Samiksha Adhikari (RO/ARO): Syllabus, Pattern & Guide

Status on October 16, 2026: UPPSC has not released a new Samiksha Adhikari / Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari (RO/ARO) notification. The official UPPSC Exam Calendar 2026 has no new RO/ARO prelims. The most recent cycle, Advertisement No. A-7/E-1/2023, is complete: mains was held on 2-3 February 2026 and the final result (419 provisionally selected) was declared by UPPSC notice dated 5 April 2026. For live dates, form status and official links, see the UPPSC RO ARO 2026 status page.

This guide explains the job, the official exam pattern and syllabus, and how the 2023 cycle actually ran. Use it to prepare before the next advertisement. If you searched "UPPSC RO ARO notification 2026", "UPPSC RO ARO exam date 2026", "Samiksha Adhikari vacancy 2026" or "RO ARO form date 2026", there is no official date to give yet. The status table below shows what is officially known.

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UPPSC RO ARO 2026 — Current Status at a Glance

Item	Official status as of October 16, 2026
New RO/ARO notification	Not released. The live UPPSC advertisements are D-6/E-1/2025 and D-2/E-1/2026, and neither is for RO/ARO
Online form start date	Not announced
Application last date	Not announced
Vacancy count	Not announced
Prelims exam date	Not announced. There is no RO/ARO prelims in the UPPSC Exam Calendar 2026
Latest major recruitment cycle	Advt. No. A-7/E-1/2023 (complete)
Previous-cycle vacancies	411 initially. The final list had 419 selected.
Previous-cycle final result	5 April 2026 (419 provisionally selected)
Conducting body	Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission
Application system	UPPSC OTR-based online application
Official website	uppsc.up.nic.in

RO ARO ka form kab aayega 2026?

UPPSC has not announced an RO/ARO application date as of October 16, 2026. There is no RO/ARO advertisement on its online-notification page.

Do not rely on claims such as:

• "notification definitely this month",
• "300–500 posts confirmed",
• "application starts in late 2026",
• "prelims will be in early 2027",

unless those claims are supported by a fresh UPPSC advertisement or exam notice.

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What Is UPPSC RO ARO?

UPPSC conducts the Samiksha Adhikari / Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari Etc. Examination for Review Officer and Assistant Review Officer posts in participating Uttar Pradesh government offices.

In English:

• Samiksha Adhikari = Review Officer (RO)
• Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari = Assistant Review Officer (ARO)

The exact departments, number of posts, qualifications and pay levels can vary from one recruitment cycle to another.

Samiksha Adhikari meaning in English

Hindi post name	English	Short form
समीक्षा अधिकारी (Samiksha Adhikari)	Review Officer	RO
सहायक समीक्षा अधिकारी (Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari)	Assistant Review Officer	ARO
सहायक समीक्षा अधिकारी (लेखा)	Assistant Review Officer (Accounts)	ARO (Accounts)

What do RO and ARO officers do?

RO and ARO are section-level posts in the secretariat-style offices that recruit through this exam: the U.P. Secretariat in Lucknow, UPPSC in Prayagraj, and the Board of Revenue. The work is office administration done in Hindi:

• Noting and drafting. They examine incoming cases, write notes on files, and draft letters, office memos and orders for senior officers to approve.
• File scrutiny. They check proposals against rules and earlier decisions before a file moves up.
• Correspondence. They handle official and demi-official letters, reminders and replies.
• Records and computer work. They maintain section records and prepare documents on computer. This is why some ARO posts require a computer qualification and a Hindi typing test.

The mains exam tests exactly this work. It gives 160 marks to General Hindi and Drafting (précis, official letters, office memos, circulars) and 120 marks to a Hindi essay. Exact duties and promotion lines depend on each department's service rules.

