UPPSC Recruitment 2026: 25 Posts — Sports Officer, Assistant Architect Planner, Programmer Grade-2 (Advt A-5/E-1/2026), Apply by 4 Dec

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has released Advertisement No. A-5/E-1/2026 (dated 4 November 2026) for 25 posts: Sports Officer (16) in the Directorate of Sports, Assistant Architect Planner (8) in the U.P. Housing and Development Board, and Programmer Grade-2 (1) in UPSSSC. Separate exams will be held for each post. Apply online at uppsc.up.nic.in by 4 December 2026; you need a UPPSC OTR number first.

Candidates from Uttarakhand and other states can apply, but reservation and age relaxation are only for permanent residents of Uttar Pradesh — others apply as General. All details below are from the official advertisement.

UPPSC A-5/E-1/2026 — Overview

Important Dates

Get your OTR number from otr.pariksha.nic.in at least 72 hours before you submit the application.

Post-wise Vacancies

Vacancies may increase or decrease. PwD reservation is only for the sub-categories identified for each post.

Educational Qualification

Sports Officer

• Graduation from a recognised university, and
• Diploma in coaching in the relevant sport from NIS Patiala, Bengaluru or Kolkata, LNIPE Thiruvananthapuram or Gwalior, or an equivalent institute recognised by the Government of India (National Sports University, Imphal is listed as equivalent), and
• 2 years of coaching experience.
• Preference: 1 year of experience organising sports competitions; a diploma or certificate in physical education; 2 years in the Territorial Army or an NCC 'B' certificate.

Assistant Architect Planner

• Good knowledge of Hindi in Devanagari script, and
• Degree in Architecture (B.Arch) or an equivalent qualification listed in the advertisement (Appendix Q(ii)), and one of these:
  — a degree/diploma in Town & Country Planning or Housing (e.g. Master's in Town/Urban/Regional/Transport/Environment Planning, or B.Plan/B.Tech Planning with 2 years' urban-planning experience — Appendix Q(i)); or
  — 3 years' experience in architecture, town planning or housing (certificate from the head of the institution); or
  — a one-year PG diploma in Housing plus 1 year of such experience.
• Desirable: experience in housing.

Programmer Grade-2

• Bachelor's degree, and a PG Diploma in Computer Science or a DOEACC/NIELIT 'A' level certificate.
• Good knowledge of software development (C, FoxPro, RDBMS such as Oracle/Ingres/Sybase/DB2) in DOS/Unix/Windows, exposure to networking operating systems, and full knowledge of office automation and the internet.

All qualifications must be held by the last date of application (4 December 2026). Those still appearing in the qualifying exam are not eligible.

Age Limit (as on 1 July 2026)

• 21 to 40 years — born between 2 July 1986 and 1 July 2005.
• +5 years for U.P. SC, ST, OBC, skilled players of U.P., and U.P. state government employees (including Basic Shiksha Parishad and aided Madhyamik school staff).
• PwD of U.P.: up to 55 years.
• Ex-army personnel: 3 years plus army service; research scholars of the CM Fellowship Programme: up to 3 years.

Exam and Selection

• UPPSC will hold separate written exams for the three posts at centres in Uttar Pradesh; selection is on exam marks.
• Objective questions carry ⅓ negative marking per wrong answer; a blank answer has no penalty.
• Minimum marks: 40% (35% for SC/ST) to be placed in the merit list.
• The detailed exam plan and syllabus for each post are in Appendices 2–4 of the full advertisement on the UPPSC website.
• Exam date, centre and roll number will come with the e-admit card.

How to Apply

1. Get your OTR number at otr.pariksha.nic.in (at least 72 hours before applying).
2. Open uppsc.up.nic.in → All Notifications/Advertisements → A-5/E-1/2026 → Apply → authenticate with your OTR number and OTP.
3. Fill in the qualification for your post, then pay the fee via SBI MOPS (net banking, card or other modes).
4. Submit by 4 December 2026 and print the application. Corrections are allowed once, till 11 December 2026.

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