Ladakh Prison Department: Syllabus, Pattern and Dates

The Ladakh Police Subordinate Service Recruitment Board published advertisement 03 of 2026 on 16 October 2026 for 12 posts in the Ladakh Prison Department. Applications are open until 8 November 2026, and the physical tests start from 20 November 2026.

Posts

• Assistant Superintendent Jail: 1
• Warder: 5
• Computer Assistant: 1
• Junior Assistant: 2
• Orderly: 2
• Barber: 1

Written examination (official)

• 100 objective questions, 1 mark each, in English only, at graduation level
• 80 minutes, with no negative marking
• General knowledge and reasoning: 40 marks
• General science: 20 marks
• English comprehension: 20 marks
• Arithmetic abilities: 20 marks, covering number system, simple interest, average, ratio and proportion, percentage, profit and loss, time and work, time and distance, clocks and calendars, mensuration, LCM and HCF, and data interpretation

Other stages

• Physical standard test and physical endurance test from 20 November 2026
• A typing test for Junior Assistant and a driving test for Warder
• Up to 5% marks for desired qualifications. For Warder, the driving test marks are added to the written score

The paper on our mocks

Our full mocks for Ladakh Prison Department have 100 questions in 80 minutes with no negative marking, which is about 48 seconds per question. The weights follow the board's published syllabus, and the time and question count are our own estimate where the board has not given them.

• General Knowledge, General Science and Reasoning: 60 questions (60% of the paper)
• English Comprehension: 20 questions (20% of the paper)
• Arithmetic Abilities: 20 questions (20% of the paper)

What the practice bank holds for this exam

Every topic has an answer and an explanation for each question.

• General sections (General Awareness & Science, Reasoning, English, Mathematics): 3,709 questions shared with other JKSSB exams, split into topics with Easy, Medium and Hard sets

Worked questions

Try each question before you read the answer. They show the level of the practice sets.

Q1 (General Awareness & Science). Nishat Bagh on the shore of Dal Lake was built by: Options: A) Dara Shikoh; B) Asif Khan, brother of Nur Jahan; C) Ali Mardan Khan; D) Atta Muhammad Khan Answer: B) Asif Khan, brother of Nur Jahan. Asif Khan built it in 1633; it is one of the largest Mughal gardens in the Valley.

Q2 (Reasoning). Pointing to a photograph, a man says, "She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son." How is she related to him, if he is that only son's child too? Options: A) Sister; B) Cousin; C) Daughter; D) Mother Answer: A) Sister. The grandfather's only son is the man's father, so his daughter is the man's sister.

Q3 (English). He divided the cake ___ four parts. Options: A) on; B) into; C) in; D) with Answer: B) into. 'Divide into' is the correct usage when splitting something into parts.

Q4 (Mathematics). Find the value of tan 45° + cot 45°. Options: A) 2.5; B) 2; C) 1; D) 1.5 Answer: B) 2. tan 45° + cot 45° = 1 + 1 = 2.

Q5 (General Awareness & Science). The highest motorable pass among these is: Options: A) Khardung La; B) Rohtang; C) Zojila; D) Banihal Answer: A) Khardung La. Khardung La lies at about 5,359 m.

Preparing section by section

General Knowledge, General Science and Reasoning (60 questions): Use a district-wise or era-wise table for facts, and answer a timed set every day to move the facts from short-term to long-term memory.

English Comprehension (20 questions): Start with the rules, then move to vocabulary and comprehension. Correct each error against the rule behind it, because the same few rules return in many questions.

Arithmetic Abilities (20 questions): Practise one chapter at a time at the Easy level, then move up. Learn the standard formulas and common fraction-percentage pairs so that you can do many questions without writing.

Using the mocks and topic tests

Start with the diagnostic test to find your weakest subjects, then work through the topic sets for those subjects. Take a sectional mock each week for the section you find hardest. In the last two weeks, sit full papers of 100 questions in 80 minutes, and spend as long on review as on the paper. With no negative marking, guess only when you can remove at least one option.

Common mistakes

• Studying only the subjects you like and leaving the weakest for the end
• Taking mocks without reviewing the wrong answers
• Ignoring the time limit during practice, and then running short in the real paper
• Relying on one source and not checking the board's own notice for changes

Practise

Start with the diagnostic, then try the full-length mocks and sectional mocks. Our mocks merge general knowledge, general science and reasoning into one section.