JKPSC Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for Assistant Professor and Librarian Backlog Posts

The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has issued Notification No. 07-PSC (DR-P) of 2026 dated 31 July 2026 inviting online applications for Assistant Professor and Librarian posts at the Government College of Engineering & Technology (GCET) under the Higher Education Department. The online application window runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 August 2026.

One word in the subject line determines who can realistically compete here, and it is easy to read past. These are backlog vacancies, carried forward under the 1st Special Drive from Notification No. 11-PSC(DR-P) of 2023. Every one of the six seats is earmarked for a reserved category, and there is no open merit seat that a general category candidate can contest. Check the category column against your own status before you spend ₹1,200 on the fee.

Recruitment at a Glance

Recruitment is governed by the J&K Government Colleges (Gazetted) Service Recruitment Rules, 2017 issued under SRO-272 of 2017 dated 6 June 2017, read with the JKPSC (Business and Procedure) Rules, 2021 as amended to date.

Discipline-Wise Vacancy Details

The vacancy table in the notification also carries columns for ST, ALC/IB, Social Caste, PSP and EWS, all of which are blank for this drive. In practice that leaves two routes in: Reserved Backward Area (RBA) for two of the Assistant Professor seats and Scheduled Caste for one Assistant Professor seat and the Librarian post. The OM column here reflects the backlog roster rather than an open competition seat.

With six posts spread across four disciplines, this is a small and highly specific drive. A Bio Medical Engineering post graduate holding RBA status is competing in a field of a size rarely seen in a public service commission examination, which is precisely the point of a special backlog drive.

Prescribed Qualification

Assistant Professor, Engineering Disciplines

For Bio Medical Engineering, Electrical & Electronics and Electronics & Communication Engineering:

B.E. or B.Tech and a Master’s degree in the relevant branch, with first class or equivalent in either the B.E./B.Tech or the Master’s degree.

Read that condition precisely. First class is required in one of the two degrees, not both. A candidate with a second class B.Tech and a first class M.Tech in the relevant branch meets the requirement, and so does the reverse. That is more generous than most Assistant Professor advertisements and is worth knowing before you rule yourself out.

Librarian

Three conditions apply together.

• Good academic record with knowledge of computerisation of the library, and at least 55% marks at Master’s degree level in Library Science, Information Science or Documentation Science, or an equivalent professional degree from an Indian university, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university. The threshold drops to 50%, excluding any grace marks, for SC, ST and differently abled candidates, both physically and visually, and for Ph.D holders who obtained their Master’s degree prior to 19 September 1991. An equivalent grade on a point scale is accepted where a grading system is followed.
• The candidate must have cleared NET, SLET or SET conducted by the UGC, CSIR or AIU.
• Candidates who are, or have been, awarded a Ph.D degree in accordance with the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D Degree) Regulations, 2009 are exempted from the NET, SLET or SET requirement.

That Ph.D exemption is the clause worth checking carefully if you hold a doctorate. It applies only where the degree was awarded in accordance with the 2009 Regulations, so the award year and the regulations under which your university operated both matter.

Age Limit

Age is reckoned as on 1 January 2026, and the notification states this explicitly overrides the application closing date for age purposes.

The date bands are the operative test rather than the stated years, so check your date of birth against the two columns on the right. Our free age calculator will settle it if your birthday falls near a boundary.

Domicile Requirement

The candidate must be a domicile of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and must hold a valid Domicile Certificate issued by the Competent Authority in the prescribed format.

One condition here is absolute. Certificates issued after the last date prescribed for submission of the online application form will not be entertained. If your domicile certificate is not already in hand, apply for it now rather than after submitting the form, because a certificate dated 1 September will be useless for a 31 August deadline.

Application Fee

The fee is deposited online only, after successful submission of the online application form. Two warnings from the notification deserve attention.

• An application form submitted without deposit of the fee, where this is substantiated by the fee status on the form, is treated as incomplete and deemed rejected without any notice. No representation against such rejection is entertained.
• Multiple applications created by prefixing Mr or Ms, or by generating multiple user IDs, followed by non-payment or by quoting one application’s transaction ID against a different Registration ID, lead to rejection. Only the application with the higher Registration ID is entertained, fee paid against one RID is not adjusted against another, and strict disciplinary action including cancellation of candidature and debarment from future JKPSC examinations may follow.

