Puducherry CHSL 2026 Notification Out for 58 Vacancies, Exam Dates, Exam Pattern, Age Limit, Salary, Download PDF, Apply Now

Puducherry CHSL 2026 Recruitment Notification for 58 vacancies for direct recruitment in various departments of the Puducherry Government was released officially on 13 March 2026 in its official website. Residents and competitive exam aspirants from Puducherry can apply online for the registration of Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 starting from 23 March 2026 until 13 April 2026 on the Puducherry Government Recruitment website (https://recruitment.py.gov.in/). Interested candidates aiming for Government jobs in Puducherry Union Territory can check all details about the Puducherry CHSL Notification PDF 2026, Puducherry CHSL Online Exam Date 2026, Puducherry CHSL Vacancies 2026, Puducherry CHSL Eligibility Criteria 2026, Puducherry CHSL Salary 2026, Puducherry CHSL Selection Stages 2026 here in this blog article from Veranda RACE.

Puducherry CHSL 2026 Recruitment Notification Out

The Chief Secretariat of the Puducherry Examining Authority (PEA) under the Puducherry Government conducts the Puducherry Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam Recruitment or the Puducherry CHSL Exam Recruitment at regular intervals and invites applications from eligible Indian citizens who are natives or residents of the Union Territory of Puducherry.

This Puducherry Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam is also popularly known as the Puducherry CHSL Exam or the PEA CHSL Exam.

This Puducherry CHSL Exam is conducted for the direct recruitment to the various higher secondary level posts in the various departments under the Puducherry Government.

The Puducherry CHSL 2026 Notification PDF was officially released by the Puducherry Examining Authority (PEA) on 13 March 2026 on its official Puducherry Government Recruitment website through Notification No.A-34012/15/E-5/PEA/2025 and Advertisement No.02/CHSL/PEA/2026.

The Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 will be conducted for a total of 58 combined higher secondary level vacancies in various departments of the Puducherry Government.

The online exam registration for the Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 will begin on 23 March 2025 (10.00 AM). Eligible candidates can apply for this Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 until 13 April 2025 (3.00 PM).

The online application registration window to apply for the Puducherry CHSL Recruitment 2026 will remain open from 23 March 2026 (10.00 AM) until 13 April 2026 (3.00 PM).

The Puducherry CHSL 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF for the recruitment of 58 Puducherry CHSL vacancies is available for download for candidates starting from 13 March 2026.

Candidates can download the official notification PDF for the Puducherry CHSL Recruitment 2026 for combined higher secondary level government jobs in Puducherry starting from 23 March 2026 here using the direct link from Veranda RACE:

Puducherry CHSL 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF – 58 CHSL Vacancies – Government Jobs in Puducherry

The last date for the payment of online application fee for the Puducherry CHSL Recruitment 2026 will be until 13 April 2026 (3.00 PM).

Puducherry CHSL 2026: Overview

The Puducherry Examining Authority (PEA) under the Government of Puducherry has officially issued the Puducherry CHSL 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF on 13 March 2026.

This Puducherry CHSL 2026 is conducted for the direct recruitment of 58 Higher secondary Level Government job vacancies to work in various departments across Puducherry.

Candidates (who are residents of the Union Territory of Puducherry) interested in a career to work under the Puducherry Government and have a permanent government job in Puducherry can attend this Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 to compete for the 58 Higher Secondary Level CHSL vacancies in 2026 announced through the Puducherry CHSL Recruitment Notification PDF 2026.

Candidates who are eligible to apply for the Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 can find the comprehensive overview of the Puducherry CHSL 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF below in this Veranda RACE blog post:

Puducherry CHSL 2026: Apply Online

The Puducherry Examining Authority (PEA) under the Puducherry Government will officially start the Puducherry CHSL 2026 Online Application Registration Process from 23 March 2026 (10.00 AM).

Eligible candidates who wish to apply for the 58 Puducherry CHSL vacancies can submit their Puducherry CHSL Online Exam Application 2026 from 23 March 2026 (10.00 AM) until 13 April 2026 (3.00 PM) on the Puducherry Government Recruitment official website.

To complete the Puducherry CHSL Apply Online Process 2026, eligible candidates must visit the official Puducherry Government Recruitment website (https://recruitment.py.gov.in/) to apply if they have the eligibility such as nationality, nativity/residence in Puducherry, age limit, educational qualification, etc. as mentioned in the Puducherry CHSL 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF.

Candidates can also use the direct online registration application link available below in the Veranda RACE website blog to apply for the Puducherry CHSL 2026 Selection Process:

Puducherry CHSL Recruitment 2026 Apply Online Direct Link – Click Here to Apply

For individual CHSL posts, aspirants can find the official direct links to apply for the Puducherry CHSL posts here:

Junior Laboratory Assistant – Puducherry Department of Science, Technology & Environment

Library Clerk – Puducherry Department of Art and Culture

Lower Division Clerk – Puducherry Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms

Lower Division Clerk – Puducherry Local Administration Department

Puducherry CHSL 2026: Important Dates

Eligible candidates from Puducherry who wish to apply for Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 can submit their online application for the 58 Higher Secondary Level vacancies in various departments of the Puducherry Government on the official website (https://recruitment.py.gov.in) starting from 23 March 2026 (10.00 AM).

