JKSSB announces recruitment drive: 2863 posts – 1178 are Open Merit and 1685 for Reserved categories

3 September 2026

Category	Abbreviation	Number of Posts Allocated
Open Merit	OM	1,178
Scheduled Tribes 1	ST-1	293
Scheduled Tribes 2	ST-2	286
Residents of Backward Areas	RBA	271
Economically Weaker Sections	EWS	253
Scheduled Castes	SC	246
Other Backward Classes	OBC	221
ALC / International Border	ALC/IB	115
Total Positions	â€”	2,863

UT Cadre Posts: 105 total posts (44 Open Merit | 61 Reserved)
Divisional Cadre Posts: 1,990 total posts
- Jammu Division: 1,093 posts (439 Open Merit | 654 Reserved)
- Kashmir Division: 897 posts (362 Open Merit | 535 Reserved)
District Cadre Posts: 768 total posts across all districts (333 Open Merit | 435 Reserved)

Department Name	Cadre Level	Designation / Post	Total Posts
Public Works (R&B) Department	Divisional (Jammu & Kashmir)	Class-IV (MTS)	1,420 (Jammu: 939, Kashmir: 481)
Animal/Sheep Husbandry Department	Divisional & District	Class-IV (MTS) & Sanitation Worker	797
Agriculture Production Department	UT, Divisional & District	Class-IV (MTS) & Sanitation Worker	327
Department of Floriculture, Gardens & Parks	Divisional (Kashmir)	Class-IV (MTS)	199
Estates Department	UT & Divisional	Class-IV (MTS) & Sanitation Worker	86
ARI & Trainings Department	Divisional	Class-IV (MTS) & Sanitation Worker	52
Higher Education Department	Divisional	Class-IV (MTS)	43 (Jammu: 27, Kashmir: 16)
Home Department	UT Cadre	Class-IV (MTS)	28
Culture Department (Archives/Libraries)	Divisional	Class-IV (MTS)	27
Transport Department	UT Cadre	Sanitation Worker	2
Grand Total	â€”	â€”	2,863

Educational Criteria: Minimum Matric to Maximum 10+2 for Class-IV (MTS) posts; Minimum 8th Pass to Maximum 10+2 for Sanitation Workers.
Age Limit (as on 01.01.2026): Upper limit is 40 years for Open Merit, 43 years for Reserved Categories, and 42 years for PwBD.
Selection Criteria: Selections will be made based on a written examination carrying weightage along with additional point allocations under S.O. 184 of 2020 (such as home district/division points, casual worker experience, and family status).