Where the fee is paid through a third party service provider, confirm not only that the amount was debited from your account but that it was credited into the official JKPSC account. If the payment status shows as not submitted, under processing, or is not reflected on your form, contact the JKPSC office at Solina Srinagar or Resham Ghar Colony Jammu immediately.

Documents to Upload

All documents are uploaded with the online form. The notification is emphatic that no further opportunity to upload any document will be provided, and that action under the rules, including rejection of the application or candidature, will follow where documents are missing.

Mandatory for Everyone

• Date of birth certificate, being the Secondary School or Matriculation certificate
• Domicile Certificate of the UT of J&K
• Graduation degree or marks card
• Post graduate degree or marks card
• NET, SET, SLET or Ph.D, any one

Mandatory Where a Category Benefit Is Claimed

• Category certificate, one leaf
• Disability certificate
• In-service certificate signed by the Head of Department

Where Weightage Is Claimed Under the 2021 Rules

• M.Phil certificate along with the result notification
• Ph.D notification
• JRF, NET, SET or SLET certificate
• Experience certificates in the prescribed format, up to five leaves
• List of books published as first or second author, in the prescribed format
• Gold medal certificate for overall first position in the prescribed qualification, one leaf
• National, State or Institution award certificate
• List of research papers as first, second or corresponding author, in the prescribed format
• Post Doctorate certificate of minimum one year

Academic applications generate a thick stack of scanned certificates and result notifications, and portals of this kind enforce size limits without explaining them. Our free JPG to PDF converter merges photographed certificates into a single clean document, and the PDF compressor brings an oversized file under the limit while keeping the text readable.

How to Apply Online

1. Go to jkpsc.nic.in. No other mode of application is accepted.
2. Click One Time Registration, or log in if you already hold a JKPSC profile. Existing users are advised to update their OTR before filling the form.
3. Complete the OTR fields covering personal information, contact information, educational qualification and service details.
4. Upload a date-stamped recent passport size colour photograph and signature. Both must be between 10 KB and 20 KB in .jpeg or .jpg only.
5. Click Show Examination against the relevant post, select the month of the advertisement notification, and click Apply.
6. Complete the remaining fields, accept the declaration, and click Submit.
7. Pay the fee online through the Submitted Applications menu and upload the requisite documents for final submission.
8. Print the submitted application. The printout becomes available only after the fee is paid and the documents are uploaded.

A 10 KB to 20 KB ceiling on the photograph is among the tightest in any state commission portal, and a phone camera image will be many times over it. Our free photo and signature resizer brings both files into that band without turning the signature into a smudge. It runs in your browser with nothing uploaded anywhere.

Note one inconsistency inside the notification itself. The OTR instructions state that the photograph should not be taken earlier than 1 January 2025, while the examination hall instructions require the two photographs you carry to be no earlier than 1 January 2026. The safer course is to use a photograph taken in 2026, which satisfies both.

You are not required to submit a hard copy of the application to the Commission at the application stage. A downloaded copy along with original certificates must be produced at document verification.

Editing the Submitted Application

Candidates who have submitted the form with the requisite fee may edit some fields within three days after the cut-off date, that is from 1 September 2026 to 3 September 2026. Detailed instructions are published separately on the Commission’s website.

Written Examination Pattern

Selection for the Assistant Professor post is made in terms of Rule 45 of the JKPSC (Business & Procedure) Rules, 2021 as amended. That rule is also the basis for the weightage documents listed above, which is why research papers, books, awards and post doctoral experience are collected at application stage rather than at interview.

Centre allotment is at the sole discretion of the Commission, and once a centre is allotted, a request for change is not entertained. The timetable and centre details are uploaded about two weeks before the examination. If you do not find your roll number on the website one week before the exam, contact the Commission’s office at Srinagar or Jammu immediately with proof of having submitted your application. Failing to do so deprives you of any claim for consideration.

