UPSSSC Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari (Livestock Extension Officer) Main Exam 2026: 1251 Posts

The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC), Lucknow has released Advertisement No. 17-Pariksha/2026 for the Pashudhan Prasar Adhikari (Livestock Extension Officer) Main Examination (PRA0AO0PO0-2025)/17, under the control of the Directorate of Animal Husbandry (Pashupalan Nideshalaya), Uttar Pradesh, inviting online applications for 1,251 posts. This Main Exam is open only to candidates who appeared in Preliminary Eligibility Test-2025 (PET-2025) and have been issued a valid PET-2025 score card — this is not a fresh open competition.

📋 Key Dates

Special note from the source: no application/fee will be accepted after 29.09.2026. A candidate's application printout cannot be generated until the bank has reconciled the fee payment — this reconciliation must be completed by 29.09.2026, or at the latest within 7 days after, i.e., by 06.10.2026. During this same window, candidates may also amend permissible details in their application.

✅ Who Can Apply — Eligibility for the Main Exam

• Only candidates who appeared in PET-2025 and were issued a PET-2025 score card by the Commission may apply online for this Main Exam.
• Shortlisting for the Main Exam is based on the candidate's normalized PET-2025 score, ranked by merit — only shortlisted candidates get to sit the Main Exam.
• Candidates with an absolute score of zero or below, or a normalized score of zero or negative, in PET-2025 will not be shortlisted.
• Candidates whose PET-2025 result was flagged "Under Investigation (UI)" or "Provisional" are permitted to apply provisionally for the Main Exam, pending the Commission's final decision on their case — their shortlisting and selection remain subject to that outcome.

🧾 Post Details & Vacancy Breakdown (Sarini-1)

✅ Row-sum verified: 500+254+25+345+124 = 1248 (regular); +3 (special selection) = 1251, matching the source's stated total.

🎖️ Horizontal (Cross-Cutting) Reservation — PwBD, Ex-Servicemen, Women, Sportspersons (Sarini-2)

Note: this is a horizontal reservation table — these seats are subsets within the vertical SC/ST/OBC/EWS/UR categories above, not additional to the 1,251 total, so the row-sum check used for Sarini-1 doesn't apply here.

PwBD category definitions: L.V. = Low Vision; H.H. = Hard of Hearing; O.A. = One Arm Affected; Dw. = Dwarfism; A.A.V. = Acid Attack Victims. No vacancies are currently reserved for Freedom Fighter Dependents, or for the Autism/Intellectual Disability/Specific Learning Disability/Mental Illness or Multiple Disabilities sub-categories, in this advertisement.

🎓 Eligibility — Qualification & Age

Essential Qualification:

• Intermediate examination with the Biology group from the UP Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, or a govt-recognized equivalent 10+2 examination; AND
• A two-year Pashudhan Prasar (Livestock Extension) Diploma from a veterinary university/college established by law.
• Working knowledge of Hindi in Devanagari script.

Preferential Qualification (all else being equal, preference given to candidates who have):

• Served a minimum of 2 years in the Territorial Army, or
• Obtained the National Cadet Corps 'B' Certificate, or
• Completed 15 years of continuous active service as a Veterinary Dresser (Grade-1 or Grade-2) in the Remount Veterinary Corps, along with a High School pass with Science or Agriculture as a subject (or a govt-recognized equivalent exam).

Age: as on 1 July of the calendar year in which the direct-recruitment vacancies are advertised, a candidate must have completed 21 years and must not have exceeded 40 years. SC/ST and other notified categories get additional relaxation as specified by the UP Government from time to time.

🎯 Basis of Selection

Selection is per the UP Group 'C' Posts Direct Recruitment (Procedure) Rules 2015, the UP Subordinate-Level Posts Direct Recruitment (Interview Abolished) Rules 2017, and the two-tier application/examination system adopted per UP Government Karmik Anubhag-3 order dated 20.11.2020 (under which only PET-qualified candidates may apply for the Main Exam) — read with the UP Pashupalan Vibhag, Pashudhan Prasar evam Kukkut Vikas Seva Niyamavali, 2002 (as amended). Selection is based on the written (Main) examination. The exam scheme and syllabus approved per UP Government Karmik Anubhag-3 letter No. 486/47-Ka-3-2026 dated 30.06.2026 is set out below; the exam date will be communicated separately in due course.

