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PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Result Out! PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment Notification 2021 has been released. Read all details regarding PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Vacancy, Eligibility Criteria, Selection Process, Application Fees, Online Application Process etc. Also know how to download PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Admit card, result and cutoff.
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PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Result Out! Earlier the exam answer key was released. PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment Notification 2021 had been released by the commission on its official website under various departments. PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment Notification 2021 contains the detailed guidelines for the ongoing recruitment drive that every interested candidate must go through. A total of 84 vacancies have been advertised under PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment under the various departments.
A merit list will be released at the completion of the selection process and all candidates featuring in that merit list will be posted as Sub Divisional Engineers with the Department of Water Supply and Sanitation, Government of Punjab. Read further to know more details regarding the PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment 2021.
The Punjab Public Service Commission has released the PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer exam result. The candidates can download the result in PDF from the official website.
The PPSC has released the for Sub Divisional Engineer exam. The candidates can raise objections till 18th June 2021.
The candidates also need to check the PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Answer Key article for more details.
The PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Exam Date has been announced. The board has decided to conduct the exam on 15th June 2021. The admit card for the same will be available on the official website from 09th June 2021. Candidates are advised to visit the official website for more details. Also, check the official notification for the same attached below.
Exam Conducting Authority |
Punjab Public Service Commission |
Official Website |
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Name of the Post |
Sub Divisional Engineer |
Total Vacancies |
84 |
Selection Process |
Competitive Written Exam and Interview |
Last Date to Pay Fee | 4th May 2021 |
Admit Card release date |
09th June 2021 |
Exam Date and Time |
15th June 2021 |
State |
The department-wise official notification for the PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment is given below.
Department |
Official PDF |
Water Resources |
|
Water Resources Management Development Corporation |
|
Department of Rural Development and Panchayat |
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Department of Town & Country Planning (Punjab Urban Development Authority) |
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Department of Town & Country Planning (Public Health) |
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Department Water Supply and Sanitation |
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Department of PWD (B&R) Punjab |
The category-wise details for available PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment Vacancy 2021 are released by PPSC on their official website. The department-wise breakdown as per the notifications is as follows.
Post Name |
Vacancy |
Water Resources | 31 |
Water Resources Management Development Corporation | 15 |
Department of Rural Development and Panchayat | 23 |
Department of Town & Country Planning (Punjab Urban Development Authority) | 09 |
Department of Town & Country Planning (Public Health) | 06 |
Department Water Supply and Sanitation |
- |
Department of PWD (B&R) Punjab |
25 |
Total |
159 |
As per guidelines specified in the PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment Notification 2021 candidates must complete the application process on the official website only. Under no circumstances, offline applications will be accepted by the commission. Any form of canvassing for the job will lead to the cancellation of the application.
Candidates are not required to download the completed application form and send it to the office of the Punjab Public Service Commission. However, candidates applying under Sports Category or Physically Handicapped Category are required to send the hard copy of the application form along with necessary documentation to the office of PPSU. Other candidates are suggested to save a copy of the completed application form, as the same will not be available later on.
Here are the steps that a candidate should follow in order to apply online for PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment 2021. The last date to apply was 09th April 2021.
Step 1: - Click on the direct link mentioned above. (link expired)
Step 2: - Now, all the links for different recruitment notifications will pop up. Click on the link that reads "Recruitment To The 50 Posts Of Sub Divisional Engineer in the Department of Water Supply & Sanitation Department".
Step 3: - Read the general instructions properly first and then click on Apply. Fill in your details in the application form correctly.
Step 4: - You will be asked to upload a passport size photograph and signature. Make sure you scan those and keep them ready in the given format.
Step 5: - Pay the application fee as per the category through any of the acceptable online payment options. Make sure to print your fee deposit receipt for future references.
The following self-attested certificates shall be submitted by candidates when asked at a short notice: -
The application fee differs for candidates of different categories. The PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment 2021 application fee, as per the official document, is given as:
The PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment consists of two stages i.e. the Competitive Written Exam and the Interview. The interview is held after the written exam and only those candidates who have secured the cut-off marks in the written exam are eligible to appear for the interview.
Competitive Written Exam
The PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Exam consists of 120 questions. Each question is worth 2.5 marks and the total marks for the exam are 300. The written exam is divided into two parts:
The interview is conducted in order to assess the candidate’s suitability for the job in terms of his/her personal qualities. Anything, ranging from technical questions to personal questions, can be asked during the interview by the panel. The main aim here is to check if the candidate is suitable for the job.
A candidate must get a minimum of 45% marks overall in both the Written Exam as well as the Interview, in order to be eligible for selection for the available vacancies.