What to Carry to the Examination Hall

• Printout of the admit card or roll number slip, downloadable about two weeks before the exam
• At least two recent passport size colour photographs, not taken earlier than 1 January 2026
• One original valid photo ID, being an Aadhaar or e-Aadhaar, Voter ID, driving licence, PAN card, passport, school, college or university I-card, or employer ID card

Candidature Is Provisional Until Verification

JKPSC states plainly that it does not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for eligibility at the time of the written examination. Candidature is accepted only provisionally, and supporting documents are sought at document verification. If a claim made in the application is not substantiated by proof at that stage, the candidature is cancelled and the Commission’s decision is final and binding.

The practical lesson is that clearing the written examination is not confirmation that you were eligible. Satisfy yourself on qualification, age and category before you sit the paper, not after.

Misconduct and Debarment

The notification sets out a detailed list of acts that attract disqualification and debarment, including obtaining support for candidature by wrongful means, impersonation or procuring impersonation, submitting fabricated or tampered documents, making false statements or suppressing material information, using unfair means during the test, misbehaving in the examination hall, and harassing or causing bodily harm to Commission staff.

Consequences run from disqualification for the selection in question, to debarment permanently or for a specified period from any JKPSC examination and from any employment under the Union Territory Government, to disciplinary action for those already in government service, in addition to criminal prosecution where applicable. Reservation claimed on a false, fake or fraudulent certificate carries the same debarment.

Important Dates

The last date for receipt of online applications is also the cut-off date for determining eligibility as regards acquisition of educational or professional qualification, or any other certificate on the basis of which reservation is claimed, notwithstanding any extension of the last date. An extended deadline does not extend the qualification cut-off.

Important Links

Related Recruitment

Academic candidates should also look at AIIMS Bathinda Faculty Recruitment 2026, which carries 77 Group-A faculty posts from Assistant Professor to Professor with a Google form closing 21 August 2026, and AMU Recruitment 2026 for 11 contractual Assistant Professor posts at the Centre for Distance and Online Education.

Engineering post graduates open to research roles should see ISRO NRSC Recruitment 2026, which has 48 posts including Research Scientist seats in Electronics and Computer Science, and MECL Executive Trainee Recruitment 2026 for candidates holding a UPSC ESE 2024 score.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many posts are there in this JKPSC notification?

Six backlog vacancies at the Government College of Engineering & Technology, being two Assistant Professor posts in Bio Medical Engineering, two in Electrical & Electronics, one in Electronics & Communication Engineering, and one Librarian post.

What is the last date to apply?

31 August 2026. That date covers filling the form, uploading all documents and paying the fee, all in online mode only.

Can candidates from outside Jammu & Kashmir apply?

No. Applicants must be domiciles of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and must hold a valid domicile certificate in the prescribed format, issued on or before the last date.

What qualification is needed for the Assistant Professor posts?

A B.E. or B.Tech together with a Master’s degree in the relevant branch, with first class or equivalent in either the bachelor’s or the master’s degree. First class is not required in both.

Is NET compulsory for the Librarian post?

Yes, NET, SLET or SET conducted by the UGC, CSIR or AIU is required, except for candidates awarded a Ph.D in accordance with the UGC Regulations, 2009, who are exempted.

What is the age limit?

40 years for open merit and in-service candidates, 43 years for reserved categories and 42 years for physically challenged candidates, all reckoned as on 1 January 2026.

What is the application fee?

₹1,200 for General category, ₹700 for reserved categories, and nil for PHC candidates, paid online only after submitting the form.

What is the exam pattern?

A single written paper of three hours carrying 120 multiple choice questions. The syllabus is published on the Commission’s website.

Where is the examination held?

At Srinagar and Jammu centres. Allotment is at the sole discretion of the Commission and a request for a change of centre is not entertained.

Can I edit my application after submitting it?

Yes. Some fields may be edited between 1 September 2026 and 3 September 2026, provided the form was submitted with the requisite fee.

Do I need to send a hard copy to the Commission?

No. A hard copy is not required at the application stage. A downloaded copy of the form along with original certificates must be produced at document verification.

What happens if I upload a document late?

There is no later opportunity. The notification states that no further opportunity to upload any document will be provided after the cut-off date, and that action including rejection of the application or candidature may be taken.

Details above are taken from JKPSC Notification No. 07-PSC (DR-P) of 2026 dated 31 July 2026, issued under reference HED-GAZ/85/2022-04(157353) dated 1 June 2026. Candidates should read the full notification and the syllabus published on jkpsc.nic.in before applying.