Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Bengal Government Plans One Lakh Jobs Across 54 Departments
The Bengal government wants to fill one lakh government jobs this financial year.
These jobs will be spread across 54 departments.
Different recruitment bodies will organize the examinations.
The body used will depend on the type of job.
Applicants will mainly be assessed through written examinations.
Written tests will receive more importance than before.
Oral tests, such as interviews, will have less importance.
The plan is intended to guide upcoming recruitment exercises.
The Bengal government plans to fill one lakh jobs across 54 departments during the current financial year.
Recruitment will be conducted through written examinations organized by bodies including the School Service Commission, Public Service Commission and Police Recruitment Board.
The recruiting body will depend on the nature of each post.
Upcoming recruitment exercises are expected to give greater weight to written examinations.
The administration plans to reduce the importance attached to oral tests in recruitment.
- Who
- The Bengal government, with recruitment bodies including the School Service Commission, Public Service Commission and Police Recruitment Board.
- What
- A plan to recruit one lakh employees across 54 departments.
- When
- During the current financial year; upcoming recruitment exercises will follow the revised examination emphasis.
- Where
- Across 54 Bengal government departments.
- Why
- To conduct recruitment with greater weight given to written examinations and reduced importance for oral tests.
- Planned jobs
- One lakh
- Departments covered
- 54
- Recruitment period
- Current financial year
- Primary assessment method
- Written examinations
- Recruitment bodies
- School Service Commission, Public Service Commission and Police Recruitment Board
- Oral tests
- Their importance is expected to be reduced
- Recruiting authority
- The body will depend on the nature of the post