Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission Recruitment 2026: 501 Posts

Overview of UPPSC RO ARO Recruitment 2026

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has issued recruitment advertisement number A-4/E-1/2026 dated 26 October 2026 for Samiksha Adhikari and Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari examination. Presently, the total no. of vacancies for Samiksha Adhikari/ Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari Etc., (General / Special Recruitment) Examination-2026 is 501. The posts having the pay scale 29200-64700 (level-5) to 47600-151100 (level-8) are included in aforesaid examination. Last Date for Correction/Modification in submitted On-line Application & Fee Reconciliation is 03/12/2026.

Important Dates and Schedule

Online application commenced on 26/10/2026 through the commission website. Last Date for Payment of Examination Fee in the Bank & Submission of On-line Application is 26/11/2026. The Date and Center of Examination, decided by the Commission, will be intimated to the candidates by means of their e-Admission Certificate.

Department-Wise and Post-Wise Vacancy Details

Under General Recruitment, 122 vacancies are notified for Samiksha Adhikari in U.P. Secretariat. For U.P. Public Service Commission, Samiksha Adhikari carries 3 vacancies. For Board of Revenue, U.P., Samiksha Adhikari carries 6 vacancies. For U.P. Secretariat, Samiksha Adhikari (Account) carries 31 vacancies. For U.P. Secretariat, Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari carries 261 vacancies. For U.P. Public Service Commission, Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari carries 21 vacancies. For Board of Revenue, U.P., Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari carries 2 vacancies. For Office of Advocate General, U.P., Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari carries 45 vacancies. Under Special Recruitment, for U.P. Secretariat, Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari (Account) carries 6 vacancies. Thus the number of vacancies may increase or decrease depending upon the circumstances/requirements.

Eligibility Criteria and Educational Qualifications

For the post of Samiksha Adhikari, the candidates must possess Bachelor's Degree from a University established by law in India or a qualification recognised by the Government as equivalent thereto upto the last date for receipt of On-Line application. For Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari in U.P. Secretariat and Board of Revenue, candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree from a University established by law in India or a qualification recognized by the Government as equivalent thereto. Candidates must also possess "O" Level certificate awarded by the DOEACC Society or a qualification equivalent thereto. Must possess a minimum speed of twenty five words per minute in Hindi typewriting. Preference shall be given to a candidate knowing English Typewriting also.

For Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari in U.P. Public Service Commission, candidates must have Diploma in Computer Science from any recognized Institute/University or "O" Level certificate awarded by the DOEACC Society. For Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari in Office of the Advocate General, candidates must have "O" Level certificate awarded by the DOEACC Society or a qualification equivalent thereto. Having a minimum speed of 25 words per minute in Hindi typing on Computer.

For Samiksha Adhikari (Account), candidates must have Bachelor's degree in commerce with Accountancy from a University established by law in India or a qualification recognized by the Government as equivalent thereto. Candidates must possess 'O' Level certificate in Computer Application from an Institute recognized by the Government. Candidates must have Knowledge of Hindi written in Devnagari Script.

For Manager, Receptionist (Swagati), and Store Keeper, candidates must possess Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University. For Care-Taker, candidates must possess Bachelor's Degree from a University established by Law in India or a qualification recognised by the Government as equivalent thereto. The candidates must possess all the requisite qualifications upto the last date for submitting the applications. Male candidates who are married and have more than one wife living and female candidates who have married a person already having a wife shall not be eligible unless the Hon'ble Governor has granted an exemption from this condition.

Age Limit and Relaxation Standards

Candidates must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have crossed the age of 40 years on July 01, 2026. Candidates must have not been born earlier than 2nd July, 1986 and not later than July 01, 2005. For PH candidates, the maximum age limit is 55 years i.e. they must have not been born before 02 July, 1971.