Departments in the 2023 official advertisement

Advertisement A-7/E-1/2023 included vacancies in:

• U.P. Secretariat
• U.P. Public Service Commission
• Board of Revenue, Uttar Pradesh

It also included an ARO (Accounts) post in UPPSC.

This department list is a previous-cycle reference, not a guarantee that the next recruitment will use the same distribution.

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Previous Official Cycle: A-7/E-1/2023

The 2023 advertisement is the safest detailed reference until UPPSC publishes the next RO/ARO recruitment.

Detail	Official 2023 advertisement
Advertisement number	A-7/E-1/2023
Advertisement date	October 9, 2023
Application start	October 9, 2023
Original application / fee deadline	November 9, 2023
Vacancies stated in advertisement	411
Selection basis	Preliminary screening followed by Main written examination; post-specific requirements also applied
OTR	Mandatory before online application
Pay levels included	Level-7 and Level-8 posts

Previous-cycle department-wise vacancies

The official advertisement initially listed:

Department	Post	Vacancies
U.P. Secretariat	Samiksha Adhikari	322
U.P. Public Service Commission	Samiksha Adhikari	9
Board of Revenue, U.P.	Samiksha Adhikari	3
U.P. Secretariat	Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari	40
Board of Revenue, U.P.	Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari	23
U.P. Public Service Commission	Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari	13
U.P. Public Service Commission	Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari (Accounts)	1
Total		411

UPPSC also stated that vacancies could increase or decrease depending on requirements.

Important: 411 is not the 2026 vacancy count

Search results often continue to surface the previous 411-post recruitment. That number belongs to Advertisement A-7/E-1/2023.

Until a fresh advertisement is released, this page will not convert that historical number into a "UPPSC RO ARO Vacancy 2026" claim.

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How the 2023 Cycle Ran: Previous-Cycle Analysis

Stage	Date / outcome
Advertisement A-7/E-1/2023 and application start	9 October 2023 (411 posts initially)
First preliminary exam	11 February 2024. It was cancelled after paper-leak complaints
Re-conducted preliminary exam	27 July 2025 (as reported by news outlets)
Prelims result	16 September 2025 (as reported; the official PDF link no longer opens). 7,509 qualified for mains: 6,093 RO, 1,386 ARO, 30 ARO (Accounts)
Main written exam	2-3 February 2026 (UPPSC Exam Calendar 2026 and final result notice); 5,930 appeared. Day 1: GS, then General Hindi & Drafting; Day 2: Hindi Essay
Hindi typing test (ARO posts)	16, 17, 18 and 19 February 2026 (final result notice)
Final result (list of provisionally selected candidates)	5 April 2026, UPPSC notice No. 01/02/C-4/6/2025-26. 419 provisionally selected (338 RO, 81 ARO) against 419 vacancies

What this cycle tells future candidates

• Competition was steep. About 7,509 candidates qualified for mains and 5,930 appeared, roughly 14 candidates sitting mains per final post. The advertisement had allowed up to about 15 times the vacancies to be shortlisted, and category-wise ties can push the number higher.
• Timelines ran long. From advertisement to final result took about two and a half years, mainly because the first prelims was cancelled. Do not plan around a fixed annual cycle.
• Mains decides the merit list. The final merit came from the main written exam, so drafting and essay practice matter more than prelims scores.
• Vacancies can change. The cycle was advertised with 411 posts and ended with a 419-candidate list.

An earlier version of this guide gave the selection-list date as 5 May 2026. The official UPPSC notice is dated 5 April 2026. It states that the result is fully provisional, that recommendations will follow verification of original documents under a separate notice, and that marks and category/post-wise cut-offs will be posted later. As of 16 October 2026, neither follow-up notice appears in the current What's New, Results or Press Release lists on uppsc.up.nic.in.

