Clerk / LDC / UDC Recruitment 2026 – Latest Notifications, Admit Card & Result

Clerk / LDC / UDC Jobs 2026: Clerical Cadre Government Recruitment

Clerical posts — Lower Division Clerk (LDC), Upper Division Clerk (UDC), and general Clerk — form the backbone of office administration across central ministries, state secretariats, High Courts, and PSUs. At the central level, SSC CHSL is the primary route for LDC (now designated Junior Secretariat Assistant / JSA in most departments), requiring a Class 12 pass. UDC posts, which involve more supervisory file-handling responsibility, generally require a graduate degree and are often filled by departmental promotion from LDC as well as direct recruitment.

State governments run their own clerical recruitment through Subordinate Services Selection Boards or equivalent bodies, and PSUs recruit clerks independently for their own offices. Selection typically involves a written exam (General Awareness, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English) followed by a typing speed test — a minimum English or Hindi typing speed (commonly 35 wpm English / 30 wpm Hindi) is a standard, non-waivable qualifying requirement across most clerical recruitments.

Clerical posts carry standard Group C pay scales with DA, HRA, and pension benefits for confirmed employees, and offer a defined promotion ladder from LDC/JSA to UDC/Senior Secretariat Assistant and onward to Assistant/Section Officer level through departmental exams and seniority.

Check this page for the latest LDC, UDC, and Clerk recruitment notifications from SSC, state boards, and central departments.