UPSC Advertisement 12/2026 — 13 specialist, legal and technical posts (16 Oct, 6 pm)
Union Public Service Commission
- Location
- Kanpur, New Delhi, Delhi
- Last date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Qualification
- Law degree / sugar technology / DM Cardiology as per post
- Age limit
- Post-wise: 30–48 years as on 16.10.2026
- Vacancies
- 13
- Pay / stipend
- Level-7, Level-10, Level-11 (+NPA for Cardiology)
- Experience
- Post-wise 2–7 years or as printed
- Application fee
- As charged on upsconline.nic.in; women/SC/ST/PwBD typically exempt
- Selection
- Shortlisting and/or Recruitment Test, then UPSC interview
Official Details
UPSC Advertisement 12 2026 (Advt No. 12/2026) is a direct-recruitment-by-selection notice, not Civil Services. Last date — 16 October 2026, 1800 hrs. Apply only on upsconline.nic.in. Detailed notice — upsc.gov.in PDF.
If you are in class 12 or first year of college: UPSC here is filling a few specialist chairs through its Online Recruitment Application (ORA). This is not Prelims. You need the exact degree and years printed for that vacancy number. Eligibility is counted on the closing date, 16 October 2026.
What UPSC actually does in Advertisement 12 2026
The Union Public Service Commission runs both big exams and smaller selection recruitments. This advertisement invites applications for four vacancy families across National Sugar Institute Kanpur, the Legislative Department in the Ministry of Law and Justice, the Land and Building Department of GNCT of Delhi, and New Delhi Municipal Council.
Total printed strength is 13 posts. Headquarters printed in the notice are Kanpur (sugar technology), New Delhi (legislative counsel and NDMC cardiology) and Delhi (law officer). Several posts say the officer can be posted elsewhere in India.
What kind of role this is
These are permanent Group A or Group B gazetted posts on direct recruitment. Probation is one year for Junior Technical Officer and Specialist Grade II, and two years for Assistant Legislative Counsel and Law Officer. The NDMC cardiology post forbids private practice and pays NPA instead. There is no campus walk-in and no coaching-centre form.
Who should apply — and who should skip
Apply if you already hold the printed degree and the printed years of legal, factory, teaching or DM Cardiology work as on 16.10.2026, and you can sit an interview in the UPSC circuit if shortlisted.
Skip if you only have a generic BA/BSc, if you are still in the final semester and the notice does not treat that as a completed degree, or if you cannot show the State Judicial Service / legal-department / practitioner years asked for Grade IV ILS. A lookalike “upscform” domain is a skip.
Dates and fee
| Item | On the official notice |
|---|---|
| Apply start | 26 September 2026 on upsconline.nic.in |
| Last date | 16 October 2026, 1800 hrs |
| Eligibility date | Same closing date |
| Fee | Pay only the slab shown on the ORA portal. Women, SC, ST and PwBD applicants are ordinarily exempt on UPSC ORA; confirm the live checkbox before you pay anyone outside the portal. |
Available positions and category breakdown
1. Junior Technical Officer (Sugar Technology) — Level-10 1 Vacancy (OBC)
Eligibility criteria
Vacancy No. 26091201626. National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, Department of Food and Public Distribution. Degree in Science or Engineering plus Associateship in Sugar Technology or Post-graduate Diploma in Sugar Technology, and three years’ teaching / research / advisory work in Sugar Technology or three years’ practical work in a sugar factory in a managerial capacity. Age printed: 38 years for OBC, plus PwBD relaxation up to 10 years. Headquarters Kanpur; liable to posting anywhere in India. Probation one year.
Category breakdown: OBC-01. Post suitable for some locomotor PwBD categories as printed; not reserved for PwBD.
2. Assistant Legislative Counsel (Grade IV, Indian Legal Service) — Level-11 8 Vacancies
Eligibility criteria
Vacancy No. 26091202226. Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice. Degree in Law plus one of: seven years in a State Judicial Service; seven years in a superior legal-department post of a State; seven years of Central Government legal-affairs work; Master’s in Law with five years’ teaching or research in Law; or qualified legal practitioner meeting the age and practice years printed (advocate/pleader at least seven years, or Bombay/Calcutta attorney rules as written). Preference for legislative drafting. Age: 40 UR/EWS, 43 OBC, 45 SC, plus PwBD. Headquarters New Delhi. Probation two years.
| UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | PwBD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 01 | 02 | 01 | – | 01* |
*One of the eight is reserved for PwBD as printed.
3. Law Officer, Land and Building Department, GNCT of Delhi — Level-7 3 Vacancies
Eligibility criteria
Vacancy No. 26091203226. Degree in Law plus two years as a legal practitioner or two years of legal work in a government office. Age: 30 UR, 33 OBC, plus PwBD. Duties include assisting government advocates in land-acquisition writs and conducting cases in Delhi courts. Headquarters: Land and Building Department, Delhi. Probation two years plus a mandatory induction training of at least two weeks. OBC reservation for GNCTD posts follows the Delhi OBC certificate rules printed in the advertisement (GNCTD OM dated 31.5.2021).
| UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | PwBD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | – | 01 | – | – | 01* |
4. Specialist Grade II (Junior Scale) — Cardiology, NDMC — Level-11 + NPA 1 Vacancy (OBC)
Eligibility criteria
Vacancy No. 26091204526. Recognised medical qualification in the IMC schedules printed, plus DM (Cardiology) or equivalent PG listed in Schedule VI, plus three years’ experience in the speciality after the PG degree. Age printed: 48 years for OBC, plus PwBD. Private practice is prohibited. Headquarters NDMC, New Delhi. Probation one year.
Category breakdown: OBC-01.
Total vacancies — 13.
Educational qualifications
| Post | Degree / marks | Experience / extras |
|---|---|---|
| JTO Sugar Technology | Science/Engineering degree + Associateship or PG Diploma in Sugar Technology | 3 years teaching/research/advisory or 3 years factory managerial |
| Assistant Legislative Counsel | LLB (or equivalent) as printed for Grade IV ILS | 7 years judicial/legal-dept/CG legal affairs, or LLM + 5 years teaching/research, or practitioner years |
| Law Officer, GNCTD | Degree in Law | 2 years practitioner or 2 years legal work in a govt office |
| Specialist Gr II Cardiology | Recognised MBBS-track qualification + DM Cardiology | 3 years in the speciality after PG |
Selection
- Online ORA on upsconline.nic.in with Universal Registration Number plus a post-specific Application Number.
- If applications are large, UPSC may shortlist on desirable qualification, higher degree, higher experience, or hold a Recruitment Test.
- Interview of shortlisted candidates. Carry the printout of the online form and originals when called.
- Recommendation does not itself create a right to appointment; the cadre ministry issues the offer.
How to prepare (free, official)
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FAQs
What is the last date?
16 October 2026, 1800 hrs.
Who can apply?
Only candidates who match the printed degree and years for that vacancy number as on 16.10.2026.
How many vacancies?
13 (1 + 8 + 3 + 1).
Where do I apply?
upsconline.nic.in.
What is the fee?
The live ORA fee checkbox. Do not pay a third-party “form filling” charge.
Can final-year students apply?
The notice treats eligibility on the closing date. If your degree or experience years are not in hand on 16.10.2026, you do not meet the printed line.
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