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UPPSC RO ARO 2026 Exam Date

Current answer

Exam event	2026 status
Fresh notification	Not announced
Fresh prelims date	Not announced
Fresh mains date	Not announced
Fresh skill/typing schedule	Not announced

The official UPPSC Exam Calendar 2026 (notice dated 30 January 2026) lists only one RO/ARO entry: Samiksha Adhikari / Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari etc. (Mains) Exam-2023 on 2 and 3 February 2026. It has no new RO/ARO prelims. The calendar's "Reserved" dates carry no exam name.

RO ARO exam date 2027: no date exists. UPPSC has not published a 2027 exam calendar or any new RO/ARO advertisement as of 16 October 2026.

If a future UPPSC exam calendar mentions RO/ARO, candidates should still match the calendar entry to the actual advertisement number before treating it as the active recruitment cycle. The RO/ARO status page tracks this.

Why "expected exam date" can be misleading

RO/ARO is not something candidates should assume will follow the same annual month every year. Administrative requisitions, advertisement publication, litigation, exam scheduling and other Commission decisions can affect the timeline.

For SEO/search usefulness, this page will answer the date query directly but will not fabricate a date just to fill a table.

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Eligibility — Use the Fresh Notice for 2026

A future RO/ARO advertisement controls eligibility.

The following information is from the 2023 official advertisement and is provided only to help candidates understand the previous recruitment.

Previous-cycle age reference

The 2023 advertisement prescribed a normal age band of:

• Minimum: 21 years
• Maximum: 40 years

Age relaxations were governed by the applicable Uttar Pradesh rules and the category/conditions stated in the advertisement.

Do not hard-code a 2026 crucial date

The previous page said age was "typically calculated on July 1" and presented category upper ages as if already confirmed for 2026.

For the next cycle, candidates must verify:

• the exact crucial date,
• date-of-birth range,
• UP-resident reservation rules,
• OBC/SC/ST relaxation,
• PwD provisions,
• Ex-Servicemen provisions,
• any special departmental condition.

Educational qualification is post-specific

The old page incorrectly simplified RO and ARO eligibility into "any bachelor's degree + 25 WPM Hindi typing" for every post.

The 2023 advertisement had different essential qualifications for different posts/departments.

Examples included:

• degree-level qualifications for the relevant RO/ARO posts,
• computer qualification requirements for some ARO posts,
• an O-Level or specified computer diploma/certificate for certain ARO posts,
• Commerce with Accountancy plus the prescribed computer qualification for ARO (Accounts),
• post-specific typing/computer requirements where stated.

The next advertisement may change these conditions, so candidates should not decide eligibility from one generic sentence.

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OTR: What Candidates Can Do Before the Next Notification

UPPSC uses an OTR-based online application system.

The Commission states that the applicant's OTR number is the registration number used when submitting applications against posts published by UPPSC.

Preparation checklist before a fresh RO/ARO form opens

You can keep the following ready:

1. Complete or verify your UPPSC OTR.
2. Ensure name, date of birth and category details match certificates.
3. Keep graduation and post-specific qualification records available.
4. Keep valid category / EWS / reservation certificates ready as applicable.
5. Check computer qualification documents if targeting ARO posts.
6. Do not pay or upload documents through unofficial "apply now" pages.
7. When the notification arrives, read the post-wise qualification table before choosing preferences.

Official OTR and application instructions should always be taken from UPPSC.

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Official Previous-Cycle Prelims Pattern

The official A-7/E-1/2023 advertisement prescribed two objective papers:

Paper	Subject	Questions	Marks	Time
Paper 1	General Studies	140	140	2 hours
Paper 2	General Hindi — General Vocabulary & Grammar	60	60	1 hour
Total		200	200	3 hours

Negative marking

The advertisement stated that for objective-type papers:

• a wrong answer attracts a penalty of one-third of the marks assigned to the question,
• marking more than one answer is treated as wrong,
• an unanswered question has no negative penalty.

This is a verified previous-cycle rule. The next recruitment notice should still be checked before calling it the confirmed 2026 rule.

