Sarkari Exam Profiles 2026 — Complete Information on India's Top Government Exams

All Sarkari Exam Profiles

• SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination — SSC CGL is the gateway to ~14,000 Group B and Group C posts across central ministries — Income Tax, Customs, Audit, Statistical Investigator, and the prestigious Assistant Section …
• SSC Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination — SSC CHSL is the entry-level Sarkari exam for 12th-pass candidates — recruiting Lower Division Clerks, Postal Assistants, and Data Entry Operators for central ministries with 4,000+…
• SSC General Duty (GD) Constable Recruitment Examination — SSC GD Constable is conducted to recruit constables for India's Central Armed Police Forces — BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSB — plus Assam Rifles and the Special Security Force, with 25…
• UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) — UPSC CSE is India's most prestigious Sarkari exam — recruiting officers for the All India Services (IAS, IPS, IFS) and Group A/B central services. Conducted annually with three sta…
• IBPS Probationary Officer (PO) Common Recruitment Process — IBPS PO is the gateway to Probationary Officer / Management Trainee posts in 11 Public Sector Banks (excluding SBI). Conducted annually with Prelims + Mains + Interview, recruiting…
• IBPS Clerk Common Recruitment Process — IBPS Clerk recruits clerical-cadre staff for 11 Public Sector Banks. Conducted annually with Prelims and Mains stages — no interview. Around 6,000–8,000 vacancies typically, 12th-p…
• State Bank of India Probationary Officer (SBI PO) — SBI PO is conducted by SBI itself for recruitment of Probationary Officers in India's largest public-sector bank. Famed for higher difficulty than IBPS PO and higher pay. Three-sta…
• SBI Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) — SBI Clerk — SBI Clerk is conducted by SBI for recruitment to the post of Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales). Two-stage online selection (Prelims + Mains, no interview). 8,000–10,000 v…
• Railway Recruitment Board — Non-Technical Popular Categories (RRB NTPC) — RRB NTPC recruits for non-technical Group C posts in Indian Railways — Station Master, Goods Guard, Senior Commercial Cum Ticket Clerk, Junior Clerk, and similar. Largest single re…
• Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) — CTET is the central eligibility test for becoming a teacher in classes I–VIII at CBSE-affiliated central government schools (KVS, NVS, Army Public Schools) and many state governmen…

Choosing the right Sarkari exam for you

Different Sarkari exams suit different aspirants. For 12th-pass candidates: SSC CHSL (LDC, DEO posts), SSC GD Constable (CAPFs), and RRB NTPC (Junior Clerk, Trains Clerk) are entry points. For graduates: SSC CGL (Group B/C central posts), IBPS PO and SBI PO (banking officer roles), IBPS Clerk and SBI Clerk (banking clerical), RRB NTPC graduate-level posts (Station Master, Goods Guard), and UPSC CSE (the apex civil services).

For aspiring teachers: CTET is the eligibility test for teaching in central government schools and most state/private CBSE-affiliated schools. CTET certificate is now valid for lifetime, so clearing it once opens doors to KVS, NVS, Army Public Schools and many private school recruitments.

Each exam has a distinct selection style — SSC focuses on objective tests with no interview, UPSC CSE has descriptive Mains plus Personality Test, banking exams add Group Exercise (SBI PO) or scaling-based merit (IBPS PO), and RRB NTPC uses massive multi-shift CBT with normalisation.