CHHATTISGARH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (CGPSC) — ADVT 03/2026

CGPSC Assistant District Public Prosecution Officer (ADPO) Recruitment 2026

CGPSC has released the notification for Assistant District Public Prosecution Officer — a legal prosecution role requiring a Law degree. This page is your complete resource center — covering eligibility, domicile-based age limits, and what to prepare before applying from 22 June 2026.

📅 Apply Opens: 22 June 2026 • 15 Posts • Bachelor's in Law Required • CG Domicile: 21–40 Yrs

📅 Applications open on 22 June 2026 and close on 21 July 2026. A correction window follows immediately from 22 to 24 July 2026. The exam date has not been notified yet. Use the time before applications open to confirm your eligibility and domicile status.

📋 Recruitment Overview

The Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) has released its notification for Assistant District Public Prosecution Officer (ADPO) recruitment under Advertisement No. 03/2026. Online applications open on 22 June 2026and close on 21 July 2026, with a correction window immediately following from 22 to 24 July 2026.

This recruitment covers 15 posts for ADPO, a legal prosecution role within Chhattisgarh's district-level public prosecution system. The post requires a Bachelor's Degree in Law, distinguishing it from the general-graduate state recruitments more commonly seen.

⭐ Why This Recruitment Matters

Assistant District Public Prosecution Officer is a direct entry point into Chhattisgarh's state legal prosecution service, distinct from judicial services (judgeship) or law clerk roles. ADPOs represent the state in criminal prosecutions at the district level, making this a meaningful career path for law graduates interested in criminal justice and government legal practice specifically, rather than private litigation.

With only 15 posts available through a state-level competitive exam, this recruitment matters as a relatively rare, structured opportunity for law graduates to enter direct government legal service in Chhattisgarh.

🎯 Who Should Apply

• ⚖️ Law graduates — holding a Bachelor's Degree in Law from any recognised university or college.

• 🏠 Chhattisgarh domicile candidates aged 21–40 years — benefit from a significantly wider age window than candidates from other states.

• 🌍 Other-state candidates aged 21–30 years — still eligible, but within a narrower age band; this distinction matters for older non-domicile applicants.

• 🏛️ Candidates interested in government criminal prosecution work — rather than private practice, civil litigation, or judicial service specifically.

📈 Career Growth Overview

Assistant District Public Prosecution Officer is an entry-level role within Chhattisgarh's district public prosecution cadre, which typically follows state government legal service seniority and promotion structures.

Not Available — the official notification provided does not specify promotion timelines, cadre progression (e.g., to District Public Prosecution Officer or higher legal posts), or career trajectory details. Candidates should refer to the official CGPSC website or Chhattisgarh Law Department service rules for verified career growth information.

💰 Salary and Benefits Summary

Not Available — the official notification provided does not specify pay scale, pay level, or allowance details for the ADPO post. Candidates should refer to the official CGPSC notification or Chhattisgarh state pay matrix for verified salary and benefits information before making career decisions.

📊 Selection Difficulty Overview

The selection process has only two stages: Written Exam and Document Verification. Notably, no interview stage is mentioned in this notification — a comparatively streamlined process for a legal prosecution role, where interviews are common in many other states' equivalent posts.

With only 15 posts available state-wide through a competitive law-graduate examination, this recruitment is inherently selective by virtue of its scale, even without published cutoff data. Not Available — specific cutoff marks or year-wise selection ratios are not part of the verified source data. Candidates should refer to CGPSC's previous ADPO or equivalent recruitment cutoffs, where published, for data-backed difficulty assessment.

📚 Exam Preparation Guidance

1. Confirm your domicile status early — Chhattisgarh domicile candidates have a meaningfully wider age window (21-40) than other-state candidates (21-30).

2. Apply within the 22 June – 21 July 2026 window, and use the 22-24 July correction window if any error needs fixing.

3. Begin preparing core legal subjects relevant to public prosecution — Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), Indian Penal Code (IPC)/Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Evidence Act, and Chhattisgarh-specific legal/administrative knowledge — since the exact written exam syllabus is not yet detailed in this notification.

4. Since the exam date is not yet announced, use this preparation window productively rather than waiting for the date to be notified.

This guidance covers structural preparation steps based on the verified eligibility and process details. For the official written exam syllabus, refer to the CGPSC notification once the exam date and pattern are released.

🚫 Common Candidate Mistakes

• Applying as a "Chhattisgarh domicile" candidate without having the actual domicile certificate or proof ready, risking rejection at the verification stage.

• Assuming the age limit is uniform across all applicants — other-state candidates have a notably narrower window (21-30) than domicile candidates (21-40).

• Waiting for the exam date to be announced before starting preparation — with only 15 posts available, early and sustained preparation matters more than last-minute effort.

• Missing the narrow 22-24 July correction window, which opens immediately after the application deadline and closes quickly.

• Treating this as equivalent to a judicial services exam — ADPO is a prosecution role, with a different focus and selection process than judgeship recruitment.

➡️ Next Stage Expectations

After the correction window closes on 24 July 2026, candidates should expect CGPSC to announce the written exam date, which is currently marked "Notify Later" in the official notification. No admit card or exam date has been released yet.

Candidates clearing the written exam will proceed to Document Verification as the final listed stage. This page will be updated with exam date, admit card, and result information as CGPSC releases them.

🖊 How to Apply (From 22 June 2026)

1. From 22 June 2026, visit psc.cg.gov.in or use the Apply Online link in the Important Links section below (inactive until that date).

2. Confirm your Law degree, domicile status, and applicable age band before starting the form.

3. Register and fill in personal, educational, and category details accurately.

4. Upload required documents — photograph, signature, Law degree certificate, and domicile/category certificates as applicable.

5. Pay the fee — ₹400 (General/Other State) or ₹300 (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PH) — online before 21 July 2026.

6. Submit and save a printout. Use the 22-24 July 2026 window if any correction is needed.

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⚠️ Disclaimer: ResultDekho is an independent educational information platform. Candidates should always verify critical details through the official notification and official website before making decisions. All data on this page is sourced from the official CGPSC ADPO notification (Advt 03/2026). ResultDekho is not affiliated with CGPSC or the Government of Chhattisgarh. Always verify details at the official website: psc.cg.gov.in. Last updated: 20 June 2026