The Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) has issued an important notification for candidates who have applied to any of 34 different Class-1 and Class-2 recruitment advertisements. GPSC will conduct a Common "General Studies" Preliminary Examination on 26 July 2026 for all these advertisements together, and candidates must download their call letter (admit card) before the exam. This article explains the exam date, call letter download process, the full list of 34 advertisements, and the mandatory undertaking (bond) that common candidates must submit.
GPSC Exam Date 2026 - Quick Overview
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Conducting Body | Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) |
| Exam Name | Common "General Studies" (Samanya Abhyas) Preliminary Examination |
| Common Advertisement Number | 9993/2026-27 - Common General Studies Paper for Different Advertisements, 26 July 2026 |
| Number of Advertisements Covered | 34 (Rule-34 advertisements) |
| Exam Date | 26 July 2026 |
| Exam Time | 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
| Call Letter Download Starts | 16 July 2026, 1:00 PM onwards |
| Official Website | gpsc.gujarat.gov.in |
| Call Letter Download Portal | gpsc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in |
| Notification Date | 13 July 2026 |
Important Dates
- 13 July 2026: Official notice regarding common exam and call letter download issued by GPSC.
- 16 July 2026 (1:00 PM onwards): Call letter (admit card) download starts on gpsc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in.
- 26 July 2026 (11:00 AM to 12:00 PM): Common General Studies Preliminary Examination for all 34 advertisements.
The official notification does not mention a specific call letter download closing date/time or the exact exam centre list; candidates should check their downloaded call letter for centre and reporting time details, as this information is not available in the notification reviewed for this article.
List of 34 Advertisements Covered Under the Common Exam
Candidates registered under any one or more of the following advertisements are required to appear for the same Common General Studies paper on 26 July 2026.
| Sr. No. | Advertisement No. | Post Name / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23/2026-27 | Research Officer, Class-2, General Administration Department |
| 2 | 24/2026-27 | Assistant Engineer (Civil), Class-2, Roads and Buildings Department |
| 3 | 25/2026-27 | Geologist, Class-1, Industries and Mines Department |
| 4 | 26/2026-27 | Assistant Geologist, Class-2, Industries and Mines Department |
| 5 | 7/2026-27 | Principal / Nursing Officer, Gujarat Nursing Service, Class-2 |
| 6 | 8/2026-27 | Principal, Gujarat Nursing Service, Class-1 |
| 7 | 9/2026-27 | Nursing Superintendent, Gujarat Nursing Service, Class-2 |
| 8 | 33/2026-27 | Senior Drugs Inspector, Gujarat Drugs Service, Class-2 (F.P.C.D) |
| 9 | 34/2026-27 | Deputy Director, Industrial Safety and Health, Class-1 |
| 10 | 39/2026-27 | Industrial Safety and Health Officer, Class-2 |
| 11 | 40/2026-27 | Assistant Director (Boilers), Class-2 |
| 12 | 41/2026-27 | Gujarat Education Service, Class-1 (Vocational School) (Divyang Special Recruitment) |
| 13 | 10/2026-27 | Women and Child Officer / Deputy Director (Women Welfare), Class-1 (Divyang Special Recruitment) |
| 14 | 110/2025-26 | Veterinary Officer, Class-2 (Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Cooperation Department) |
| 15 | 2/2026-27 | Veterinary Officer, Class-2 (Forest and Environment Department) |
| 16 | 13/2026-27 | Deputy Director of Horticulture, Class-1 |
| 17 | 14/2026-27 | Junior Staff Officer (Administration), Class-2 |
| 18 | 27/2026-27 | Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry, Class-1, Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Cooperation Department |
| 19 | 28/2026-27 | Joint Director of Agriculture, Class-1, Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Cooperation Department (Divyang Special Recruitment) |
| 20 | 128/2025-26 | Veterinary Officer, Class-2 (Municipal Corporation) |
| 21 | 35/2026-27 | Estate Officer, Class-2 (Municipal Corporation) |
| 22 | 36/2026-27 | ICT Officer, Class-2 (Municipal Corporation) |
| 23 | 37/2026-27 | Legal Officer, Class-2 (Municipal Corporation) |
| 24 | 38/2026-27 | Administrative Officer, Class-2 (Municipal Corporation) |
