WBPSC Clerkship Recruitment 2026: Madhyamik Pass Jobs

The WBPSC Clerkship recruitment 2026 notice covers lower division assistant and lower division clerk posts in West Bengal government offices. The Public Service Commission, West Bengal (WBPSC) released Advertisement No. 12/2024 on 6 October 2026 on psc.wb.gov.in. Online applications close on 26 October 2026 (up to 3:30 PM). This Clerk recruitment is suitable for candidates who have passed Madhyamik and want a West Bengal state government clerical post.

The Commission will announce the number of vacancies later. Posts are in the Secretariat, Directorates, District offices and regional offices, including Kolkata. All appointments will initially be made on a temporary basis. Candidates should check all details in the article below.

Information verified from the official Public Service Commission, West Bengal Advertisement No. 12/2024 dated 6 October 2026.

Last verified: 6 October 2026.

The Public Service Commission, West Bengal is inviting online applications for lower division assistant and lower division clerk posts under Advertisement No. 12/2024. The Commission will announce the number of vacancies later. Candidates must apply online on psc.wb.gov.in by 26 October 2026 (up to 3:30 PM). Selection is through Part-I (objective), Part-II (written) and a computer and typing test.

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Quick Summary of WBPSC Clerkship Recruitment 2026

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About Public Service Commission, West Bengal

The Public Service Commission, West Bengal works from 161 A, S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata-700026. It holds the WBPSC Clerkship Examination, and the results fill lower division assistant and lower division clerk posts. Similar posts in the Secretariat, Directorates, District offices and regional offices are filled the same way.

The Commission also fixes qualifying marks and issues admit cards. Candidates can read more about the West Bengal Public Service Commission on this site.

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Local context for West Bengal candidates

The WBPSC Clerkship recruitment fills posts across West Bengal, from Kolkata to district and regional offices. Candidates rank their posting options for one district or for Kolkata, so that choice decides where they work.

Part-I centres cover the state, from Kolkata and Howrah to Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Coochbehar in North Bengal. Only Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates of Darjeeling district and other candidates of Darjeeling Sadar, Mirik and Kurseong can sit at Darjeeling. All candidates from Kalimpong district can sit at Kalimpong.

Candidates can also follow more West Bengal jobs on this site.

This is added context, not part of the official notification. Confirm with the hiring office.

Important dates

Applications for the WBPSC Clerkship opened on 6 October 2026. The online form and the online fee payment close together on 26 October 2026.

The portal will not accept online applications and fees at 3:30 PM on 26 October 2026. The Commission will notify the Part-II date after Part-I.

WBPSC Clerkship Vacancy details and salary

The Commission will announce the number of WBPSC Clerkship vacancies later. The Government will report the vacancies for each reserved category.

Dearness Allowance (DA), Medical Allowance (MA) and House Rent Allowance (HRA) are paid on top, as per ROPA, 2019.

Reservation

• Scheduled Caste (SC), ST and Other Backward Classes (OBC, non-creamy layer) candidates of West Bengal only. Those of other states are treated as general candidates.
• Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) with disability of 40% and above, and Ex-Servicemen.
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidates of West Bengal. EWS candidates of other states are treated as general candidates.
• Meritorious Sportspersons (MSP) in International Competition, National Competition, Inter-University Tournament and National Sports/Games for School Education.

The covered sports are Athletics (including Track and Field events), Badminton, Basketball, Cricket, Football, Hockey, Swimming, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Tennis, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Judo, Rifle Shooting, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho and Archery.

The Government will make the reservation of WBPSC Clerkship vacancies as reported. PwBD reservation follows Notification No. Labr/85-Emp/EC/1M-01/2025 dated 25 May 2026.

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Eligibility for WBPSC Clerkship Recruitment 2026

Candidates must be able to read, write and speak Bengali. This is not required for candidates whose mother tongue is Nepali. Candidates with any other mother tongue face a Bengali knowledge test on the computer and a typing test. Poor performance can cancel the candidature.

Education and computer skill

• Passed the Madhyamik examination of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, or its equivalent.
• Elementary computer operation knowledge, with typing speed of 20 words per minute in English or 10 words per minute in Bengali.

Candidates choose the English or Bengali typing option when they submit the WBPSC Clerkship application. Madhyamik is the Class 10 board examination of West Bengal, so this is a 10th pass vacancy.

This is added context, not part of the official notification. Confirm with the hiring office.

Age limit and relaxation

Age for the WBPSC Clerkship must be not below 18 years and not more than 45 years as on 1 January 2024. Candidates must be born not earlier than 2 January 1979 and not later than 1 January 2006.

The Commission accepts age as recorded only in the Madhyamik or equivalent certificate. The limits apply whether or not a candidate is in government service.

• SC and ST candidates of West Bengal get 5 years of relaxation in the upper age limit.
• OBC (non-creamy layer) candidates of West Bengal get 3 years.
• For PwBD candidates, the upper age limit is relaxable up to 45 years.
• Ex-servicemen with six months of continuous service in the Armed Forces of the Union can deduct that service from their age. The result can exceed the limit by 3 years at most.
• SC, ST and OBC candidates of other states get no relaxation.

OBC eligibility follows Notification No. 945-BCW/MR-23/2026 dated 18 May 2026, read with No. 1060/Secy/BCW/7P-63/2024 dated 7 August 2026, of the Backward Classes Welfare Department.

Nationality

A candidate must be a citizen of India, or another national declared eligible by the Government of India. The second group needs a certificate of eligibility before the offer of appointment.

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Selection process for WBPSC Clerkship Recruitment 2026

The WBPSC Clerkship selection runs in stages. The Commission holds Part-I first, and a limited number of candidates with qualifying marks move to Part-II.

