About This Recruitment
The Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission notified the Jharkhand Kakshpal Competitive Examination (JKCE-2025) under Advt No. 07/2025 on 26 September 2025 to recruit Kakshpal (Jail Warder) staff for the prisons directorate of Jharkhand. The first application schedule (7 November to 8 December 2025) was postponed through a notice dated 7 November 2025. The form then ran from 9 January to 8 February 2026, and the commission re-opened it from 20 May to 19 June 2026, with fee payment and photo/signature upload up to 21 June and corrections on 22-24 June 2026.
Posts And Pay
- Kakshpal (Male): 1634 regular and 19 backlog posts.
- Kakshpal (Female): 64 regular and 16 backlog posts.
- Total: 1733 posts in Pay Level-2 (₹19,900-63,200).
Within the regular posts, separate shares are set aside for ex-servicemen and Home Guards, with horizontal reservation for sportspersons, contract Sahayak Police and dependants of Jharkhand statehood agitators.
Who Could Apply
Candidates needed a Class 10 pass and a minimum age of 18 on 1 August 2025. The upper limit is 25 years for UR / EWS men, 27 for EBC / BC men, 28 for women of these categories and 30 for SC / ST candidates. The fee was ₹100, or ₹50 for SC / ST candidates of Jharkhand.
Physical Standards
- Men: height 160 cm and chest 81 cm (155 cm and 79 cm for SC / ST).
- Women: height 148 cm.
- Run: 1600 m in 6 minutes (men) or 10 minutes (women).
What To Do Now
- The form is closed, so new applications are no longer accepted.
- If you applied, keep your registration details and form PDF safe for the admit card.
- The exam date has not been announced yet; watch the JSSC website for the schedule.
Points To Remember
- Selection runs through a written exam, PET & PMT, document verification and a medical examination.
- Male and female posts are filled separately, each with its own regular and backlog vacancies.