SPSC CCE 2026: Combined Competitive Examination, Age Limit and How to Apply

The SPSC Combined Competitive Examination 2026 is open again: the Sindh Public Service Commission has reopened CCE 2026 applications under Advertisement No. 06/2026, and the last date to apply is 11 November 2026. Under the revised rules the age limit is now 33 years and a candidate may make up to 5 attempts.

The CCE is Sindh’s main civil service examination, the route into the province’s gazetted officer posts. This guide explains who can sit it, what the reopened window changes, and how to apply at spsc.gov.pk before the screening test on 28 November 2026.

SPSC CCE 2026 Quick Facts

Examination	Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2026
Commission	Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC)
Advertisement	No. 06/2026, applications reopened
Domicile	Sindh
Education	Bachelor’s degree
Age limit	Up to 33 years under the revised rules
Attempts	Up to 5
Screening test	28 November 2026
Last date	11 November 2026
Apply at	spsc.gov.pk

What the Combined Competitive Examination Is

The Combined Competitive Examination is the Sindh Public Service Commission’s annual competitive examination for the province’s gazetted civil service posts, the Sindh equivalent of the federal CSS route. Successful candidates are allocated to provincial services and departments according to their merit and preferences. Because one examination fills many different posts, the CCE draws the largest and most competitive field of any Sindh recruitment, and its screening test is used to cut that field down to a manageable number before the written examination proper. If your aim is a career as a gazetted officer in the Sindh government, this examination, not individual department advertisements, is the door.

What the Reopened Window Changes

CCE 2026 was first announced under an earlier advertisement, and the commission has now reopened applications through Advertisement No. 06/2026, dated 23 October 2026, under revised rules. Two changes matter most. The age limit now runs to 33 years, which brings back candidates who had aged out under the earlier limit. And the attempt limit is now 5, so a candidate who had used the previously allowed attempts may be eligible again under the new count. If you applied in the earlier round, read the reopening notice on spsc.gov.pk to confirm whether your application stands or a fresh one is required, and if you are newly eligible under the age or attempt rules, this window, closing 11 November 2026, is your entry.

Who Can Apply: Domicile, Education and Age

Three conditions decide eligibility. You must hold a Sindh domicile, because the CCE fills Sindh’s own provincial services. You must hold at least a Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university. And you must be within the revised age limit of 33 years, counted as the rules of the advertisement prescribe, with any relaxation applied exactly as the commission’s rules allow. The attempt count is now up to 5 attempts at the examination. Candidates should calculate their age and attempts from the advertisement’s own wording before applying; the commission rejects ineligible applications at scrutiny, and the fee and effort of an ineligible attempt are simply lost.

How to Apply for SPSC CCE 2026

1. Open spsc.gov.pk and read Advertisement No. 06/2026 in full, including the reopening conditions.
2. Create your account or sign in on the SPSC online application system.
3. Fill the CCE 2026 application: personal details, domicile information, education record and your examination preferences as the form requires.
4. Pay the application fee through the channel the advertisement prescribes and keep the receipt details for the form.
5. Submit before 11 November 2026 and download or note your application and roll details for the screening test.

The Screening Test on 28 November 2026

The commission has set the CCE 2026 screening test for 28 November 2026, only weeks after the application window closes. The screening test exists to shortlist: it does not decide your final merit, but failing it ends your attempt for this year. That short gap between applying and screening means preparation cannot wait for the written examination schedule. Candidates should treat November as a screening month: apply early in the window, then spend the remaining weeks on the screening syllabus the commission publishes, and watch spsc.gov.pk for the roll number slip and centre details.

Mistakes That End CCE Applications Early

• Applying without a Sindh domicile; the CCE is for Sindh’s services.
• Crossing the age limit of 33 or the 5-attempt limit under the revised rules.
• Missing 11 November 2026 while waiting for an extension that has not been announced.
• Fee paid through the wrong channel or receipt details lost.
• Starting preparation after applying; the screening test is on 28 November 2026.

Candidates who meet the domicile, degree, age and attempt conditions should apply as soon as the form opens, because the window closes on 11 November 2026 and the screening test follows on 28 November 2026.

Roll Number Slip and Test Day: 28 November 2026

Your screening test seat is confirmed by the roll number slip, which the commission issues through spsc.gov.pk before the test. Download it as soon it appears, check that your name, CNIC number and test centre read correctly, and print it in advance rather than on the morning of 28 November. On the day, carry the slip and your original CNIC; centres do not admit candidates on a phone screenshot of someone else’s slip or without the identity document the slip is issued against. If your slip carries a wrong detail, contact the commission before the test day instead of arguing it at the centre gate, and arrive early: screening day crowds at large centres form well before the reporting time, and latecomers are not seated after the paper begins.

After the Screening Test: Written Examination, Assessment and Interview

Candidates who clear the screening test move to the main written examination, which follows the established pattern of competitive examinations in Pakistan: compulsory subjects that every candidate takes, and optional subjects chosen from the commission’s list according to the candidate’s degree and interest. The optional choice is a strategic decision, because it is locked once the application is in and it should match what you can genuinely prepare, not what you wish you had studied. Those who qualify the written examination go through the further assessment and interview stages, and the final merit is built from the whole performance before allocation to the provincial services. The commission publishes each stage’s schedule and roll number details on spsc.gov.pk, so a serious candidate’s preparation calendar runs well beyond the screening date of 28 November: screening first, written examination after, and the interview last.

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Last updated: November 5, 2026