This month’s exams: SSC CPO, IBPS RRB, UPSC forest service mains and SSC CHSL

November is a busy month for candidates preparing for central government and bank jobs. These are the main exams and deadlines still ahead, according to the calendars published by the recruiting bodies and exam trackers.

Exams

• SSC CPO Paper I (Sub-Inspectors in the Delhi Police and the Central Armed Police Forces): 20 to 28 November.
• IBPS RRB Officer Scale I preliminary exam (officers in regional rural banks): 21 and 22 November, with the mains on 20 December. Call letters are usually released seven to ten days before the exam, so expect them from about 11 to 14 November.
• UPSC Indian Forest Service Main Examination: from 22 November.
• SSC CHSL Tier I (clerical and data-entry posts for those who have passed Class 12): 30 November to 31 December.

Candidates who have both the SSC CPO and IBPS RRB exams should check their dates carefully, since the two overlap on 21 and 22 November.

Deadlines

• RRB NTPC, undergraduate-level posts: applications close on 13 November, according to one tracker. The graduate-level window closed on 6 November.
• UPSSSC Inter Level (Uttar Pradesh): applications open from 10 November to 1 December.

Before you go

Dates sometimes change, and coaching sites do not always agree. Confirm every date on the official websites (ssc.gov.in, ibps.in, upsc.gov.in and your regional Railway Recruitment Board’s site), download your admit card as soon as it is out, and check the reporting time and the documents you must carry.