RSSB CET 2026

Common Eligibility Test (समान पात्रता परीक्षा) at two levels, Senior Secondary and Graduation: dates, eligibility, exam pattern, admit card and score validity, from the board's own notifications.

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Latest on CET

ताज़ा
All notices
CET Senior Secondary 2026Exam district list outCET Senior Secondary 2026Last chance to withdraw an application: 16 to 18 OctPress noteNew exam dates for CET, Raj-CES, Lab Attendant and JENCET Graduation 2026Advertisement 09/2026

Source: rssb.rajasthan.gov.inChecked 16 Oct

Both exams moved on 28 September 2026. Because of the municipal and panchayat elections in October, the Senior Secondary exam moved from 23 to 25 October to 1 to 3 December 2026, and the Graduation exam from 1 to 3 December to 16 to 18 January 2027. The board calls the new dates likely, so they can still change. See the press note on the board's website

What CET is

परिचय

CET, the Common Eligibility Test (समान पात्रता परीक्षा), is a qualifying test that RSSB holds before it recruits for many state government posts. It is not a job by itself: a qualifying CET score is what lets you sit the main exam for posts like Patwari, Gram Vikas Adhikari, Junior Assistant and Forester.

RSSB holds it under the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Service (Common Eligibility Test) Rules, 2022, at two levels: Senior Secondary for posts that need 12th pass, and Graduation for posts that need a degree. The board calls its official notification an advertisement, and each level has its own: 08/2026 for Senior Secondary and 09/2026 for Graduation. For CET 2026 you must be at least 18 and under 40 on 1 January 2027; the upper limit is relaxed for women and for reserved categories of Rajasthan.

Two levelsSenior Secondary (12th) and Graduation
40 percentMinimum score to qualify; 35 percent for SC and ST
3 yearsHow long a score stays valid, from its result date
No limitOn attempts; your best valid score is the one that counts

Source: the CET 2026 advertisements, 08/2026 and 09/2026Checked 6 Oct

Where each level stands

स्थिति
Advertisement 08/20261 to 3 Dec

CET Senior Secondary 2026

  1. Notification23 Jun
  2. Applyclosed 23 JulLast chance to withdraw: 16 to 18 Oct, till 11:59 pm
  3. Admit cardnot out yetOnline only, nothing comes by post: log in to SSO (Rajasthan Single Sign-On) and open the Recruitment Portal
  4. Exam1 to 3 DecTwo shifts a day, at centres in 38 districts, on paper: you mark each answer on an OMR sheet, which a machine reads
  5. Answer keyto come
  6. Resultto come

Sources: Advertisement 08/2026 and RSSB press note, 28 Sep 2026Checked 16 Oct

Advertisement 09/202616 to 18 Jan 2027

CET Graduation 2026

  1. Notification1 Jul
  2. Applyclosed 2 Aug
  3. Admit cardnot out yetOnline only, nothing comes by post: log in to SSO (Rajasthan Single Sign-On) and open the Recruitment Portal
  4. Exam16 to 18 Jan 2027Two shifts on 16 and 17 Jan, one morning shift on 18 Jan; on paper, with an OMR answer sheet
  5. Answer keyto come
  6. Resultto come

Sources: Advertisement 09/2026 and RSSB press note, 28 Sep 2026Checked 16 Oct

Exam pattern

परीक्षा पैटर्न

Both levels are on paper: multiple choice questions, all carrying equal marks, answered on an OMR sheet. A wrong answer costs one third of that question's marks, so a guess can lower your score.

Senior SecondaryGraduation
Questions120150
Total marks240300
Time2 hours 30 minutes3 hours
Wrong answerminus one third of its marksminus one third of its marks

What Senior Secondary asks 11 areas

Rajasthan history, art and cultureGeography of IndiaGeography of RajasthanIndian polity, with special reference to RajasthanRajasthan's economyEveryday scienceReasoning and mathsCurrent affairsPublic healthComputer knowledgeGeneral Hindi and English

What Graduation asks 14 areas

History of India and Rajasthan, with special reference to the national movementRajasthan's history, art, culture, literature, tradition and heritageGeography of IndiaGeography of RajasthanIndian polity, with special reference to RajasthanIndia's economyRajasthan's economyScience and technologyReasoning and mathsCurrent affairs and civic dutiesPublic healthComputer knowledgeGeneral HindiGeneral English

Source: Advertisements 08/2026 and 09/2026Checked 6 Oct

Posts CET leads to

पद

A qualifying score lets you sit the main exam of these posts when the board advertises them. Qualification, age and experience for each post are those in its own service rules.

