Management, Excise and Audit Officer Vacancies at Government of Punjab

About the role

The Government of Punjab is recruiting officers through the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), Lahore, under the Combined Competitive Examination 2026. Advertisement No. 12/2026 lists these vacancies under Serial No. 191 and Case No. 106-RC/2026. All three categories of posts carry BS-17, and selected candidates may be posted anywhere in Punjab.

Applications must be submitted online. Applications submitted through any other method will not be accepted.

Posts and vacancies

There are 48 vacancies in total.

Eligibility

Candidates must hold a graduate degree with at least Second Division from a recognized university. Male, female and transgender candidates with Punjab domicile are eligible.

Age requirements

Age eligibility will be determined as of 1 January 2027.

• General candidates: The age range is 21 to 30 years, with a special two-year relaxation increasing the upper limit to 32 years. For the competitive examinations conducted in 2026 and 2027, the upper age limit has been increased from 30 to 32 years and the number of permitted attempts from three to four under the Punjab Services and General Administration Department notification dated 2 October 2026.

• Government employees: The upper age limit is 35 years for officials serving in connection with the affairs of the Federal Government who are domiciled in Punjab, and for Punjab Government officials, provided they have at least four years of service.

• Special persons: The upper age limit is 45 years, including a maximum relaxation of 15 years under the Punjab Civil Servants Recruitment (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit) Rules, 1976.

The general age-relaxation provisions under the Punjab Delegation of Powers (Relaxation of Age) Rules, 1961, referenced in the notification dated 29 November 2012, do not apply to posts filled through the Combined Competitive Examination conducted by PPSC. Employees of semi-government bodies, autonomous bodies of the Federal Government or Punjab Government, and local bodies are not entitled to an age concession for service in those organizations.

All other eligibility conditions must be fulfilled on or before the application closing date. Candidates must produce their original certificates at the psychological assessment and interview to substantiate the claims made in their applications.

Written examination and interview

The written examination carries 1,100 marks. The interview/viva voce carries 300 marks, making a grand total of 1,400 marks. The question papers will be of graduate-level standard.

The Mental Ability and Reasoning Test covers mental ability and reasoning, logical and analytical reasoning, quantitative and numerical processing, reading and verbal comprehension, and decision-making and problem-solving.

Papers VI to X each contain 25 marks of MCQs and 75 marks of subjective questions. Non-Muslim candidates may choose Ethics or a combination of Ethics and Islamic Studies in both the subjective and objective components.

Candidates must select one optional subject from: Agriculture; Arabic; Botany; Business Administration; Chemistry; Commerce; Computer Science; Economics; Education; Engineering Fundamentals and Engineering Management; English Literature; Geography; Geology; History; Law; Mass Communication; Mathematics; Persian; Philosophy; Physics; Political Science; Psychology; Public Administration; Punjabi; Social Work; Sociology; Statistics; Urdu; Veterinary Science; or Zoology.

Each incorrect answer in the General Knowledge MCQ paper attracts a deduction of 0.25 marks. Candidates must obtain at least 33 marks in the Mental Ability and Reasoning Test, 40 marks in each remaining paper, and 550 marks in aggregate to qualify for interview. Candidates must also secure at least 50% in the interview to qualify for the final merit list.

Candidates must appear in every compulsory subject and the selected optional subject. A candidate absent from one paper will not be allowed to take the remaining papers. The examination may be conducted in phases. The syllabus and optional-subject syllabuses are available on the PPSC website.

How to apply

Apply online at J92LINK0X by 30 November 2026. Before applying, read the PPSC website's important instructions about the application fee, written test and interview.

Pay the application fee online only through an ATM, mobile phone banking, internet banking, or over the counter at a 1Link member bank branch. JazzCash, EasyPaisa, U Paisa and other available microfinance banks are also accepted. Payment details are available on the PPSC website.

Candidates claiming an equivalent qualification must obtain an equivalence certificate from the Higher Education Commission or the relevant department's Qualification Equivalence Determination Committee. This certificate must be submitted at interview or whenever requested by the Commission. Failure to provide it will result in cancellation of candidature.

In-service candidates must apply for a No Objection Certificate or Departmental Permission Certificate from their department by the closing date and provide it at interview if called.

Candidates whose posts require registration with PEC, PNC, PMDC, PMC or another relevant regulatory body must have applied for the registration certificate by the closing date and provide it at interview if called.

At interview, candidates must provide certificates issued by the competent authority showing marks obtained, total marks or percentage for all degrees. CGPA alone is not acceptable.

No addition, deletion or alteration of the optional subject will be allowed after submission of the online application. No further representation on this matter will be entertained. The order of preference for examination centres cannot be changed.

Any departmental request to vary the number of posts may be accepted without inviting fresh applications. Changes in vacancy numbers will be reflected on the PPSC website. Candidates should rely on information available on the PPSC website.

Important dates

• Online application closing date: 30 November 2026.

• Age eligibility cutoff: 1 January 2027.

• Deadline for meeting other eligibility conditions: 30 November 2026.