UKPSC Upper PCS Group B Recruitment 2026 - Apply Online for 67 Case Worker, Finance Officer and More Posts

The Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) has released Advertisement No. A-1/E-1/2026-27 for the Uttarakhand Combined State Civil/Upper Subordinate Services Examination 2026, inviting online applications for 67 Group-B posts across 16 different positions spanning departments such as Personnel & Vigilance, Home, Finance, Urban Development, Rural Development, School Education, Labour, Sanskrit Education, Transport, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, and Women Welfare. Online applications can be submitted at psc.uk.gov.in from now until 29 September 2026.

Post-Wise Educational Qualification For most posts (Post Codes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 13, 15), the minimum qualification is a Bachelor's degree from a university established by law in India. The remaining posts have specific qualifications as below. Post Code Post Name Essential Educational Qualification 5 Assistant Director / Audit Officer Bachelor's degree in Commerce from a recognized university/institution in India, or Chartered Accountant (C.A.) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants 9 Deputy Education Officer / Staff Officer / Law Officer Postgraduate degree from a recognized university in India 10 Assistant Labour Commissioner Bachelor's degree with one of Economics, Sociology, Commerce, Law, Labour Relations, Labour Welfare, Labour Law, Social Work/Welfare, Business Management, or Personnel Management as a subject 11 Assistant Director / Deputy Secretary (Sanskrit Education) (a) Postgraduate degree in Sanskrit or equivalent from a recognized university, OR (b) B.Ed. degree from a recognized university 12 Assistant Director, Factories/Boiler Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from a recognized university, or an equivalent qualification recognized by the Government 14 Plant Development Officer Category-2 Bachelor's degree in Horticulture (Science), B.Sc. (Agriculture), or an equivalent degree in Horticulture from a recognized university/institution 16 Case Worker Postgraduate degree in Sociology, Applied Sociology, or Social Work from a university established by law in India, a deemed university, or a foreign university recognized by the Central Government Preferential (not mandatory) qualifications also apply to several posts - for example, at least 2 years' service in the Territorial Army or an NCC "B"/"C" certificate for certain post codes. Refer to the official notification for the complete preferential-qualification table. Physical Standards (Police Deputy Superintendent & District Commandant, Home Guards) Requirement Details Height (Police DSP) General/Other categories: 167.7cm (Male) / 152cm (Female); ST: 160cm (Male) / 147cm (Female); Hill area: 162.6cm (Male) / 147cm (Female) Chest, male only (Police DSP) ST & hill area: 76.5cm unexpanded / 81.5cm expanded; General & others: 78.8cm / 83.8cm Weight, female only (Police DSP) Minimum 45 kg Height (District Commandant, Home Guards) Male: 165cm; Female: 150cm; Male (Uttarakhand domicile): 160cm Chest (District Commandant, Home Guards) 84cm unexpanded / 89cm expanded (male candidates, including Uttarakhand domicile)

Candidates must be between 21 and 42 years of age as on 1 July 2026 - i.e., born not later than 1 July 2005 and not earlier than 2 July 1984. Category Age Relaxation Uttarakhand SC / ST / OBC 5 years Uttarakhand PwD candidates (Group-A & B posts) 5 years Dependents of Uttarakhand freedom fighters 5 years Ex-servicemen Up to 5 years, based on length of military service, subject to conditions Reservation and age relaxation benefits are available only to candidates who are domicile of Uttarakhand. Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the prescribed age criteria. Calculate your exact age using our Age Calculator before submitting your application to confirm your eligibility.

Salary varies by post, as shown in the Vacancy table above - most posts carry a pay scale of ₹56,100–1,77,500 (Level-10); State Tax Officer carries ₹44,900–1,42,400 (Level-07); and Case Worker carries ₹35,400–1,12,400 (Level-06).

1. Preliminary Examination (Objective type): A screening exam only - its marks are not added to the Main Examination or Interview marks. It has two objective-type papers. Paper-2 (General Mental Ability Test) is qualifying only, requiring a minimum of 33% marks for all categories. Ranking for qualifying to the Main Examination is based solely on Paper-1 (General Studies) marks. Calculators are not allowed. Negative marking applies: 1/4 of the marks allotted to a question is deducted for each wrong answer; multiple answers to one question are treated as wrong; unattempted questions attract no penalty.
2. Main Examination (Written/Descriptive type): Held at examination centres in Haldwani and Haridwar, using a Question-Answer Booklet (QAB) format. Answers must be given entirely in English or entirely in Hindi (Devanagari script) for a given paper - mixing languages within one paper is not allowed, except for technical terms.
3. Interview: Candidates declared successful in the Main Examination must submit an online post-wise preference (Online Preference Sheet) before the Interview stage.