| 25 | 15/2026-27 | General Manager, Class-1 (GMB) (Divyang Special Recruitment) |
| 26 | 16/2026-27 | Deputy General Manager, Class-1 (GMB) (Divyang Special Recruitment) |
| 27 | 17/2026-27 | Manager, Class-1 (GMB) (Divyang Special Recruitment) |
| 28 | 18/2026-27 | Assistant Engineer (Civil), Class-2 (GWSSB) |
| 29 | 19/2026-27 | Deputy Executive Engineer (Mechanical), Class-2 (GMB) |
| 30 | 20/2026-27 | Deputy Executive Engineer (Construction), Class-2 (GMB) |
| 31 | 21/2026-27 | Assistant Engineer (Mechanical), Class-2 (GWSSB) |
| 32 | 30/2026-27 | Assistant Engineer (Mechanical), Class-2 (GMB) |
| 33 | 31/2026-27 | Assistant Engineer (Construction), Class-2 (GMB) |
| 34 | 32/2026-27 | Graduate Engineer Trainee, Class-2 (GMB) (Divyang Special Recruitment) |
Note: Advertisement titles above are translated from the original Gujarati notification for reader convenience. Candidates should verify exact wording against the official advertisement on gpsc.gujarat.gov.in.
How to Download GPSC Common General Studies Call Letter (Step-by-Step)
- Visit the official call letter portal: gpsc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in
- Go to Call Letter/Form >> Preliminary Examination Call Letter.
- Enter your Confirmation Number and Date of Birth.
- If you had applied to more than one of the 34 advertisements, select any one advertisement number from the list shown, along with the confirmation number and date of birth for that advertisement.
- Download and print the call letter along with the accompanying instructions. This is mandatory before appearing for the exam.
- If any advertisement you applied to is not showing in your list, use the "ADD APPLICATION" option to add it, then verify all your applications before downloading and printing the final call letter.
Important Instructions for Candidates Who Applied to Multiple Advertisements
These instructions apply only to "common candidates" those who applied to more than one of the 34 listed advertisements.
- Common General Studies Preliminary Examination - held jointly on 26 July 2026 for all 34 advertisements (this stage is the subject of this notification).
- Subject-Specific ("Related Subject") Examination - the notification states that separate instructions for the subject-specific exam for these advertisements will be issued at the appropriate time.
- Confirmation Number (received at the time of application for the advertisement)
- Date of Birth
- Visit the official call letter portal: gpsc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in
- Go to Call Letter/Form >> Preliminary Examination Call Letter.
- Enter your Confirmation Number and Date of Birth.
- If you had applied to more than one of the 34 advertisements, select any one advertisement number from the list shown, along with the confirmation number and date of birth for that advertisement.
- Download and print the call letter along with the accompanying instructions. This is mandatory before appearing for the exam.
- If any advertisement you applied to is not showing in your list, use the "ADD APPLICATION" option to add it, then verify all your applications before downloading and printing the final call letter.
- Even if a candidate applied to more than one of the 34 advertisements, only one call letter will be generated for the common exam.
- To have the marks obtained in the 26 July 2026 common exam considered for all the advertisements the candidate applied to, the candidate must fill an online undertaking (bond/declaration) on the portal before downloading the call letter.
- If a candidate does not fill this undertaking, or fills it incorrectly, their marks will not be considered for the other advertisements they applied to the candidate bears full responsibility for such errors.
- For advertisements where GPSC has decided that Consent and Consent Deposit are required, candidates who have not paid the Consent Deposit will not have their General Studies marks considered for that particular advertisement.
- No undertaking details will be accepted through any offline mode or any medium other than the official online process on the portal.
- Candidates are solely responsible for verifying that all their applied advertisements appear correctly before submitting the undertaking and downloading the call letter.
Important Links
| Purpose | Link |
|---|---|
| Official GPSC Website | gpsc.gujarat.gov.in |
| Exam date Notice | Check Here |
