully
Step 4: Click on ‘Apply/View’ option and go through the details of the advertisement. 
Step 5: Now, click on ‘Apply Now’ and proceed with the application.
Step 6: Pay the required application fee and upload the documents.
Step 7: Click on ‘Submit’ and take a printout.