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State Exam Updates
State recruitment is the hardest category to follow, because there is no single source. Each state runs its own public service commission, police recruitment board, subordinate services board and departmental recruitment, each publishing on its own site and its own timetable.
For a candidate targeting one state that is manageable. For a candidate open to several, it means checking several sources regularly — and the effort is usually rewarded, because state recruitment fills more posts than all the central examinations combined.
Exam updates · checked 19 September 2026
Application forms closing soon, from the official notices
Every deadline below was read on the conducting body’s own portal. Apply days before the close — the last day is when portals slow down and no commission grants an extension for it.
State commissions — checked 19 September 2026
State exam updates: what each commission has published
State portals go down for days at a time and dates are revised by notice, so each row names the commission’s own site. Andhra Pradesh’s twenty brief notifications are the month’s largest release; Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have examination dates fixed for October to December.
| Date | Exam | What was published | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September | MPSC Rajyaseva 2026 mains | MPSC Rajyaseva 2026 mains from 3 October to 1 November. The State Services main examination papers are on 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 17, 18 and 31 October and 1 November 2026, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., following the prelims of 31 May 2026. | mpsc.gov.in |
| 18 September | TNPSC Group 2 and 2A 2026 | TNPSC Group 2/2A prelims on 1 November; Group 4 on 20 December. Notification 07/2026 (43 Group II posts alongside the Group IIA posts) closed applications on 9 September 2026 with corrections to 15 September; the preliminary examination is on Sunday 1 November 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The annual planner places Group 4 on 20 December 2026. | tnpsc.gov.in |
| 16–17 September | AP Police SI, Constable, Firemen, Warders | AP SLPRB issued seven police notifications for 2,197 posts; application dates to be announced. Six notifications of 16 September 2026 and one of 17 September: 378 Sub-Inspectors (Rc.No.81/2026 — SCT SI Civil 253, RSI AR 116, SI SPF 9), 1,156 Constables, Firemen and Warders (Rc.No.91/2026 — PC Civil 542, PC AR 285, Firemen 158, Warders 171), 200 PC Communications, 213 PC Drivers and Mechanics, 60 SI Communications and PTO, 43 FSL Scientific Assistants and 147 Driver Operators. Age on 1 July 2026 (SI 21–26, PC 18–23); fee ₹600 SI, ₹300 PC. Online application and preliminary-test dates follow by press release. | slprb.ap.gov.in notifications and press notes of 16–17 September 2026 |
| 17 September | TNPSC Group 1 2026 prelims | TNPSC Group 1 prelims hall tickets out for 27 September at 38 district centres. Press Release No. 111/2026 of 17 September 2026: the hall tickets for the preliminary examination of Notification 05/2026 (46 posts), on 27 September forenoon at 38 district centres, are on tnpsc.gov.in and tnpscexams.in for download through the One Time Registration dashboard with the application number and date of birth. | tnpsc.gov.in press release 111/2026 |
| 16 September | UPSSSC Junior Assistant 2024 typing test | UPSSSC Junior Assistant (12-Exam/2024) typing test from 30 October. The commission’s notice of 16 September 2026 fixes the typing test for the 46,282 candidates shortlisted on the written score of 1 February from 30 October 2026, ahead of the December its calendar had proposed; admit cards will be announced on the site. | upsssc.gov.in notice of 16 September 2026 |
| 15 September | APPSC Group-I and 19 others | APPSC issued twenty brief notifications for 892 posts, Group-I among them. Brief Notifications 07/2026 to 26/2026 under Andhra Pradesh’s 2026 job calendar: Group-I Services (07/2026) with 163 posts and applications tentatively 6–27 October; Assistant Statistical Officer 196 posts (13 October – 2 November); Executive Officer Grade-III 104; Industrial Promotion Officer 78; Hostel Welfare Officer 73; forest posts 73. Detailed notifications follow on or before each window opens. | psc.ap.gov.in web note, 15 September 2026 |
| 15 September | UPSSSC Junior Assistant 2024 | UPSSSC Junior Assistant (12-Exam/2024) result: 46,282 shortlisted for typing at a cut-off of 73.50. The commission’s notice of 15 September 2026 approved the result of the written examination of 1 February 2026 against 3,279 posts (2,702 advertised, enlarged by five corrigenda): 46,282 candidates shortlisted for the typing test at 73.50 for the unreserved, SC, OBC and EWS categories and 66.00 for ST, with 67.00 for freedom fighters’ dependants and 60.00–66.75 on the disability sub-categories. Typing test from 30 October. | upsssc.gov.in result notice of 15 September 2026 |