Candidates must check the PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Eligibility Criteria before filling up the online application. Candidates can apply for the post only if they meet the minimum requirements provided in the guidelines by PPSC for the post of Sub Divisional Engineer.
Category |
Upper age limit (after relaxation) |
Punjab Government Employees, State Government Employees, Central Government Employees |
45 years |
SC, ST and Backward Classes Candidates from Punjab |
42 years |
Ex-Servicemen of Punjab |
ESM of Punjab shall be allowed to deduct the period of his service in the Armed Forces from his actual age and if the resultant age does not exceed the normal upper limit, then he shall be eligible for this post |
Widows, Divorcees, and other categories of women |
42 years |
Physically Handicapped Candidates from Punjab |
47 years |
Ex-Servicemen from Punjab |
40 years |
The syllabus for the written exam for PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment 2021 includes the following subjects:
Logical Reasoning and General Knowledge
Punjabi and English Language
So, these are the various topics and subjects that the candidates need to study in order to prepare for the PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment Exam 2021.
Candidates for PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment will be selected based on the performance in the competitive written exam as well as an interview.
PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Exam Pattern for Competitive Written Exam
Paper |
Subject |
Total Marks |
Number of questions |
Negative Marking |
Paper 1 |
Civil and Mechanical Engineering |
250 marks |
100 questions |
No negative marking |
Paper 2 |
Logical Reasoning, General Knowledge and Current Affairs |
50 marks |
20 questions |
No negative marking |
Part |
Purpose |
Total Marks |
Interview |
Testing subject knowledge, personality, confidence etc. of the candidate. |
40 marks |
For each candidate, the final score will be calculated on the basis of marks scored in the written exam and the interview.
The important dates of the recruitment is provided in the table below.
Exam |
Date of Exam |
Start Date of Online Application |
27th March 2021 |
Last Date of Online Application |
09th April 2021 |
Written Exam |
15th June 2021 |
Interview |
To be Announced |
Note that these dates might change according to the current state of the pandemic. Regularly check the PPSC official website in order to get the latest notifications and announcements pertaining to the recruitment drive.
The admit card for the written exam is made available a few weeks prior to the exam on the PPSC official website. Candidates should log-on to the website and download the admit card as soon as it is released. All necessary details about the exam will be mentioned in the admit card and you should go through the entire guidelines before the exam. Print your admit card and keep your admit card safe as it might be difficult to get hold of it at a later stage.
The steps to download your PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Admit Card: -
Step 1: Log-on to the official website of PPSC, i.e. www.ppsc.gov.in.
Step 2: Click on the “Download Admit Card for the Examination” link that is placed on the homepage.
Step 3: Type in your registration number and password along with the proper CAPTCHA and then click on Submit.
Step 4: Your PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment 2021 Admit card will now be visible on your browser screen.
Step 5: After that, download your admit card and remember to take a printout for the examination day.
All the required information including the date of examination, venue, guidelines, etc. for the candidates are specified on the admit card. Candidates are asked to save a copy or print an extra copy of the admit card for future references and less hassle.
Note that without the proper admit card, you won’t be allowed inside the examination center. So, do keep a hard copy of it with yourself when you go for the exam.
PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment Cutoff 2021 is not announced by the commission until the selection process has been completed. This is done to prevent any influence in the decision of the interview panel. The cutoff will be officially announced along with the final result on the official website. In order to proceed to the next level, the candidates should score the minimum required marks.
Exam Level |
Minimum Qualifying Marks |
Written Exam |
A minimum of 45% marks overall (40% for the SC and Backward Classes) |
Interview |
A candidate must score in such a way that the resultant aggregate of both written exam and interview is minimum 45% marks overall (40% for the SC and Backward Classes) |
If you are preparing for the exam then you can download PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer previous year paper here!
The answer key for the PPSC SDE Recruitment Exam will be released a few weeks after the competitive written exam. Candidates can download this answer key in order to compare their answers and make an estimate of how much their expected score will be. In order to download the answer key (when made available by the commission), a candidate must follow these steps:
If candidates have any objections to any of the responses in the official answer key, they have a period of 4 days to raise their objections. The same must be done through a written letter and supporting documents which are sent to the official address of PPSC. If the objection is found right, a new answer key will be published by the commission.
The result for the PPSC exam is released on its official website. These are the steps you can follow to get the results:
Step 1: - Go to PPSC Official Website i.e. www.ppsc.gov.in
Step 2: - Click on the link for “PPSC Sub Divisional Engineer Recruitment Result 2021”.
Step 3: - Once you get to the result page, fill in all the asked details and click on the submit button.
Step 4: - The result will appear on your screen. Download the copy and take a printout for future purposes.
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