Punjab PCS 2025: The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) has announced the Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination 2025 date. According to the announcement, the exam will be held on October 26, 2025.
The official notification reads, “This is for the information of all the candidates that Punjab Public Service Commission will conduct the Preliminary examinations of Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination-2025 on Sunday, 26th Oct -2025.”
Punjab PCS 2025: Vacancy details
1. Punjab Civil Service (Executive Branch): 46
2. Deputy Superintendent of Police: 17
3. Tehsildar: 27
4. Excise & Taxation Officer (ETO): 121
5. Food and Civil Supply Officer: 13
6. Block Development and Panchayat Officer: 49
7. Assistant Registrar Co-Operative Societies: 21
8. Labour-cum-Conciliation Officer: 3
9. Employment Generation, Skill Development & Training Officer: 12
10. Deputy Superintendent, Jails Grade-2/District Probation Officer: 13
11. Total Vacancies: 322
Punjab PCS 2025: Important dates
1. Last date to fill the application form and make the payment: 31st January 2025 (11:59 pm)
2. Admit card: 7 to 10 days before the exam date
3. Prelims exam date: 26th October 2025 (Sunday)
4. Mains exam date: To be notified
Punjab PCS 2025: Selection process
Candidates will be shortlisted based on the results of the preliminary examination, main examination, and interview round.
Punjab PCS 2025: Exam pattern
There will be two papers for the Punjab PCS Prelims Exam 2025, and they will both be given on the same day. There will be 100 multiple-choice questions about General Studies on Paper 1 and 80 questions from the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) on Paper 2. There will be 200 marks for each paper, and it will take 2 hours to complete each one.
The exam will not have any negative marking, which is very important. The CSAT examination is a qualifying exam, and applicants need to get at least 40% of the marks to pass. The marks from the Prelims, on the other hand, won't be used for the final merit list because they are solely for the Mains stage.