📝 Written Exam Plan & Syllabus

✅ Row-sum verified: 13 × 5 (Part-1) + 15 (Part-2) + 20 (Part-3) = 100, matching the stated total. Questions are objective/MCQ, one mark each, with negative marking of 25% (¼ mark) per wrong answer; unattempted questions carry no penalty.

Syllabus topics:

• Part-1: Importance of animal husbandry in India & livestock development programs; digestive/respiratory/circulatory/reproductive systems; nutrient classification & balanced diet; breeding concepts & insemination techniques; dairy animal selection & milk hygiene; poultry breeds & disease control; common animal diseases, vaccination & first aid; extension education principles & rural development; breed/housing/production for cattle-buffalo-sheep-goat-pig; milk processing & quality control; project formulation & self-employment schemes; veterinary hospital/AI/field training; animal identification, vaccination, milk testing & record-keeping.
• Part-2: History/introduction/application of computers, IT, Internet & WWW; hardware/software, input/output, IP addressing, IT gadgets, email, printer/tablet/mobile operation, MS-Word/Excel essentials, OS/social networking/e-governance, digital financial tools, future skills & cyber security, AI/big data/deep learning/machine learning/IoT and India's achievements in this field.
• Part-3: UP history, culture, art, architecture, festivals, folk dance, literature, regional languages, heritage, social customs & tourism, geography & environment, natural resources, climate, soil, forests, wildlife, mines & minerals, economy, agriculture, industry, business & employment, polity & administration, and current events/achievements of the state.

Special note on shortlisting: for the written exam, candidates are shortlisted at 15× the advertised vacancies per category, based on normalized PET-2025 score (to 2 decimal places) — including all candidates tied at the cutoff mark. If the exam is held across multiple shifts/days, score normalization follows the procedure in Essential Information No. 42/05/Vigyapan-Anubhag(11)/2019 dated 22.05.2019.

🖊️ How to Apply — Online Application Process

If payment succeeds but the application doesn't display: log in again using your registration number via "Update Your Transaction ID by Double Verification" under Applicant Segment on the Commission's website homepage, click Verify Transaction ID, and reconcile the fee — then download/print your application.

If payment fails: a Payment Acknowledgment Receipt (PAR) shows instead of the application. Use the same "Update Your Transaction ID by Double Verification" route, then go to "Application Fee Deposition" under Applicant Segment to retry payment.

Via SBI e-Challan: download the e-Challan, pay at any SBI branch, then reconcile via "Update Your Transaction ID by Double Verification Mode" under Applicant Segment.

Candidates are advised to complete fee reconciliation and download/print their application by the last date, or within 7 days after — no reconciliation or printout is possible after that.

💰 Application Fee

Freedom Fighter dependents, Ex-servicemen, Women, PwBD, and Outstanding Sportsperson candidates pay per their base category (rows above) according to their original category (SC/ST/OBC/UR). Only Rs. 25 online-processing fee applies at this stage — no separate application fee. A separate Main Exam fee will be charged only to candidates shortlisted for the Main Exam, payable before downloading the Main Exam admit card.

✏️ Amendment to Submitted Applications

• Amendment is only possible after final submission, and only until the correction deadline of 06.10.2026 — via Applicant's Dashboard, logging in with your PET-2025 registration number, then "Modify Application" + OTP verification.
• Only these fields can be amended: (a) correspondence address; (b) other personal details such as EWS/horizontal reservation category (DFF, PwBD, Ex-Servicemen, Gender, Outstanding Sportsperson); (c) essential/preferential qualification details entered in the application; (d) marital status.
• No other detail may be amended — including your core reservation category (UR/SC/ST/OBC) itself.
• Special note on PwBD reservation: per a series of UP Divyangjan Empowerment Section-3 government orders (dated 30.07.2021, 09.12.2022, 30.09.2024, 23.05.2025, 25.07.2025, and 30.04.2026), 4% horizontal reservation for PwBD candidates in Groups Ka/Kha/Ga/Gha has been re-designated by post — disabled candidates must update their disability category/sub-category in the application accordingly.
• After the correction deadline, no amendment is possible under any circumstances, and the Commission will not accept separate representations for correction.

