UPSC Advt 06/2026 Recruitment 2026 — 546 Vacancies

UPSC is hiring for 546 Group A and Group B posts through Advertisement No. 06/2026. If you are a doctor, engineer, scientist, law graduate, teacher, administrator or postgraduate, you may find a matching post in this notification. You can apply online only through the UPSC ORA portal from 13 June 2026 to 03 July 2026. Salary ranges from about Rs. 35,400 to Rs. 2,18,200 per month, depending on the post and pay level.

UPSC Advt No. 06/2026 Recruitment 2026 - 546 Posts

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released Advertisement No. 06/2026 for direct recruitment by selection across many central ministries, defence establishments, health departments and Union Territory administrations. The PDF has 98 separate vacancy numbers, but it is one official advertisement with one application window. The biggest block is medical and specialist posts, followed by administrative, technical, scientific, aviation, faculty and legal posts.

Vacancy Breakdown by Post Group

• Medical, Specialist and AYUSH posts: 280 posts, including Specialist Grade III, Medical Officer, Dental Surgeon and Consultant posts
• Administrative, IT, Intelligence, MSME and Ladakh administration posts: 100 posts, including Assistant Director Grade-II, Assistant Director (IT), Assistant Registrar and Private Secretary
• Scientific, technical, mining, environment and forensic posts: 53 posts, including Junior Scientific Officer, Scientist B/C, Botanist, Chemist and Mining Geologist roles
• College of Military Engineering faculty posts: 43 posts for Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor specialisations
• Aviation / DGCA posts: 34 posts for Operations Officer and Air Safety Officer
• Legal and prosecution posts: 22 posts, including Assistant Legal Adviser and Assistant Public Prosecutor posts
• Principal, lecturer and technical education posts: 14 posts in A&N Administration and UT Ladakh

The official PDF lists post-wise reservation and PwBD suitability separately for each vacancy number. You should check the post you want before applying.

Who Can Apply?

Medical and Specialist Posts

• Qualification: You need the required MBBS, postgraduate medical degree, diploma, DNB or AYUSH qualification for the specific specialty.
• Experience: Many Specialist Grade III posts need relevant teaching or clinical experience after the first postgraduate qualification.
• Registration: Medical registration and specialty documents must be ready wherever the post requires them.

Engineering, Aviation and Scientific Posts

• Qualification: Posts may need B.E./B.Tech, M.E./M.Tech, M.Sc., Ph.D. or subject-specific science qualifications.
• Experience: Aviation, forensic, mining, technical and scientific posts may need post-qualification experience in the relevant field.
• Examples: Operations Officer and Air Safety Officer are under DGCA, while scientific posts cover agriculture, environment, forensic science, mining, hydrology and naval technical work.

Faculty, Legal and Administrative Posts

• Faculty: Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Principal and Lecturer posts need the relevant teaching qualification, research record or subject degree.
• Legal: Assistant Legal Adviser and Assistant Public Prosecutor posts need law qualification and relevant legal experience as stated in the PDF.
• Administrative: Assistant Director, Research Officer, Deputy Director, Assistant Registrar and Private Secretary posts need the listed degree, service, skill or experience for that vacancy number.

Age Limit

• Post-wise upper age limits range from 30 years to 50 years.
• Age cut-off: UPSC will check age and eligibility as on the closing date, 03 July 2026.
• SC/ST: Age relaxation is normally up to 5 years where applicable.
• OBC: Age relaxation is normally up to 3 years where applicable.
• PwBD: Age relaxation is normally up to 10 years where the post is suitable/reserved for PwBD.
• Some vacancy entries already show relaxed upper age for reserved categories, so use the post-wise age printed in the PDF.

Salary

• Pay Level 6 / 6F: starts around Rs. 35,400 per month for lower pay-level posts.
• Pay Level 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12: used for many scientific, technical, legal, medical and administrative posts.
• Academic Level 10, 13A1 and 14: used for faculty posts in the College of Military Engineering and related education roles.
• Highest listed pay level: Academic Level 14, which goes up to about Rs. 2,18,200 per month.
• Selected candidates will also get DA, HRA, transport allowance and other allowances as per Central Government rules. Medical posts with NPA will get it where the PDF says so.

Application Fee

• General / OBC / EWS male candidates: Rs. 25
• SC / ST / PwBD / Women candidates: No fee
• Payment mode: Online through debit card, credit card, UPI or internet banking on the UPSC ORA portal
• Fee once paid is not refunded and cannot be adjusted for another post.

Selection Process

UPSC will use recruitment by selection for these posts. The final process depends on the post and the number of applications received.

1. Online Recruitment Application: Fill the ORA form with correct qualification, experience and category details.
2. Application Scrutiny: UPSC may shortlist candidates using qualification, higher experience, desirable qualification or other criteria from the advertisement.
3. Recruitment Test (if held): UPSC may conduct a Recruitment Test or Combined Recruitment Test when applications are large.
4. Interview: Shortlisted candidates must attend the UPSC interview with the application printout and original documents.
5. Document Verification and Medical Fitness: Final recommendation depends on proof of eligibility, documents and medical fitness where applicable.

How to Apply

1. Go to the UPSC Online Recruitment Application portal at upsconline.nic.in/ora/.
2. Create your account and complete Universal Registration if you have not done it already.
3. Fill the Common Application Form with personal, education and document details.
4. Choose Advertisement No. 06/2026 and select the vacancy number/post you want.
5. Upload certificates for age, qualification, experience, category, PwBD, registration and other claims.
6. Pay the Rs. 25 fee online if you are not exempted.
7. Submit the form before 18:00 hrs on 03 July 2026 and keep the printout for interview/document verification.

Important Dates

• Application Start Date: 13 June 2026
• Last Date to Apply Online: 03 July 2026, 18:00 hrs
• Eligibility Cut-off Date: 03 July 2026
• Interview Date: To be announced
• Recruitment Test Date: To be announced, if UPSC conducts a test

• Review technical, medical, legal or administrative files for the assigned ministry or department
• Manage post-specific work such as aviation safety, health services, prosecution, research or public administration
• Teach, guide or supervise students and trainees where appointed to faculty or lecturer posts
• Conduct inspections, analysis, investigations, reporting or advisory work linked to the vacancy number
• Prepare official notes, reports, case files, technical opinions and compliance documents
• Follow Central Government service rules, confidentiality requirements and departmental procedures
• Assist senior officers during recruitment test, interview, document verification or departmental work as required