Recruitment and eligibility overview
District Panchayat Bastar, Jagdalpur issued Advertisement No. 2434/Z.P./P.A./2026-27 on 13/10/2026 for 70 Gram Panchayat Secretary positions under the Panchayat and Rural Development Department. This recruitment is restricted to native residents of Bastar district across its seven development blocks. Candidates need a recognized Higher Secondary qualification, a state-government-recognized one-year diploma in Data Entry Operator or Programming, and active employment exchange registration within Chhattisgarh.
Application deadline and submission
The application period runs from 13/10/2026 to 16/11/2026. This is an offline process: the completed packet must reach the Chief Executive Officer, District Panchayat Bastar, Jagdalpur by 5:30 PM on the closing date through registered post or speed post. Dispatch before the deadline alone is insufficient; late receipt due to postal delay will not be accepted.
Download the form from the official district website, complete the required entries and assemble the prescribed enclosures. These include educational records, identity and residence proof, employment exchange registration and applicable category certificates. Include two self-addressed envelopes bearing Rs. 40 postage each, and use the outer-envelope inscription specified in the notification. Government, semi-government and corporation employees must submit an employer-issued NOC.
How merit will be assessed
Higher Secondary marks contribute 50% of the assessment. Graduation and post-graduation carry 5 marks each, while the computer skill test carries 25 marks. Employment assistant experience contributes up to 15 marks at 3 marks per qualifying year, subject to a five-year maximum and at least nine months of work in each counted year. Shortlisting for the examination/skill test and document verification will follow a 1:10 merit ratio.
Experience claims require separate certificates in the prescribed format, issued and countersigned by the competent authority, together with past engagement and termination orders. Missing the prescribed experience certification will prevent the award of experience benefits.
Appointment conditions
The pay scale is 3500-10000 plus Grade Pay 1100 and admissible allowances. Probation lasts three years and may extend to five years. Candidates with more than two living children are disqualified if their third child was born on or after 26 January 2001. Marriage below the legal minimum age or having more than one living spouse also makes a candidate ineligible.