Jharkhand Administrative Service
| Service Overview | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 April 1937[1] |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Cadre Controlling Authority | Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha, Government of Jharkhand |
| Minister Responsible | Hemant Soren, Chief Minister of Jharkhand and Minister of Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasha |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Civil service |
| Selection | State Civil Services Examination |
| Association | Jharkhand PCS Association |
| Head of the State Civil Services | |
| Chief Secretary | Avinash Kumar, IAS |
Jharkhand Administrative Service (IAST: Jhārkhaṇḍa Praśāsanika Sevā), often abbreviated to as JAS, is the administrative civil service of the Government of Jharkhand comprising Group A and Group B posts.[2][3][4] It is also the feeder service for Indian Administrative Service in the state.[5][6][7]
PCS officers hold various posts at sub-divisional, district, divisional and state level from conducting revenue administration and maintenance of law and order. The Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasha of the Government of Jharkhand is the cadre-controlling authority of the service.[8][9][10] Along with the Provincial Police Service (PPS) and the Provincial Forest Service (PFS), the PCS is one of the three feeder services to its respective All India Services.
JPSC Exam
The exam consists of 3 phases:
- Prelims
- Mains
- Interview [6]
Recruitment
Responsibilities
Salary
See also
References
- ^ "Provinces Civil Service (Executive branch) enactment under Government of India Act, 1935". HathiTrust. 2 July 1935.
- ^ "Jharkhand State PCS". Drishti IAS. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Jharkhand Administrative Service become premier officers". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "Jharkhand Administrative Service officers should not refuse rural postings: CM Hemant Soren". The Times of India. 5 December 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "JHARKHAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (JPSC)". www.jpsc.gov.in. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) – Pattern". Drishti IAS. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (12 October 2022). "झारखंड प्रशासनिक सेवा अधिकारियों को मिला प्रमोशन, 40 पीसीएस अधिकारी बने आईएएस, देखें लिस्ट". ETV Bharat News (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "8 officers of Jharkhand Administrative Service transferred". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "Govt transfers 18 IAS officers in major reshuffle, Rahul Sinha is new Ranchi DC". The Times of India. 11 July 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "IAS Transfer: झारखंड में 5 IAS इधर से उधर, विनय कुमार चौबे बने पंचायती राज विभाग के प्रधान सचिव". Zee-Bihar-Jharkhand (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 January 2026.