UPSC Invites Online Recruitment Applications for Various Posts 2023

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is a constitutional body in India that conducts various competitive exams for recruitment to the civil services and other allied services of the Government of India. The commission was established on October 1, 1926, and its headquarters are located in New Delhi.

The UPSC conducts various examinations such as the Civil Services Examination, Engineering Services Examination, Indian Forest Service examination, National Defence Academy Examination, Naval Academy Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, and many others.

The Civil Services Examination is one of the most popular and competitive exams conducted by the UPSC. The exam is held annually to recruit candidates for various civil services posts such as Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and Indian Revenue Service (IRS), among others.

The UPSC also conducts interviews of candidates for the various posts. The interviews are conducted by the Board of UPSC, which comprises highly qualified and experienced professionals from different fields.

Overall, the UPSC plays a crucial role in the recruitment process for various civil services posts in the Government of India. Its rigorous and fair selection process ensures that only the most deserving candidates are selected for these prestigious positions

Important Information
Recruitment Type	Direct Recruitment by Selection
Website	https://www.upsconline.nic.in
Application Submission Start Date	22-04-2023
Closing Date for Application Submission (ORA)	11-05-2023 at 23:59 Hrs
Last Date for Printing Completely Submitted Online Form	12-05-2023 at 23:59 Hrs
Eligibility Determination Date	Prescribed Closing Date for ORA Submission
Important Instruction	Fill Online Form Carefully and Accurately
Consequence of Wrong Information Submission	Rejection through Computer Based Shortlisting
	Debarment by the Commission
Interview Date	Intimated Separately
Documents to be brought for Interview	Printout of Online Application and Other Docs

Union Public Service Commission Invites Online Recruitment Applications (ORA*) for Recruitment by Selection to the Following Posts:

Vacancy No.	23040801322
Post	Assistant Soil Conservation Officer (Natural Resource Management/Rainfed Farming System)
Department	Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Category	Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD)
No. of Vacancies	2 (UR-02)
Suitable Disabilities	Blindness and Low Vision (LV), Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH), Locomotor Disability including Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims and Muscular Dystrophy with disability (OL/OA/OLA/LC/DW/AAV/MD)
Nature of Post	Permanent
Group	General Central Service Group- “A” Gazetted, Non-Ministerial
Pay Scale	Level- 10 in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC
Age	35 years
Educational Qualification	Master’s Degree in Agronomy or Agriculture with Agronomy as a subject or Agricultural Chemistry or Soil Science or Agricultural Extension or Agricultural Economics or Agriculture Botany or Master’s Degree in Botany or Forestry or Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Engineering from a recognized University or Institute
Experience	Possessing three years experience in the field of soil and water conservation or soil health management or rainfed or integrated farming and soil survey or problem soil reclamation and project formulation including agro-forestry projects in Central or State Government Department or Union Territory Administration or recognized research institution or Agricultural University or Public Sector undertaking or Semi-Government or Autonomous or Statutory Organization
Note	The Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified.
Duties	(i) Implementation of NWDPRA in 28 states and 2 UTs, scheme of watershed development fund. (ii) Impact evaluation to concurrent evaluation of Watershed. (iii) Monitoring and evaluation of RADP, World Bank and other externally aided projects. (iv) All matters pertaining to rainfed farming and watershed development in the Ministry.
HQ	New Delhi with liability to serve anywhere in India or abroad

