LAHDC KSSRB Recruitment 2026 Notification Out – Apply Online for 181 Junior Assistant, Class-IV and More Posts

LAHDC-KSSRB is filling 181 district cadre posts in six departments under Advertisement Notice No. 02 of 2026. The largest posts are Class-IV (70), Technician-III (45), Laboratory Assistant (31), Attendant (9) and Library Assistant (5). Only residents of Kargil District who hold a Domicile Certificate can apply. The recruiting body is the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council–Kargil Subordinate Services Recruitment Board (LAHDC-KSSRB) of the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh. The online application opens on 27 October 2026 at www.dssrbkargil.in. The last date to submit the application and to pay the fee online is 27 November 2026.

The online form is not open yet. The date of the written examination will be announced later on the LAHDC-KSSRB website.

LAHDC-KSSRB Recruitment 2026 Overview

The official notification gives the pay level of each post but not the pay amount in rupees.

About LAHDC-KSSRB

The Kargil Subordinate Service Recruitment Board works under the Office of the Secretary, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil, in the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh. Its job is to select candidates and recommend them to departments, based on the vacancies those departments report. The departments, not the Board, decide the number of vacancies and the reservation roster. The Board’s Chairman is the Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil, and its e-mail address is [email protected].

LAHDC-KSSRB Recruitment 2026 Important Dates

Both the online application and the online fee payment must be completed by 27 November 2026. Any application without the fee will not be considered.

Vacancies by Department

The notice advertises 181 posts across 20 items in six departments. Category-wise, there are 4 UR, 155 ST, 1 SC, 6 ALC and 15 EWS posts. The horizontal reservation is 5 posts for PwD, 8 for ESM and 5 for OSP.

Most of the posts are in the School Education Department (107 posts, 70 of them Class-IV). The Ladakh Power Development Department has the next largest share (47 posts, 45 of them Technician-III). The other departments have 13 posts (Animal Husbandry), 8 (Rural Development Department & PR), 5 (PHE/I&FC) and 1 (Handicraft).

Pay Level by Post

Reservation

• Vertical reservation is for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Actual Line of Control (ALC) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). Horizontal reservation is 6% for Ex-Servicemen (ESM), 4% for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and 4% for Outstanding Sportsperson (OSP), vide S.O 247 dated 18.08.2026. The Indenting Departments decide and communicate where it applies.
• Reservation follows the Reservation Rules notified vide S.O 77 dated 27-06-2025 of the Social & Tribal Welfare Department, read with the Ladakh Reservation (Amendment) Regulation, 2025.
• A candidate eligible under more than one category (ST and ALC, ALC and EWS, or SC and ALC) must choose only ONE category in the online form, as per section-19 of the J&K Reservation Act, 2004. The choice cannot be changed after submission.
• Only candidates with a benchmark disability count as PwD. Their selection depends on the posts being identified as suitable for their category and on the vacancies the departments report.
• Sons, daughters and dependents of Ex-Servicemen get no age relaxation or reservation and should not mark themselves as ex-servicemen.
• The number of vacancies comes from the departments. The Board is not responsible if a department withdraws or changes them.

Who Can Apply

Domicile

The candidate must be a resident of Kargil District, read as “Erstwhile District Kargil”. This covers the whole area of Kargil district as it existed immediately before Notification S.O.180 dated 27-04-2026. The candidate must also hold a Domicile Certificate in the Annexure-V format (Form-B), issued by a Competent Authority under the Union territory of Ladakh Grant of Domicile Certificate under the Ladakh Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment-Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) Rules, 2025, and S.O 76 dated 27-06-2025. The certificate format lists these domicile categories:

• Ladakh Resident Certificate (L.R.C.) holders or those eligible for an L.R.C., and children of persons mentioned in section 3A(1)(a) of the Regulation
• Children of Ladakh residents who lived outside the Union territory for employment, business or other professional or vocational reasons
• A person who has lived in the Union territory of Ladakh for fifteen years from 31 October 2019 onward, or the children of such a person
• A person who has studied in the Union territory of Ladakh for seven years from 31 October 2019 onward and appeared in the class 10th or 12th examination at an institution there
• Children of Central Government officers, officials of Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous Bodies of the Central Government, Public Sector Banks, Central Universities and recognised Central Government research institutions who have served in the Union territory of Ladakh for a total of ten years from 31 October 2019 onward

Educational Qualification

Each post’s essential qualification is given below exactly as the notice prints it, with the level of the written examination for that post.