Category-Wise Reservation and Age Relaxation Rules

The Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Class, Economically Weaker Sections (E.W.S.), Dependents of Freedom Fighters, P.H., Outstanding sports persons, Skilled players of classified games and Ex-Servicemen candidates who are not the permanent residents of U.P. shall not be given the benefit of reservation/age relaxation. Upper age limit shall be greater by five years for candidates belonging to Scheduled castes of U.P., Scheduled Tribes of U.P., Other Backward Classes of U.P., Skilled players of U.P. of Classified Games, State Govt. Employees of U.P. including Teachers/Staff of the Basic Shiksha Parishad of U.P. and teachers/staff of the Government Aided Madhyamik Vidyalayas of U.P. i.e they must have not been born before 2nd July, 1981. Upper age limit shall be greater by fifteen years for persons with disabilities (PH) of U.P.

Upper age limit shall also be greater by three years + Period of service rendered in Army for the Emergency Commissioned Officers / Short Service Commissioned Officers / Ex-Army Personnels of U.P. Research scholars of Chief Minister Fellowship Programme, who have obtained a certificate of successful completion of their tenure from the competent authority till the last date of application as per the advertisement, will be given the Relaxation up to 03 years in the maximum age limit prescribed in the relevant service rules for recruitment to the post in the service. Candidates claiming reservation/Age relaxation in more than one category will be entitled to only one concession, whichever is more beneficial to them. In case of women candidate, the caste certificate issued from father side only will be treated valid.

Application Fee and Mode of Payment

For Unreserved, Economically Weaker Sections, and Other Backward Classes, the prescribed amount is Total = Rs. 125/-. For Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Exam fee Rs. 40/- + On-line processing fee Rs. 25/- Total = Rs.65/-. For Persons with disabilities (PWDs), Exam fee NIL/- + On-line processing fee Rs. 25/- Total = Rs. 25/-. For Ex-Servicemen, Exam fee Rs. 40/- + On-line processing fee Rs. 25/- Total = Rs. 65/-. Dependents of the Freedom Fighters, Women, and Skilled Player pay according to their original category. Home page of 'SBI MOPS' will be displayed comprising of 03 modes of payment:- (i) NET BANKING (ii) CARD PAYMENTS (iii) OTHER PAYMENT MODES.

Selection Process and Examination Stages

The U.P. Public Service Commission shall hold a Preliminary Examination at various Centres of the districts of U.P. for selecting suitable candidates for admission to the Samiksha Adhikari/Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari Etc. (General/ Special Recruitment) Main (written), Examination 2026. On the basis of the result of Preliminary Examination, fifteen times candidates to the number of vacancies shall be declared successful for the main examination. The selection will be made on the basis of total marks obtained by the candidates in Main (Written) Examination. Candidates selected for appointment will have to undergo Medical Examination as required under the Rules.

For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty. If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answer happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question. If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question. The minimum efficiency standard for S.C. & S.T. candidates is fixed 35% i.e. the Candidates of these Categories shall not be placed in the merit/select list if they have secured less than 35% marks in the Preliminary/Main examination. Similarly, the minimum efficiency standard for the candidates of other categories is fixed 40% i.e. such candidates shall not be placed in the merit/select list if they have secured less than 40% marks in the Preliminary/Main examination.

Preliminary Exam Pattern and Structure

Plan of Examination and Syllabus for Preliminary Examination comprises General Studies (Objective Type) and General Hindi (Objective Type). Paper-1 covers General Studies (Objective Type) under the preliminary examination syllabus. General Hindi (Objective Type) includes Opposites, Sentences and Correction in framing, and Synonymous words. While filling the OMR answer sheets, the candidates must use Black Ball Point Pen Only. As per the decision of Hon'ble Commission, the Answer Sheet used in objective examinations, will be in three copies: First copy Original copy-Pink, Second copy Preserved copy-Green and Third copy Candidate's copy-Blue.

