JKSSB JE Civil Recruitment 2026: 458 Junior Engineer Posts (Advt 11/2026), Apply Online 30 November to 29 December

The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has issued Advertisement Notification No. 11 of 2026, dated 27 October 2026, for 458 posts of Junior Engineer (Civil) in the Jal Shakti Department (282 posts) and the Public Works (R&B) Department (176 posts) of Jammu & Kashmir. These are UT cadre posts filled by direct recruitment, in Pay Level-6 (35400-112400).

Online applications open on 30 November 2026 and close on 29 December 2026. The last date is also the cut-off date for eligibility, including the domicile, qualification and category certificates, unless JKSSB extends it. Only domiciles of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir can apply.

Selection is on merit in a written (OMR) examination of objective, multiple-choice questions in English only, with one-fourth of a question's marks deducted for each wrong answer. There is no interview. The exam date and the syllabus will be notified separately on the JKSSB website.

JKSSB JE Civil 2026 at a glance

Official links

• Advertisement Notification No. 11 of 2026 (PDF, copy of the JKSSB file)
• Advertisement Notification No. 11 of 2026 on jkssb.nic.in
• JKSSB official website (jkssb.nic.in)

Category-wise posts as printed in Annexure-A of the advertisement (UT cadre).

OM: Open Merit. RBA: Residents of Backward Areas. ALC/IB: residents of areas adjoining the Line of Actual Control/International Border. Annexure-A gives no separate count for PwBD or Ex-Servicemen; their horizontal reservation applies to the extent communicated by the indenting departments or as per the rules in force. JKSSB says the number of posts may increase or decrease.

• Domicile: you must be a domicile of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir and hold a valid Domicile Certificate in the prescribed format, issued on or before the cut-off date (29 December 2026).
• Certificates by the cut-off date: the qualification, birth, domicile and category certificates must be legally valid on or before the last date of the online application. If you apply under a reserved category, your category certificate (valid on the cut-off date) must be uploaded with the online form; JKSSB gives no later chance to upload any document. Action under the rules, including rejection of the application/candidature, may be taken strictly as per the legal validity of the uploaded document with respect to the cut-off date. A reserved-category certificate in a format other than the prescribed one is not entertained; you alone are responsible for getting the certificate in the prescribed format within the validity period of the advertisement or within the time the Board prescribes, failing which you are treated as not holding a valid certificate and the application is summarily rejected.
• Name and details: fill in your name, date of birth, father's name and mother's name exactly as in your Matriculation certificate. Otherwise the candidature may be cancelled at document verification or whenever the Board notices it. No change or correction is allowed after submission.
• One application per item: if you submit more than one application for the same item, only the latest is considered; appearing in the exam more than once leads to cancellation and debarment.
• Items and preferences: indicate carefully the item(s) you are applying for (Item No. 266 Jal Shakti, Item No. 267 Public Works (R&B)); you are considered only for the items you applied for and are otherwise eligible for. Cadre/department preferences, if applicable, cannot be changed once filled. Posts are allotted on merit-cum-preference.
• Uploads: live photograph, signature (size 10 KB to 20 KB, as printed in the notice); category certificate and self-attested qualification certificates as PDF of up to 200 KB each. A blurred photo or signature leads to rejection.
• Ex-Servicemen: the Ex-Servicemen reservation covers posts with pay up to Level-6E (35900-113500). An Ex-Serviceman who has joined a post after using this reservation cannot use it again (S.O. 361 of 2021). Every candidate applying under the ESM category must give an affidavit on this, sworn before a 1st Class Judicial Magistrate, at the time of scrutiny of documents. ESM candidates must also produce a Certificate in Form-XIV signed by the competent authority under Rule 18 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Rules, 2005.
• Degrees from outside J&K: candidates whose degree is from a university, college or institute outside the UT of J&K (other than a Central University) need a Bonafide Certificate issued by the Controller/Registrar of the concerned University, in the Board's format, at document verification.
• In-service candidates: submit the printout of the application with a signed and stamped certificate through the Head of Department/Designated Authority, who forwards it to the Secretary, JKSSB by the last date of document verification. In-service candidates must also say so in the online form.
• Exam day: mobile phones (even switched off), smart watches, smart glasses, AI-enabled and other electronic devices are banned, and there is no safe-keeping at the venue. Candidates may be frisked and checked by DFMD, biometric, facial recognition and Aadhaar authentication.

