Indian Government Vacancy Trends — August 2026
Live snapshot of open Indian government vacancies across sectors, states and organisations. Data is compiled from official recruitment notifications tracked daily by the hireds.in editorial team.
Last updated: 2026-08-29 · Editor: Dileshwar Vitthale · Licence: CC BY 4.0 (cite hireds.in when reusing)
Vacancies by sector
State government tracks (Talathi, Lekhpal, VLW, Gramsevak) usually dominate by volume; central posts (SSC, RRB, IBPS) dominate by search interest.
- banking2,28,516 posts · 1,552 notifications
- state govt1,19,377 posts · 95 notifications
- railway44,191 posts · 94 notifications
- defense27,800 posts · 8 notifications
- ssc17,727 posts · 10 notifications
- teaching13,404 posts · 8 notifications
- upsc1,056 posts · 13 notifications
- psu350 posts · 2 notifications
Vacancies by state
Population-heavy states such as Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh usually publish the largest single-notification vacancies.
- Uttar Pradesh70,282 posts
- Maharashtra26,828 posts
- Madhya Pradesh6,755 posts
- Rajasthan3,705 posts
- Bihar3,231 posts
- Kerala2,470 posts
- West Bengal1,522 posts
- Haryana1,100 posts
- Tamil Nadu1,089 posts
- Karnataka1,015 posts
- Odisha754 posts
Vacancies published per month (last 12 months)
Monthly volume of new recruitment notifications tracked by hireds.in. Look for the pre-election bump (Jan–Apr) and the post-monsoon central-govt cycle (Aug–Nov).
Top 10 recruiting organisations
Which departments are hiring at the largest volume in the current cycle.
| Organisation | Notifications | Total posts |
|---|---|---|
| UP Police Recruitment Board | 1 | 60,244 |
| Indian Army | 1 | 25,000 |
| Rajasthan Safai Karmachari Bharti 2026 | 1 | 24,752 |
| Maharashtra Rural Development Department | 1 | 19,460 |
| Staff Selection Commission | 1 | 17,727 |
| SBI Apprentice | 2 | 14,300 |
| Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan | 1 | 13,404 |
| SSC CGL 2026 | 1 | 12,256 |
| Railway Recruitment Board | 1 | 11,558 |
| CRPF Constable Tradesman | 1 | 9,195 |
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