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Jharkhand Police Sub-Inspector (JSSC)
Five papers to sit, four of them qualifying. Your entire rank comes from one 150-question paper.
What this exam is
The sub-inspector intake for the Jharkhand Police, run by JSSC as a prelims-then-mains written process followed by physical standards and a medical. It is a graduate-level exam with an age band of roughly 18 to 30, and the next notification has not been issued — reporting points to around November 2026 with close to 975 posts, neither of which is official yet.
The written structure is unusually top-heavy with qualifying stages. Prelims is 120 questions for 360 marks in two hours and is purely qualifying at a 30% bar. Mains then runs three papers: a 100-question language paper (Hindi and English), a 100-question regional or tribal language paper — Santhali, Mundari, Ho, Khortha, Nagpuri, Kurmali, Urdu, Bengali, Odia and others are on offer — and only then Paper III. Both of the first two are qualifying at 30%.
Everything you are ranked on sits in Paper III: 150 questions for 450 marks, covering General Studies, Jharkhand knowledge, science, mathematics, mental ability and basic computing. Marking is +3 for a correct answer and −1 for a wrong one throughout, so a wrong guess swings four marks. And the state content is not decoration — Jharkhand-specific material makes up roughly 43% of the General Studies topics, with the regional-language paper on top of that.
Who can sit it
- A bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university
- Age broadly 18–30, with the exact band and relaxations fixed by each JSSC advertisement
- Candidates must clear the physical standard and physical efficiency tests after the written stages
- The regional or tribal language paper is compulsory — you choose the language, not whether to sit it
- Applications are made online through jssc.jharkhand.gov.in
The paper, stage by stage
| Stage | Section | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prelims | Combined paper — General Studies, Jharkhand knowledge, general science, mathematics and mental ability. Qualifying at 30%; marks do not carry forward | 120 | 360 | 2 hours |
| Mains · Paper I | Language — Hindi and English. Qualifying, minimum 30% | 100 | 300 | — |
| Mains · Paper II | Regional or tribal language — one option from Santhali, Mundari, Ho, Khortha, Nagpuri, Kurmali, Urdu, Bengali, Odia and others. Qualifying, minimum 30% | 100 | 300 | — |
| Mains · Paper III | General Studies 30 · Jharkhand knowledge 30 · science 20 · mathematics 20 · mental ability 20 · computer 20 — the merit list is built from this paper alone | 150 | 450 | — |
| Physical | Physical Standard and Physical Efficiency Tests, then a medical examination | — | — | — |
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Who conducts Jharkhand Police SI?
Jharkhand Police Sub-Inspector (JSSC) is conducted by Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC).
When is the next Jharkhand Police SI exam?
There is no live cycle to plan around. JSSC had not issued the sub-inspector notification at the time of writing; reporting places it around November 2026 with an application window in the first week of December and roughly 975 posts, but none of that carries an official document behind it. Until the notification appears, the vacancy count, the application dates and the exam schedule are all genuinely unknown.
How many vacancies or seats does Jharkhand Police SI have?
Around 975 posts expected — the notification is not out, so no official count exists.
What is the Jharkhand Police SI exam pattern?
The paper is Prelims 120; Mains 100 + 100 + 150. Timing: Prelims 2 hours; Mains three papers.
Is there negative marking in Jharkhand Police SI?
+3 for a correct answer, −1 for a wrong one.
What is the eligibility for Jharkhand Police SI?
A bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university Age broadly 18–30, with the exact band and relaxations fixed by each JSSC advertisement Candidates must clear the physical standard and physical efficiency tests after the written stages The regional or tribal language paper is compulsory — you choose the language, not whether to sit it Applications are made online through jssc.jharkhand.gov.in
Which languages is Jharkhand Police SI available in?
Hindi & English, plus a separate regional or tribal language paper.
What is the Jharkhand Police SI syllabus?
The paper covers Jharkhand history, geography, polity, economy and culture, Jharkhand current affairs and state schemes, Indian history and the national movement, Indian polity, economy and geography, General science to school level, General mathematics — arithmetic, percentage, ratio, averages, Mental ability: series, analogy, coding-decoding, Venn diagrams, Basic computer knowledge, General Hindi and General English, One regional or tribal language of Jharkhand.
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Honesty note: Adversarial verify pass pending (agent budget) — both question keys manually re-solved and confirmed. The paper structure, +3/−1 marking and Jharkhand weighting come from a syllabus audit held in the AvM backend repository, compiled from coaching sources rather than a JSSC notification PDF. That audit flags two of its own simplifications: sources disagree on whether Mains Paper I is Hindi-only or Hindi plus English, and the per-subject question counts inside the 120-question prelims are estimates — only the 120 questions and 360 marks total is treated as firm. The whole cycle is speculative right now: JSSC had issued no notification at the time of writing, so the roughly 975 vacancies, the November 2026 notification and the December application window are all portal reporting with no document behind them, and are shown as expected rather than announced. Previous-cycle dates, applicant counts and cutoffs were not found and are left blank rather than estimated. Confirm everything against the JSSC advertisement when it appears.
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