📌 Important Instructions for Candidates (Selected Highlights)

• All UP reserved-category candidates must mark their category in the application. Candidates claiming more than one reserved category get only one relaxation — whichever is more beneficial.
• Candidates who are not original residents of UP do not get reservation benefit and are treated as Unreserved.
• Ex-servicemen reservation applies only to those who have retired by the application deadline (29.09.2026).
• Outstanding Sportsperson reservation requires a certificate in the prescribed format from the competent authority.
• For women candidates, only a caste certificate issued on the father's side is valid.
• Freedom-fighter-dependent claimants must have a certificate per the format notified 21.04.2015.
• PwBD claimants must have a disability certificate in the prescribed format (UP Karmik Vibhag-2 office memo dated 18.04.2022) with disability type and percentage clearly stated.
• Candidates currently in Central/State Government service must obtain a No Objection Certificate from their employer to participate in the selection process.
• Candidates in state-government service get 5 years' age relaxation per UP Karmik Anubhag-2 order dated 27.08.2013.
• Chief Minister's Fellowship researchers get age-limit relaxation/preference per the UP Karmik Anubhag-2 notification dated 30.01.2026.
• The Commission's decision on a candidate's eligibility is final.
• Only the High School (or equivalent) certificate's date of birth is accepted — no other document is valid for DOB.
• Exam centre, date, and time (once allotted) cannot be changed under any circumstances; unnecessary correspondence on this is discouraged.
• Furnishing false/incomplete information, or failing to hold the required qualification/age by the deadline, leads to rejection of candidature.
• The Commission does not conduct individual correspondence with candidates — all information is published only on its website, which candidates must check regularly.
• Only the last validly submitted application (in case of multiple applications) is accepted; earlier ones are rejected.
• Malpractice, impersonation, misconduct in the exam hall, or providing false information can lead to rejection, debarment from this and future Commission exams, and prosecution — provisions of the UP Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 apply.

📑 Certificate Formats (Appendices)

The notification includes 9 appendices with blank certificate proformas required from candidates claiming reservation: SC/ST caste certificate (Appendix-1), OBC caste certificate (Appendix-2), EWS income & asset certificate (Appendix-3), EWS self-declaration (Appendix-4), Freedom Fighter dependent certificate (Appendix-5), and four disability-certificate formats — Form I (application for disability certificate), Form II (single disability — locomotor/dwarfism/blindness), Form III (multiple disabilities), and Form IV (other disabilities) (Appendices 6–9). These are standard UP-government proformas used across recruitment notices generally, not specific to this post, so they're summarized here rather than reproduced in full — candidates needing them should download the official notification PDF linked above.

📮 Contact / Signatory

Website: upsssc.gov.in | Email: online.upsssc@nic.in

Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission, PICUP Bhawan, 3rd Floor, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow – 226010.

Note: the notification is signed by the Secretary, UPSSSC (designation only — no individual name, direct phone, or personal email given beyond the general channels above).

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. Can any candidate apply for this UPSSSC exam, or only those who took PET-2025?
Only candidates who appeared in PET-2025 and were issued a valid score card can apply — this is a Main Exam for an already-gated pool, not a fresh open competition.

Q2. How many total posts are there?
1,251 — 1,248 regular + 3 special-selection posts.

Q3. What is the application fee?
Rs. 25 (online processing fee only) for all categories at this stage; a separate Main Exam fee applies only to shortlisted candidates, before admit card download.

Q4. What is the exam pattern?
100 objective/MCQ questions, 100 marks, 2 hours, with ¼ mark negative marking per wrong answer — Part-1 (Animal Husbandry subjects, 65 marks), Part-2 (Computer/IT, 15 marks), Part-3 (UP General Knowledge, 20 marks).

Q5. What is the last date to apply?
29 September 2026, with fee reconciliation/correction possible until 6 October 2026.

Q6. Can I change my category or other details after submitting?
Only correspondence address, EWS/horizontal reservation details, qualification details, and marital status can be amended before 6 October 2026 — your core reservation category (UR/SC/ST/OBC) cannot be changed at any stage.

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