UPPSC RO ARO 2026 Notification

UPPSC RO ARO 2026 vacancy details

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has issued advertisement A-4/E-1/2026 on 26 October 2026 for the Samiksha Adhikari/Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari Etc. (General/Special Recruitment) Examination-2026. There are 501 posts. Under general recruitment the U.P. Secretariat has 122 Review Officer, 31 Review Officer (Account) and 261 Assistant Review Officer posts; UPPSC has 3 Review Officer and 21 ARO posts plus one post each of Manager, Care-Taker, Receptionist (Swagati) and Store Keeper; the Board of Revenue has 6 Review Officer and 2 ARO posts; and the Office of the Advocate General has 45 ARO posts. Special recruitment adds 6 ARO (Account) posts in the U.P. Secretariat. The notice says similar posts may be added before the prelims result, so the count can change.

Educational qualification for RO and ARO

Every post needs a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university by the last date of the online application. For the Review Officer post a degree is enough. Assistant Review Officers also need an 'O' Level certificate from DOEACC/NIELIT (for UPPSC, a Computer Science diploma is also accepted) and a Hindi typing speed of 25 words per minute, and English typing gets preference. The Review Officer (Account) and ARO (Account) posts need a B.Com with Accountancy, an 'O' Level certificate in Computer Application and knowledge of Hindi in Devanagari. Service of at least two years in the Territorial Army or an NCC 'B' certificate gives preference when other things are equal.

Age limit and relaxation

Candidates must be at least 21 and not more than 40 years old on 1 July 2026, which means born not earlier than 2 July 1986 and not later than 1 July 2005. The upper limit is 5 years higher for SC, ST and OBC candidates of U.P., skilled players of U.P. and U.P. government employees, 15 years higher for persons with disabilities of U.P. (maximum 55 years), and 3 years plus army service higher for Emergency and Short Service Commissioned Officers and ex-army personnel of U.P. Research scholars of the Chief Minister Fellowship Programme get up to 3 years, depending on their tenure.

Application fee and important dates

The online application opened on 26 October 2026, and the last date to pay the fee and submit the form is 26 November 2026. Corrections and fee reconciliation are allowed until 3 December 2026. The prelims fee is ₹125 for Unreserved, EWS and OBC candidates, ₹65 for SC, ST and ex-servicemen, and ₹25 for persons with disabilities, each including the ₹25 online processing fee. Candidates who pass the prelims pay again for the Mains: ₹225 for Unreserved, EWS, OBC and candidates of other states, ₹105 for SC/ST of U.P. and ex-army personnel, and ₹25 for PH candidates of U.P.

Selection process and exam pattern

Selection has two written stages. The preliminary examination is one objective paper of General Studies and General Hindi with 200 questions of one mark each, 140 on General Studies and 60 on General Hindi, in three hours, with one-third of a question's marks deducted for each wrong answer. About fifteen times as many candidates as vacancies go on to the Main examination, which has four conventional papers of 200 marks and three hours each: General Studies-I, General Studies-II, General Hindi and Drafting, and Hindi Essay. The final merit list is made on the total marks of the Main examination. The exam date and centre will be given on the e-admit card.