UPPSC Sports Officer, Architect & Programmer 2026 Notification

UPPSC A-5/E-1/2026 vacancy details

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission published advertisement A-5/E-1/2026 on 4 November 2026 for three examinations held separately: Assistant Architect Planner, Sports Officer and Programmer Grade-2. There are 25 vacancies in all. The 8 Assistant Architect Planner posts in the U.P. Housing and Development Board are split as 5 Unreserved, 1 SC and 2 OBC, with 1 for women. The 16 Sports Officer posts in the Directorate of Sports are 7 Unreserved, 4 SC, 4 OBC and 1 EWS, with 3 for women. The single Programmer Grade-2 post in UPSSSC is Unreserved. The Commission notes that these numbers may rise or fall.

Qualification for each post

An Assistant Architect Planner needs a degree in Architecture or an equivalent listed in the notice's Appendix Q(ii), together with a degree or diploma in Town and Country Planning or Housing; three years of certified experience in architecture, town planning or housing, or a one-year postgraduate diploma in Housing with a year's experience, can take the place of the planning degree. A Sports Officer needs a degree, a coaching diploma in the relevant sport from NSNIS Patiala or a listed equivalent institute, and two years of coaching experience; organising competitions, a physical education diploma, Territorial Army service or an NCC 'B' certificate gives preference. A Programmer Grade-2 needs a bachelor's degree with a PG Diploma in Computer Science or 'A' Level, and working knowledge of software development and office packages.

Age limit and relaxation

Candidates must be at least 21 and not over 40 on 1 July 2026, so the date of birth must fall between 2 July 1986 and 1 July 2005. SC, ST and OBC candidates of Uttar Pradesh, skilled players of UP and UP government employees, including teachers and staff of the Basic Shiksha Parishad and aided Madhyamik schools, get five extra years. Physically handicapped candidates of UP get fifteen extra years, up to 55. Commissioned officers released from the Army get three years plus their Army service. Research scholars of the Chief Minister Fellowship Programme get up to three years and also earn weightage marks in the exam.

Exam pattern and syllabus

For Assistant Architect Planner, Paper 1 has 100 objective questions of 2 marks each, 75 on General Studies and 25 on General Hindi, in 2 hours, and Paper 2 is a 3-hour written paper on Architecture and Planning worth 300 marks with 15 compulsory questions. Sports Officer candidates take a 1 hour 30 minute objective paper of 75 questions (General Knowledge and General Hindi) for 150 marks, then a 3-hour Physical Education (Sports) paper of 200 marks. The Programmer Grade-2 exam is one 2-hour objective paper of 85 questions for 170 marks, mostly on computer application. Wrong objective answers cost one third of the question's marks.

Application fee and how to apply

Applications are accepted only online at uppsc.up.nic.in, and only after you have an OTR number from otr.pariksha.nic.in. The fee is ₹225 for Unreserved, EWS and OBC candidates, ₹105 for SC, ST and Ex-Servicemen, and ₹25 for persons with disabilities, paid through SBI MOPS. The form must be submitted and the fee paid by 4 December 2026; corrections are possible until 11 December 2026. Keep a printout of the form and the payment slip, because the Commission will ask for the hard copy with self-attested certificates later.