Exam CalendarOctober 2026SSCIBPSRRBState PSC
Every major government exam scheduled in October 2026 in one table: SSC CGL, IBPS PO Mains and Clerk, four RRB CBTs, GPSC, MPSC, MPPSC, KEA and more. Dates are from official notices.
October 2026 is one of the busiest months of the year for government job aspirants. SSC CGL Tier-I runs through the whole month, IBPS has two exams in the first fortnight, the Railway Recruitment Boards have lined up three computer-based tests, and several state commissions have scheduled Mains and screening exams.
We have put every date we could confirm from an official notice into one table below. Where the board itself calls a date tentative or proposed, we say so. If an exam is not in this list, it is because we could not find an official date for it, not because it is not happening.
| Date | Exam | Conducted by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep – 30 Oct | SSC CGL 2026 Tier-I (admit card details) | SSC | Confirmed |
| 3 Oct | Graduate Engineer Trainee, Class-2 (GMB), Advt. 32/2026-27 | GPSC | Confirmed |
| 3 Oct – 1 Nov | Maharashtra State Services Main Exam 2026 (238 posts) | MPSC | Confirmed |
| 3 & 4 Oct | Surveyor Paper 2 and Paper 1 (RPC cadre) | KEA | Confirmed |
| 4 Oct | IBPS PO/MT-XVI Main exam (call letter out) | IBPS | Confirmed |
| 4 Oct | Geologist, Assistant Geologist, ICT Officer, Legal Officer, Senior Drugs Inspector | GPSC | Confirmed |
| 4 Oct | Village Administrative Officer (RPC cadre) | KEA | Confirmed |
| 4 Oct | Internal Audit Officer Exam 2026 | MPPSC | Probable |
| Till 5 Oct | Group-2 Sub Group-4 Combined Recruitment Test (started 23 Sep) | MPESB | Confirmed |
| 5 – 11 Oct | GAS/GCS Class 1-2 Mains, Advt. 05/2026-27 (213 posts) | GPSC | As per 4 July schedule |
| 6 – 9 Oct | Technician Gr-I Signal & Gr-III CBT, CEN 02/2026 (admit card) | RRB | Tentative |
| 10 & 11 Oct | IBPS Clerk (CSA-XVI) Prelims (admit card) | IBPS | Confirmed |
| 11 Oct | Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) | KEA | Confirmed |
| 12 & 13 Oct | Section Controller CBT, CEN 03/2026 (admit card) | RRB | Tentative |
| 18 Oct | Assistant District Prosecution Officer; Assistant Professor (Zoology, Computer Science) | MPPSC | Probable |
| 24 Oct | Homoeopathic Medical Officer screening | UPPSC | Probable |
| 24 & 25 Oct | Surveyor Paper 2 and Paper 1 (Kalyana-Karnataka cadre) | KEA | Confirmed |
| 25 Oct | Village Administrative Officer (Kalyana-Karnataka cadre) | KEA | Confirmed |
| 25 Oct | Dental Surgeon screening | UPPSC | Probable |
| 27, 28 & 30 Oct | JE, DMS & CMA CBT-1, CEN 04/2026 (admit card) | RRB | Tentative |
| From 28 Oct | Subedar / Sub Inspector Recruitment Test 2026 | MPESB (MP Police) | Confirmed |
If you saved an older calendar, check these:
SSC's Junior Engineer 2026 notice gave October/November 2026 as the tentative window for Paper-I. SSC's notice of 1 October 2026 proposes 2 to 6 November 2026, so it is not in the October table.
For November and December dates, see our November–December 2026 exam list. The full calendar lives on our exam calendar page.
Last checked against these sources on 25 September 2026; the BPSC 72nd CCE, Rajasthan CET and SSC JE entries were updated on 12 October 2026. Boards do change dates, so confirm on the official website before you travel or pay a fee.
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