CGPSC ADPO Recruitment 2026: 15 Posts, Fresh LLB Eligible, Apply by 21 July

Chhattisgarh’s prosecution service has opened its door, and the question every law graduate asks first has a clean answer here. CGPSC ADPO Recruitment 2026 offers 15 Assistant District Public Prosecution Officer posts (10 fresh + 5 backlog), and a fresh LLB is enough, with no court-practice or enrolment condition attached. Applications run till 21 July 2026, 11:59 PM.

Fresh LLB? You’re In

The eligibility clause lists exactly one essential qualification: a law degree from a recognised university, held by 21 July 2026. There is no clause about years at the bar or prosecution experience. That makes this one of the few gazetted Class-II legal posts a 2026 pass-out can target directly. The flip side of the degree-in-hand rule: if your final-semester result isn’t out by 21 July, you can’t apply this cycle.

CGPSC ADPO Recruitment 2026: The Frame

Age Rules Favour Chhattisgarh Locals, Heavily

Everything generous here is domicile-locked. CG local residents get the 35-year ceiling plus the state’s special 5-year extension (valid till the end of 2028), taking them to 40 before category relaxations, with a combined cap of 45. CG women get +10, CG SC/ST/OBC-NCL +5, and there are provisions for state employees, home guards and widowed or deserted women.

If you’re from outside Chhattisgarh, the frame is tight and worth stating bluntly: age 21 to 30, unreserved seats only, whatever your category at home, and the ₹400 fee. One more narrow gate applies to everyone: under the PwD quota, only one-arm (OA) disability candidates are eligible for this particular post.

A small kindness for locals: CG residents who actually appear in the exam get the examination fee refunded to their bank account.

The 330-Mark Ladder

Selection has two rungs: a written exam of 300 marks and an interview of 30, for a 330-mark total. The written paper is a single objective sitting of 3 hours: 150 questions at 2 marks each, in Hindi and English.

And yes, there is negative marking: the exam plan in the advertisement deducts one-third of a question’s marks for every wrong answer. At 2 marks a question, each mistake costs you 0.67.

The law syllabus is firmly post-2023: the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam in full, alongside the Constitution’s core parts and minor acts like the CG Excise Act, IT Act chapters, SC/ST (PoA) Act, NDPS Act, Arms Act and the Food Safety Act. If your law college taught you IPC and CrPC, plan serious time with the new codes; this paper doesn’t test the old ones.

Two candid notes from the advertisement itself: the vacancy count can be revised until the last date, and the recruitment is subject to pending Supreme Court and High Court cases (the advertisement cites the case numbers without describing what they concern). CGPSC also keeps the option of selecting through interview alone if it decides not to hold the written exam, an unusual clause worth knowing even though an exam date is already pencilled in.

How This Compares With Rajasthan’s APO

Law graduates weighing prosecution careers have two live options this month, and they differ in shape. Rajasthan’s APO recruitment is bigger (371 posts) and has no interview at all, but closes 7 July. Chhattisgarh’s ADPO is a small batch of 15 with a 30-mark interview in the mix, a higher pay level (Level-9, ₹38,100 start against Rajasthan’s L-11), and a longer runway till 21 July. Eligible for both? Apply to both; the syllabi overlap heavily on the new criminal codes.

Filing on the eService Portal

1. From psc.cg.gov.in, open the ADPO 2026 apply link (it routes to CGPSC’s eService portal).
2. Complete one-time registration; an OTP lands on your mobile and email.
3. The portal captures a live photo through a camera link sent to your phone: face filling about 80% of the frame, both ears visible, light background. Re-capture is allowed, so retake until it’s clean.
4. Upload your signature (black ball pen on white paper, JPG up to 100 KB).
5. Pay online (₹300/₹400 plus portal fee and GST) and submit. Free corrections run 22-24 July; after that it costs ₹500.

Closing Notes

Fifteen posts is a small pond, but the applicant pool for a Hindi-belt prosecution post with a fresh-graduate gate is smaller than it looks, and Level-9 pay makes this the better-paying of the two APO-type recruitments open right now. CG locals aged up to 40 hold most of the cards here. Non-CG candidates under 30 with strong command of the new criminal codes still have a fair shot at the unreserved seats. The form closes 21 July; the tentative exam on 20 September gives you eleven clear weeks with the BNS.

This post opens our Chhattisgarh section; the wider State PSC list has every commission we track.

Rapid-Fire

Can a fresh law graduate apply for CGPSC ADPO 2026?

Yes. The only essential qualification is an LLB from a recognised university, held by 21 July 2026. No court practice or Bar Council enrolment is required.

What is the last date for CGPSC ADPO Recruitment 2026?

21 July 2026 at 11:59 PM, online only. Free corrections follow till 24 July, and paid corrections (₹500) on 25-26 July.

Can candidates from outside Chhattisgarh apply?

Yes, but strictly within age 21-30, against unreserved seats only, at the ₹400 fee. All reservations and age relaxations belong to CG local residents.

What is the CGPSC ADPO exam pattern?

A 3-hour objective paper of 150 questions worth 300 marks (General Knowledge 50 questions, Law 100 questions covering the complete BNS, BNSS and BSA plus minor acts), with one-third negative marking per wrong answer, followed by a 30-mark interview. Total 330.

When is the CGPSC ADPO exam?

Tentatively 20 September 2026, as printed in the advertisement. Admit cards appear on psc.cg.gov.in about 10 days before the exam.

What is the ADPO salary in Chhattisgarh?

Pay Matrix Level-9, ₹38,100 rising to ₹1,20,400, plus DA and other state-government allowances. It is a gazetted Class-II post with a 3-year probation.