DSSSB - 941 DASS Grade-2, AE, JE, ASO (01/2026) - Vacancy Increased

The Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) is the primary recruitment authority for Group B and Group C posts across departments, autonomous bodies, and local bodies under the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Advertisement No. 01/2026 covers a Combined Examination for four distinct post categories: Legal Assistant (Post Code 801/26), Assistant Engineer Civil (Post Code 802/26), Junior Engineer Civil (Post Code 803/26), and Grade-II (GNCTDSS) / Assistant Section Officer (Post Code 804/26). Legal Assistant vacancies are spread across the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, Department of Law Justice and Legislative Affairs, and Delhi Transport Corporation. Engineering vacancies are in Delhi Jal Board, Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board, and New Delhi Municipal Council. The Grade-II and ASO vacancies, which constitute the bulk of the recruitment, are primarily in the Services Department of GNCTD along with DPCC and DUSIB. DSSSB conducts Computer-Based Examinations with normalisation across shifts using the Score Normalisation Based on Deviation Method formula. The Board follows a merit-cum-preference model where candidates exercise department preferences at the e-dossier stage after qualifying in the written examination. Reservation benefits are extended as per GNCTD and DoPT guidelines. Only OBC (Delhi) candidates notified by the Government of NCT of Delhi are eligible for OBC reservation benefits in this recruitment.

Candidates must be citizens of India. All eligibility conditions including age, educational qualification, and experience are determined as on the closing date of application, i.e., 25 March 2026. For Legal Assistant posts, the essential qualification is a degree in Law from a recognized university. DPCC and the Department of Law require three years and two years of legal practitioner or government legal work experience respectively; DUSIB requires three years at Bar or three years of regular DUSIB service; DTC requires graduation in Law with one year of advocate experience and enrolment with the Bar Council, along with working knowledge of Hindi. For Assistant Engineer (Civil), the essential qualification is a degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized university or institution. No experience is required for AE posts. For Junior Engineer (Civil) under Delhi Jal Board, the qualification is either a degree in Civil Engineering or a three-year Diploma in Civil Engineering with two years of experience in planning, execution, and maintenance of civil engineering works. For JE under NDMC, only a three-year Diploma in Civil Engineering is required with no experience. For Grade-II (GNCTDSS) / Assistant Section Officer posts under Services Department and DPCC, the essential qualification is a Bachelor's Degree from any recognized university or institute. DUSIB additionally requires computer proficiency. DSSSB employees with the requisite qualifications are eligible for DUSIB ASO posts without the age limit restriction. Experience qualifications for SC and ST candidates are relaxable at the discretion of the competent authority if sufficient candidates are unavailable.

Reservation is extended as per GNCTD and DoPT guidelines. SC candidates get 15% reservation and ST candidates 7.5%. OBC reservation applies only to OBC (Delhi) candidates notified by GNCT of Delhi; OBC (Outside Delhi) candidates are treated as Unreserved. EWS candidates are entitled to 10% reservation. PwBD candidates receive 4% horizontal reservation across categories, distributed among the five disability categories as notified by DoPT OM dated 15.01.2018 and Ministry of Social Justice OMs dated 04.01.2021 and 24.08.2022. Ex-Servicemen are entitled to reservation as per central government policy; those already re-employed in Group C or D posts on regular basis after availing ESM reservation are not eligible for further reservation but retain age relaxation benefits for higher posts. SC, ST, OBC, and EWS candidates selected on the same standard as unreserved candidates are adjusted against unreserved vacancies in the overall merit; only those selected on relaxed standards are counted against reserved vacancies.