| 11 September | UPSSSC Lekhpal 2025 | UPSSSC Lekhpal result: 28,409 shortlisted for verification at 58.75; documents to be uploaded by 29 September. The result of the mains of 21 May 2026 for 7,994 posts, published on 11 September 2026, shortlists 28,409 candidates for qualification and document verification at cut-offs of 58.75 unreserved, 55.75 OBC, 55.25 EWS, 51.25 SC and 44.00 ST (women 49.25, ex-servicemen 30.50, freedom fighters’ dependants 34.25). A notice of 15 September opens document upload through the applicant login from 15 to 29 September; the final selection follows verification. | upsssc.gov.in result of 11 September and notice of 15 September 2026 |
| 9 September | UPSSSC PET 2026 | UPSSSC PET 2026 on 23, 24 and 25 October. The Commission announced on 9 September 2026 that the Preliminary Eligibility Test will be held on 23–25 October 2026 in two shifts a day (10 a.m. – 12 noon and 3–5 p.m.); applications had closed on 7 September. The score is valid for three years. | upsssc.gov.in |
| 31 July | KPSC KAS 2026-27 | KPSC KAS 2026-27: 319 posts; applications closed 7 September; prelims 15 November. Notification of 31 July 2026 for 319 Gazetted Probationers posts (Group A 117, Group B 202; 22 Kalyana Karnataka). Applications closed on 7 September after a week’s extension; prelims 15 November 2026; mains tentatively 12–18 February 2027. | kpsc.kar.nic.in |
| 25 June | UPPSC PCS 2026 | UPPSC PCS 2026: about 500 posts; prelims 6 December. Advertisement A-1/E-1/2026 of 25 June 2026 for about 500 posts; applications closed 3 August. The preliminary examination is on 6 December 2026. The 2025 cycle (920 posts) held its mains from 29 March to 1 April 2026; result awaited. | uppsc.up.nic.in |
Exam guides for the updates above
MPSC Rajyaseva 2026 mains — exam guide TNPSC Group 2 and 2A 2026 — exam guide AP Police SI, Constable, Firemen, Warders — exam guide TNPSC Group 1 2026 prelims — exam guide UPSSSC Junior Assistant 2024 typing test — exam guide APPSC Group-I and 19 others — exam guide UPSSSC Lekhpal 2025 — exam guide UPSSSC PET 2026 — exam guide KPSC KAS 2026-27 — exam guide UPPSC PCS 2026 — exam guide
Where to look
The bodies that recruit in a state
- The state public service commission — for administrative and gazetted posts through group examinations and departmental recruitment.
- The police recruitment board — for constable and sub-inspector posts, usually with its own separate calendar.
- The subordinate or staff selection board — for clerical and departmental posts at group C and D level.
- The education department or teacher recruitment board — for teacher eligibility tests and teacher recruitment.
- Individual departments and corporations — which recruit directly for specialist and technical posts.
What to check
In a state notification specifically
- Domicile and local candidate requirements. These determine which posts and reservation categories you can access, and the documentation takes time to obtain.
- The language of the examination and any language paper. Most state examinations are conducted in the state language and many test it directly.
- The state-specific content in the syllabus. History, geography, culture and administration of the state, which no national material covers.
- Age bands and relaxations under state rules. These differ from central rules and from each other.
- Physical and medical standards where applicable. Police and forest recruitment apply them, and they differ by state.
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State Exam Updates — FAQs
Where do I find state exam notifications?
On the site of each recruiting body, since there is no single source. A state typically has a public service commission for administrative posts, a police recruitment board, a subordinate or staff selection board for clerical and departmental posts, a teacher recruitment body, and individual departments recruiting directly. For a candidate targeting one state this means checking a handful of sites regularly; for a candidate open to several, considerably more.
What is different about a state exam notification?
Three things that central notifications do not contain. Domicile or local candidate requirements, which determine which posts and reservation categories you can access and whose documentation takes time to obtain. The language of the examination, since most are conducted in the state language and many include a language paper. And a syllabus containing state-specific content — the state’s history, geography, culture and administration — that no national study material covers.
Can I apply for exams in more than one state?
Sometimes, but domicile and local candidate rules generally restrict access to particular posts and reservation categories, and most state examinations expect proficiency in the state language. The rules differ between states and are based on where you were born, resided or studied. Because these are documentation matters rather than preparation ones, they are easy to overlook and expensive to discover late — confirm them well before an application window opens.
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