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At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 722 vacancies Advertisement No. 2 of Year 2026 lists post-wise counts for fourteen Group C posts; the totals below are the counts printed against each post in that advertisement.
- Education
- 10th · 12th · Graduate Post-wise: a Bachelor's degree in Science with two or more of mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, forestry or agriculture for Range Forest Officer; Higher Secondary School Certificate for Platoon Commander and Round Forester; Secondary School Certificate for the constable, forest guard, prison, lascar and escort posts, with an ITI certificate and two years' workshop experience additionally required for Constable (Greaser) and Constable (Electrician) and a valid heavy or light driving licence with two years' experience for Police Constable Driver. Every post requires knowledge of Konkani, with Marathi desirable, and each post carries its own physical standards.
- Age
- Post-wise upper limits in the advertisement: not exceeding 25 years for Police Constable Driver (Grade-III); 28 years for Police Constable and Police Constable (Armed Police); 30 years for Constable (Greaser), Constable (Electrician), Warden and Matron; 35 years for Round Forester and Forest Guard; and 45 years for Range Forest Officer, Platoon Commander, Assistant Superintendent, Lascar and Escort. Relaxation is 5 years for SC/ST, 3 years for OBC and 10 years for PwD, rising to 15 years for PwD from SC/ST and 13 years for PwD from OBC. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- For posts in pay levels 1 to 3 — ₹200 for unreserved, ₹100 for OBC and EWS and ₹50 for SC, ST and PwD applicants. For posts in pay level 4 and above — ₹400, ₹200 and ₹100 respectively. Payment is online only through net banking, debit or credit card or UPI. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- 7th CPC pay levels by post: Level 6 for Range Forest Officer, Level 4 for Platoon Commander, Level 3 for Round Forester, Level 2 for the police constable, forest guard, greaser, electrician, assistant superintendent posts, and Level 1 for Warden, Matron, Lascar and Escort. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026 State · Goa
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Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Current published count722 vacancies
Check source ↗| Scope | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Forest Officer (Forest Department) | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| Platoon Commander (Male), Home Guards and Civil Defence | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Round Forester (Forest Department) | — | — | — | — | — | 23 |
| Police Constable (Male/Female) | — | — | — | — | — | 360 |
| Police Constable (Armed Police) | — | — | — | — | — | 119 |
| Police Constable Driver (Grade-III) | — | — | — | — | — | 111 |
| Constable (Greaser) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Constable (Electrician) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Forest Guard (Forest Department) | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Assistant Superintendent (Male), Prisons | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Warden (Male), Prisons | — | — | — | — | — | 60 |
| Matron (Female), Prisons | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Lascar (Male), Sports and Youth Affairs | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Escort (Female), Women and Child Development | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
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Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Brief advertisement
13 Feb 2026
- completed
Advertisement No. 2 of Year 2026
20 Feb 2026
- completed
Addendum on swimming and medical board
23 Feb 2026
- completed
Last date to apply
13 Mar 2026
- completed
PET eligibility lists uploaded
3 Aug 2026
- current
PET eligibility lists withdrawn
4 Aug 2026
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Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Applicants need a 15-year Goa residence certificate issued by the competent authority in Goa and registration with the Employment Exchange, Goa, alongside the usual birth, caste, EWS and experience documents.
- Reservations within the advertisement include ex-servicemen, meritorious sportspersons and ex-Agniveers, plus security guards and housekeeping staff with three years' service in the Goa Human Resource Development Corporation.
- The eligibility cut-off for qualifications, age and experience is the last date of application.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
If your degree title, age, domicile or category certificate is unusual, mark yourself “check required” and read the official wording.
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Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Two-tier computer-based test with no negative marking; CBT-I is for shortlisting and screening only
- 2Physical Endurance Test or Physical Standards and Physical Efficiency Test between the two tiers, in the shortlisting ratio the advertisement states
- 3For Constable (Greaser), Constable (Electrician) and Lascar the addendum of 23 Feb 2026 adds a swimming proficiency test followed by a medical board checking sound health, 6/6 vision without glasses and absence of colour blindness
- 4Selection on merit from CBT marks, with the other procedure following Goa government O.M. No.1/6/83-PER(Vol.II)Pt.(a)/143 dated 14 Jan 2019
Syllabus snapshot
- Range Forest Officer CBT-I — reasoning 10, numerical ability 10, Konkani language 10 and English with comprehension 30, total 60 marks
- Range Forest Officer CBT-II — reasoning 10, numerical ability 10, English language and comprehension 20 and a subject-specific test as per the recruitment rules 40, total 80 marks
- The remaining posts carry 60-mark CBT-I and 60-mark CBT-II papers of 75 minutes each; read the advertisement's syllabus annexure for the post-wise split
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Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
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Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
noticeAdvertisement No. 2 of Year 2026noticeAddendum to Advertisement No. 2 of Year 2026noticeNotice withdrawing the PET eligibility lists, 4 Aug 2026noticeGSSC advertisementswebsiteGoa Staff Selection Commission
- Primary source
- Goa Staff Selection Commission Advertisement No. 2 of Year 2026, its addendum and the 4 Aug 2026 PET notice
- Published / changed
- Advertisement dated 20 Feb 2026; addendum 23 Feb 2026; PET withdrawal notice 4 Aug 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 20:10 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.