UPPSC RO ARO 2026 — 501 Posts Notified, Form Date, Last Date & Exam Status

Latest update: UPPSC has issued short advertisement No. A-4/E-1/2026, dated 24 October 2026, for the Samiksha Adhikari / Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari Etc. (General/Special Selection) Examination-2026. It announces 501 vacancies. Online applications open on 26 October 2026, the last date to pay the fee and submit the form is 26 November 2026, and correction and fee reconciliation close on 3 December 2026. Age limit: 21 to 40 years as on 1 July 2026. The detailed advertisement (qualification, fee, exam scheme and syllabus, reservation and age-relaxation rules) is due on uppsc.up.nic.in from 26 October 2026. It is not yet listed on the UPPSC notification page, and no exam date has been announced.

This page answers the questions people search most: "RO ARO ki vacancy kab aayegi 2026", "UP RO ARO vacancy 2026 last date", "RO ARO ka form kab aayega 2026", "RO ARO exam date 2026" and "UPPSC RO ARO Sarkari Result". The answers are taken from UPPSC notices, not estimates. The few previous-cycle dates that come from news reports are labelled "as reported".

For what a Samiksha Adhikari does, salary, the full exam pattern, the syllabus and an analysis of the previous cycle, see the Samiksha Adhikari (RO/ARO) meaning, salary and syllabus guide.

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UPPSC RO ARO 2026: What Is Official Right Now?

Question	Official status
Has a new RO/ARO notification been released?	Yes, a short advertisement. Advt. No. A-4/E-1/2026, dated 24 October 2026
Exam name	Samiksha Adhikari / Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari Etc. (General/Special Selection) Examination-2026
Total vacancies	501 (UPPSC says the number may decrease or increase)
Detailed advertisement	On uppsc.up.nic.in from 26 October 2026
Online form start	26 October 2026
Last date (fee deposit + online submission)	26 November 2026
Correction / modification and fee reconciliation	Until 3 December 2026
Age limit	21–40 years as on 1 July 2026; PwD maximum 55 years
Educational qualification	As in point 8 of the detailed advertisement
Application fee	Not in the short advertisement; will be in the detailed advertisement
Prelims exam date	Not officially announced yet
Latest RO/ARO result	Final result of A-7/E-1/2023, 5 April 2026 (419 provisionally selected)
Official authority	Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission
Official portal	uppsc.up.nic.in

Short answer: RO ARO ki vacancy kab aayegi?

Vacancy aa gayi hai. UPPSC ne 24 October 2026 ko short advertisement A-4/E-1/2026 jari kiya hai, jisme 501 pad hain. Form 26 October 2026 se bhara ja sakega aur antim tithi 26 November 2026 hai.

The short advertisement itself says candidates should read the detailed advertisement first and apply only if they are eligible. The detailed advertisement will give:

• the post-wise and department-wise vacancy table,
• category-wise vacancies,
• essential qualification for each post (point 8),
• reservation and age-relaxation rules (points 5 and 9),
• the application fee and fee-deposit process,
• caste-certificate proformas,
• the examination scheme and syllabus.

Until that document is live, any post-wise split (for example "129 RO + 373 ARO"), fee table or exam date you see elsewhere is not from a UPPSC document.

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UPPSC RO ARO 2026 Short Advertisement: Official Details

The short advertisement, issued from Prayagraj on 24 October 2026 under the Commission Secretary's name, contains these points:

Point	What UPPSC says
Advertisement number	A-4/E-1/2026
Examination	Samiksha Adhikari / Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari Etc. (General/Special Selection) Examination-2026
Detailed advertisement	Available on https://uppsc.up.nic.in from 26.10.2026, with the application process, fee process, caste-certificate proformas, exam scheme and syllabus, and reservation/age-relaxation instructions
1. Vacancies	501; may decrease or increase according to circumstances/requirements
2. Educational qualification	As given in point 8 ("Educational Qualification") of the detailed advertisement
3. Age limit	Minimum 21 years and maximum 40 years on 1 July 2026, i.e. born not before 2 July 1986 and not after 1 July 2005
3. PwD age limit	Maximum 55 years, i.e. born not before 2 July 1971
3. Relaxation	Reservation / upper-age relaxation for U.P. categories as per rules, detailed in points 5 and 9 of the detailed advertisement
4. Online application start	26.10.2026
5. Last date for fee deposit in bank and online submission	26.11.2026
6. Last date for correction/modification and fee reconciliation	03.12.2026

Verification note: The short advertisement and the detailed advertisement are not yet listed on UPPSC's online-notification page, where no RO/ARO 2026 advertisement is listed yet. The short advertisement itself says the detailed version will be on uppsc.up.nic.in from 26 October 2026. If the detailed advertisement changes any date or number, it overrides this summary.

