--- title: "Government Exams in October 2026: Full Date List for SSC, IBPS, RRB and State PSCs" url: "https://aijobalert.com/blog/government-exams-october-2026-date-list" type: "Article" author: "AIJobAlert Editorial Team" tags: "Exam Calendar, October 2026, SSC, IBPS, RRB, State PSC" reading_minutes: 3 published: "2026-10-10T14:40:54.138Z" updated: "2026-10-12T16:38:41.367Z" --- # Government Exams in October 2026: Full Date List for SSC, IBPS, RRB and State PSCs 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. ![Students and parents waiting outside an exam centre in India](https://aijobalert.com/images/blog/government-exams-october-2026-date-list.webp) 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. ## October 2026 exam dates at a glance | Date | Exam | Conducted by | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 30 Sep – 30 Oct | SSC CGL 2026 Tier-I ([admit card details](https://aijobalert.com/admit-card/ssc-cgl-tier-1-admit-card-2026)) | 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](https://aijobalert.com/admit-card/ibps-po-mains-admit-card-2026)) | 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](https://aijobalert.com/admit-card/rrb-technician-admit-card-2026)) | RRB | Tentative | | 10 & 11 Oct | IBPS Clerk (CSA-XVI) Prelims ([admit card](https://aijobalert.com/admit-card/ibps-clerk-prelims-admit-card-2026)) | IBPS | Confirmed | | 11 Oct | Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) | KEA | Confirmed | | 12 & 13 Oct | Section Controller CBT, CEN 03/2026 ([admit card](https://aijobalert.com/admit-card/rrb-section-controller-admit-card-2026)) | 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](https://aijobalert.com/admit-card/rrb-je-cbt-1-admit-card-2026)) | RRB | Tentative | | From 28 Oct | Subedar / Sub Inspector Recruitment Test 2026 | MPESB (MP Police) | Confirmed | ## Dates that have moved If you saved an older calendar, check these: - **MPSC Group-C Combined Prelims** was fixed for 25 October 2026. MPSC's corrigendum of 9 September 2026 moves it to **3 January 2027**. - **TNPSC Group II and IIA Prelims** was listed for 25 October in the annual planner. TNPSC's press release of 11 August 2026 gives **1 November 2026**. - **Rajasthan CET (Senior Secondary Level) 2026** was proposed for 23–25 October 2026. RSSB’s [revised press note of 28 September 2026](https://aijobalert.com/documents/rssb/rajasthan-cet-2026-revised-exam-dates-28092026-3d7916c6.pdf) proposes **1–3 December 2026**, in two shifts a day. - **BPSC Integrated 72nd CCE Prelims** was listed for 25 October 2026 (tentative). BPSC’s [notice of 12 October 2026](https://aijobalert.com/documents/bpsc/72nd-cce-prelims-postponed-12102026-54dd47f8.pdf) **postpones** it; the new date will be announced later. ## SSC JE Paper-I is in November SSC's Junior Engineer 2026 notice gave October/November 2026 as the tentative window for Paper-I. SSC's [notice of 1 October 2026](https://aijobalert.com/documents/ssc/notice-01102026-075a53cb.pdf) proposes **2 to 6 November 2026**, so it is not in the October table. ## When do the admit cards come out? - **SSC CGL:** 2–3 days before your own exam date, through your login on ssc.gov.in. - **RRB CBTs:** the exam city slip opens about 10 days before your exam and the e-call letter about 4 days before. We explain the pattern in our [RRB admit card timeline](https://aijobalert.com/blog/rrb-admit-card-2026-release-timeline-technician-je-alp). For November and December dates, see our [November–December 2026 exam list](https://aijobalert.com/blog/government-exam-dates-november-december-2026). The full calendar lives on our [exam calendar page](https://aijobalert.com/exam-calendar). ## Official sources - [SSC notice: CGL 2026 Tier-I schedule (12 Sep 2026)](https://aijobalert.com/documents/ssc/important-notice-2026-cgle-2026-12092026-38fa5090.pdf) - [IBPS calendar 2026-27](https://aijobalert.com/documents/ibps/ibps-calendar-2026-27-final-6becd445.pdf) - [RRB official website (CBT schedule notices)](https://rrb.indianrailways.gov.in/) - [GPSC exam schedule dated 4 July 2026](https://aijobalert.com/documents/gpsc/gpsc-gas-gcs-mains-2026-exam-date-notification-82bef961.pdf) - [GPSC call-letter notice, September 2026](https://aijobalert.com/documents/gpsc/call-letter-notice-sep-2026-8ee614f3.pdf) - [MPSC advertisements page (Advt. 017 and 018/2026)](https://mpsc.gov.in/adv_notification/8) - [MPPSC revised exam calendar (15 May 2026)](https://aijobalert.com/documents/mppsc/revised-exam-calendar-2026-dated-15-05-2026-028f4059.pdf) - [RSSB revised press note: CET 2026 dates (28 Sep 2026)](https://aijobalert.com/documents/rssb/rajasthan-cet-2026-revised-exam-dates-28092026-3d7916c6.pdf) - [KEA exam calendar 2026](https://aijobalert.com/documents/kea/kea-exam-calender-2026-15082026kannada-9fb42223.pdf) - [BPSC exam calendar](https://bpsc.bihar.gov.in/exam-calendar/) - [BPSC notice: 72nd CCE Prelims postponed (12 Oct 2026)](https://aijobalert.com/documents/bpsc/72nd-cce-prelims-postponed-12102026-54dd47f8.pdf) - [SSC notice: proposed exam dates incl. JE 2026 Paper-I (1 Oct 2026)](https://aijobalert.com/documents/ssc/notice-01102026-075a53cb.pdf) - [UPPSC homepage (Exam Calendar 2026)](https://uppsc.up.nic.in/) - [MPESB Subedar/SI 2026 rulebook](https://aijobalert.com/documents/mpesb/pcrt-2026-rulebook-revised-page-01-15092026-db7a6b0a.pdf) *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.* *Cover photo: [Students and Guardians - Joint Entrance Examination - CBSE - Salkia Sri Vikram Balika Vidyalaya - Howrah 2013-04-07 5953](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Students_and_Guardians_-_Joint_Entrance_Examination_-_CBSE_-_Salkia_Sri_Vikram_Balika_Vidyalaya_-_Howrah_2013-04-07_5953.JPG) by Biswarup Ganguly, [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), via Wikimedia Commons. Text and branding added by AIJobAlert.* ## Common questions ### Which government exams are in October 2026? SSC CGL Tier-I (30 Sep–30 Oct), IBPS PO Mains (4 Oct), IBPS Clerk Prelims (10–11 Oct), RRB Technician (6–9 Oct), RRB Section Controller (12–13 Oct), RRB JE CBT-1 (27, 28 and 30 Oct), GPSC Class 1-2 Mains (5–11 Oct) and several KEA, MPPSC and UPPSC exams. ### Is the MPSC Group C Prelims on 25 October 2026? No. MPSC's corrigendum of 9 September 2026 moved it to 3 January 2027. ### When is the BPSC 72nd Prelims? BPSC has postponed it. It was listed for 25 October 2026; BPSC's notice of 12 October 2026 says the new date will be announced later. ### Is the SSC JE 2026 exam in October? No. SSC's notice of 1 October 2026 proposes 2 to 6 November 2026 for Paper-I. --- AIJobAlert last checked these details against the official documents on 12 Oct 2026. AIJobAlert summarises official notices and is not a government body. 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