• The essential qualification must be held by the crucial date of eligibility, 27 November 2026. Candidates still awaiting the result of the final examination on that date are NOT eligible and should not apply.
• Selection follows the Recruitment Rules of each post. Equivalency is not allowed unless the prescribed essential qualification mentions it. Where it is allowed, the candidate must submit the equivalence order or letter (with number and date) from the Government of India, a State Government or the Competent Authority. Without it, the application will be rejected.
• Degrees, diplomas and certificates earned through Open and Distance Learning are accepted only if they were recognised for the relevant period, as per the Ministry of Human Resource Development notification dated 10-06-2015. These candidates must produce the approval of the distance education bureau and/or the University Grants Commission at document verification.
• Under the UGC (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017, programmes in engineering, medicine, dental, nursing, pharmacy, architecture and physiotherapy cannot be offered through Open and Distance Learning. B.Tech. degrees or diplomas in Engineering awarded by IGNOU to students enrolled up to the academic year 2009-10 remain valid where applicable.

Age Limit (as on 01-01-2026)

The age limit for all posts is 18-40 years as on 1 January 2026. This means the candidate must have been born not earlier than 1 January 1986 and not later than 1 January 2008. Relaxation in the upper age limit follows GAD order No. 448-LA (GAD) of 2024 dated 27-09-2024 and its addendum dated 30-06-2025.

• The notice’s ESM illustration: an ESM with 15 years of service in the Armed Forces who is 50 years old on the date of applying is treated as 50-15-3 = 32 years.
• Age is decided by the date of birth in the Matriculation Certificate/Marksheet, as filled in the online form. No later request for a change will be accepted.
• Age relaxation for a reserved category applies only to vacancies reserved for that category. Reserved-category candidates who apply against unreserved vacancies get only the relaxation available to UR candidates.

Health

Candidates must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with their duties. Only candidates likely to be considered for appointment will be medically examined. Anyone who does not meet these requirements after the medical examination will not be appointed.

Candidates should check each post’s discipline-specific eligibility in the official notification (Annexure-XVI).

Application Fee

The fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. It is paid online by credit card, debit card, net banking or UPI by 27 November 2026, and the candidate bears all bank service charges. The fee is not refunded if the application is incomplete or rejected, and it cannot be adjusted against any other examination. A separate fee is paid for each category of post applied for. Apart from this fee, LAHDC-KSSRB does not ask for any payment at any stage of selection.

Selection Process

Candidates are selected in this order:

1. A CBT, TBT or OMR-based written examination of objective multiple-choice questions
2. A skill test of qualifying nature, where one (such as a Physical Efficiency Test) is prescribed in the essential qualification
3. Document Verification
4. Recommendation to the department

Selection is done as per Rule 7 of the Ladakh Reservation (Amendment) Rules, 2025.

Written Examination Pattern

LAHDC-KSSRB will decide whether the exam is CBT, TBT or OMR-based and will inform candidates. The exam is held at three levels (Matric, 10+2 and Graduate), matching the level printed for each post.

• Each question carries 1 mark, with negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
• The exam is in English.
• The minimum qualifying mark is 20%. Candidates scoring less are not considered for Document Verification. The Board may fix a minimum qualifying score based on category-wise vacancies and the number of candidates in each category.
• Exam centres will be in Kargil, Drass, Zanskar and Sankoo districts only. LAHDC-KSSRB may move a candidate to another centre and will not accept requests to change the city, centre or date.
• Tentative answer keys will be placed on the website after the exam. Candidates may object online within the time limit, on payment of ₹100 per question. The Board’s decision on the objections is final.