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Important Correction: Old Dates on This Page Were Not Official

An older version of this ExamDetail page (before October 2026) contained hard-coded dates such as:

• October 15, 2026 for notification,
• November 15, 2026 for application closing,
• December 20, 2026 for the exam,

while the article body still claimed the notification was expected in August.

Those dates were not taken from any UPPSC notice and were removed. The real dates came later in UPPSC's short advertisement A-4/E-1/2026: 24 October 2026 (advertisement), 26 October–26 November 2026 (application) and 3 December 2026 (correction). No exam date has been announced, so the old "20 December 2026" exam date remains unofficial.

What users should trust instead

Use only a date that can be tied to:

1. a UPPSC advertisement (short or detailed),
2. a UPPSC exam-calendar entry clearly connected to the recruitment,
3. a UPPSC press release,
4. an admit-card/exam-date notice.

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Previous Major Cycle: UPPSC RO/ARO 2023

The previous recruitment, Advertisement No. A-7/E-1/2023, is complete. It remains the best official reference for the exam pattern, syllabus, fee and pay until the detailed 2026 advertisement is read.

Previous advertisement facts

Detail	A-7/E-1/2023
Advertisement date	October 9, 2023
Application start	October 9, 2023
Original fee/application deadline	November 9, 2023
Vacancies initially stated	411
OTR	Mandatory
Included pay scales	Level-7 and Level-8
Final result	Notice dated 5 April 2026. 419 candidates provisionally selected (338 RO, 81 ARO) against 419 vacancies

The previous cycle is a reference. Do not copy its numbers into the 2026 recruitment unless the 2026 detailed advertisement repeats them.

A-7/E-1/2023: Timeline from Advertisement to Final Result

Stage	Date / status
Advertisement and application start	9 October 2023
First preliminary exam	11 February 2024. It was later cancelled after paper-leak complaints
Re-conducted preliminary exam	27 July 2025 (as reported by news outlets; the original UPPSC notice is no longer on the site)
Prelims result	16 September 2025 (as reported; the official PDF link no longer opens). 7,509 candidates 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 candidates appeared
Hindi typing test (for ARO posts)	16, 17, 18 and 19 February 2026 (final result notice)
Final result	5 April 2026 (notice No. 01/02/C-4/6/2025-26). 419 provisionally selected: 338 RO + 81 ARO

The 5 April 2026 notice says the result is fully provisional: recommendations go to departments only after original documents are verified, and a separate notice on document verification would be issued. It also says candidates' marks and category/post-wise cut-offs would be posted later. Neither notice appears in the current What's New, Results or Press Release lists on uppsc.up.nic.in.

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Previous 411 Vacancies: Department-Wise Official Reference

The 2023 advertisement initially showed the following distribution:

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

The advertisement also said vacancies could increase or decrease depending on requirements.

Is 411 the UPPSC RO ARO vacancy 2026?

No.

The 411 figure belongs to the 2023 advertisement. The 2026 figure is 501, from short advertisement A-4/E-1/2026. The 2026 department-wise table will be published in the detailed advertisement; this page will not reuse the 2023 split for it.

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UPPSC RO ARO Sarkari Result 2026: What Users Are Actually Finding

Many searches for this exam contain the phrase "Sarkari Result RO ARO". That phrase can mean either the new 501-post vacancy or an RO/ARO result, so both are answered below.

For clarity:

• ExamDetail is not Sarkari Result.
• The authoritative recruitment source is UPPSC (uppsc.up.nic.in).
• New vacancy: A-4/E-1/2026, 501 posts, form 26 October–26 November 2026.
• Latest result: the final result of the 2023 cycle (A-7/E-1/2023), dated 5 April 2026. It was published in 2026 but belongs to the 2023 advertisement.
• There is no result for the 2026 recruitment; it is still at the application stage and no exam has been scheduled.

Previous-cycle result status

• Prelims result (A-7/E-1/2023): 16 September 2025 (as reported), with 7,509 candidates qualified for mains.
• Final result (list of provisionally selected candidates): UPPSC notice dated 5 April 2026. 419 candidates (338 RO and 81 ARO) were declared provisionally successful against 419 vacancies, out of 5,930 who appeared in mains.
• 2026 recruitment result: none yet. The exam has not been scheduled.

An earlier version of this page gave the selection-list date as 5 May 2026. The official UPPSC notice (No. 01/02/C-4/6/2025-26, signed by the Commission Secretary) is dated 5 April 2026. The PDF is no longer listed in UPPSC's current "What's New" section, and its old link now opens the UPPSC home page, so check your own status with your roll number on the UPPSC result pages or the Candidate Dashboard.

