RPSC RAS / RTS Combined Competitive Exam 2026 Online Form

📅 APPLICATION WINDOW OPENS 4 JUNE 2026 — CLOSES 3 JULY 2026
RPSC RAS / RTS is Rajasthan's flagship civil services exam. With only 607 seats and an expected applicant pool of 4-5 lakh, the Preliminary stage on 29 November 2026 is the make-or-break filter. Lock the application early to avoid the last-week SSO portal congestion.

Key Highlights

• Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) released the RAS / RTS Combined Competitive Examination 2026 notification on 27 May 2026 at rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in.
• Total vacancies: 607 — 192 State Services + 415 Subordinate Services.
• Application window: 4 June – 3 July 2026 at sso.rajasthan.gov.in via the SSO Rajasthan single-sign-on portal.
• Preliminary Examination: 29 November 2026, single 3-hour 200-mark objective paper, negative marking 1/3.
• Selection: Prelims (screening) → Mains (800 marks) → Interview (100 marks). Final merit on Mains + Interview only.
• Application fee: ₹600 (General / OBC creamy), ₹400 (OBC non-creamy / SC / ST / EWS / PwBD).

Who can apply — eligibility in plain English

RPSC RAS 2026 is open to all Indian citizens with a Bachelor's degree in any stream (Arts, Science, Commerce, Engineering, Medicine — all equivalent in the eligibility view). Final-year graduates may apply provisionally; the degree certificate must be in hand before the Mains examination stage.

Age: 21 – 40 years on 1 January 2027 (the cycle-defining reference date). Relaxations apply for Rajasthan-domiciled SC/ST/OBC/EBC candidates (5 years), women (5 years), PwBD (10 years), state government employees (3 years). The hard upper cap with all relaxations stacked is 45 years.

Rajasthan domicile: NOT mandatory for general / unreserved seats — candidates from any state can compete for the open quota. However, the reservation benefits (SC/ST/OBC/EBC/EWS/Sahariya area, women's quota) are tied to a valid Rajasthan domicile certificate. Out-of-state SC candidates compete for the general seats only, not the SC quota.

How to apply on SSO Rajasthan — step-by-step

RPSC applications now go through the SSO Rajasthan single-sign-on portal, not directly through the RPSC site. The flow:

1. Create or login at sso.rajasthan.gov.in. Citizen SSO ID requires Aadhaar + mobile + email.
2. From the SSO citizen dashboard, find and launch the "RECRUITMENT PORTAL" app tile.
3. Select the RAS / RTS Combined Competitive Examination 2026 notification.
4. Fill the application: personal details, education (with all years and aggregate percentages), category (with certificate numbers if claiming reservation), address, employment if any.
5. Upload: scanned passport photo (100KB max), signature (50KB max), Class 10 + 12 + degree certificate copies, caste/domicile/EWS certificates as applicable.
6. Pay the fee online via UPI / debit card / net banking. Fee is non-refundable.
7. Submit and download the final application PDF. Take 3 printouts — RPSC asks for one printout (with photo + signature) at the Mains stage as identity verification.

Application correction window opens after the close date for one-time edits. Each correction costs ₹500. Most candidates need at most one correction round; if you upload everything carefully on first submission, you spend zero on corrections.

Exam pattern — Prelims, Mains, Interview

Stage 1 — Preliminary Examination (screening filter): a single 200-mark General Studies paper of 3 hours, 150 objective MCQs, negative marking ⅓ per wrong answer. Syllabus spans Rajasthan history, geography, polity, economy, art-culture, current affairs (national + Rajasthan-specific), Indian polity, world geography, science & technology, reasoning. Prelims marks do not count in the final rank — Prelims is a qualifying/screening stage only. Cut-off varies year-to-year but typically the top 12-15× the vacancy count clears Prelims (so for 607 vacancies, ~9,000 candidates clear).

Stage 2 — Mains Examination (the real exam): four conventional (descriptive) papers — GS Paper-I, GS Paper-II, GS Paper-III, General Hindi + General English combined — 200 marks each, total 800 marks. Each paper is 3 hours. Mains is the marks-decider for the final rank. The conventional / descriptive format rewards writing practice (10-15 mark questions in 200-250 words, 5-mark questions in 100 words), case-study analysis, and Rajasthan-specific factual depth.

Stage 3 — Personality Test (Interview): 100 marks. Conducted by an RPSC board. The interview is heavily weighted on Rajasthan administration, current affairs, candidate's home district awareness, and the optional graduation subject. Personality, decision-making and ethical reasoning carry the rest of the marks.

Final merit: Mains (800) + Interview (100) = 900. Cadre allocation across RAS, RPS, RTS, Block Development Officer, Tehsildar etc. is based on the final rank + the candidate's preference list + the reservation roster.

What posts come under "RAS / RTS"?

The 607 vacancies split across two service tiers:

• Rajasthan State Services (RAS / Group I) — 192 posts: the marquee cadre, equivalent to IAS at the state level. Sub-cadres include RAS Administrative, Rajasthan Police Service (RPS), Rajasthan Accounts Service, Excise Service, Commercial Tax Service. RAS officers start at SDO / Asst. Collector level and rise to District Collector / Divisional Commissioner over a career.
• Rajasthan Subordinate Services (RTS / Group II) — 415 posts: includes Block Development Officer (BDO), Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar (in some cycles), Assistant Commercial Tax Officer, Excise Inspector, Co-operative Inspector, and other district-level administrative roles. RTS officers serve at sub-district level (tehsil / block) and can rise into senior posts over a career.

Preparation roadmap — five months to Prelims

From notification (27 May) to Prelims (29 November) you have approximately 26 weeks (about 6 months). A realistic plan:

• Weeks 1-2 (June): read the entire RPSC RAS syllabus from the notification PDF. Highlight Rajasthan-specific topics (this is where RPSC differs from UPSC). Buy or borrow the standard Rajasthan GK reference books.
• Weeks 3-12 (June-August): finish core syllabus subject-wise — Rajasthan history (medieval + modern + freedom struggle), geography (physiography, agriculture, mineral resources, climate), polity (Panchayati Raj is especially important), economy, art-culture. Pair with NCERT Class 6-12 for national-level GS.
• Weeks 13-18 (September): begin Mains answer-writing practice — even before clearing Prelims. Mains is your real exam; writing-practice has a long ramp-up curve and cannot be compressed in the gap between Prelims and Mains.
• Weeks 19-22 (October): intensive Prelims revision + RPSC previous-year papers (last 5 years). RPSC has high question repetition for Rajasthan static GK — previous papers are gold.
• Weeks 23-26 (November): Prelims-specific mock tests, daily current affairs revision (Rajasthan + national), one full-length mock per week timed at 3 hours. Sleep, hydration, exam-day logistics in the final week.

RAS Pre admit card kab aayega? (When is the admit card released?)

RPSC has not announced an exact admit card date yet. Historically RPSC releases the RAS Pre admit card 10-15 days before the Preliminary exam — so for the 29 November 2026 Prelims, the admit card is expected around 15-20 November 2026. The download window stays open until the exam day. Download from the SSO Rajasthan recruitment portal using your application number + DOB.