GSSSB Class-3 CCE (Advt 468/2026-27) Exam Pattern: 150-Mark Prelims, Group A Descriptive and Group B MCQ Mains

Published 13 Nov 2026 · Updated 13 Nov 2026

GSSSB Advt 468/2026-27 fills 1,237 Class-3 posts (243 in Group A and 994 in Group B) through one combined competitive exam in two stages. Stage 1 is a common MCQ preliminary for both groups: 150 questions, 1 mark each, 120 minutes, with 0.25 mark cut per wrong answer (PwD candidates get 20 extra minutes per hour). Topics and marks: English 15, Gujarati 15, General Awareness and Current Affairs 30, Quantitative Aptitude 30 and Reasoning 60. The prelims only screen candidates; its marks are not counted in the final list. Separate lists are made for Group A and Group B, and seven times the category-wise vacancies are called to the mains. Stage 2 differs by group. Group A mains is descriptive: Paper I Gujarati Language Skill (100 marks, 3 hours), Paper II English Language Skill (100 marks, 3 hours) and Paper III General Studies (150 marks, 3 hours, Gujarati medium), 350 marks in all. Group B mains is one MCQ paper of 200 marks in 120 minutes covering the state system and Constitution, Indian and state economy and NITI Aayog, public administration, ethics in public service, government schemes, current affairs, history and geography of Gujarat, its cultural heritage, Gujarati and English, and science, environment and IT. A minimum of 40% is needed in every stage and every paper for all categories. Final merit is based on mains marks, and no waiting list will be kept. Apply on ojas.gujarat.gov.in by 30.11.2026 (fee by 02.12.2026). This site is not an official government website; read the official notice before applying.

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