Vacancy No.	23040802522
Post	Additional Assistant Director (Safety)
Organization	Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI), Ministry of Labour and Employment
Vacancies	3 (UR-03, PwBD-01)
Reserved for PwBD	1 (Blindness and Low Vision with disability i.e. Low Vision (LV))
Suitable for PwBD	Blindness and Low Vision with disability i.e. Low Vision (LV), Deaf and Hard of Hearing with disability i.e. Deaf (D) or Hard of Hearing (HH), Locomotor Disability including Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims and Muscular Dystrophy with disability i.e. Both legs affected but not arms (BL) or Both arms affected (BA) or One leg affected (R or L) (OL) or One arm affected (R or L) (OA) or One leg and One arm affected (OLA) or Leprosy Cured (LC) or Dwarfism (DW) or Acid Attack Victims (AAV) or Muscular Dystrophy (MDy), Autism, Intellectual Disability, Specific Learning Disability and Mental Illness with disability i.e. Specific Learning Disability (SLD) or Mental Illness (MI), Multiple disabilities (MD)
Post Type	Permanent, General Central Service Group- “B” Gazetted, Non-Ministerial
Pay Scale	Level-07 in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC
Age Limit	30 years
Educational Qualification	Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical or Chemical or Marine or Production or Industrial or Instrumentation or Civil Engineering or Architecture or Textile or Textile Chemistry or Textile Technology or Computer Science or Electronics & Communication of a recognized University /Institutes
Experience	One year experience in handling various aspects of industrial safety in a factory, dock, ship, construction site or physical and chemical testing of textiles in an industrial concern or research laboratory or a technical institution or organization or in a government department dealing with the administration of Factories Act 1948 (63 of 1948) or the Dock Workers (Safety, Health & Welfare) Act 1986 (54 of 1986) or the Building and other construction workers (regulation of employment conditions of services) Act 1996 (27 of 1996)
Desirable Qualification	Experience in planning, organizing and coordinating of research, education and training activities pertaining to industrial safety, construction safety and dock safety
Other Conditions	The Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified. Probation period of two years will be subjected to completion of two weeks induction training prescribed by Department.
HQ	Mumbai
Duties	(i) Assisting Senior Officers in Diploma courses, procurement and preparation of training aids, workshops/researches and survey works. (ii) Inspection- Port premises, ships lifting machineries, loading and unloading of cargo to and from ships in connection with Dock Workers (SHW) Act, 1986. (iii) Investigation of accidents and dangerous occurrences. (iv) Providing technical advice during inspections.

Vacancy No.	23040803222
Post	Scientist ‘B’ (Toxicology)
Organization	Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Directorate of Forensic Science Services, Ministry of Home Affairs
Category	Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) - Blindness and Low Vision (B/LV), Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH), Locomotor Disability including Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims and Muscular Dystrophy (BL, OL, OA, OLA, LC, DW, AAV)
Type	Permanent
Service	General Central Service Group- “A” Gazetted, Non-Ministerial
Pay Scale	Level- 10 in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC
Age	35 years
Educational Qualifications	Master Degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry or Pharmacology or Pharmacy or Forensic Science with Chemistry as one of the subjects during all the three years of bachelor of Science from a recognised University or institute
Experience	Three years experience of analytical methods and research therein in the field of Toxicology from a government recognised orgnization or institution
Desirable	One year experience of working in a Forensic Science Laboratory under the Central or State Government or Union Territory administration after obtaining the minimum prescribed educational qualifications
Duties	Crime Case Examination, giving evidences in the Court of Law, Crime Scene Examination, providing guidance to the junior scientific staff for case analysis, R&D activities on Forensic Science and imparting training in the respective field of forensic specialization to the trainees from different investigating agencies / forensic science labs and other organizations
HQ	New Delhi with Laboratories at Chandigarh, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune, Kamrup(Assam) & Bhopal
Other Conditions	(i) Leprosy Cured persons are suitable for the post of Scientist ‘B’ (Toxicology) in CFSLs subject to the condition that their upper limbs are functioning normally. (ii) Acid attack victims are suitable for the post of Scientist ‘B’ (Toxicology) in CFSLs provided that their vision and hearing have not been impaired.

Vacancy No.	23040804322
Post	Supervisor Inclusive Education District
Department	Directorate of Education, Department of Inclusive Education Branch, Government of NCT of Delhi
No. of vacancies	3 (UR-03)
Category of disability suitable for candidates	Blindness and Low Vision with disability i.e. Blind (B) or Low Vision (LV), Deaf and Hard of Hearing with disability i.e. Deaf (D) or Hard of Hearing (HH), Locomotor Disability including Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims and Muscular Dystrophy with disability i.e. Both legs affected but not arms (BL) or Both arms affected (BA) or One leg affected (R or L) (OL) or One arm affected (R or L) (OA) or One leg and One arm affected (OLA) or Both Legs and One Arm affected (BLOA) or Cerebral Palsy (CP) or Leprosy Cured (LC) or Dwarfism (DW) or Acid Attack Victims (AAV), Autism, Intellectual Disability, Specific Learning Disability and Mental Illness with disability i.e. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (M = Mild, MoD = Moderate) or Specific Learning Disability (SLD) or Mental Illness (MI), Multiple disabilities (MD) i.e. at least two disabilities from the categories of the disabilities indicated above
Nature of post	Permanent
Service	General Central Service Group- “B” Gazetted, Non-Ministerial
Pay Scale	Level- 09 in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC
Age	35 years
Educational Qualifications	(i) Master Degree from recognized university. (ii) B.Ed (Special Education) OR B.Ed (General Education) with one year Diploma in Special Education or Two years Diploma in Special Education or Post Graduate Professional Diploma in Special Education OR B.Ed (General Education) and Post Graduate Professional Certificate in Special Education OR PG Diploma in Special Education (Mental Retardation) OR PG Diploma in Special Education (Multiple Disability: Physical and Neurological) OR PG Diploma in Special Education (Locomotor impairment and Cerebral Palsy) OR Secondary Level Teacher Training Course in Visual Impairment OR Senior Diploma in Teaching the Deaf OR BA B.Ed in Visual Impairment (iii) Registration with Rehabillitation Council of India (RCI)
Experience	Three years’ experience in the Field of Special Education or Inclusive Education for Children With Disabilities
Desirable Qualifications	Ph.D in Special Education from a recognized university or Institute
Note	The Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified
Duties	Overall coordination of all activities undertaken in concerned District for students with Disabilities and special needs
HQ	New Delhi with liability to serve anywhere under Govt. of National Capital Territory of Delhi