PwBD candidates who are otherwise eligible for the post and hold a valid disability certificate may choose 20 minutes per hour of compensatory time and/or the help of a scribe, on producing a certificate from the competent Medical Board/Authority in the Annexure-B format (certificate regarding physical limitation to write) and the undertaking in Annexure-C of the advertisement. The Annexure-B form is signed by the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government Healthcare Institution, and the notice says it should be given by a specialist of the relevant stream/disability (for example, an ophthalmologist for visual impairment). Rules from the notice:

• The candidate arranges their own scribe and must have applied as PwBD in the online form.
• The scribe must not be a candidate for the same exam, a student of the institution/centre where the test is being held, or a relative of the candidate. The scribe must be a student of a lower grade of education than the candidate and must not hold more than the minimum qualification for the post; if the scribe's qualification is later found to be other than declared, the candidate forfeits the right to the post.
• No attendant other than the scribe is allowed inside the exam hall.
• The scribe must bring a valid original ID. A candidate who acts as a scribe for another PwBD candidate has both candidatures cancelled.
• On exam day, give the Observer the following documents, whichever apply to you: a plain-paper application, the self-attested disability certificate, Annexure-B, Annexure-C, the admit card with a contact number, the scribe's self-attested qualification certificate and a photocopy of the scribe's photo ID signed by both the candidate and the scribe. JKSSB advises these candidates to reach the centre at least one hour early.

• Admit card: JKSSB will not send roll number slips by India Post. Admit cards can be downloaded from the Board's website about one week before the exam date; bring a printout to the exam hall.
• What to carry (mandatory): along with the admit card, at least two recent passport-size colour photographs (not older than 6 months, with the date mentioned) and an original valid photo ID such as Aadhaar Card/printout of e-Aadhaar, Voter ID Card, Driving License, PAN Card, Passport, School/College/University I-Card or Employer ID Card. Candidates without these will not be allowed to appear.
• Provisional candidature: there is no detailed scrutiny of applications before the exam. Ineligible candidates, whenever the Board notices them, are not allowed into the later stages, and if any claim in the application is found not substantiated or correct at scrutiny, the candidature is cancelled and criminal proceedings may also be initiated.
• Document verification: bring original documents with self-attested photocopies, including the online application form. A candidate who does not appear for document verification or cannot produce the originals on the scheduled date is not considered. Also bring two recent passport-size colour photographs (not older than six months, with the date mentioned) and a valid original ID. Where a certificate has a prescribed format and it is not furnished in that format, the candidature is liable to cancellation. No TA/DA is paid for the written test or document verification.
• Reserved category and age relaxation claims: if valid certificates (with respect to the cut-off date) in the prescribed format are not produced when the Board asks for them at document verification, the claim is not entertained and the candidature is considered under the Open Merit category.
• Ex-Servicemen: if not enough Ex-Servicemen are available on the general standard to fill the posts reserved for them, they may be selected under a relaxed standard, provided this does not affect the level of performance.
• Debarment: a candidate making a fraudulent claim of PwBD status is debarred from the examination; a candidate claiming reservation on an invalid, false, fake, fraudulent or forged certificate is debarred from the Board's examinations, besides penal action; and a candidate found indulging in any irregularity, misconduct, malpractice or misbehaviour (which includes defying the instructions or authority of any official on examination duty) at any stage is debarred from the examinations conducted by the Board for such period as the Board deems appropriate, besides cancellation of the candidature and other penal action under the rules.
• The advertisement is subject to the outcome of any writ petition/O.A. pending before a competent court.