UPSSSC Livestock Extension Officer Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Online for 1251 Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari Posts

The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC), Lucknow has released the notification for UPSSSC Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari Recruitment 2026 under Advertisement No. 17-Pariksha/2026, inviting online applications for the Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari Mukhya Pariksha (Main Examination) (PA0O0P0-2025)/17. The recruitment is being conducted under the control of the Animal Husbandry Directorate (Pashupalan Nideshalaya) for a total of 1251 posts of Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari (Livestock Extension Officer).

Must have appeared in the Preliminary Eligibility Test 2025 (PET-2025) and hold a valid PET-2025 score card issued by the Commission. | Must not have scored zero or a negative absolute/normalized score in PET-2025. | Must hold the mandatory educational qualification (see below) by the last date of application, 29-09-2026.

Candidates must have attained 21 years of age and must not have exceeded 40 years of age as on 1 July of the calendar year in which the vacancies are advertised for direct recruitment. Upper age limit relaxation is admissible to candidates of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and such other categories as notified by the Government from time to time, "to the extent specified" - the notification does not state the exact number of relaxation years for these categories. Serving employees of State Government services get a 5-year relaxation in the maximum age limit, as per Government Order No. 2-E.M./2001-Ka-4-2013 dated 27 August 2013. To avoid any confusion regarding age eligibility, candidates can use our Age Calculator to calculate their exact age based on the prescribed cut-off date before applying.

The Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari post carries a pay of Level-5 in the pay matrix, with a minimum of ₹29,200 and a maximum of ₹92,300. This applies to both the general recruitment and special selection categories of the post. The notification does not specify the exact gross monthly salary, allowances, or in-hand pay.

1. The exam is objective/multiple-choice type, with a duration of 2 hours (120 minutes).
2. Each question carries 1 mark.
3. Negative marking applies: 25 percent (¼) of the marks prescribed for a question is deducted for each wrong answer.
4. Shortlisting of candidates to sit the main exam itself is based on the normalized PET-2025 score, category-wise, up to 15 times the number of notified vacancies (including all candidates tied at the cut-off normalized score).