1. Part-I, objective type (multiple choice).
2. Part-II, conventional type (written), on a date to be notified.
3. Test of elementary knowledge in computer operation and typing on a computer, for candidates who qualify in Part-I and Part-II.
4. Final merit list on the total marks of Part-I and Part-II, for candidates who qualify in the computer and typing test.

A candidate who qualifies for Part-II but does not appear is left out of the final merit list.

Qualifying marks

The Commission fixed these WBPSC Clerkship qualifying marks in aggregate, from Part-I and Part-II taken together.

The Commission can relax these marks further if many reserved posts remain unfilled.

Marking and tie-breaking rules

• Each wrong answer in the multiple-choice questions costs 0.25 mark.
• Writing a name, roll number or identifying mark in a Part-II answer script costs 10% of full marks in that paper.
• Objections to the model answers must reach the Commission within the stated time limit.

For a tie, the Commission applies these steps in order.

1. Higher aggregate marks in English and Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Nepali or Santali.
2. Higher marks in English.
3. Higher age.

Posting options

Candidates for the WBPSC Clerkship must list options in order of preference. The options cover the Secretariat Departments, the Directorates and the Regional Offices, including District offices of one district or Kolkata. Filling the option is mandatory.

The Commission fills vacancies by merit, position and option. It recommends candidates against non-joining vacancies only in the Regional Offices.

Scribe and extra time for PwBD candidates

Candidates with Benchmark Disabilities and a limitation in writing can use a scribe, whose qualification must be one step below the candidate’s. A valid Appendix-I certificate also gives 20 minutes of compensatory time per hour. The Commission does not accept a scribe request after the application is submitted.

Part-I exam centres

The Commission can allot an adjacent centre if the chosen one is full. Candidates go only to the venue on the admit card and carry the same Photo ID in original. Mobile phones, smartwatches and Bluetooth devices are banned inside the premises.

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Application fee

The fee for the WBPSC Clerkship is ₹110 plus service charges wherever applicable. Candidates pay online only, by 26 October 2026 (up to 3:30 PM). SC and ST candidates of West Bengal and PwBD candidates with disability of 40% and above pay no fee. OBC candidates pay the usual fee.

SC and ST candidates of other states get no fee exemption. The Commission does not refund the fee and does not hold it for any other examination.

How to apply for WBPSC Clerkship Recruitment 2026

1. Read the advertisement and the Scheme and Syllabus fully.
2. Open psc.wb.gov.in and start the online application. The Commission accepts online applications only.
3. Fill in the details. Choose the English or Bengali typing option and the Part-I exam centre.
4. Enter one Photo ID with its number and issuing authority. The Commission accepts the Madhyamik or equivalent certificate with photograph, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID (EPIC), Driving Licence or any other State or Central Government ID.
5. Upload the category certificate in PDF format, not more than 100 KB. This applies to EWS, SC, ST, OBC, PwBD, MSP and Ex-Servicemen claims.
6. Pay the fee online and submit the form by 26 October 2026 (up to 3:30 PM).
7. Use the edit window from 28 October 2026 to 1 November 2026 if a change is needed.

Each candidate can submit only one WBPSC Clerkship application, and the Commission can cancel duplicates. A submitted application is final, and no category claim is accepted afterwards.

For the edit window, candidates log in at psc.wb.gov.in and take a printout of the form to spot errors. A new address is first changed in the Profile section. The edit option can be used once.

Documents to keep ready

• Madhyamik or equivalent certificate, the only age proof the Commission accepts
• Photo ID in original, for the exam venue
• Category certificate from a competent authority of West Bengal, issued on or before 26 October 2026
• Appendix-I certificate from a Chief Medical Officer or Medical Superintendent, for PwBD candidates who want a scribe or extra time
• FORM-1, 2, 3 or 4 with the MSP certificate, at the computer and typing test
• Armed Forces certificate with joining date, service period and release date, for Ex-Servicemen
• Renewed OBC (non-creamy layer) and EWS certificates, before the computer and typing test

Who issues each certificate?

• SC, ST and OBC: the Sub-Divisional Officer. In Kolkata, the District Magistrate or an authorised Additional District Magistrate of South 24-Parganas, and the District Welfare Officer, Kolkata.
• PwBD: a Medical Board at a Government Medical College Hospital in Kolkata, a District Hospital or a Sub-divisional Hospital.
• EWS: the Additional District Magistrate in charge of development matters. In the Kolkata Municipal Corporation area, the District Welfare Officer, Kolkata.
• MSP: the authority depends on the competition area. It is the Secretary of the National Federation or State Association, the Dean or Director of Sports of the University, or the Director or Deputy Director of Sports/Games for Schools, West Bengal.
• Ex-Servicemen: Army, Air Force or Naval Headquarters.

Candidates should apply only through the official website and never pay any agent or middleman for a government job. Any attempt to enlist support for an application disqualifies the candidate.

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Should you apply?

This vacancy suits candidates who have passed Madhyamik, can type on a computer and want a state government clerical post. The Level 6 pay scale and a posting choice within one district or Kolkata make the WBPSC Clerkship a steady option.

It does not suit candidates who cannot read, write and speak Bengali, unless their mother tongue is Nepali. SC, ST, OBC and EWS candidates from other states apply as general candidates. Candidates can also compare other government jobs before applying.

The Commission has not announced the vacancy count, so competition cannot be judged yet. A clerical post that asks only for Madhyamik draws a wide field of applicants. The trade-off is a temporary appointment at the start, and two exam stages that run on dates still to be notified.

This is added context, not part of the official notification. Confirm with the hiring office.

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