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J&K Recruitment Agencies Collected Rs 114 Crore as Vacancies Dipped
Jammu and Kashmir has two government agencies that announce jobs and run recruitment exams.
People applying for these exams paid a total of Rs 114 crore in fees over three years.
The government shared this information in the Assembly.
The number of jobs advertised by the Public Service Commission went down over the reported years.
The number advertised by the SSB first went up, then fell.
Both agencies advertised fewer jobs in 2025-26 than in 2024-25.
The report says the decline came after Omar Abdullah’s government took office in October 2024.
Jammu and Kashmir’s two government recruitment agencies collected Rs 114 crore in application fees over three years.
The government disclosed the figures in the J&K Assembly during its ongoing autumn session.
Public Service Commission posts advertised fell from 2,586 in 2023-24 to 1,400 in 2024-25 and 357 in 2025-26.
SSB posts rose from 4,228 in 2023-24 to 5,044 in 2024-25, then fell to 1,731 in 2025-26.
The figures show fewer advertised posts since Omar Abdullah’s government took office in October 2024.
- Who
- Jammu and Kashmir’s Public Service Commission and SSB, and applicants for their examinations.
- What
- The agencies collected Rs 114 crore in application fees over three years, while their advertised vacancies fell in 2025-26.
- Where
- Jammu and Kashmir; the figures were shared in the J&K Assembly.
- When
- The figures cover the last three years; the reported financial years are 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26.
- Why
- The Assembly information documented application-fee collections and the changing number of posts advertised.
Reported figures
Context and interpretation
Fee collections and advertised posts
Reported figures
The agencies collected Rs 114 crore in fees over three years, while advertised posts in 2025-26 were lower than in 2024-25 for both agencies.
Context and interpretation
The article provides the figures but does not include an explanation from the government or recruitment agencies for the changes.
Key facts
- Application fees collected
- Rs 114 crore over three years
- Disclosure
- Shared by the government in the J&K Assembly during the ongoing autumn session
- Public Service Commission posts, 2023-24
- 2,586
- Public Service Commission posts, 2024-25
- 1,400
- Public Service Commission posts, 2025-26
- 357
- SSB posts, 2023-24 and 2024-25
- 4,228 and 5,044, respectively
- SSB posts, 2025-26
- 1,731
- Omar Abdullah government took office
- October 2024
Sources
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