Archive · 17 Sep 2026
CGPSC Delays State Service Exam Interviews Amid Transparency Questions
The Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission has delayed an important step in a government jobs examination.
This step includes checking candidates’ documents and interviewing them.
It was supposed to happen from September 20 to October 1, 2026.
The commission said that unavoidable circumstances caused the delay.
It has not announced the new dates yet.
Candidates must look at the commission’s website for updates.
The examination is being held to fill 265 jobs in 20 government departments.
Some political leaders and candidates have also asked for more transparency about how answer sheets and interview candidates were handled.
The Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission postponed interviews and document verification for State Service Examination 2025 candidates.
The commission cited “unavoidable circumstances” four days before the process was scheduled to begin.
The postponed process was originally scheduled from September 20 to October 1, 2026.
Revised dates will be announced on the commission’s official website.
The recruitment covers 265 posts across 20 Chhattisgarh government departments amid calls for greater evaluation transparency.
- Who
- The Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission and candidates shortlisted for State Service Examination 2025.
- What
- The commission postponed the document verification and interview stages for 265 government posts.
- When
- The process was scheduled for September 20 to October 1, 2026; the postponement notice was issued four days before it was due to begin.
- Where
- The recruitment concerns Chhattisgarh; the main examination was held at centres in Ambikapur, Bilaspur, Durg, Jagdalpur and Raipur.
- Why
- The commission cited “unavoidable circumstances”; political and public concerns about evaluation and shortlisting transparency were also reported.
Commission’s Position
Transparency Critics
Reason for postponement
Commission’s Position
The commission said the interview and document verification process was deferred because of “unavoidable circumstances.”
Transparency Critics
Public and political critics have linked the delay to unresolved concerns about the examination’s evaluation and shortlisting process.
Shortlisting and answer sheets
Commission’s Position
The commission’s notice announced the postponement and said revised dates would be published, but the articles do not report a detailed response to the transparency demands.
Transparency Critics
Congress leaders, including former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, called for interviews to be deferred until concerns were addressed and demanded that evaluated answer sheets be provided to candidates, including those not shortlisted, without charge.
- Recruiting body
- Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC)
- Examination
- State Service Examination 2025
- Posts
- 265
- Departments
- 20 Chhattisgarh government departments
- Postponed stages
- Document verification and interviews
- Original schedule
- September 20 to October 1, 2026
- Revised dates
- To be announced on the commission’s official website
