Applying
How to read a government job notification
What each part of a recruitment notification means — vacancies, reservation, age, qualification, fee and dates — and the order to read it in so you know within minutes whether to apply.
7 min readGuides for applicants
How government recruitment works, explained once and plainly — so the notification you are reading makes sense. Guides explain the process; the official notification is always the authority for any one recruitment.
SafetyHow to spot fake government job offers
The common recruitment scams — paid job guarantees, fake appointment letters, look-alike websites, WhatsApp agents — how to check an offer is genuine, and where to report fraud.
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EligibilityAge limits and age relaxation in government jobs
How to work out your age on a notification's cutoff date, the upper age relaxations central government allows for SC, ST, OBC, PwBD and ex-servicemen, and the mistakes that cost eligibility.
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ApplyingDocuments you need for government job applications
The documents a government job application asks for — photo, ID, certificates, SC/ST, OBC, EWS, disability and ex-servicemen proofs — what to check in each, and what happens at verification.
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PayGovernment pay levels explained: what a Pay Level means in rupees
What “Pay Level” in a notification means, the entry pay at common levels of the 7th CPC pay matrix, how DA, HRA and transport allowance add up, and how to estimate take-home pay.
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Getting startedCentral vs state government jobs: who recruits, and how they differ
Which bodies recruit for central and for state government jobs — UPSC, SSC, the railway boards, IBPS, state commissions and police boards — and how pay, posting, language and domicile differ.
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