JKSSB Recruitment 2020: Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) has released the notification for 10,464 vacancies for Class IV and Panchayat accounts assistant posts. Check the eligibility criteria, vacancy, important dates, selection process, exam pattern, application fee & apply online here.

Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB Recruitment 2020) has uploaded the notification for 8575 vacancies of District/ Divisional / Union Territory Cadre Posts of Class –IV and 1889 vacancies for Accounts assistant posts. Candidates interested in applying online and fulfilling the eligibility criteria can take part in the selection process. A total of 10,464 vacancies are notified till date for JKSSB Recruitment 2020. Candidates containing the domicile of Jammu and Kashmir are only eligible to apply for these posts. Check the detailed notification and apply online for JKSSB Recruitment 2020.
JKSSB Vacancy 2020
A total of 8575 vacancies have been notified under JKSSB recruitment 2020 for class IV posts.
Cadre | Vacancy |
UT Cadre | 463 |
Div.Cadre Jammu | 1545 |
Div.Cadre Kashmir | 1616 |
District Cadre | 4951 |
Total | 8575 |
A total of 1889 Vacancies have been notified for Accounts Assistant.
Educational Qualifications
- Class IV Posts- Candidates must obtain the minimum qualifications of Matric and maximum of 10+2 for direct JKSSB recruitment.
- For Accounts Assistant post- Graduation in any stream from any recognized University with a minimum of 50% marks for open merit and 45% marks for reserved category.
- They must have acquired the minimum educational qualification on or before the last date of application.
Age Limit (as on 01-01-2020)
- The age limit for all categories has been given below:
Category | Age limit |
OM | 40 |
SC | 43 |
ST | 43 |
RBA | 43 |
ALC/IB | 43 |
EWS (Economically Weaker Section) | 43 |
PSP (Pahari Speaking People) | 43 |
OSC (Other Social Caste) | 43 |
Physically Challenged Person | 42 |
Ex-Servicemen | 48 |
Government Service/ Contractual employment | 40 |
JKSSB Selection Process 2020
The criteria for selection shall be as follows according to the cadre applied by the candidates.
UT Cadre | |
Criteria | Marks |
Written Test | 85 Marks |
Candidates whose family member neither is nor has been in Govt. service, including in PSUs/Boards/Autonomous Bodies, etc substantially owned & controlled by the Govt. | 5 Marks |
Widows, divorced women, judicially separated women and orphan girls(certificate to be issued by Tehsildar) | 5 Marks |
Casual worker engaged for five years or more (Proof required) | 5 Marks |
Total | 100 Marks |
Divisional Cadre | |
Criteria | Marks |
Written Test | 80 Marks |
Candidate of the Home Division | 5 Marks |
Candidates whose family member neither is nor has been in Government service, including in PSUs/Boards/Autonomous Bodies,etc substantially owned and controlled by the Government. | 5 Marks |
Widows, divorced women, judicially separated women and orphan girls | 5 Marks |
Casual worker engaged for five years or more | 5Marks |
Total | 100 Marks |
District Cadre | |
Criteria | Marks |
Written Test | 70 Marks |
Candidate of the Home District | 10 Marks |
Candidates whose family member neither is nor has been in Government service, including in PSUs/Boards/Autonomous Bodies,etc substantially owned and controlled by the Government. | 5 Marks |
Widows, divorced women, judicially separated women and orphan girls | 5 Marks |
Casual worker engaged for five years or more (With Proof) | 5 Marks |
Total | 100 Marks |
JKSSB Recruitment 2020: Important Dates
The application process will commence on 10 July 2020. The last to fill the application form is 25 August 2020.
Event | Date |
Commencement of online application process | 10-07-2020 |
Last date of the online application process | 25-08-2020 till midnight |
Examination date | To be notified later |
Click here to download official notification for class IV post
For Accounts Assistant (Panchayat)
The application process for Accounts assistant will commence on 20 July 2020. The last to fill the application form is 31 August 2020.
Event | Date |
Commencement of online application process | 20-07-2020 |
Last date of the online application process | 31-08-2020. |
Examination date | To be notified later |
JKSSB Written Exam Pattern for Class IV Posts
The written examination for class 4 posts will comprise for a total of 100 marks to be completed in 2 hours. The objective multiple-choice questions will be asked in the exam from 4 subjects. Check out the exam pattern for JKSSB class 4 posts-
Exam Type | Language of Paper | Subjects | Marks | Duration |
Objective MCQ based, OMR based | English | Basic Mathematics | 20 Marks | 2 hours |
Basic Reasoning | 20 Marks | |||
Basic English | 20 Marks | |||
General Awareness and Science | 40 marks | |||
Total Marks | 100 Marks |
- The marks of written exam will be calculated as per selection criteria.
- The Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions only and it will be OMR based.
- The questions will be set in English only.
- Negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer will be there.
JKSSB Written Exam Pattern for Panchayat Accounts Assistant
The exam pattern for JKSSB Panchayat accounts assistant post comprises of 120 marks to be attempted in 2 hours. Check out the exam pattern given below:
Exam Type | Language of Paper | Subjects | Marks | Duration |
Objective MCQ based, OMR based | English | General Knowledge with special reference to J&K | 30 Marks | 2 hours |
Mathematics/Statistics | 10 Marks | |||
General Economics | 10 Marks | |||
Knowledge of Computer Applications | 30 marks | |||
Accountancy and Book Keeping | 30 marks | |||
Science | 10 marks | |||
Total Marks | 120 Marks |
- The marks of written exam will be calculated as per selection criteria.
- The Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions only and it will be OMR based.
- The questions will be set in English only.
- Negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer will be there.

JKSSB Syllabus For Written Exam of Class IV Posts
Basic Mathematics | Basic Reasoning | Basic English | General Awareness and Science |
Percentage | Analogies | Articles | General current events (National Level) |
Average | Relationship concepts | Synonyms | Sports |
Time, Work and Distance | Figure odd one out | Antonyms | India culture, Indian History |
Ration and Proportions | Direct Sense | Preposition | Indian geography, Capital/State |
Problem of Age | Figure Series completion | Verbs | General Science |
Probability | Venn Diagram | Reading comprehension | Health, Hygiene and Sanitation |
LCM, HCF | Number series | Determiners | History of Jammu and Kashmir |
Mensuration | Coding/Decoding | Spellings | Culture of Jammu and Kashmir |
Sentences | Geography of Jammu and Kashmir |
JKSSB Recruitment 2020: Application Fee
- The application Fee payable is Rs 350/-
- The application fee for JKSSB recruitment can be paid only through Net Banking, by using Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, RuPay Credit, or Debit cards.
How to apply online?
- Candidates are required to apply online through JKSSB’s online Application Portal-https://ssbjk.org.
- Click on “Candidate Registration” link to register online.
- After creating login credential, candidates need to log in with these credentials by clicking on “Candidate Login”.
- The candidate is required to upload the images of recent photograph and signature.
- Enter the details, make the fee payment and submit the application.
- Candidate can take printout of application submitted and fee payment receipt from “My Applications” link for future purposes.