Uttarakhand Government Exams: UKPSC, UKSSSC

Overview

Uttarakhand Exams

State jobs and entrance

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What you need to know

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Uttarakhand's big recruiters: UKPSC (Upper PCS, lecturers, civil judges) and UKSSSC (Group C posts, constables, LT teachers). Nurses and doctors are hired by UKMSSB.
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There is no common eligibility test: each advertisement has its own exam. Group C forms need a live employment exchange registration.
3
Women domiciled in the state get 30% of government jobs, and statehood agitators and their dependents get 10%.
4
The state's anti-copying law is one of India's strictest: up to life in jail for leak gangs.

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Every year: the calendar

When things usually happen

What you need to know

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UKPSC publishes a yearly exam calendar; Upper PCS timing varies.
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UTET: notice usually around July, exam around September–November (reported).
3
JEEP (polytechnic): registration roughly January–April, exam around June. B.Ed entrance: around August.
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Exact dates change every year: always check the official website before you apply.

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UKPSC and Upper PCS

Officer jobs

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Official
UKPSC (Uttarakhand Public Service Commission)Upper PCS, Civil Judge and lecturer exams.
Free
Official
High Court of UttarakhandHigher judicial service and court staff recruitment.
Free

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02UKPSC and Upper PCS

Upper PCS

21–42age

What you need to know

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Any graduate, age 21–42 (reported). Prelims: General Studies (counts) + General Aptitude (qualifying, 33%), with negative marking.
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Mains: General Hindi, Essay and six General Studies papers, no optional subject → interview (reported).
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Posts: Deputy Collector, DSP, BDO, finance and tax officers and more; usually a few dozen to about 200 a cycle.

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02UKPSC and Upper PCS

Other UKPSC exams

What you need to know

1
Civil Judge and government inter-college lecturers (Pay Level 8, ₹47,600 basic) are recruited by UKPSC (reported).

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UKSSSC

Group C jobs

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Official
UKSSSCAll Group C notices, admit cards and results.
Free
Official
Uttarakhand employment portal (Rojgar)Employment exchange registration needed for Group C forms.
Free
Official
UKMSSBNursing officer and medical recruitment.
Free

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03UKSSSC

How UKSSSC works

What you need to know

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Graduate-level, Class 12-level and Class 10-level exams for posts like VDO, junior assistant, survey lekhpal, assistant accountant and forest guard.
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Keep your employment exchange registration live: it is needed for Group C forms (reported).

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Uttarakhand Police

Constable and SI

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Official
Uttarakhand PolicePolice headquarters website.
Free
Official
UKSSSC (constable exams)Constable recruitment runs here.
Free
Official
All India Radio: 10% Agniveer quotaUniformed Group C posts covered.
Free

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04Uttarakhand Police

Constable and SI

10%Former Agniveers

What you need to know

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Constable: Class 12, age about 18–22; physical standards and physical test come before the written exam (reported). Recruitment runs through UKSSSC.
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SI: graduate, age about 21–28 (reported).
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Former Agniveers get a 10% quota in uniformed Group C posts, skip the physical test and get age relaxation.

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Teachers

UTET and recruitment

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Official
Uttarakhand Board of School EducationConducts UTET; also question banks and past papers.
Free
Official
UTET registration portalOnline UTET application.
Free
Official
UKSSSC (LT assistant teacher)LT grade teacher recruitment.
Free

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05Teachers

Teacher jobs

What you need to know

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UTET by the state school board: Paper I (Class 1–5), Paper II (Class 6–8).
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LT grade teachers (Class 6–10) are recruited by UKSSSC: degree + B.Ed + UTET-II/CTET-II. Lecturers by UKPSC. Primary teachers need D.El.Ed plus TET (reported).

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After Class 10 and 12

JEEP, NEET, ITI, B.Ed

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Official
HNB Uttarakhand Medical Education UniversityNEET state counselling, nursing and paramedical.
Free
Official
UBTERJEEP polytechnic entrance.
Free
Official
Uttarakhand Technical UniversityJEE Main-based state engineering counselling.
Free
Official
Vyavsayik Pariksha Parishad (ITI)Merit-based ITI admission.
Free

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06After Class 10 and 12

State admissions

What you need to know

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Polytechnic: JEEP by UBTER after Class 10 (pharmacy after Class 12). Engineering: state counselling by JEE Main (the old UKSEE test has stopped).
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MBBS/BDS: 85% state quota through HNBUMU counselling for Uttarakhand domicile; it also runs nursing and paramedical counselling.
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ITI: merit-based through VPP. B.Ed: one combined state entrance.

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Other state jobs

Health and courts

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Official
High Court of UttarakhandJunior assistant and stenographer posts.
Free
Official
UKMSSBNursing officer recruitment.
Free

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07Other state jobs

Other recruiters

What you need to know

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UKMSSB: nursing officers (merit on diploma/degree marks) and medical officers, sometimes over a thousand posts in a drive.
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High Court of Uttarakhand: junior assistants and stenographers for the High Court and district courts.

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Reservations and domicile

Who gets what

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08Reservations and domicile

The rules

What you need to know

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Women: 30% horizontal reservation for women domiciled in Uttarakhand (2022 Act; challenged in the High Court).
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Statehood agitators and their dependents: 10% (2024; a petition is pending). Former Agniveers: 10% in uniformed posts.
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Keep your domicile (permanent residence), caste and employment exchange papers up to date.

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Free coaching and help

State schemes

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Official
Uttarakhand e-Scholarship portalSC, ST, OBC and minority scholarships.
Free
Official
Rojgar portalJob and employment registration.
Free
Course
DIKSHAFree school lessons.
Free

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09Free coaching and help

State help

What you need to know

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Mukhyamantri Yuva Bhavishya Nirman Yojana: free online coaching for college students preparing for UPSC, PCS, SSC, banking and more (reported).
2
Super 100: free residential JEE/NEET coaching for top Class 12 science students (reported). Scholarships on the state e-Scholarship portal.

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Paper leaks and scams

The law and how to stay safe

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Official
UKSSSC official siteOnly trust notices posted here.
Free
Official
UKPSC official siteOnly trust notices posted here.
Free
Official
PIB Fact CheckCheck fake job notices.
Free
Official
Cyber crime portal (helpline 1930)Report job-for-money fraud.
Free

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10Paper leaks and scams

The law

10 years to lifeleak gangs face

What you need to know

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Uttarakhand's anti-copying law (2023): leak gangs face 10 years to life and fines up to ₹10 crore; candidates who cheat face jail, fines and a ban from exams (reported).
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Past leaks led to cancelled exams in 2022, 2023 and 2025, which were held again (reported).

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10Paper leaks and scams

Stay safe

1930Lost money? Call

What you need to know

1
Trust only notices on psc.uk.gov.in and sssc.uk.gov.in.
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Never pay anyone for a job. Lost money? Call 1930.

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