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

Candidates applying for the UPSSSC Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari Vacancy 2026 must note the following dates carefully. No application or fee will be accepted after the last date. The notification specifically states that candidates must reconcile their fee payment through the bank by 29-09-2026, or at the latest within 7 days thereafter, i.e., by 06-10-2026. Applicants can also revise permissible details in their application form during this same window.

A total of 1251 posts of Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari have been notified across the general recruitment category and the special selection category, as shown below. Both categories of posts are Level-5 (Pay Matrix, minimum ₹29,200 – maximum ₹92,300) and are a mix of permanent and temporary positions. The notification records all horizontal reservation categories as "00" for the Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari (Special Selection) post.

Horizontal Reservation (Post 1 – Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari)

Candidates must fulfil all conditions below to be eligible for UPSSSC Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari Recruitment 2026. 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 application-stage fee for UPSSSC Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari Recruitment 2026 is the same across categories, consisting only of an online processing charge. Fee for candidates in the Dependent of Freedom Fighter, Ex-Serviceman, Women, Divyangjan, and Outstanding Sportsperson categories is payable as per their original base category listed above. A separate examination fee for the main exam itself will be payable only by candidates who are shortlisted for the main exam, and this will need to be paid before downloading the main exam admit card. The exact amount of this separate main exam fee is not specified in this notification.

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.

Selection to the Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari post is made on the basis of a written examination, as per the UP Pashupalan Vibhag, Pashudhan Prasar evam Kukkut Vikas Seva Niyamawali, 2002 (as amended). The written exam pattern is detailed below. The exam is objective/multiple-choice type, with a duration of 2 hours (120 minutes). Each question carries 1 mark. Negative marking applies: 25 percent (¼) of the marks prescribed for a question is deducted for each wrong answer. 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).