Government jobs are always the most sought after jobs in Jammu & Kashmir. A state with such a disturbed environment, the security of jobs is the foremost criteria when looking for one. Further the government jobs offer a variety of sectors as well as a wide variety of placements levels for the job seeker. The demand for the government sector is because this caters to a wide section of the job seekers. Secondly the job security and privileges offered by any government or public sector companies cannot match the monetary remunerations given by the private sectors. The job availability with any government sector is generally listed in the respective organisational websites. Further, the Employment Exchanges in Jammu and Kashmir State have been catering to the recruitment needs of various Central Government Departments and Organizations only.
Besides, the Jammu & Kashmir Public Service commission works towards recruiting candidates for the civil services. This organisation is responsible for conducting the various written examinations for appointments to the services of the State. The official website of the commission provides the details of the syllabus and the schedule of the examination for the benefit of the job seekers.
The state of Jammu and Kashmir has a number of central government and state government offices. The state also houses a number of public sector undertakings of the state and central govt. Some of the organisations, which offer large-scale recruitment, are the Defence services, the Regional recruitment board of the railways, Reserve Bank of India, the various branches of the state Bank of India and its subsidiaries.
HMT Chinar Watches ltd. a subsidiary of HMT Ltd. offers challenging career opportunities for the technically sound professionals. This organisation has its headquarter and assembly units in Jammu and a watch factory in Srinagar. For the youth who are interested to take up a career in the education industry, in the govt. sector, the Jammu & Kashmir University has its doors wide open. An NAAC four star rated and ISO 9010:2000 certified University, this offers a number of vacancies in its various departments and in various positions. Further the Central University of Jammu & Kashmir also comes up with openings for the Teaching and Non-teaching posts.