Syllabus

The syllabus matches the essential qualification of the post. The notice gives an indicative syllabus for each level:

• Matriculation level: non-verbal General Intelligence (similarities and differences, space visualisation, problem solving, figure classification, arithmetical number series); General Awareness (current events, India and its neighbouring countries, sports, history, culture, geography, economic scene, polity including the Indian Constitution, scientific research); Quantitative Aptitude (number systems, decimals and fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, tables and graphs, mensuration, time and distance, time and work); English (vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and correct usage).
• 10+2 (Higher Secondary) level: verbal and non-verbal General Intelligence (analogies, classification, Venn diagrams, coding-decoding, series, figural patterns); General Awareness; Quantitative Aptitude (arithmetic, algebra, geometry, mensuration, trigonometry, statistical charts); English (spot the error, fill in the blanks, idioms, one-word substitution, active/passive voice, direct/indirect narration, cloze and comprehension passages).
• Graduate level: Part-A General Intelligence (verbal and non-verbal, including syllogistic reasoning, statement conclusion, indexing, address matching); Part-B General Awareness; Part-C Quantitative Aptitude (arithmetic, algebra, geometry, mensuration, trigonometry, data charts); Part-D English comprehension and writing ability. Parts A, B and D are set at graduation level and Part C at 10th standard level.

Document Verification and Final Selection

• Candidates who reach the minimum qualifying marks are provisionally shortlisted for Document Verification on merit. The ratio is 1:20 for up to 5 vacancies in a category of post, and 1:10 for more than 5 vacancies, subject to a minimum of 100. This ratio may rise or fall depending on departmental needs. Candidates tied with the last candidate in the bracket are also included.
• If vacancies remain unfilled during Document Verification, the Board may call more qualified candidates in order of merit.
• Document Verification is held in the Office of LAHDC-KSSRB. The Board scrutinises documents together with the Indenting Departments.
• The Board recommends candidates based on merit and the post preference they give. Preferences are sought through the Board’s portal after the written exam or at Document Verification.
• The departments issue the offer of appointment, subject to all eligibility criteria, including antecedents and character.

Tie Resolution

When candidates have equal aggregate marks in the written exam, the tie is broken by these rules in order:

1. The older candidate by date of birth is placed higher.
2. Higher aggregate percentage in the basic qualification.
3. Higher qualification acquired.
4. Alphabetical order of name.

Scribe and Compensatory Time

• A scribe is provided, on request to the Board, for persons with benchmark disabilities in the blindness, locomotor disability (both arms affected-BA) and cerebral palsy categories. A scribe is not allowed for both-arms-affected candidates where the post is not identified as suitable for them.
• Other persons with benchmark disabilities get a scribe on producing a certificate in the Annexure-I format. It must be issued by the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government health care institution and state that the candidate has a physical limitation to write.
• Persons with a specified disability of less than 40% who have difficulty in writing get a scribe and compensatory time on producing the certificate in the Annexure-XIV format (as per O.M. F.No. 29-6/2019-DD-III dated 10.08.2022).
• Candidates may choose their own scribe or the Board’s scribe. An own scribe’s qualification must be one step below the candidate’s. The candidate submits the Annexure-II undertaking with a photocopy of the scribe’s ID proof, signed by the candidate.
• An own scribe must not be a candidate in this examination. If caught doing so, the candidatures of both will be cancelled.
• Candidates allowed a scribe get an additional 20 minutes per hour.
• One-eyed and partially blind candidates who can read the normal question paper may use a magnifying glass, which they must bring themselves. They are not entitled to a scribe.

How to Apply for LAHDC-KSSRB Recruitment 2026

Applications are accepted only through the LAHDC-KSSRB online portal from 27 October 2026 to 27 November 2026. Applications sent by post, by hand, by mail or by any other means will be summarily rejected.

1. Open the portal www.dssrbkargil.in and click the “New User Registration” link for one-time registration. Use your own mobile number and a valid, active personal e-mail ID, and keep both active during the recruitment cycle.
2. Fill in the basic and contact details and upload a scanned passport-size photograph and signature in JPEG format. The notice’s application section allows 20 KB to 100 KB, while its instructions to candidates say 20 KB to 50 KB. The photograph should be about 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height) and no more than three months old, with the face covering about 40% of the area (samples in Annexure-XV(A)).
3. Log in with the user ID and password sent to your registered e-mail. Check the advertisements and click “Apply Now” against the post.
4. Fill in the application. Write your name, father’s name and date of birth exactly as in the Matriculation/Secondary certificate. Apply separately for each category of post, and submit only one application per category of post.
5. Pay the fee online (₹250 Unreserved, ₹200 other categories) by 27 November 2026.
6. Read the declaration at the end of the form, then submit. The application is then accepted provisionally, and no corrections are allowed after final submission.
7. Print the application form. You do not send it to the Board. A duly signed printed copy must be produced, with self-attested documents, at the scrutiny or Document Verification stage.

