Rajasthan RSSB CET Senior Secondary Level Application 2026: The Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB), Jaipur, has officially released the detailed recruitment notification for the Common Eligibility Test (CET) Senior Secondary Level 2026 under Advertisement No. 08/2026. This is a mandatory eligibility exam conducted for direct recruitment to various subordinate and ministerial clerical services across various departments of the Government of Rajasthan.

Eligible candidates can submit their forms online through the official portal. Below are the complete details regarding important dates, application fees, age boundaries, selection process, exam pattern, and detailed syllabus taken directly from the official notification.

Rajasthan RSSB CET Sr. Sec. 2026: Official Overview

Job Attribute	Details
Organization Name	Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB)
Advertisement Number	Advt No. 08/2026
Exam Name	Common Eligibility Test (CET) (Senior Secondary Level)-2026
Short Core Education	Senior Secondary (Class 12th) or its equivalent
Application Mode	Online through SSO Portal
Exam Mode	Offline (OMR Based)
Score Validity	3 Years from the date of result declaration
Official Online Portal	rssb.rajasthan.gov.in

Rajasthan RSSB CET Sr. Sec.: Important Dates

• Official Notification Date: June 23, 2026
• Starting Date for Online Form Submission: June 24, 2026
• Last Date for Online Form Submission: July 23, 2026 (until 11:59 PM)
• Offline Examination Dates: October 23, 2026 to October 25, 2026

Rajasthan RSSB CET One-Time Registration Fee Details

Applicants must process the mandatory One-Time Registration (OTR) fee via the SSO dashboard if not paid previously:

• General Category & Creamy Layer OBC / MBC: Rs. 600/-
• Non-Creamy Layer OBC / MBC, EWS, SC, ST (Rajasthan Residents): Rs. 400/-
• All Specially Abled (Divyangjan) Candidates: Rs. 400/-

Note: Candidates from states other than Rajasthan will be treated as General Category and must pay Rs. 600/-. If you have already paid the OTR fee in the past, you do not need to pay it again.

Rajasthan RSSB CET Sr. Sec. Department Age Limit

Applicants must calculate their age eligibility as of January 1, 2027:

• Minimum Age Limit: 18 Years
• Maximum Age Limit: 40 Years
• Age Calculator

Upper Age Relaxation Concessions

• General Category Female Candidates: 5 Years relaxation
• SC / ST / OBC / MBC / EWS Male Candidates (Rajasthan Domicile): 5 Years relaxation
• SC / ST / OBC / MBC / EWS Female Candidates (Rajasthan Domicile): 10 Years relaxation
• Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (Divyangjan): 5 Years relaxation
• Widows and Divorced Women: No upper age limit (must be below the official retirement age)
• Ex-Servicemen: Maximum age limit relaxed up to 50 years (55 years where low-post experience is mandatory).

Services and Posts Included under Rajasthan RSSB CET Senior Secondary 2026

The CET scores will be mandatory to apply for the main recruitment examinations for the following posts:

1. Forester (Rajasthan Forest Subordinate Service)
2. Hostel Superintendent (Rajasthan Minority Affairs Subordinate Service)
3. Jamadar Grade-II (Rajasthan Excise Subordinate Service – Preventive Branch)
4. Constable (Rajasthan Police Subordinate Service)
5. Clerk Grade-II (RPSC Office Clerical Service)
6. Clerk Grade-II (Rajasthan Secretariat Clerical Service)
7. Clerk Grade-II (Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan)
8. Junior Assistant (Rajasthan Subordinate Office Clerical Service)
9. Junior Assistant (Rajasthan Staff Selection Board Clerical Service)
10. Junior Assistant (Rajasthan Panchayati Raj)
11. Junior Assistant (Rajasthan State Agricultural Marketing Board)
12. Junior Assistant (Rajasthan Agricultural Produce Market)
13. Junior Assistant (Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board)
14. Junior Assistant (Jaipur Development Authority Subordinate Service)

Rajasthan RSSB CET Educational Qualification & Minimum Passing Marks

• Academic Requirements: Candidates must have passed Senior Secondary (Class 12th) or its equivalent examination from a recognised board. Students currently appearing or in the final year of their senior secondary education are also eligible to apply.
• Minimum Qualifying Marks Criteria: Candidates must score a minimum of 40% marks in the CET exam to be eligible to participate in the subsequent main recruitment exams conducted by the departments. SC and ST category candidates will get a relaxation of 5%, making their minimum passing threshold 35% marks.

Rajasthan RSSB CET Sr. Sec. Recruitment: Selection Process

The CET is strictly a qualifying screening gateway. The complete allocation workflow consists of:

1. Offline Written Examination: Common objective test for all registered applicants.
2. Normalisation of Marks: If the offline exam is conducted across multiple shifts, a normalisation formula will be used to declare the final score.
3. Main Departmental Recruitment: Departments will separately release vacancy circulars and conduct main competitive exams or physical tests based on merit scores.

Rajasthan RSSB CET Written Exam Pattern

The offline OMR evaluation layout is structured as follows:

Subject / Section Details	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Exam Duration
History, Art & Culture of Rajasthan; Geography of India & Rajasthan; Indian Political System (with special reference to Rajasthan); Economy of Rajasthan; Everyday Science; Logical Reasoning & Mathematics; General Hindi & English; Computer Knowledge; Public Health and Current Affairs.	120 Questions	240 Marks	2 Hours 30 Minutes

Important Exam Marking Rules

• Question Format: All questions will be of multiple-choice type (MCQ) and carry equal marks.
• Negative Marking: There will be a negative marking of one-third (1/3) mark for each wrong answer.
• Mandatory 5-Option OMR Rule: Every question has 5 options (A, B, C, D, E). If you do not wish to answer a question, you must compulsorily darken the 5th option ‘E’. If none of the circles is darkened, 1/3 mark of that question will be deducted. If a candidate leaves more than 10% of total questions completely unshaded (failing to mark option E as well), they will be automatically disqualified.

Rajasthan RSSB CET Detailed Topic-Wise Syllabus

1. History, Art, and Culture of Rajasthan

• History: Ancient civilisations and archaeological sites; Major rulers and their achievements; Revolt of 1857, peasant movements, tribal movements, Praja Mandal movements, and integration of Rajasthan; Important historical personalities.
• Art & Culture: Architecture and paintings; Folk music, musical instruments, dance, and theatre; Religious sects and folk deities; Social life: dresses, ornaments, fairs, festivals, customs, and traditions; Language, dialects, and literature; Prominent personalities in the fields of art and culture.

2. Geography

• India: Physical features (mountains, plateaus, deserts, plains); Major rivers, dams, lakes, and oceans; Wildlife and sanctuaries; Disaster management and climate change.
• Rajasthan: Physical features, climate, natural vegetation, major soils; Rivers, dams, and lakes; Mineral, forest, water, and livestock resources; Wildlife, sanctuaries, and conservation; Population distribution, growth, density, literacy, sex ratio, and major tribes; Tourism.

3. Indian Political System with Special Reference to Rajasthan

• Nature of the Indian Constitution, Preamble, Fundamental Rights, and Directive Principles of State Policy.
• President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, Parliament, Supreme Court, and Election Commission.
• Administrative framework of Rajasthan: Governor, Chief Minister, State Legislative Assembly, High Court, RPSC, State Election Commission, State Information Commission, Human Rights Commission, Chief Secretary, and District Administration.
• Local Self-Government and Panchayati Raj.

4. Economy of Rajasthan

• Role of industry, agriculture, animal husbandry, and minerals.
• Economic features, issues, state income, and budget concept.
• Handicraft industry, unemployment, drought, and famine.
• Rural development and welfare schemes: role of Panchayati Raj, Development Institutions; Small-Scale Enterprises, Financial Institutions; MGNREGA, and Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission – Gramin (VB-G RAM G).

5. Everyday Science

• Physical and chemical changes, oxidation-reduction reactions, and catalysts.
• Metals, non-metals, and important daily-use compounds.
• Carbon and its compounds, hydrocarbons, allotropes, CFCs, CNG, polymers, soap, and detergents.
• Reflection of light, laws of reflection, dispersion, lenses, and vision defects with corrections.
• Space and information technology, Indian space research programs.
• Genetics terminology, Mendel’s laws, chromosome structure, nucleic acids, and sex determination.
• Environment: ecosystem structure, biotic factors, energy flow, biogeochemical cycles.
• Biotechnology basics, bio-patents, transgenic organisms, economic importance of plants and animals.
• Blood groups, blood transfusion, Rh factor, pathogens, malnutrition, human diseases (causes and cures).

6. Logical Reasoning & Mathematics

• Reasoning: Blood relations, number series, alphabet series, clock, calendar, coding-decoding, sitting arrangements, mental and analytical ability.
• Mathematics: LCM & HCF, average, profit & loss, percentage, simple and compound interest, ratio-proportion, time-speed-distance, work and time; Area of triangle, circle, ellipse, rectangle, sphere, and cylinder; Volume of sphere, cylinder, cube, and cone; Graphical representation of data (bar charts, pie charts, line graphs).

7. Current Affairs & Public Health

• State and national contemporary events in politics, economy, technology, sports, and famous personalities.
• Civic Duties: Fundamental duties, moral values, and salient provisions of The Rajasthan Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2022.
• Public Health: Basics of first aid, CPR; Drug abuse types and prevention; Physical and mental fitness of youth; Health risks of social media addiction and its preventive measures.

8. Computer Knowledge

• Characteristics and applications of computers.
• Computer organisation, memory (RAM, ROM), file systems, input and output devices.
• MS Office suite (MS Word, MS Excel/Spreadsheet, MS PowerPoint).

9. Languages (Hindi & English)

• General Hindi: संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, विशेषण, अव्यय, क्रिया; सन्धि, समास-विग्रह, उपसर्ग, प्रत्यय, पर्यायवाची, विलोम शब्द, अनेकार्थक शब्द, शब्द-युग्म, शुद्धि (शब्द/वाक्य), मुहावरे और लोकोक्तियाँ, अंग्रेजी के तकनीकी शब्दों के समानार्थक हिन्दी शब्द, कार्यालयी पत्रों से सम्बन्धित ज्ञान.
• General English: Tenses, voice (active/passive), narration (direct/indirect), articles, determiners, prepositions, translation of simple sentences, synonyms, antonyms, official/technical terms, one-word substitution, passage comprehension, letter writing knowledge.

Important Documents Checklist

• Valid Aadhaar Card or Jan Aadhaar Card linked to your OTR profile
• Secondary/Matriculation Certificate for Date of Birth verification
• Category/Caste Certificate (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/MBC-NCL/EWS) if claiming reservation benefits
• Valid Sports Certificate or Disability Certificate (UDID Card details mandatory for PwBD)
• Digital signature file and a recent live photograph to be captured through the webcam during OTR verification

How to Apply for Rajasthan RSSB CET Sr. Sec. 2026

1. Open your internet browser and visit the SSO Portal: http://sso.rajasthan.gov.in.
2. Log in with your unique credentials or register to create a new SSO ID.
3. Navigate to the “Citizen Apps (G2C)” dashboard and click on “Recruitment Portal”.
4. Go to the One Time Registration (OTR) tab and confirm your category, handicap status, and state domicile.
5. Complete your OTR fee payment using Net Banking, Debit/Credit Card, or UPI if you are a first-time user.
6. Click on the live link “Apply Now for Common Eligibility Test (Senior Secondary Level)-2026”.
7. Fill out the application fields carefully. Note that your name, father’s name, DOB, and gender will be automatically fetched from your OTR profile and cannot be edited.
8. Compulsorily mention any visible body mark in the required column.
9. Follow the webcam guidelines to capture a clear live photograph against a white or light background.
10. Upload your scanned signature image drawn with a black or dark blue ink pen within the specified 20 KB to 50 KB limit.
11. Preview your entire application page to verify everything and check for any typos.
12. Click on the final Submit button to generate your unique Application ID. Keep a downloaded printout copy of the form for future reference.

Important Links Table

Target Link Type	URL Endpoint
Apply Online	Click Here
Official Notification PDF	Click Here
Official Website Portal	Click Here
WhatsApp Channel	Join Now
Telegram Channel	Join Now
Arattai Channel	Join Now
Home Page	Click Here

Source: Information is taken from the official notification released by the Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB).

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