APPLICATION FEE
(a) Candidates (Except Female/SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disability Candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 25/- (Rupees Twenty five) only either by remitting the money in any branch of the SBI by cash or by using net banking facility of any bank or by using Visa/Master/Rupay/Credit/Debit Card/UPI payment.
(b) No fee for SC/ST/PwBD/Women candidates of any community. No "fee exemption" is available to Gen/OBC/EWS male candidates and they are required to pay the full prescribed fee.
(c) Applications without the prescribed fee would not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection would be entertained.
(d) Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstance nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

HOW TO APPLY :

Steps	Instructions
i	Candidates must apply online through the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in. Applications received through any other mode would not be accepted and summarily rejected.
ii	Candidates must upload the documents/certificates in support of all the claims made by them in the application like, Date of Birth, Experience (preferably in prescribed format), Desirable Qualification(s) etc. or any other information, separately against each claim in pdf file in such a way that the file size does not exceed 1 MB for the respective aforesaid modules and 2 MB for the “UPLOAD OTHER DOCUMENT” module and is legible when a printout taken. For that purpose, the applicant may scan the documents/certificates in 200 dpi grey scale. Documents like Pay Slip, Resume, Appointment Letter, Relieving Letter, Un-signed Experience Certificate etc. must not be uploaded in the Document Upload Module.
a	Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent certificate indicating date of birth, or mark sheet of Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent issued by Central/State Board indicating Date of Birth in support of claim of age. Where date of birth is not available in certificate/mark sheets, issued by concerned Educational Boards, School leaving certificate indicating Date of Birth (in case of Tamil Nadu & Kerala).
b	Degree/Diploma certificate as proof of educational qualification claimed. In the absence of Degree/Diploma certificate, provisional certificate along with mark sheets pertaining to all the academic years.
c	Order/ letter in respect of equivalent Educational Qualifications claimed, indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated, in respect of equivalent clause in Essential Qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent qualification as per the requirement of advertisement.
d	Certificate(s) in the prescribed proforma from the Head(s) of Organization(s)/Department(s) for the entire experience claimed, clearly mentioning the duration of employment (date, month & year) indicating the basic pay and consolidated pay. The certificate(s) should also mention the nature of duties performed/experience obtained in the post(s) with duration(s). Experience Certificate should be issued in prescribed format relevant to the post. Experience certificate not in prescribed proforma but containing all the details as mentioned above would be considered on merits by the Commission.
e	Caste certificate by candidate seeking reservation as SC/ ST/ OBC, in the prescribed proforma from the competent authority indicating clearly the candidate’s Caste, the Act/ Order under which the Caste is recognized as SC/ ST/ OBC and the village/ town the candidate is ordinarily a resident of.
f	A declaration in the prescribed format by candidate seeking reservation as OBC, that he/she does not belong to the creamy layer on the crucial date, in addition to the community certificate (OBC). Unless specified otherwise, the prescribed closing date for receipt of Online Recruitment Application for the post is to be treated as crucial date.
g	Certificate of Disability in prescribed proforma issued by the competent authority to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) eligible for appointment to the post on the basis of prescribed standards of Medical Fitness. The Competent Authority to issue Certificate of Disability shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or a State Government. The Central/ State Government may constitute Medical Board(s) consisting of at least three members out of which at least one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing Locomotor/ Cerebral / Visual / Hearing disability, as the case may be.