Stop scrolling. If you sat the PSSSB Group D exam on 25 October, this is the one deadline you can’t afford to miss.
Objections to the provisional answer key close today — Tuesday, 28 October 2026 — at 5:00 PM sharp. Not tonight, not tomorrow morning, today at five. And here’s the catch that trips up candidates every single time: objections for this exam are accepted by email only, on a prescribed form, one form per question, with proof attached. Send it any other way, or send it late, and it simply won’t be entertained. So if you’ve spotted a wrong answer in the key, the time to act is right now, while you’re reading this.
PSSSB Group D Answer Key 2026: Key Dates and Facts
| Event | Date / Detail |
|---|---|
| Board | Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB) |
| Posts | Group D — Servant, Watchman and other Group D posts |
| Advertisement No. | 04/2026 |
| Total posts | 2,098 |
| Qualification | 10th pass with Punjabi |
| Written exam | 25 October 2026, offline OMR-based |
| Total questions | 150 |
| Provisional answer key released | 25 October 2026 (late night), Sets A, B, C and D |
| Objection notice dated | 26 October 2026 |
| Objection window | 26 to 28 October 2026 |
| Objection deadline | TODAY, 28 October 2026, 5:00 PM |
| Objection mode | Email only — no other mode accepted |
| Official website | sssb.punjab.gov.in |
First, Download the Right Key for Your Set
The provisional key has been released separately for Sets A, B, C and D, and this matters more than it sounds. Question numbers differ between sets, so checking your answers against the wrong set’s key will give you a completely false score — and worse, a completely false objection. Here’s how to get it right:
- Go to the official website, sssb.punjab.gov.in.
- Find the Group D provisional answer key link under Advertisement No. 04/2026.
- Download the key for your own set — A, B, C or D — and confirm the set printed on your question paper or OMR record matches it.
- Download and save a copy. Don’t just glance at it on your phone; you’ll need it for the objection form too.
- Go through all 150 questions and mark each one as correct, wrong, or doubtful against the provisional key.
Seriously — that set check takes ten seconds and saves you from the most avoidable mistake in this whole process. Don’t be that candidate who files a confident objection against the wrong set’s answer.
How to Estimate Your Score — And the Punjabi Trap
Here’s the scoring you can work with, stated plainly. Each correct answer earns +1 mark. Each wrong answer costs −0.25 marks. Unattempted questions carry no penalty at all. So your rough score is simple: count your correct answers, subtract a quarter mark for each wrong one, and leave your blanks out of it entirely. If you got 110 right and 30 wrong out of 150, with 10 left blank, that’s 110 minus 7.5 — a rough 102.5. That’s your estimate, not your final score, because the final key can still change individual answers.
Now the part people get wrong: Part A Punjabi is a qualifying test. That means you calculate the merit section separately from it. Don’t lump your Punjabi marks into your merit total and then panic — or celebrate — over the wrong number. Work out your merit-section score on its own, check that you’ve handled the qualifying part as the board intends, and keep the two figures apart in your head. A candidate who mixes them up ends up comparing their score against cut-off guesses that were never calculated the same way.
And a word on cut-off talk: with 2,098 posts and an exam this fresh, any cut-off figure doing the rounds today is guesswork. Your estimated score is useful. Someone else’s predicted cut-off, two days after the exam, is not. Wait for the final key and the actual result before you decide where you stand.
How to File an Objection Before 5 PM Today — Step by Step
This is the section to follow exactly. The board’s notice dated 26 October 2026 lays down a specific process, and shortcuts won’t survive it.
- Download the provisional key for your set and list every question you want to challenge, with its exact question number and set.
- For each challenged question, fill in the prescribed Grievance Form (Annexure-1) — one form per question. One form covering five questions is not how this works, and it’s the easiest reason for a challenge to be ignored.
- Attach documentary proof or a reference for each challenge: a textbook page, a standard source, or a clear reference that backs your answer. A challenge without proof is just an opinion, and opinions don’t change answer keys.
- Email your completed form or forms, with proof attached, to objections30112025.sssbexam@gmail.com.
- Send it well before 5:00 PM today, 28 October 2026, and keep your sent-mail copy and attachments as proof of submission.
- After sending, double-check the recipient address character by character. One typo in that email address and your objection goes nowhere, no matter how strong your proof is.
Let’s be blunt about the two rules that end challenges. Objections received after the deadline will not be entertained. Objections sent by any mode other than this email process will not be entertained. There is no second window mentioned, no walk-in option, and no point in waiting to see whether someone else’s objection covers your question. If it matters to your score, file your own, today, before five.
What Happens After Today?
Once the objection window closes, the board reviews the challenges and publishes a final answer key. Questions where a challenge is upheld get corrected, and the result is then worked out from that final key. That’s the order: objections first, final key next, result after that. Until the final key appears, treat every score — yours, your friends’, and any rank prediction — as provisional. The candidates who do best in this phase are the ones who file clean, proven objections today and then wait for the official final key instead of chasing rumours.
Important Links
- PSSSB official website: sssb.punjab.gov.in
- Objection email (email only): objections30112025.sssbexam@gmail.com — with Grievance Form (Annexure-1), one form per question, plus documentary proof, before 5:00 PM on 28 October 2026
- More answer keys: Answer Key category
- More admit cards: Admit Card category
FAQs: PSSSB Group D Answer Key 2026
When does the objection window close?
Today, 28 October 2026, at 5:00 PM. Objections opened on 26 October 2026, under the notice dated 26 October 2026.
How do I raise an objection?
By email only, to objections30112025.sssbexam@gmail.com, using the prescribed Grievance Form (Annexure-1) — one form per question — with documentary proof or a reference attached.
What happens to late objections or objections sent another way?
They will not be entertained. The deadline and the email-only mode are both strict.
How is the score calculated?
+1 per correct answer, −0.25 per wrong answer, and no penalty for unattempted questions. Part A Punjabi is a qualifying test, so calculate the merit section separately.
Which answer key should I check?
The provisional key for your own set — A, B, C or D — from sssb.punjab.gov.in. Checking against the wrong set gives a false score.
Is this the final answer key?
No. This is the provisional key, released late on 25 October 2026. The final key will follow after objections are reviewed, and the result will be based on that final key.
