DSSSB Combined Examination (GNCTDSS Grade-II / ASO) 2026

The Combined Examination 2026 for Post Code 804/26 is the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board’s recruitment, under Vacancy Notice / Advertisement No. 01/2026, for the post of Grade-II (GNCTDSS) / Assistant Section Officer in three indenting departments of the Government of NCT of Delhi: the Services Department, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB). Online applications were open at dsssbonline.nic.in from 24 February 2026 (12.00 noon) to 25 March 2026 (11.59 pm); the application window is closed.

Posts and vacancies. Post Code 804/26 is Grade-II (GNCTDSS) / Assistant Section Officer, Pay Level 7 (₹44,900–1,42,400), Group B, Central Civil Service, Ministerial, Non-Gazetted. The 587 tentative vacancies, inclusive of backlog, are:

• Services Department, GNCTD — 576 (UR 207, OBC 147, SC 97, ST 43, EWS 82). Identified suitable for PwBD categories (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e).
• Delhi Pollution Control Committee — 3 (UR 3). Identified suitable for PwBD category (c).
• Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board — 8 (UR 5, OBC 1, SC 1, EWS 1).

Eligibility. The qualification for all three departments is a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised university or institute; DPCC lists basic computer knowledge as desirable, and DUSIB adds computer proficiency as essential. The age limit differs by department: 21–30 years in the Services Department, not exceeding 30 years in DPCC and DUSIB, reckoned on 25 March 2026 (the closing date of application, which the advertisement names as the date for determining eligibility). Age relaxation is as per para 8 of the advertisement: SC/ST 5 years, OBC 3, PwBD + UR/EWS 10, PwBD + SC/ST 15, PwBD

• OBC 13; ex-servicemen the period of military service plus 3 years.

Fee. ₹100, paid online through SBI e-pay. Women, SC, ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen candidates are exempt. The fee is not refunded.

Selection is Two Tier (General):

• Tier I — a 2-hour objective (MCQ) paper of 200 questions / 200 marks, 1 mark per question, on five subjects of 40 marks each: General Awareness; General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability; Arithmetical & Numerical Ability; Hindi Language & Comprehension; English Language & Comprehension. Tier I is qualifying in nature and is used for shortlisting for Tier II; a mandatory minimum qualifying mark applies.
• Tier II — a 3-hour paper of 300 marks in one session, with Part I (MCQ) of 200 questions / 200 marks on General Awareness, General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability, Arithmetical & Numerical Ability, English Language and Comprehension, and Computer Proficiency (40 marks each), and Part II (Descriptive) 100 marks — Essay / Expansion of Ideas in English (50 marks), Letter / Application writing in English (25 marks) and Precis writing / Summarising in English (25 marks). The final merit list is drawn from the cumulative marks in Part I and Part II of Tier II.

Questions are bilingual (Hindi and English) except the language papers. Negative marking is 0.25 for each wrong one-mark MCQ and 0.50 for each wrong two-mark MCQ. Minimum qualifying marks (on cumulative Tier I and on Tier II cumulative Part I + Part II): General/EWS 40%, OBC (Delhi) 35%, SC/ST/PH (PwBD) 30%, with a 5% relaxation for ex-servicemen subject to a minimum of 30%.

Where it stands now. The application window is closed since 25 March 2026. The DSSSB’s Notification of Online Examination dated 7 October 2026 schedules online computer-based tests for various post codes from 27 October 2026 to 5 December 2026; the specific day for Post Code 804/26 is to be seen on the e-admit card from dsssb.delhi.gov.in. In an order dated 8 October 2026 the Board rejected representations from about seventy candidates (out of the ~3.44 lakh registered for Post Code 804/26) seeking to reschedule the examination.

The advertisement is at dsssb.delhi.gov.in.