Detailed Syllabus for Preliminary and Main Examination

General Studies syllabus includes General Science, History of India, Indian National Movement, Indian Polity, Economy & Culture, Indian Agriculture, Commerce and Trade, Population, Ecology and Urbanisation (In Indian Context), World Geography and Geography and Natural Resources of India. General Studies also includes Current National and International Important Events, General Intelligentsia, and Special Knowledge regarding Education, Culture, Agriculture Industry, Trade, Living & Social Traditions of Uttar Pradesh. General Hindi (Objective Type) syllabus comprises Opposites, Sentences and Correction in framing, One word for several words, Same uses and same nature words, A Noun as Defined by an adjective & an adjectives, and Synonymous words.

Chief Minister Fellowship Weightage Criteria

The Research Scholar of Chief Minister Fellowship Programme, who have obtained a certificate of successful completion of their tenure from the competent authority till the last date of submission of Application as per advertisement will be given the following weightage in the main examination to be conducted by the Commission.

Step-by-Step Guide on How to Apply Online

It is mandatory for the candidates to make One Time Registration (O.T.R.) and obtain O.T.R. number before applying online. Those candidates who have not obtained O.T.R. number, must obtain it from commission's website https://otr.pariksha.nic.in 72 hours before the submission of online application. Only after obtaining O.T.R. number a candidate may submit online application through commission's website https://uppsc.up.nic.in. The candidate will have to click on 'Submit Details' under 'Application Part-2' against applied post, thereafter the permanent and correspondence address along with application form will automatically be displayed on the screen from O.T.R. along with the preferential qualifications prescribed for the post. Payment Transaction Slip' shall be displayed alongwith detail of fee payment, the print of which must be taken by clicking on 'Printer Icon'. The candidate may click on 'Candidate Dashboard Login' of 'Home Page' to modify it only once till last date of application.

Documents Required for Application and Verification

At the time of online application the candidates are directed to ensure the preservation of information regarding all the stages (i.e. O.T.R., Fee payment, Final submission, Qualification related modification/error correction etc.) in soft/hard copy for future references. It is clarified to the candidates that at the stage of preliminary examination, the hard copy of the documents and on-line application should not be sent to the commission. The candidates must send hard copy of their on-line applications and enclose self attested copies of all marksheets and certificates in support of their claims rendered in the online application when asked for. The Candidates claiming for the benefit of reservation/age relaxation must obtain, in support of their category a certificate issued by competent authority on the proforma available in Appendix-1 of this detailed advertisement and shall submit the same to the Commission when asked for. If it is found that a candidate has submitted any forged documents he/she will be debarred from all selections of UPPSC forever and action under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita will also be taken against him/her.

Pay Scale and Salary Structure

Payscale- The posts having the pay scale 29200-64700 (level-5) to 47600-151100 (level-8) are included in aforesaid examination. Selection and service conditions will be conducted in accordance with relevant service rules of the respective departments.

Official Links and Contact Information

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the total number of vacancies announced in UPPSC RO ARO Recruitment 2026?

The total number of vacancies is 501.

When do online applications close for UPPSC RO ARO 2026?

The application submission and fee payment window closes on 26/11/2026.

What is the age limit for UPPSC RO ARO Examination 2026?

Applicants must have attained 21 years and must not have crossed 40 years as of July 01, 2026.

Is One Time Registration mandatory before applying online?

Candidates are required to complete One Time Registration (O.T.R.) and obtain an O.T.R. number before applying online.

What is the application fee for Unreserved and OBC candidates?

The total prescribed fee for Unreserved, EWS, and OBC categories is Rs. 125.

What is the penalty for wrong answers in Preliminary Examination?

A penalty of one third (0.33) of the assigned marks is deducted for each wrong answer.

What is the minimum efficiency standard for S.C. and S.T. candidates?

Candidates belonging to SC and ST categories must score at least 35% marks to be placed on the select list.

What is the required Hindi typewriting speed for Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari?

Candidates must have a minimum typing speed of twenty five words per minute in Hindi.

Until what date can candidates modify their online applications?

Correction and modification in the submitted application is permitted up to 03/12/2026.

What pen must be used for marking OMR answer sheets?

Candidates must use Black Ball Point Pen Only while filling the OMR sheets.