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Master Your Departmental Promotion Exams
Free paper-wise notes and rule-cited test series, for the exams that decide your next promotion.
Six limited departmental examinations, one shelf. Every note and every question is written from the notified text and filed against the syllabus line it answers — so what you revise is what the examiner can quote back at you.
Exams covered
Built for one thing — limited departmental promotion exams
Not a general competitive-exam site with a departmental section bolted on. Every bank and every note here exists because a promotion paper asks for it.
UPSC SO/Steno LDCE
Section Officer and Stenographer Grade ‘C’ Limited Departmental Competitive Examination
CGA AAO (Civil) CBT
Assistant Accounts Officer Computer Based Test, conducted for Civil Accounts personnel


UPSC Principal & Vice-Principal CRT
Combined Recruitment Test for Principal and Vice-Principal, Directorate of Education, GNCTD


SSC ASO LDCE
Assistant Section Officer Limited Departmental Competitive Examination through the SSC


KVS LDE / LDCE
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Limited Departmental Examinations, Principal to Assistant Section Officer


CAG SAS
Subordinate Audit and Accounts Service Examination under the Comptroller & Auditor General
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Why choose us
Why choose PromotionExams.com?
Departmental exams are not a smaller version of a general competitive exam. They are decided on a fixed shelf of rules, codes and manuals, and marked on whether you can name the exact provision. Everything here is built for that, and for nothing else.
Flexible Preparation
Study at your own pace with self-paced modules. Access everything 24/7 from anywhere — built around a working officer’s day, not a coaching timetable.
One-Stop Solution
Everything in one place — notes, previous year papers, chapter-wise drills and test series. No need to search elsewhere for the bare rule.
Track Your Progress
Detailed performance analytics after every attempt. Identify weak chapters and focus your effort where the paper actually puts its marks.
Affordable & Transparent
Buy only the tests you need — no forced bundles and no hidden charges. Notes are free to read; test series are priced subject by subject.
Updated Test Series
Pension Rules 2021, DFPR 2024, Receipts & Payments Rules 2022 — when a rule is amended the bank is rewritten, not patched.
Exam calendar
The dates that are actually notified
A live countdown to the next confirmed paper, and an honest line for every exam whose date has not been announced yet.
Notified exams
—days to go
UPSC Principal & Vice-Principal CRT
Sunday, 1 November 2026
Combined Recruitment Test
November 2026
Special Advt. No. 51/2026
Read the exam guide →—days to go
UPSC SO/Steno LDCE
Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December 2026
Paper I, II and III
December 2026
UPSC Principal & Vice-Principal CRTCombined Recruitment TestSpecial Advt. No. 51/20261 November 2026—daysUPSC SO/Steno LDCEPaper I, II and III12–13 December 2026—days
KVS LDE / LDCETier-IExamination notified for 15.02.2026 was postponedDate withdrawn—CGA AAO (Civil) CBTFive-paper Computer Based TestNot yet notified—
SSC ASO LDCEPart-I Computer Based ExaminationNot yet notified—
CAG SASSubordinate Accounts ServiceNot yet notified—
Dates are carried from the notification for the current cycle and the countdown is calculated live in your browser. Where an exam is not listed with a date, none has been notified yet. Always confirm against the notification before you plan your revision.
What you get
Free notes to read, paid tests to prove it
Both are built off the same syllabus map, so a topic you read has a matching set of questions waiting under exactly the same name.
Test Series
Previous year questions, chapter-wise drills and combined packs — each one written from the notified text, with the governing provision cited under every answer.
- Previous Year Questions — what was actually asked, sorted topic-wise
- Chapter-wise — written provision by provision, so nothing stays untested
- PYQ + Chapter-wise — both formats for one subject at one price
- Bundles — every series for a paper together, up to 36% less
Notes Library
Every rule, code and manual on your syllabus — summarised, structured and filed against the exact paper and notified topic it is asked from.
- Paper-wise — every note tagged to its notified syllabus line
- Interactive — web pages you can search and read on a phone, not PDFs
- Cross-mapped — one rule, listed under each exam that prescribes it
- Free to read — an account only keeps your place
How it works
From the notification to walking into the hall
Four steps, in the order you will actually use them.
Pick your exam
Six departmental promotion exams, each with its own paper-wise shelf and its own exam guide covering the notification, pattern and marking scheme.
Read the notes
Free, paper-wise notes on the rule, code or manual the paper is set from — filed against the notified syllabus line, not a loose subject name.
Attempt the tests
Previous year questions to learn the examiner’s pattern, then chapter-wise drills for the provisions they have not asked yet.
Fix what is weak
Every attempt returns a chapter-by-chapter report naming the provisions you are still losing marks on, weighted by how often the paper asks them.
Inside the platform
See the test engine before you pay for it
A real exam interface with analytics that show exactly where you stand.
- Real exam interface
- Sectional & full-length tests
- Instant rule-cited solutions
- Weak-area tracker
The sample opens the actual interface used in every paid series — practice engine, analytics and study plan included.
The engine
Not just a question bank — a preparation system
Every test series runs on the same engine: an exam-paper practice interface, analytics drawn from years of previous papers, and a study plan that ranks what to do next.
UPSC exam-paper formatting
Serif typography, justified text and properly spaced statement-type MCQs — your eyes train on the exact format you will face in the exam hall.
Zero format shock on exam dayInstant rule-cited explanations
Every answer is backed by the exact rule number and official text — GFR, CSMOP, CCS Rules, whichever the paper demands. You learn the source, not just the option.
Answer and authority, together★★★★★
Answer correctly three times → question mastered
Three-star mastery tracking
One lucky guess is not knowledge. Each question must be answered correctly three times to earn “mastered” status — spaced practice built into the engine.
Guessing cannot fool itPractise all weak areas
Automatic weak-area detection
Get a question wrong and it is flagged instantly. One tap opens a drill of only your weak questions, and they un-flag themselves once mastered.
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Year and chapter filters
Attempt a full year’s paper as a mock, or drill one chapter until it is finished. Every filter shows its live question count.
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Last session: Q5 (2023) — Resume
Smart navigator and auto-save
A colour-coded map of every question. Close the tab any time — your progress is saved on your device and resumes with one tap.
Never lose your progressChapter weightage, ranked
See which chapters actually carry the paper, computed from real previous year data. Stop preparing blind.
Study what the paper actually asksChapter × exam year — darker means more questions
Chapter × year heatmap
How every chapter has trended across each exam cycle — spot rising topics like GeM and e-procurement, and fading ones, at a glance.
Years of paper intelligenceExam-readiness score
Not a plain percentage — the score weights every chapter by its real exam frequency, so mastering a heavy chapter moves it far more than a light one.
Weighted like the actual paperSmart study plan
Chapters ranked by exam weight × your weakness × coverage gap, with plain-language instructions on what to study next.
Never wonder what to study todayMastered questions resurface after seven days
Spaced-repetition revision queue
Memory fades. Questions mastered more than a week ago queue up for revision automatically, before the forgetting curve wins.
Retention, not just coverageNo app · auto-saved on your device
Mobile-first, zero friction
Practise in the metro or on a lunch break — swipeable filters, thumb-friendly buttons, and progress that persists between sessions.
Your pocket study roomQuestions & answers
Frequently asked questions
Live support
Not sure where to start?
Tell us your exam, your paper and how much time is left — we will point you to the right notes and the right series. Questions about a syllabus, an amendment or an order you cannot find are welcome too.