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Official Previous-Cycle Prelims Syllabus

Paper 1 — General Studies

The official 2023 appendix listed these broad areas:

1. General Science
2. History of India
3. Indian National Movement
4. Indian Polity, Economy and Culture
5. Indian Agriculture, Commerce and Trade
6. Population, Ecology and Urbanisation in the Indian context
7. World Geography and Geography / Natural Resources of India
8. Current National and International Important Events
9. General Intelligence
10. Special knowledge regarding Uttar Pradesh education, culture, agriculture, industry, trade, living and social traditions

How to prepare these areas

General Science

Focus on school-level concepts and their everyday applications:

• basic physics
• chemistry
• biology
• health
• environment
• science-related current developments

History and National Movement

Cover:

• ancient and medieval foundations
• modern Indian history
• British expansion
• 1857
• social and religious reform
• Congress phases
• Gandhian movements
• revolutionary activity
• constitutional developments

Indian Polity, Economy and Culture

Build strong basics in:

• Constitution
• Fundamental Rights and Duties
• Parliament
• President / Prime Minister
• Governor / Chief Minister
• judiciary
• federalism
• local government
• basic macroeconomics
• public finance
• major sectors of the economy
• Indian art and culture

Uttar Pradesh-specific preparation

Give dedicated time to:

• UP history
• geography and rivers
• agriculture
• industries
• education
• culture
• fairs and festivals
• social traditions
• state economic profile
• current state schemes and developments

Paper 2 — General Hindi

The official paper is described as General Vocabulary and Grammar.

The appendix covers areas such as:

• opposites
• sentence correction / correct usage
• one word for several words
• same-use / same-nature words
• noun/adjective derivation
• synonyms

The exact wording and distribution should be checked in the active advertisement when the next cycle is notified.

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Correct Official Previous-Cycle Mains Pattern

The old ExamDetail guide showed four 100-mark papers. That was incorrect for Advertisement A-7/E-1/2023.

The official mains scheme was:

Paper	Component	Marks	Time
1	General Studies	120	2 hours
2 Part 1	General Hindi & Drafting — Conventional	100	2.5 hours
2 Part 2	General Vocabulary — Objective	60	30 minutes
3	Hindi Essay	120	3 hours
Total		400

Paper 1 — General Studies

The advertisement states that mains General Studies follows the General Studies framework used for prelims, with:

• 120 questions / marks
• 2 hours

Paper 2 Part 1 — General Hindi and Drafting

The conventional part carried 100 marks.

The official appendix included work such as:

• heading of a given passage, précis and explanation of underlined parts,
• précis in tabular form of a government letter,
• official / demi-official correspondence,
• office memo / memo / circular,
• communique / annotation / reports / reminder,
• definition vocabulary,
• English-to-Hindi and Hindi-to-English vocabulary,
• idioms and phrases,
• computer knowledge.

Paper 2 Part 2 — General Vocabulary

The objective vocabulary part carried 60 marks in 30 minutes and included areas such as:

• opposites,
• sentence correction,
• one-word substitution,
• same-use / same-nature words,
• noun/adjective derivation.

Paper 3 — Hindi Essay

The Hindi Essay paper carried 120 marks.

The official scheme required essays across broad groups such as:

• literature and culture / social / political fields,
• science, ecology and technology / economy / agriculture and commerce,
• national and international events / natural calamities / national development plans.

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Is There a Typing Test for Every RO/ARO Candidate?

Do not treat a generic "25 WPM typing test for everyone after mains" statement as universally correct.

Typing/computer requirements can be post-specific. In the previous recruitment, ARO-related qualifications and skill requirements depended on the department/post.

For the next cycle, check:

• whether the post requires Hindi typing,
• required speed,
• whether the test is qualifying,
• computer certificate requirement,
• whether a specific post such as ARO (Accounts) has an additional qualification.

This avoids rejecting or accepting your own eligibility based on an oversimplified coaching summary.

