Law Officer (Jail Department)
Gazetted Class II officer in the Madhya Pradesh Jail Department. Gives legal help to prisoners, prepares replies to court petitions and acts on court orders on time.
MPPSC Law Officer (Jail Department) Exam 2026
Applications open on 15 Oct 2026
What the 2026 notice required
From MPPSC Law Officer (Jail Department) Exam 2026 · checked against the official document on 12 Oct 2026. The next notice may change these rules.
- Qualification
- Graduation
• Bachelor's degree in law. • 2 years of work experience as an advocate. • You must hold both by the last date, 5 November 2026.
- Age limit
- Up to 40 years for the general category on 1 Jan 2027
- Age relaxations
- Age relaxations (for example for reserved categories, women and government employees of Madhya Pradesh) are given in Appendix 1 of the advertisement. They are not entered in the eligibility checker yet, so read Appendix 1 before you decide.
- Pay
- Rs 56,100 - 1,77,500 (Level 12)
- Must have
- 24 months of experience
- Other conditions
- Reserved posts are only for natives of Madhya Pradesh; candidates from other states are considered only for unreserved posts. A person with more than two living children, one of them born on or after 26 January 2001, cannot be appointed. If fewer than 500 candidates apply, selection will be by interview only (no written exam).
Selection stages
As stated in the 2026 notice.
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Written exam (OMR)
Objective multiple-choice exam on an OMR sheet, with negative marking, at Indore on 13 December 2026. Up to three times the number of posts in each category are called for interview. If fewer than 500 candidates apply, this exam is not held and selection is by interview only.
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Interview
Interview of 100 marks. Minimum pass marks: 41 for unreserved; 31 for reserved categories and persons with disabilities. Final selection is based on the total of written exam and interview marks.
How to prepare
Built from the official notice, so it changes when the notice does.
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Applications open on 15 Oct 2026
MPPSC Law Officer (Jail Department) Exam 2026 has been notified but is not taking applications yet.
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Check your qualification
The 2026 notice asked for at least: Graduation. The full wording is in the notice summary above.
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Get these ready early
The 2026 notice required: 24 months of experience.
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Prepare for each stage
The 2026 notice had 2 stages: Written exam (OMR), then Interview.
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Read the official document
It is the final word on every rule, fee and date. This page only summarises it.
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Watch for the next notice
New notices are published by Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board. The 2026 notice took applications from 15 Oct 2026 to 5 Nov 2026.
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Check your eligibility
Answer a few questions to see if you meet this notice's age, qualification and domicile rules.