UPSC Recruitment 2020: Union Public Service Commission is conducting direct recruitment for 166 vacancies. The Commission advertised opening in multiple posts through advertisement number 05/2020. A detailed advertisement is available on the website of the Commission. Online applications can be submitted through the website i.e. upsconline.nic.in. The last date to apply is fixed on April 02, 2020. Applicants have to pay a fee of Rs 25/-. The complete details of the recruitment are covered here in this article. Read on to know more.
Latest: Online applications are accepted for UPSC Recruitment 2020 through the official website i.e. upsconline.nic.in.
UPSC Recruitment 2020
The Union Public Service released a short notice for the recruitment in the current edition of Employment News. Detailed advertisement is available at the recruitment website of the Commission. Get all the important dates related to the event below.
| Important event | Date |
| Last date to apply online | 02 Apr 2020 |
| Last date to print application form | 03 Apr 2020 |
| Date of interview | To be announced |
Apply now: Click here to apply for UPSC Recruitment 2020.
UPSC Recruitment 2020 Official Notification
Detailed advertisement is available at the website of the Commission i.e. upsc.gov. in or upsconline.nic.in. A short notice for the same is published by the Commission on the latest edition of Employment News. Check out the notice below and click on the direct links provided here to download the notification.
UPSC Recruitment 2020 Application Process
Eligible candidates can apply for individual posts through the recruitment website of UPSC. Online applications must be done by the last date along with the payment of fees. No other forms of application are accepted by the Commission for this recruitment.
Scanned copies of documents/certificates must be uploaded in the application form. However, there is no need to send out hard copies to the Commission. Original documents must be produced at the stages of the interview. Check out the details of the application process below.
UPSC Recruitment 2020 Eligibility Conditions
Complete eligibility conditions such as age, experience and educational qualifications are provided for each post. The complete information is available through the detailed advertisement published at the website. Read on to know more.
Age limit
Maximum age limit of candidates is prescribed for different posts. Post-wise age upper age limit can be checked below.
| Post | Max age |
| Chief Design Engineer | 50 years |
| Deputy Superintending Archaeological Chemist | 35 years |
| Asstt Engr (Quality Assurance) (Armament Instruments) | 30 years |
| Asstt Engr (Quality Assurance) (Small Arms) | 30 years |
| Asstt Engr (Quality Assurance) (Stores Chemistry) | 30 years |
| Asstt Engr (Quality Assurance) (Gentex) | 30 years |
| Asstt Engr (Quality Assurance) (Vehicle) | 30 years |
| Asstt Veterinary Officer | 35 years |
| Asstt Director (Official Language) | 35 years |
| Asstt Employment Officer | 30 years |
| Dy. Director (Examination Reforms) | 43 years |
| Asstt Engr (Civil) / Asstt Surveyor of Works (Civil) | 30 years |
| Dy. Director (Plg./Stat.) | 40 years |
Relaxations are provided on the upper age limit to specific category of candidates. Check out the details below.
| Category | Relaxation |
| Ex Servicemen | 05 years |
| ECOs/SSCOs | 05 years |
| SC/ST | 05 years |
| OBC | 03 years |
| PwD | 10 years |
| Central/UT Government employee (UR) | 05 years |
| Central/UT Government employee (SC/ST) | 10 years |
| Central/UT Government employee (OBC) | 08 years |
| PwD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
| PwD (OBC) | 13 years |
Experience and educational qualifications
Required experience, essential educational qualification and desirable qualifications are mentioned in the detailed advertisement for the reruitment. Candidates can check the post-wise details of experience and qualifications from below.
Chief Design Engineer
Dy. Superintending Archaeological Chemist
Asstt Engr (Quality Assurance) – Armanent Instruments
Asstt Engr (Quality Assurance) – Small Arms
Asstt Engr (Quality Assurance) – Stores Chemistry
Asstt Engr (Quality Assurance) – Stores Gentex
Asstt Engr (Quality Assurance) – Vehicle
Assistant Veterinary Officer
Assistant Director (Official Language)
Assistant Employment Officer
Dy. Director (Examination Reforms)
Asstt Engr (Civil)/Asstt Surveyor of Works (Civil)
Dy. Director (Plg./Stat.)
UPSC Recruitment 2020 Selection Procedure
Candidates are to be selected through personal interviews. There is no written exam/test conducted by the UPSC for recruitment. The interview stage carries a total of 100 marks. Candidates have to secure the minimum qualifying marks in the interview for final shortlisting. Check out the category wise minimum qualification marks from below.
| Category | Min marks |
| UR/EWS | 50 marks |
| OBC | 45 marks |
| SC/ST | 40 marks |
| PH | 40 marks |
Check out the list of documents to be produced at the interview below
Important Downloads
| Item | Download link |
| Detailed advertisement | Click here |
