Bihar Vidhan Sabha ASO ACT Recruitment 2026

Bihar Vidhan Sabha ASO and ACT Recruitment 2026 — 84 posts

The Bihar Vidhan Sabha Sachivalaya (Bihar Legislative Assembly Secretariat), Patna, has re-opened Advertisement No. 01/2024 for the posts of Assistant Section Officer (ASO) and Assistant Caretaker (ACT). Applications are invited online from 7 November to 27 November 2026.

Important: the vacancy total is 84, not 54

Some job sites report 54 posts (50 ASO + 4 ACT). That is the pre-amendment figure from the original 2024 advertisement. The amended vacancy table in the re-opening notice dated 3 November 2026 — headed "संशोधित की जाती हैं" (are hereby amended) — gives the revised total of 84 posts: Assistant Section Officer 79 and Assistant Caretaker 5. This post uses the amended figures.

• Assistant Section Officer: 79 — UR 43, EWS 08, SC 07, EBC 12, BC 07, BC (women) 02; of these, 23 posts are for women (35% horizontal reservation)
• Assistant Caretaker: 5 — UR 02, EWS 01, EBC 01, BC 01; of these, 3 posts are for women
• Horizontal reservation: 3 posts for PwD (1 blind/low vision, 1 deaf/hard of hearing, 1 locomotor and others) and 2 posts for freedom-fighter descendants (2%)

The advertisement states that the number of posts may increase or decrease.

Who need not apply again

Candidates who applied in the earlier windows (29 January to 15 February 2024 and 29 November to 13 December 2024) need NOT apply again.

Who can apply

Essential qualification: graduation (or equivalent) from a university recognised by the State or Central Government, held by the last date of online application. The minimum age is 21 years as on 1 August 2023; the maximum is 37 years for UR males, 40 years for UR females and BC/EBC candidates, and 42 years for SC/ST candidates. Relaxation applies for government servants, PwD candidates and ex-servicemen as per the advertisement. Reservation benefit is only for Bihar-domicile candidates.

Pay

Assistant Section Officer: Pay Level 7, Rs. 44,900 to Rs. 1,42,400. Assistant Caretaker: Pay Level 4, Rs. 25,500 to Rs. 81,100.

Fee

• Rs. 600 — EBC, BC, EWS and UR male candidates, and all candidates from outside Bihar
• Rs. 150 — Bihar-domicile SC/ST candidates, PwD candidates (40% or more) and Bihar-domicile women of all categories

The fee is paid online (Net Banking, credit or debit card); bank charges are extra and the fee is non-refundable. SC/ST candidates who pay the concessional fee but cannot produce the certificate may be disqualified; they may voluntarily pay the general fee to stay safe.

Selection

Two stages. Preliminary exam: OMR-based objective MCQ, 100 questions, 400 marks, 2 hours, with minus 1 mark per wrong answer. Subjects: General Studies 40, General Science and Maths 30, Mental Ability and Logical Reasoning 30; medium Hindi/English (English prevails on any discrepancy). Minimum qualifying marks: General 40%, BC 36.5%, EBC 34%, and SC/ST, women and PwD 32%. Mains: a separate application and a separate exam fee from Prelims-qualified candidates (the Mains fee amount is not stated in the advertisement); the Mains syllabus is on the Vidhan Sabha website. Merit lists are drawn per post from the Mains.

How to apply

Apply online at vidhansabha.bihar.gov.in from 11:00 AM on 7 November 2026 to 27 November 2026. Read the full advertisement, including the re-opening notice dated 3 November 2026 and the amended vacancy table, before applying.