Eligibility criteria include PET qualification, age limit, educational qualification and other conditions. All conditions must be fulfilled as on the last date of application. Age Limit & Relaxation 2026 Particulars Details Minimum Age 21 years (as on 1st July of the advertisement year) Maximum Age 40 years Age Relaxation – SC/ST/OBC (UP domicile) As per UP Government rules Age Relaxation – State Government Employees 5 years additional relaxation Age Relaxation – Ex-Servicemen As per UP Reservation Act 1993 Age Relaxation – CM Fellowship Research Scholars As per UP notification dated 30 January 2026 Note: Candidates who are not domiciled in Uttar Pradesh will NOT be eligible for any reservation benefit and will be treated as General/Unreserved category candidates.

Category Application Fee Online Processing Fee Total Unreserved (General) ₹00 ₹25 ₹25 OBC ₹00 ₹25 ₹25 SC ₹00 ₹25 ₹25 ST ₹00 ₹25 ₹25 Payment can be made via Credit Card / Debit Card / Internet Banking / UPI or SBI e-Challan only.

The UPSSSC ASO/ARO Selection Process 2026 is a two-stage process: Stage 1 – Shortlisting: Based on PET-2025 normalized score. Only candidates who appeared in PET-2025 and have been issued a score card by the Commission are eligible. Candidates with zero, negative, or absent marks in PET-2025 will not be shortlisted. 15 times the number of vacancies (category-wise) will be shortlisted for the Main Exam. Stage 2 – Main Written Examination: 100 objective/MCQ questions, 100 marks, 2 hours duration. Negative marking: 25% (¼ mark deducted per wrong answer). Stage 3 – Document Verification.