The last date to apply for the Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 for 58 CHSL vacancies is 13 April 2026 (3.00 PM).

The exact date, time and venue for the Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 will be intimated to the registered candidates in the recruitment website (https://recruitment.py.gov.in) itself. Veranda RACE will also update the official exam dates and venues once it is available on the official website.

PEA aspirants from Puducherry can check the Veranda RACE blog and website regularly to know more about the latest updates on the Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 or the PEA CHSL Exam 2026.

Candidates, after applying, can make corrections in their online application until 13 April 2025 (3.00 PM).

For more updates regarding the Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026, eligible candidates from Puducherry can follow Veranda RACE blog and Veranda RACE website to get up-to-date official information on various Puducherry Government Exams.

Puducherry CHSL Vacancies 2026

The number of Puducherry CHSL Vacancies 2026 was officially announced in the Puducherry CHSL Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF released on 13 March 2026 by the Puducherry Examining Authority (PEA). A total of 58 Puducherry CHSL vacancies was announced by the PEA in the Puducherry CHSL 2026 Notification PDF.

Candidates can also find the post-wise Puducherry CHSL vacancies in 2026 here using the table below from Veranda RACE:

The following posts were announced through the Puducherry CHSL Recruitment Notification 2026: Lower Division Clerk, Junior Laboratory Assistant and Library Clerk.

Puducherry CHSL Eligibility Criteria 2026

Candidates who are interested in applying for the Puducherry CHSL 2026 for the recruitment to 58 Higher Secondary Level Group C posts for working in various departments of the Puducherry Government should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply or register online.

The eligibility criteria for this Puducherry CHSL 2026 include the Puducherry CHSL Educational Qualification, Puducherry CHSL Age Limit, Puducherry CHSL Nativity / Residence, etc., which are discussed below in detail in this Veranda RACE blog post as required by the Puducherry Government mentioned in the Puducherry CHSL 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF:

Puducherry CHSL 2026: Nativity / Residence

Candidates who wish to apply online for the Puducherry CHSL Recruitment 2025 for the direct recruitment to various Group C posts in the Puducherry Government must be a native of the Union Territory of Puducherry or residents by continuous residence in the Union Territory for the last 5 years preceding the date of notification (13 March 2026).

Candidates must furnish a fresh Nativity / Residence certificate issued by an Officer of the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management not below the Rank of Deputy Tahsildar at the time of certificate verification for the Puducherry CHSL Recruitment 2026 Selection Process.

Puducherry CHSL 2026: Educational Qualification

Candidates interested in submitting their online application for the Puducherry CHSL 2026 Recruitment must have the following educational qualification in order to appear for the Puducherry CHSL Exam in 2026:

The official date for determining the eligibility of candidates with respect to educational qualification for the Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 shall be 13 April 2025 according to the Puducherry CHSL 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF.

Puducherry CHSL 2026: Age Limit

Candidates interested to apply for the 588 Puducherry CHSL vacancies through the Puducherry Combined Graduate Level (CHSL) Recruitment 2026 Selection Process must be within the following ages as mentioned in the Puducherry CHSL 2026 Notification PDF.

The age limit for the Interested candidates who are applying for the Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 is given below in this table from Veranda RACE:

Candidates applying for the Puducherry CHSL 2026 should not exceed the age of 30 years for all Group C posts.

The cut-off date to determine the eligibility of candidates with respect to age limit for the Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 will be 13 April 2026.

Puducherry CHSL 2026: Age Relaxation

Candidates who wish to seek age relaxation in the upper age limit based on their categories for the Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 can take note of the following table as mentioned in the official notification:

Puducherry CHSL Selection Process 2026

The 58 Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) vacancies in the Puducherry Government announced on 13 March 2026 through the Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 Notification PDF will be filled through the following selection process.

The selection process for the Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 will consist of the following phases: Puducherry CHSL Written Exam 2026 followed by Certificate / Document Verification.

The selection for the 58 CHSL vacancies through the Puducherry CHSL Selection Process 2026 will be based only on the Puducherry CHSL Written Exam 2026. Since this contains only one written exam for the selection process, aspirants aiming to get a government job in Puducherry, Mahe, Karaikal or Yanam in the Puducherry Government departments can attend this Puducherry CHSL Recruitment 2026.

Puducherry CHSL Written Exam Pattern 2026

The Puducherry CHSL Written Exam Pattern 2026 will be an offline written exam. This Written Exam for the Combined Graduate Level posts will consist of a question paper with objective type questions.

It will consist of two papers (Paper I and Paper II) with a duration of two hours each with 100 questions each for each paper.

There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer in the Puducherry CHSL Written Exam 2026.

The following subjects will be in the Paper I which will be common to all posts in the Puducherry CHSL Recruitment 2026:

General Intelligence & Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude

General Studies & Current Affairs

Ethics and Morality

English Language, Grammar & Comprehension

Computer Knowledge

Paper II in the Puducherry CHSL Recruitment 2026 will be a subject-wise paper specific to the post as mentioned in the Official Notification document.

There is negative marking in the Puducherry CHSL Written Exam 2026. A negative mark of 0.25 marks will be awarded for every wrong answer and multiple answer for a question will be treated as a wrong answer.

Candidates can find the pattern for Paper II of the Puducherry CHSL Exam 2026 here using the table below: