Jharkhand Administrative Service

Jharkhand Administrative Service
Jhārkhaṇḍa Praśāsanika Sevā
Service Overview
Founded1 April 1937[1]
StateJharkhand
Cadre Controlling AuthorityDepartment of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha, Government of Jharkhand
Minister ResponsibleHemant Soren, Chief Minister of Jharkhand and Minister of Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasha
Legal personalityGovernmental: Civil service
SelectionState Civil Services Examination
AssociationJharkhand PCS Association
Head of the State Civil Services
Chief SecretaryAvinash 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

  1. ^ "Provinces Civil Service (Executive branch) enactment under Government of India Act, 1935". HathiTrust. 2 July 1935.
  2. ^ "Jharkhand State PCS". Drishti IAS. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Jharkhand Administrative Service become premier officers". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "JHARKHAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (JPSC)". www.jpsc.gov.in. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) – Pattern". Drishti IAS. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. ^ 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. ^ "8 officers of Jharkhand Administrative Service transferred". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.