UPSSSC JE Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Online for 134 Junior Engineer / Avar Abhiyanta Posts

Candidates searching for the UPSSSC Avar Abhiyanta apply online date and last date should note the following schedule from the official notification. The notification states that applications submitted or fees paid after 7 October 2026 will not be accepted. Candidates cannot print their application form until the fee is reconciled by the bank, which must be done by 7 October 2026 or, at the latest, within 7 days after - that is, by 14 October 2026.

UPSSSC has notified a total of 134 vacancies for the Avar Abhiyanta (Junior Engineer) post under the Directorate of Agriculture. The notification clarifies that the number of vacancies is provisional and may increase or decrease. The post carries Pay Level-6 with a pay band of ₹9,300 – ₹34,800 and Grade Pay ₹4,200, and the vacancies are a mix of permanent and temporary positions. In addition to the category-wise breakup above, horizontal reservation applies within the 134 posts as follows: Persons with Hearing Disability (H.H.) - 2; Persons with Locomotor Disability/Dwarfism/Acid Attack Victims (O.A., O.L., L.C., Dw., A.A.V.) - 3; Ex-Servicemen/Dependents of Military Personnel - 6; Women - 26; Outstanding Sportspersons - 2. No vacancies are notified under Dependants of Freedom Fighters or Blindness/Low Vision categories for this post.

Eligibility for UPSSSC Avar Abhiyanta (Krishi) Recruitment 2026 has two parts: eligibility to apply for this Main Exam, and the underlying educational qualification for the post itself. Only candidates who appeared in the Preliminary Eligibility Test 2025 (PET-2025) and hold a valid PET-2025 score card issued by UPSSSC are eligible to apply. Shortlisting for the Main Exam is done post-wise, based on the normalized PET-2025 score, up to 15 times the number of advertised posts (including all candidates tied at the final cutoff score, calculated to two decimal places). Candidates whose absolute or normalized PET-2025 score is zero or negative will not be shortlisted for the Main Exam. As per the Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Department Avar Abhiyanta Seva Niyamawali, 2015 (Part-4, Rule-8), candidates must hold: A High School certificate from the UP Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, or an equivalent e

As per Rule-10 of the UP Krishi Vibhag Avar Abhiyanta Seva Niyamawali, 2015 (Part-4), a candidate must have attained 18 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. Age relaxation is admissible to SC, ST, and other government-notified categories as per prevailing rules. Government servants in UP state service get a 5-year relaxation in the upper age limit as per the applicable government order. Age is calculated based on the date of birth recorded in the High School or equivalent certificate; no other document is accepted for date of birth verification. Candidates are advised to check whether they satisfy the prescribed age limit before applying. Use our online Age Calculator to calculate your exact age instantly.

The application fee for this stage of application (registration for the Main Exam) is category-wise as follows: Dependents of Freedom Fighters, Ex-Servicemen, Women, Persons with Disabilities, and Outstanding Sportspersons pay the fee applicable to their original (parent) category from the table above. Fee can be paid via Credit Card, Debit Card, Internet Banking, UPI, or SBI e-Challan; no other payment mode is accepted. Separately, candidates shortlisted for the Main Exam must pay the prescribed Main Exam fee before downloading their Main Exam admit card - the amount for this separate Main Exam fee is not specified in this notification.

The Avar Abhiyanta (Junior Engineer) post carries Pay Level-6 in the pay matrix, with a pay band of ₹9,300 (minimum) to ₹34,800 (maximum) and Grade Pay of ₹4,200. The notification does not specify an in-hand or gross monthly salary figure, so exact take-home pay is not specified in this notification.

Selection for UPSSSC Avar Abhiyanta (Krishi) Recruitment 2026 follows this process: Preliminary Eligibility Test 2025 (PET-2025) - already conducted; used only as a shortlisting tool for this Main Exam. Shortlisting for the Main Exam based on category-wise normalized PET-2025 score, up to 15 times the number of advertised posts. Avar Abhiyanta (Krishi) Mukhya Pariksha (Main Exam) - a single written objective-type paper of 100 questions and 100 marks, to be completed in 2 hours (120 minutes). Final selection is based on merit in the written Main Exam, as approved by the Uttar Pradesh Government (Karmik Anubhag-3) exam scheme dated 30 June 2026. Each question carries 1 mark, and there is negative marking of 25% (¼ mark) for every wrong answer.

Candidates must possess the mandatory educational qualification and satisfy the age limit as on the last date of application, 7 October 2026. Applications cannot be submitted or fees paid after 7 October 2026; no representation or claim will be entertained after this date. The application form can only be modified up to 14 October 2026, and only for the specific fields UPSSSC permits (correspondence address, EWS/horizontal reservation category, qualification details, marital status). No other fields can be changed after modification. Candidates claiming EWS reservation must hold an EWS certificate issued between 1 April 2026 and 7 October 2026, based on financial year 2025-26 income, valid for financial year 2026-27. Persons with disabilities must hold a disability certificate in the prescribed format from UP Government's Divyangjan Sashaktikaran Anubhag-3, clearly stating the category a