GPSC 2026 Highlights

GPSC Important Exam Dates

GPSC Application Process

The aspiring candidates who wish to apply for the exam can do it only through online mode. Follow the step by step process to overcome any trouble during the process.

• Visit the official website of GPSC
• After opening the tab, click on the link that reads 'apply online'.
• You shall see the application forms for several posts.
• Click on the post/recruitment of your interest.
• Enter required details such as educational qualification, date of birth, residential address, etc.
• Upload neatly scanned documents such as certificates, a passport-sized photograph, and the signature of the candidate.
• Cross-check all the entered details and go for the payment process.
• Pay the application fee based on the social category you belong to.
• Cross-check all the entered details and click on the button that reads 'submit'.
• Download the application form and take a printout of the same for future references.

GPSC Admit card

A candidate must carry the admit card while appearing for the examination without it he/she wouldn’t be allowed to enter the exam hall. An admit card of a candidate consists of details such as time of exam commencement, examination center allotted, etc.

How to download the admit card?

An aspirant appearing for the GPSC exam must download and carry it along with them. A candidate must follow the steps mentioned below while downloading the admit card.

• Step 1: Check out the Visit official website run by the commission (gpsc.gujarat.gov.in)
• Step 2: A tab shall open
• Step 3: Once on the newly opened tab, search for a link/button that reads 'Download call letter'.
• Step 4: Click on the link and wait for it to load
• Step 3: Click on the link for the post you've applied for.
• Step 4: A candidate has to enter his/her registration number, date of birth, gender to get themselves logged in.
• Step 5: Once the candidate gets done with entering the required details, he/she now has to click on the button that says 'Download admit card' and get it downloaded.
• Step 6: Once downloaded, take a colour printout of the same and carry it during the examination.

GPSC Eligibility Criteria

A candidate aspiring to appear for the examination must fulfil all the essential eligibility criteria. The Gujarat Public Service Commission and state government team up to set the eligibility requirements. A candidate who fails to meet even any one of the rules shall be prohibited from appearing for the exam.

A candidate appearing for the exam must fulfil the below-mentioned essential criteria:

• She/he must be a citizen of India
• A subject from Nepal
• A subject from Bhutan
• A person from Tibet can also appear only if he/she is a refugee from Tibet and permanently migrated from fibre to India with a motive to settle down before 1st January 1962.
• A person with Indian origin and ancestry who migrated to India from Pakistan, (Bangladesh), Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam.

Age limit for GPSC 2026:

The exam conducting body has set up different age limits for candidates based on the social category he/she belongs to.

• When a candidate belonging to any of the reserved categories, she/he gets profited by experiencing relaxation in the maximum age limit set by the commission is proper documents are submitted:

A candidate belonging to any general or unreserved category doesn't get any relaxation in age. Therefore, he/she must follow the age limit mentioned below:

Educational qualification:

A candidate must follow the educational norms set by the commission to appear for the exam and be offered jobs.

• A candidate with the aspiration to appear and ace the examination must hold a bachelor's degree or more from a state/central recognized university.
• Candidates who appeared for their final semester examination and are waiting for the results to be declared can also appear for the GPSC exam.
• Although, during the application process for the main stage of the exam, the candidate has to submit his/her certificates and final semester scorecard.

GPSC Exam Pattern

The commission recruits candidates only after they qualify the three stages of the examination.

• Preliminary stage: The questions shall be in the form of objective type.
• Main stage: The questions shall be asked in the form of descriptive type.
• The final interview: 100 marks.

Preliminary stage

Main stage

GPSC Examination fee

A candidate must give a thorough read of details before commencing with the payment processes.

• A candidate with no reservation or who belongs to the general category must pay the fee of Rs. 100/.
• A candidate can pay the fee by cash at any computerized post office across the Indian state of Gujarat or through any of the online payment methods.
• The commission has completely accepted candidates from several categories from paying the examination fee. The categories exempted from paying the application fee are:
• Candidates from SC, ST, and economically weaker categories with Gujarat as the state of origin.
• The examination and application fee shall be discharged to candidates who served as an ex-serviceman for the country for class iii posts.
• Fees for ex-servicemen trying for classes l and ll shall not be exempted meaning they've to pay the examination and application fee as in other categories.

GPSC Previous Year Cutoff

The commission decides the cutoff trends every year based on,

• The difficulty level of the question paper
• Highest score of the year
• The average score of the year
• Total number of candidates appearing for the examination

Cutoff :

GPSC Examination Centres

The GPSC examination shall be conducted in 16 different parts across the Indian state of Gujarat.

The declared examination centers:

GPSC Results

Candidates should check their results after appearing for the examination

• Step 1: Visit the official website of GPSC (gpsc.gujarat.gov.in)
• Step 2: Once on the website, click on the tab that reads 'News and events.
• Step 3: Once opening the tab, click on the link reading 'List of eligible candidates for application scrutiny'.
• Step 4: A new tab shall open
• Step 5: The candidate's result shall get displayed on the screen.
• Step 6: Download the webpage and take a printout of the same for future references.

GPSC Payscale

The salary provided to the candidates after recruiting shall differ according to the post allotted.

Payment with accordance to 7th pay commission:

GPSC Frequently Asked Questions