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Previous-Cycle Pay Reference

Advertisement A-7/E-1/2023 stated that the recruitment included posts in:

• Pay Level 7: ₹44,900–₹1,42,400
• Pay Level 8: ₹47,600–₹1,51,100

The exact post-to-pay mapping should be read from the next notification before presenting a 2026 salary as confirmed.

Actual take-home salary also depends on:

• basic pay,
• DA,
• HRA,
• posting,
• admissible allowances,
• NPS and other deductions.

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Previous-Cycle Application Fee Reference

The 2023 advertisement prescribed the following preliminary-exam fee structure:

Category	Exam fee + online processing fee	Total
UR / EWS / OBC	₹100 + ₹25	₹125
SC / ST	₹40 + ₹25	₹65
PwD	Nil + ₹25	₹25
Ex-Servicemen	₹40 + ₹25	₹65
Dependants of Freedom Fighters / Women / Skilled Players	According to original category	—

These are previous-cycle fees, not a confirmed 2026 fee table.

The old guide incorrectly displayed ₹105 for General/OBC/EWS. That figure has been removed.

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Minimum Efficiency Standard — Previous Official Rule

The 2023 advertisement stated a minimum efficiency standard of:

• 35% for SC/ST candidates
• 40% for candidates of other categories

This is not the same as the actual competitive cut-off. Selection cut-offs can be substantially higher.

A fresh advertisement/result notice should be used for any new cycle.

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Previous Cut-Offs: Avoid Unverified Ranges

The old guide published approximate cut-off ranges such as "130–145" and called them previous-year cut-offs.

That approach is risky because RO/ARO cut-offs must be matched to:

• exact examination cycle,
• stage,
• category,
• post,
• normalization/result method if applicable.

This guide will publish numeric cut-offs only when tied to an identifiable official UPPSC result/cut-off notice.

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How Selection Worked in the Previous Advertisement

The 2023 advertisement stated that UPPSC would conduct a Preliminary Examination to select candidates for admission to the Main Written Examination, and that selection would be based on merit prepared from marks obtained in the Main Written Examination.

It also stated that:

• approximately fifteen times the number of vacancies could be declared successful for the mains stage,
• objective papers carried negative marking,
• category-wise minimum efficiency standards applied.

Post-specific skill/qualification verification and document verification were also relevant.

The fresh notification will control the next cycle.

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UPPSC RO ARO 2026 Preparation Strategy

Even without a fresh notification, candidates can prepare the stable core of the previous syllabus while keeping the final plan flexible.

Phase 1 — Prelims foundation

General Studies

Build a rotating weekly plan:

• Monday: History + current affairs
• Tuesday: Polity + UP current affairs
• Wednesday: Geography + environment
• Thursday: Economy + agriculture
• Friday: Science + general intelligence
• Saturday: Uttar Pradesh-specific revision
• Sunday: full revision + timed questions

General Hindi

Daily 45–60 minutes:

• vocabulary
• antonyms/synonyms
• sentence correction
• one-word substitution
• word formation
• grammar practice

Phase 2 — Mains preparation from day one

Waiting for prelims results before starting mains can waste time.

Practice:

• Hindi précis
• official drafting
• government-letter format
• office memo and circular style
• Hindi vocabulary
• essay structure
• concise GS writing

Phase 3 — Notification-specific correction

When the new advertisement appears:

1. Compare the new prelims scheme with the 2023 scheme.
2. Check whether question counts or durations changed.
3. Check negative marking.
4. Check post-wise computer / typing conditions.
5. Check age and qualification crucial date.
6. Check the exact department-wise vacancy table.
7. Update mock-test strategy only after those details are confirmed.

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A Practical 12-Week Study Framework

Weeks 1–4: Basics

• Complete core history, polity, geography and science.
• Build a UP-specific notebook.
• Practice General Hindi every day.
• Start current-affairs notes.
• Learn the structure of official Hindi drafting.

