UKPSC Lower PCS Recruitment 2026: 54 Posts, Apply by 26 Nov

UKPSC Lower PCS Recruitment 2026 has 54 posts open for Nayab Tehsildar, Excise Inspector, Supply Inspector, Marketing Inspector and four other posts in the Uttarakhand government. The form runs from 6 November to 26 November 2026 on pscuk.net.in, and the fee deadline is the same day. The fee is Rs 166.36 for most candidates. The age limit is 21 to 42 years on 1 July 2026.

The exam is the Uttarakhand Combined State (Civil) Lower Subordinate Services Examination 2026, under Advertisement A-1/E-2/DR/LSS/2026-27 dated 6 November 2026. Marketing Inspector takes the biggest share, 20 of the 54 posts. Nayab Tehsildar has 13.

The count can still change. The notification says the number of posts may increase or decrease, so 54 is the count today, not a promise.

UKPSC Lower PCS Recruitment 2026 at a glance

Where the 54 posts sit

Marketing Inspector alone is more than a third of the total. The two Level 7 posts, Nayab Tehsildar and Excise Inspector, pay Rs 44,900 to Rs 1,42,400. The lowest paid post is Cane Development Inspector at Level 5, Rs 29,200 to Rs 92,300. All eight posts are Group G, non-gazetted, under the contributory pension scheme.

The Uttarakhand condition that decides eligibility

A degree and the right age are not enough here. The notification sets two Uttarakhand conditions, and either one can end an application.

First, schooling. A candidate must have passed High School and Intermediate from recognised institutions located in Uttarakhand.

There are exceptions. Military and paramilitary personnel posted in the state qualify, as do regular state government employees and central government employees posted in Uttarakhand whose service cannot move outside the state. Permanent residents of Uttarakhand who live outside the state for work or study qualify too, along with their spouses and children.

Second, employment exchange registration. The candidate's name must be registered with an employment exchange office in Uttarakhand by the last date for applications. People already in government service are exempt, and state employees can get a no objection certificate from their department and register. Ex-servicemen registered with a Zila Sainik Kalyan office in Uttarakhand do not need to register again; that certificate counts as employment exchange registration.

Check both conditions before paying the fee. The fee is non-refundable, and a form filed without them goes nowhere.

Who can apply

Any graduate can apply for six of the eight posts. The notification asks for a Bachelor's degree from a university established by law in India, or an equivalent qualification. The two cane inspector posts need a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, and a postgraduate degree in Agricultural Science gets preference when other things are equal.

Supply Inspector and Marketing Inspector add one more condition: good knowledge of Hindi in Devanagari script. Excise Inspector adds physical standards for height, chest and weight, given in the notification.

Age is 21 to 42 years on 1 July 2026. That means a birth date between 2 July 1984 and 1 July 2005. The upper limit stretches by 5 years for SC, ST and OBC candidates of Uttarakhand and for dependents of Uttarakhand freedom fighters, and by 10 years for persons with disabilities of Uttarakhand.

If your birthday sits near either cut off, work out your exact age on 1 July 2026 before you pay. The site's age calculator does that in seconds.

The notification also lists preferential qualifications. Two years in the Territorial Army or an NCC 'B' certificate helps, as does a postgraduate degree in Agricultural Science for the cane inspector posts. Neither replaces the degree.

Prelims filters, mains decides

The prelims is one objective paper of 150 questions on General Studies and General Aptitude, worth 150 marks in 2 hours. A wrong answer loses one fourth of a mark. A blank answer loses nothing.

Prelims marks do not count in the final merit. The paper only decides who writes mains. UKPSC's exam calendar puts the prelims on 27 December 2026, and the calendar itself calls that date tentative.

Mains has four descriptive papers worth 600 marks: General Hindi for 100, Essay for 100, and two General Studies papers for 200 each. General Hindi needs at least 35 percent. The interview carries 75 marks.

That structure shapes preparation. A safe prelims score is enough, and the real contest starts in mains, where Hindi and the essay together are worth a third of the written marks.

How to apply on pscuk.net.in

Apply on pscuk.net.in. Open the How to Apply link, then Apply Now. Fill the form and upload the photograph and signature. Pay the fee by net banking, card or UPI, then submit before 26 November 2026 at 11:59:59 PM.

The fee is Rs 166.36 for UR, EWS and OBC candidates and Rs 76.36 for SC, ST and PwD candidates of Uttarakhand. Orphan children living in state run homes in Uttarakhand pay nothing. The fee is non-refundable, so check the eligibility conditions above before paying.

The correction window runs from 3 December to 12 December 2026. Mobile number and email ID cannot be changed in that window. If your photo or signature file is the wrong size for the form, the site's exam photo resizer fixes it in a minute.

Another state PSC exam open this month is the UPPSC RO ARO exam with 501 posts and a 26 November deadline.

Sources & verification: Uttarakhand Public Service Commission, Advertisement A-1/E-2/DR/LSS/2026-27 dated 6 November 2026, read in full 6 November 2026. The detailed advertisement is published on psc.uk.gov.in, where it is listed as the first recruitment with a 26 November 2026 end date. The tentative prelims date comes from UKPSC's exam calendar, Notification 115/2026-27 dated 1 September 2026.

All figures in this article come from that notification: the vacancy tables in section 3, the fee in section 14, the age limit in section 4, the eligibility conditions in section 6, and the exam plan in Appendix 2. Apply only through pscuk.net.in.