The Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board has released the MPESB Exam Calendar 2026, announcing the tentative schedule of examinations to be conducted during the year. The calendar includes recruitment tests, entrance examinations and eligibility tests planned from January 2026 to December 2026 across the state.The released schedule brings clarity for candidates preparing for government jobs and entrance tests. You can now see the expected exam months in one place and plan your preparation accordingly, as the calendar covers Group examinations, Police recruitment, nursing tests, teacher eligibility tests and multiple entrance exams.List of potential examinations to be held or advertised in 2026The first part of the calendar details major recruitment, entrance and eligibility examinations along with estimated vacancies and tentative result timelines.
| S. No. |
Examination name |
Estimated number of posts |
Tentative examination month / date |
Tentative result release month |
Remarks
|
| 1 |
Subedar / Sub-Inspector Recruitment Examination – 2025 |
500 |
January 16, 2026 onwards |
February 2026 |
First phase |
| 2 |
Group-02 Subgroup-03 Combined Recruitment Examination – 2025 |
454 |
January 23, 2026 onwards |
February 2026 |
— |
| 3 |
Group-01 Subgroup-02 |
429 |
February 10, 2026 onwards |
March 2026 |
— |
| 4 |
Selection Examination for Training Officer Posts in ITIs under the Department of Technical Education, Skill Development and Employment |
888 |
February 18, 2026 onwards |
March 2026 |
— |
| 5 |
Group-05 Staff Nurse Combined Recruitment Examination |
100 |
February 2026 |
March 2026 |
— |
| 6 |
Forest Guard, Jail Guard and Assistant Jail Superintendent Examination |
1426 |
March 2026 |
April 2026 |
First phase |
| 7 |
Recruitment Examination for vacant posts under the Directorate of Health Services, Bhopal (Hospital Assistant, Class IV) |
1287 |
March 2026 |
April 2026 |
— |
| 8 |
Group-02 Subgroup-04 |
500 |
April 2026 |
June 2026 |
— |
| 9 |
Group-03 Sub-Engineer |
900 |
April 2026 |
June 2026 |
— |
| 10 |
Animal Husbandry and Dairy Diploma Entrance Examination |
— |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
Entrance examination |
| 11 |
Entrance Examination for Training in Female Health Worker Training Centres |
— |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
Entrance examination |
| 12 |
Pre-Nursing Selection Test and GNMTST |
— |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Entrance examination |
| 13 |
Post Basic B.Sc. and M.Sc. Nursing Entrance Examination |
— |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Entrance examination |
| 14 |
PAT Entrance Examination |
— |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Entrance examination |
| 15 |
Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test |
— |
July 2026 |
September 2026 |
Eligibility test |
| 16 |
Primary Teacher Eligibility Test |
— |
August 2026 |
October 2026 |
Eligibility test |
| 17 |
Group-02 Subgroup-02 |
131 |
September 2026 |
November 1, 2026 |
— |
| 18 |
Combined Recruitment Examination for Assistant Grade-03 and equivalent posts under Group-04 |
200 |
September 2026 |
November 1, 2026 |
— |
| 19 |
Group-01 Subgroup-01 |
— |
October 2026 |
November 1, 2026 |
— |
| 20 |
Group-02 Subgroup-01 |
— |
October 2026 |
December 1, 2026 |
— |
| 21 |
Police Constable Recruitment Examination |
— |
October 2026 |
December 1, 2026 |
First phase |
Month-wise examination schedule for recruitment, entrance and eligibility testsThe second table in the calendar presents a simplified month-wise list of tests with their exam type and tentative examination month.
| S. No. |
Test |
Exam type |
Tentative exam date |
| 1 |
Department of Technical Education, Skill Development and Employment (ITI Training Officer) Recruitment Test |
Recruitment test |
February 18, 2026 |
| 2 |
Group-05 Staff Nurse Combined Recruitment Test |
Recruitment test |
February 2026 |
| 3 |
Kshetra Rakshak, Jail Prahari and Sahayak Jail Adhikshak Recruitment Test |
Recruitment test |
March 2026 |
| 4 |
Hospital Assistant Grade-IV Recruitment Test for Sanchalnalaya Swasthya Sewaye, Bhopal |
Recruitment test |
March 2026 |
| 5 |
Group-02 Sub-Group-04 Recruitment Test |
Recruitment test |
April 2026 |
| 6 |
Group-03 Sub-Engineer Combined Recruitment Test |
Recruitment test |
April 2026 |
| 7 |
Animal Husbandry and Dairy Technology Diploma Entrance Test |
Entrance test |
May 2026 |
| 8 |
ANM Training Selection Test |
Entrance test |
May 2026 |
| 9 |
Pre-Nursing Selection Test and GNMTST |
Entrance test |
June 2026 |
| 10 |
Post-Basic B.Sc. Nursing and M.Sc. Nursing Selection Test |
Entrance test |
June 2026 |
| 11 |
Pre-Agriculture Test |
Entrance test |
June 2026 |
| 12 |
Middle School Teacher Eligibility Test |
Eligibility test |
July 2026 |
| 13 |
Primary School Teacher Eligibility Test |
Eligibility test |
August 2026 |
| 14 |
Group-02 Sub-Group-02 Recruitment Test |
Recruitment test |
September 2026 |
| 15 |
Group-04 Assistant Grade-03, Stenotypist, Stenographer and other posts Combined Recruitment Test |
Recruitment test |
September 2026 |
| 16 |
Group-01 Sub-Group-01 and Group-02 Sub-Group-01 Recruitment Test |
Recruitment test |
October 2026 |
| 17 |
Police Constable Recruitment Test |
Recruitment test |
October 2026 |
Exams scheduled across the full calendar yearAs outlined in the MPESB Exam Calendar 2026, examinations are scheduled continuously from January 2026 to December 2026. The calendar covers recruitment for various government departments, entrance tests for professional courses and eligibility tests for teaching posts.The consolidated schedule allows candidates to track examination months clearly and prepare for multiple tests conducted by MPESB during the year.
