JKSSB AHTO Syllabus 2026, Subject-Wise Marks Distribution & Exam Pattern

JKSSB AHTO Syllabus 2026: the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board has released the syllabus for recruitment of assistant handicraft training officers and assistant handlooms training officers, which is advertised under advt no. 13 of 2025. The syllabus was published on jkssb.nic.in on 10 August 2025 and is available to download under the syllabus section on the same. As per the syllabus released, the exam will consist of 120 questions from various sections like general English, general reasoning, quantitative aptitude, computer and general studies, each having a specific weightage of questions. We will provide you the detailed exam pattern and subject-wise topics as released by the JKSSB in the article below. Read our complete article and prepare for the AHTO exam accordingly.

JKSSB AHTO Syllabus 2026 Overview

JKSSB AHTO Exam Pattern 2026

The official syllabus that is released by the JKSSB contains five subjects to which no of questions are distributed in a way that all groups of students get equal opportunity to score in the exam and a fair competition among the students. The subject-wise distribution of questions is as below:

Subject-Wise Marks Distribution

1. General Awareness (Jammu and Kashmir)

This section will comprise 24 questions (24 marks) that will be asked in the examination. It includes questions from Indian general knowledge, current affairs, constitutional topics, and important aspects of Jammu and Kashmir. The topics from which these questions will be asked are given below:

• Current events of national and international importance.
• Political and physical divisions of India.
• Climate and crops in India.
• Transport and communication.
• Demography, census features, and vital statistics.
• Important rivers and lakes in India.
• Indian economy.
• Indian culture and heritage.
• Indian history, with special reference to the freedom movement.
• Indian Constitution, including the Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, and Directive Principles of State Policy.
• Science and technology.
• Environment, ecology, and biodiversity.
• Taxation in India, including direct and indirect taxes, CBDT, and GST.
• Jammu and Kashmir history, economy, geography, heritage, culture, and important tourist destinations.
• Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
• MGNREGA, PMAY, SBM & Panchayati Raj Act and Rules.

2. General English and Comprehension

Tbis Section Will Contain 24 questions from Grammar, Vocabulary and Comprehension, and topics from which questions are asked are given below:

• Tenses.
• Narration.
• Modals.
• Articles.
• Reading comprehension.
• Fill in the blanks using phrases, pronouns, homonyms, and homophones.
• Clauses.
• Synonyms and antonyms.
• Pairs of words and their use in meaningful sentences.
• Rearrangement of jumbled sentences.
• Idioms and phrases.
• Uses of prepositions.
• Active and passive voice.
• Error spotting.
• Sentence correction.
• Spelling correction.

3. General Intelligence and Reasoning

The reasoning section carries 24 marks. It includes numerical, verbal, logical, and non-verbal reasoning topics given below:

• Number series, letter series, and semantic series.
• Speed, distance, and time.
• Statements and conclusions.
• Logical reasoning and mental reasoning.
• Word building and numerical operations.
• Semantic, symbolic, number, and figural analogy.
• Semantic, symbolic, number, and figural classification.
• Problem-solving.
• Symbolic operations and trends.
• Space orientation and space visualization.
• Venn diagrams and drawing inferences.
• Punched-hole and pattern folding and unfolding.
• Figural pattern folding and completion.
• Indexing and address matching.
• Date and city matching.
• Classification of centre codes and roll numbers.
• Small and capital letters.

4. Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative Aptitude will consists for 18 questios. The question will be from arithmetic, algebra, geometry, mensuration, trigonometry, and data interpretation which are given below:

• Whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and relationships between numbers.
• Profit and loss, discount, and partnership business.
• Mixture and alligation.
• Time and distance, time and work.
• Percentage, ratio, and proportion.
• Square roots, averages, interest, and basic algebra.
• Graphs of linear equations.
• Triangles and their different types of centres.
• Congruence and similarity of triangles.
• Circles, chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords, and common tangents to circles.
• Quadrilaterals and regular polygons.
• Right prisms, right circular cones, right circular cylinders, and spheres.
• Heights and distances.
• Histograms, frequency polygons, bar diagrams, and pie charts.
• Hemispheres and rectangular parallelepipeds.
• Regular right pyramids with triangular or square bases.
• Trigonometric ratios, degree and radian measures, standard identities, and complementary angles.

5. Basic Knowledge of Computers

Tbis sections has highest weightage and will contains 30 questions. This section will askeds question from computer components, differences between hardware and software, common office application features, internet terminology, email operations, and basic cybersecurity concepts.

• Basic applications of computers and their components.
• Fundamentals of computer science.
• Hardware and software.
• Concepts of open-source technologies.
• Input and output devices.
• MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Access.
• MS PowerPoint.
• PDF-related knowledge.
• Internet and email.
• Computer viruses and the latest antivirus software.
• The role of Information Technology in governance.

How to Download the Official Syllabus PDF

Below is the step by step process which students can follow to download the PDF of Anto syllabus from JKSSB website or just click on Download button given at end of this article.

1. Visit the official JKSSB website at https://jkssb.nic.in/.
2. Click on the Service Option given in menu and select Syllabus from the dropdown.
3. Click on Text JKSSB Notification regarding Syllabus for the various posts advertised.
4. Download the PDF and save it for revision and reference for exam preparation.

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