Weeks 5–8: Questions + Mains integration

• Timed GS sets.
• Timed Hindi objective sets.
• Two précis exercises per week.
• One official drafting exercise every 2–3 days.
• One Hindi essay each week.
• Revise UP economy/agriculture/culture.

Weeks 9–12: Exam-mode preparation

• Full 140-question GS practice.
• Full 60-question Hindi practice.
• Negative-marking discipline.
• Weekly mains GS test.
• Weekly Hindi drafting paper.
• Weekly essay paper.
• Error-log revision.

This is based on the previous official structure and should be adjusted immediately if the next advertisement changes the scheme.

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Common Errors Candidates Should Avoid

1. Believing an "expected notification date" is official

A coaching estimate is not a UPPSC date.

2. Treating 411 as the 2026 vacancy

It belongs to A-7/E-1/2023.

3. Using the wrong mains pattern

The verified previous-cycle mains total was 120 + 160 + 120 = 400, not four separate 100-mark papers.

4. Assuming every RO and ARO post has identical qualification

Post/department-specific computer, degree and skill requirements exist.

5. Ignoring OTR

UPPSC uses OTR for online applications.

6. Using approximate cut-offs as official

Use the exact UPPSC cut-off/result document.

7. Waiting until after prelims to start drafting and essay practice

The previous mains scheme gives substantial weight to Hindi drafting and essay work.

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What to Check the Day a New Notification Is Released

Use this verification checklist before applying:

Item	What to verify
Advertisement number	Exact UPPSC number/year
Total vacancies	Official total and department-wise split
Post names	RO / ARO / Accounts / other included posts
Qualification	Post-wise degree and computer requirements
Age	Minimum, maximum and crucial date
Reservation	UP rules and certificate requirements
Fee	Category-wise official fee
OTR	Required account/application steps
Application dates	Start, fee deadline, final submission, correction
Prelims	Questions, marks, duration, negative marking
Mains	Papers, marks, duration
Skill test	Applicable post, speed and qualifying rule
Pay	Post-wise pay level
Exam centres	As listed by UPPSC

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Official Links

Resource	Link
UPPSC Home	uppsc.up.nic.in
UPPSC All Notifications / Advertisements	UPPSC Notifications
UPPSC Previous Question Papers	Previous Question Papers
UPPSC OTR	otr.pariksha.nic.in
ExamDetail RO/ARO exam page	UPPSC RO ARO 2026

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Final Answer for Search Users

If your question is "UPPSC RO ARO notification 2026 kab aayega?" or "RO ARO exam date 2026 kya hai?", the answer on October 16, 2026 is:

• UPPSC has not released a new RO/ARO advertisement. The only live advertisements are D-6/E-1/2025 and D-2/E-1/2026;
• the official UPPSC Exam Calendar 2026 has no new RO/ARO prelims;
• so there is no official form date, last date, exam date or vacancy total yet;
• Samiksha Adhikari means Review Officer, and Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari means Assistant Review Officer;
• the latest major cycle was A-7/E-1/2023, with 411 vacancies initially;
• its final result (419 provisionally selected) was declared on 5 April 2026;
• the previous official prelims scheme was 140 GS + 60 General Hindi = 200 marks;
• the previous official mains scheme was 120 GS + 160 Hindi/Drafting + 120 Hindi Essay = 400 marks;
• objective papers in that advertisement used one-third negative marking;
• OTR remains central to UPPSC online applications.

This page will replace previous-cycle references with the exact new details when UPPSC publishes the next official RO/ARO advertisement.

Last Updated: October 16, 2026 | Sources: UPPSC online-notification page, UPPSC Exam Calendar 2026 (notice dated 30 January 2026), Advertisement No. A-7/E-1/2023, and UPPSC final result notice No. 01/02/C-4/6/2025-26 dated 5 April 2026.