WBPSC Sub-Surveyor Notification 2026

Vacancies, department and pay

The notice announces 1,145 permanent Sub-Surveyor posts in the Directorate of Land Records & Surveys, under the Department of Land & Land Reforms and Refugee Relief & Rehabilitation, Government of West Bengal. Pay is Level 7, ₹24,700–₹63,900, plus admissible allowances.

Educational eligibility

Applicants must have passed Madhyamik or equivalent and satisfy one of these routes:

• Diploma route: a three-year Diploma in Survey Engineering from a recognised institute affiliated to AICTE or the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education.
• ITI and experience route: a two-year Surveyor certificate from a recognised ITI, plus one year of prescribed Survey and Settlement experience using modern survey techniques, with DGPS and/or Electronic Total Stations. The employer must meet the notice’s government-empanelment or DILRMP-recognised GIS/surveying-company conditions, including the stated three-year mapping and land-records experience requirement.

Essential qualifications and prescribed experience must be fulfilled by the application closing date. Read the full official notice for acceptable institutions, experience certification and employer conditions.

Age limit and language

The prescribed age is 21–45 on 1 January 2024, with the relaxations stated in the notice. West Bengal SC/ST candidates receive five years and West Bengal OBC non-creamy-layer candidates three years of upper-age relaxation. The notice separately states provisions for PwBD and ex-servicemen. Ability to read, write and speak Bengali is essential, with the stated exemption for candidates whose mother tongue is Nepali.

Application fee

₹110 plus applicable service charges, payable online. West Bengal SC/ST candidates and PwBD candidates with disability of 40% or above are exempt. OBC candidates pay the usual fee; SC/ST candidates from other states do not receive the exemption.

Selection and written papers

Paper I requires 30% (15 out of 50). Only candidates who qualify in Paper I have their Paper II marks considered. The final merit list uses Paper II marks alone; WBPSC may set its qualifying threshold. Each incorrect Paper II answer deducts 0.25 mark.

How to apply

1. Open the official WBPSC website and select Sub-Surveyor, Advertisement 22/2024.
2. Check your eligibility and complete the online application with your qualifications, category claims and photo ID.
3. Pay the fee online if applicable and submit by 9 November 2026, 3 p.m.
4. Save a printout. If needed, use the permitted edit option once during 11–16 November.

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