Documents Required

At the examination

• A printed admit card, downloaded from the website (admit cards will not be sent by post)
• Two recent passport-size colour photographs
• A valid original photo ID, such as an Aadhaar Card or e-Aadhaar printout, Driving License, Voter Card, PAN Card, an identity card issued by a University/College/Government, an Employer ID Card, or any photo ID issued by the Central/State Government
• An additional original certificate proving date of birth, if the photo ID does not show it

At scrutiny / Document Verification

• A signed printout of the online application form
• Self-attested copies of supporting documents, and original certificates
• A Domicile Certificate (Annexure-V), issued by the Tehsildar
• An SC certificate (Annexure-III), ST certificate (Annexure-IV) or ALC certificate (Annexure-XV), issued by the Tehsildar. The ALC certificate is valid for five years from the date of issue.
• An EWS Income & Asset Certificate (Annexure-XIII), issued by the District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Tehsildar. It requires gross annual family income below Rs. 8 lakh. The family must not own 5 acres or more of agricultural land, a residential flat of 1000 sq. ft. or more, a residential plot of 100 sq. yards or more in notified municipalities, or 200 sq. yards or more elsewhere.
• A PwD certificate (Annexure-VI to IX), from the Members/Chairperson of the Medical Board and countersigned by the Medical Superintendent/CMO/Head of Hospital. It must be issued under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the Union Territory of Ladakh Reservation (Amendment) Regulation, 2025.
• An Ex-Serviceman certificate (Annexure-X), from the Zila Sainik Welfare Officer/Commanding Officer
• OSP certificates (Annexure-A, B, C, D and E: Forms 1 to 5 for international, national, inter-university, national school and Khelo India competitions). They must be issued by the authorities specified in paragraph A.V of DoPT O.M. No. 14034/1/2020-Pers. Policy (D)Pt. Vol.II dated 4 March 2024.
• For government employees: a No Objection Certificate (Annexure-XI) through proper channel from the Head of Department, and a declaration (Annexure-XII) signed by the applicant. Without the NOC, the candidature is liable to be cancelled.
• For equivalent or distance-mode qualifications: the equivalence order or letter, or the UGC/distance education bureau approval

Reservation and age-relaxation claims are considered only if the certificates are in the prescribed format and are submitted when LAHDC-KSSRB asks for them.

Important Instructions

• A candidate whose date of birth differs from the Matriculation/Secondary certificate will not be allowed to appear in the exam. If the name or date of birth differs at Document Verification, the candidature will be cancelled.
• Candidates who apply for one category of post more than once will have all their applications for that post rejected and their candidature cancelled.
• Applications are not scrutinised in detail before the exam, so candidature is provisional. It will be cancelled at any stage if a claim is found unsubstantiated.
• No entry is allowed after the exam begins, and no one may leave before the allotted time ends. An admit card does not mean the candidature has been accepted.
• Canvassing in any form will disqualify the applicant.
• A candidate or cyber cafe making a fake application using a dignitary’s name or photo is liable to legal action under the cyber/IT act.
• LAHDC-KSSRB’s decision on eligibility, mode of selection, exam centres, the merit list and post allotment is final. Disputes fall under the courts/tribunals with jurisdiction over Kargil District.

Reasons for Rejection

• An incomplete application, or signatures that do not match across the application printout and other documents
• An unclear photograph (miniature, side-facing, with goggles or a cap, missing or blurred) or an illegible signature
• Non-payment of the fee, or the fee not paid as per instructions
• Being under-aged or over-aged, or not holding the essential qualification as on 27-11-2026 and the age as on 01-01-2026
• Incorrect information, misrepresentation or suppression of material facts
• Carrying prohibited items into the exam hall, or being found in an inebriated condition there
• Not producing original certificates at Document Verification
• Indulging in the listed malpractices, or any other irregularity

Debarment for Malpractices

A candidate caught in any of these malpractices has their candidature cancelled and is debarred from the Board’s exams for the period shown:

LAHDC-KSSRB warns candidates against fake recruitment advertisements and job offers that use its name. Candidates contacted for any payment other than the application fee should not respond and should inform LAHDC-KSSRB immediately.

Important Links