Senior Secondary 14 services

  • Forester
  • Hostel Superintendent (Minority Affairs)
  • Jamadar Grade II (Excise, preventive branch)
  • Constable (Rajasthan Police)
  • Clerk Grade II in the RPSC office
  • Clerk Grade II in the Secretariat
  • Clerk Grade II in the Board of Secondary Education
  • Junior Assistant in subordinate offices
  • Junior Assistant in RSSB
  • Junior Assistant in Panchayati Raj
  • Junior Assistant in the State Agricultural Marketing Board
  • Junior Assistant in the Krishi Upaj Mandi committees
  • Junior Assistant in the State Pollution Control Board
  • Junior Assistant in the Jaipur Development Authority

Graduation 12 services

  • Platoon Commander (Home Guard)
  • Patwari (Irrigation, engineering service)
  • Junior Accountant (Subordinate Accounts Service)
  • Tehsil Revenue Accountant
  • Supervisor (Women Empowerment)
  • Supervisor (Integrated Child Development)
  • Deputy Jailer
  • Hostel Superintendent Grade II (Social Welfare)
  • Patwari (Revenue, land records)
  • Gram Vikas Adhikari (Panchayati Raj)
  • Junior Accountant (State Agricultural Marketing Board)
  • Hostel Superintendent Grade II, men and women (Tribal Area Development)

Source: Advertisements 08/2026 and 09/2026Checked 6 Oct

Who can sit CET

पात्रता

For CET 2026 you must be at least 18 and under 40 on 1 January 2027. The upper limit is relaxed for these candidates:

WhoUpper age limit
General category women5 years more
SC, ST, OBC, MBC and EWS men who are residents of Rajasthan5 years more
Women of those categories who are residents of Rajasthan10 years more
Other casesas listed in the advertisement

Source: Advertisements 08/2026 and 09/2026Checked 6 Oct

How applying worked

आवेदन

Applications for CET 2026 have closed: Senior Secondary on 23 July and Graduation on 2 August 2026, at 11:59 pm. Every RSSB application goes through SSO, the Rajasthan government's Single Sign-On portal:

  1. Log in to SSO with your own ID

    The board accepts an application only from the candidate's own SSO ID. How to make an SSO ID

  2. Open the Recruitment Portal

    Under Citizen Apps (G2C), choose Recruitment Portal.

  3. Pay the One Time Registration fee, the first time only

    OTR is paid once and covers every later application; the fees are below.

  4. Apply Now

    Fill in the form for the advertisement. A visible body mark is mandatory.

Source: Advertisements 08/2026 and 09/2026Checked 6 Oct

OTR fee

शुल्क
WhoOne Time Registration fee
General category, and creamy layer OBC and MBCRs 600
Non creamy layer OBC and MBC, EWS, SC and ST of RajasthanRs 400
Candidates with disabilitiesRs 400
Reserved categories from other statesRs 600, the general fee
Anyone who has paid OTR beforeNothing again

Missing exams can block your OTR. A candidate who is absent from two exams in one financial year (1 April to 31 March) has the OTR blocked. Unblocking it costs Rs 750 the first time and Rs 1,500 the second time.

Source: Advertisements 08/2026 and 09/2026Checked 6 Oct

Admit card

प्रवेश पत्र

Not out yet for either level. The board has not given a date; it announces the release in newspapers and on its website.

  1. Log in to SSO

    Keep your application number and SSO ID ready.

  2. Open the Recruitment Portal

    The admit card link inside it is recruitment.rajasthan.gov.in/rectlogingetadmitcard.

  3. Download your admit card

    Online only: nothing is sent by post.

Source: Advertisements 08/2026 and 09/2026Checked 6 Oct

Withdrawing your application

आवेदन वापस लेना

If you will not sit the Senior Secondary exam, or you do not hold the qualification its advertisement asks for, the board gave a last chance to withdraw your application: 16 to 18 October 2026, till 11:59 pm.

  1. Log in to SSO

    With the SSO ID you applied from.

  2. Open the Recruitment Portal

    Then its My Recruitment section.

  3. Press Withdraw

    The button next to CET (Senior Secondary Level) 2026.

Withdraw with care. The board will not accept a withdrawn application again. An applicant who does not hold the required qualification and does not withdraw faces action after the board checks eligibility.

For the Graduation level, the board has not announced a withdrawal window yet.

Source: the Senior Secondary press note of 14 Oct 2026Checked 16 Oct

Exam districts

परीक्षा जिले

The Senior Secondary exam is held at exam centres in these 38 districts. The Graduation level's districts are not announced yet.

Source: the Senior Secondary district list of 14 Oct 2026Checked 16 Oct

Your CET score

स्कोर
3 yearsValid from its result date (Personnel Department notification of 16 January 2025)
On your SSO IDYour marks appear there; the list of qualified candidates goes on the board website
Best score countsNo limit on attempts; your best score that is still valid counts for the next main exam
NormalisedWhen an exam runs in more than one shift, the scores are normalised

2024 scores have expired: Senior Secondary on 16 February 2026 and Graduation on 11 February 2026, so candidates from 2024 had to apply again.

Source: Advertisements 08/2026 and 09/2026Checked 6 Oct

After CET: the main exams

मुख्य परीक्षा

Clearing CET is not a job. Each post is filled through its own main exam, under that post's service rules, and only candidates with a qualifying CET score can sit it.

To sit the main exams for these posts you need at least 40 percent in CET (notification of 3 August 2024); SC and ST candidates get up to 5 percent relaxation. Your best valid score is the one that counts, so taking CET again can only help.

Source: Advertisements 08/2026 and 09/2026Checked 6 Oct

Other RSSB exams on the new dates

और परीक्षाएँ
Junior Engineer (JEN) 20263 to 5 Feb 2027One shift a dayDetails
Lab Attendant 202525 Jan 2027One shift
Contractual Teaching Associate (Raj-CES) 202617 Nov, 7 to 21 Dec 202632 subjects over 17 Nov and ten days in December; on computer, on tablet or on paperDetails

Source: the press note of 28 Sep 2026Checked 16 Oct

Help

मदद
ForContact
Problems with the online application0294-3057541
e-Mitra helpline0141-2922241, 0141-2922238
Recruitment helpdeskrecruitmenthelpdesk@rajasthan.gov.in
The board's IT cellITCELL.RSSB@rajasthan.gov.in
Complaintspg.rssb@rajasthan.gov.in

The Recruitment Portal inside SSO has its own helpdesk too.

Source: Advertisements 08/2026 and 09/2026Checked 6 Oct

Questions candidates ask

सवाल जवाब
When is CET 2026?
Senior Secondary on 1 to 3 December 2026, two shifts a day. Graduation on 16 to 18 January 2027: two shifts on 16 and 17 January, one morning shift on 18 January. RSSB moved both on 28 September 2026 because of the municipal and panchayat elections, and calls the new dates likely, so they can still change.
Can I still apply for CET 2026?
No. Senior Secondary applications closed on 23 July 2026 and Graduation applications on 2 August 2026.
Can I withdraw my CET application?
For the Senior Secondary level the board gave a last chance from 16 to 18 October 2026, till 11:59 pm: log in to SSO, open the Recruitment Portal, then My Recruitment, and press Withdraw next to the exam. A withdrawn application is not accepted again. For the Graduation level, no window has been announced yet. More on withdrawing
When will the CET admit card come?
The board has not said yet. It announces the release in newspapers and on rssb.rajasthan.gov.in, and the admit card is online only, through SSO and the Recruitment Portal. How to download it
Is there negative marking in CET?
Yes. Each wrong answer costs one third of that question's marks.
How long is a CET score valid?
Three years from its result date. There is no limit on attempts, and your best score that is still valid counts for the next main exam.
Can I use my 2024 CET score?
No. The 2024 scores have expired: Senior Secondary on 16 February 2026 and Graduation on 11 February 2026.
What CET score do I need for the main exams?
At least 40 percent. SC and ST candidates get up to 5 percent relaxation.
What happens if I miss the exam?
Being absent from two exams in one financial year (1 April to 31 March) blocks your One Time Registration. Unblocking it costs Rs 750 the first time and Rs 1,500 the second time.

Sources: Advertisements 08/2026 and 09/2026, the press note of 28 Sep 2026 and the Senior Secondary press note of 14 Oct 2026Checked 16 Oct