UPSC Advt 12/2026 Notification

Posts and vacancies in UPSC Advertisement 12/2026

This advertisement fills 13 vacancies in four posts by direct recruitment through selection. The Legislative Department of the Ministry of Law and Justice wants 8 Assistant Legislative Counsel (Grade IV of the Indian Legal Service): 4 UR, 1 EWS, 2 OBC and 1 SC, with 1 of the 8 reserved for PwBD. The Land and Building Department of the Delhi Government has 3 Law Officer vacancies (2 UR and 1 OBC, with 1 for PwBD). There is one OBC vacancy each for Junior Technical Officer (Sugar Technology) at the National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, and for Specialist Grade II (Junior Scale) Cardiology at the New Delhi Municipal Council.

Qualification and experience for the law posts

Assistant Legislative Counsel needs a law degree and long legal experience: seven years in a State Judicial Service, a superior post in a State's legal department or legal affairs work in Central Government, or a Master's in Law with five years of teaching or research, or standing as a qualified legal practitioner aged at least 30. Experience in legislative drafting is preferred. The Law Officer post is open to law graduates with two years of legal work as a practitioner or in a Government office; the work includes assisting the Government Advocate in land acquisition cases in the High Court and Supreme Court. For the OBC Law Officer vacancy, the OBC certificate must meet the Delhi Government rules given in the advertisement.

Qualification for the technical and medical posts

Junior Technical Officer (Sugar Technology) needs a degree in science or engineering with an Associateship or Post-graduate Diploma in Sugar Technology, and three years of teaching, research or advisory work in sugar technology or three years as a manager in a sugar factory. An M.Sc. in Chemistry or M.Tech. in Sugar Technology is desirable. The Cardiology Specialist at NDMC needs a recognised medical qualification, a DM in Cardiology and three years of experience in the speciality after it. Private practice is not allowed in that post, and a non-practising allowance is paid instead.

Age limit and relaxation

Age is counted on the closing date, 16 October 2026. The limit is 40 years for unreserved and EWS candidates for Assistant Legislative Counsel (43 for OBC, 45 for SC), 30 for unreserved candidates for Law Officer (33 for OBC), 38 years for the Junior Technical Officer OBC vacancy and 48 years for the Cardiology Specialist OBC vacancy. PwBD candidates with at least 40% disability get 10 more years where the post is suitable for them, but cannot be older than 56. Ex-servicemen get 5 years, and Central Government servants with three years of service in a related post can get up to 5 years.

How UPSC selects candidates

There is no written exam announced for these posts. UPSC first checks the online applications, and if there are many, it shortlists by desirable qualifications, higher qualifications, more experience than the minimum, or a recruitment test. Shortlisted candidates are called for an interview of 100 marks, where the minimum level of suitability is 50 for UR, 45 for OBC and 40 for SC, ST and PH candidates. Because shortlisting is based on what you enter, list every qualification and all experience in the form and upload proof for each claim.