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UPPSC RO ARO 2026 Form Date and Last Date

Official dates (short advertisement A-4/E-1/2026)

Form event	Date
Short advertisement	24 October 2026
Detailed advertisement on uppsc.up.nic.in	26 October 2026
Online application start	26 October 2026
Last date to deposit exam fee in bank	26 November 2026
Last date to submit online application	26 November 2026
Correction / modification window ends	3 December 2026
Fee reconciliation last date	3 December 2026

Why there are no "expected" dates here

An older version of this page assumed a roughly 30-day application window and published projected dates. The actual window (26 October to 26 November 2026) came from UPPSC. The same rule applies to the next steps: admit card, exam date and result will be added only when UPPSC publishes them.

Points to remember:

• the fee must be deposited and the form submitted by 26 November 2026,
• correction and fee reconciliation run until 3 December 2026,
• OTR instructions and document/certificate rules will be in the detailed advertisement,
• if UPPSC issues a corrigendum, the corrigendum date wins.

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UPPSC RO ARO 2026 Exam Date

UPPSC has not yet announced an exam date for A-4/E-1/2026. The short advertisement gives application dates only.

What the official UPPSC Exam Calendar 2026 says

UPPSC published its Exam Calendar 2026 by notice No. 2920/14/Misc/E-1/2000-01 T.C., dated 30 January 2026. It lists 81 entries running to 20 December 2026.

Calendar entry	Proposed date
Samiksha Adhikari / Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari etc. (Mains) Exam-2023	2 and 3 February 2026
RO/ARO Examination-2026 (A-4/E-1/2026)	Not listed
"Reserved" (आरक्षित) dates in the 2026 calendar from late October	31 October, 1 November, 29 November, 19 December and 20 December 2026 (no exam name given)
Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Pre) Exam-2026	6 December 2026 (a different exam, PCS)

The calendar was issued nine months before the RO/ARO 2026 advertisement, so it does not name this exam. UPPSC has not linked any "Reserved" date to RO/ARO. The calendar also says its dates are proposed and can change in special circumstances.

Practical meaning: the prelims date will come in a separate UPPSC notice or a revised calendar. Any "UP RO ARO prelims exam date 2026" you see before that is not an official date.

Do not confuse these three things

1. Previous-cycle examination dates
These belong to A-7/E-1/2023 (prelims 27 July 2025, mains 2-3 February 2026).

2. A general UPPSC exam calendar
A calendar entry must be matched to the correct exam and advertisement.

3. The new recruitment notification
A-4/E-1/2026 is the controlling source for the 2026 cycle's eligibility and application details.

If the Commission later changes an exam date, the latest official notice overrides older schedules.

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What Does Samiksha Adhikari Mean?

Samiksha Adhikari (समीक्षा अधिकारी) translates to Review Officer (RO).

Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari (सहायक समीक्षा अधिकारी) translates to Assistant Review Officer (ARO).

These posts involve government office/secretariat work, but exact duties depend on the department and service rules.

Typical administrative work can include:

• scrutiny and processing of files,
• official correspondence,
• drafting and noting,
• record handling,
• section-level administrative support,
• computer-based document work.

Do not use a generic job-description paragraph to infer the exact service conditions of every department. For a fuller explanation of the job and pay, see the Samiksha Adhikari guide.

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Eligibility: What Is Confirmed for 2026?

Age limit (confirmed by the short advertisement)

Rule	A-4/E-1/2026
Crucial date	1 July 2026
Minimum age	21 years
Maximum age	40 years
Date-of-birth range	Born not before 2 July 1986 and not after 1 July 2005
Persons with disabilities	Maximum 55 years (born not before 2 July 1971)
Category relaxation	As per rules, under points 5 and 9 of the detailed advertisement

The 21–40 normal age band is the same as in A-7/E-1/2023.

Still check in the detailed advertisement:

• category relaxation for each U.P. category,
• UP domicile/reservation provisions,
• Ex-Servicemen rules,
• government employee concessions, if any.

Why the old page's OBC "43 years" table was unsafe

An older page mixed generic assumptions and category limits without tying them to the exact notification.

For 2026, the correct method is:

1. read the age clause above (21–40 on 1 July 2026),
2. read the specific relaxation rule in points 5 and 9 of the detailed advertisement,
3. check whether your relaxation applies only to U.P. residents,
4. verify the certificate format the advertisement asks for.

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Qualification: RO and ARO Are Not One Generic Eligibility Rule

The 2026 short advertisement refers educational qualification to point 8 of the detailed advertisement. It does not give one rule for all posts.

An older page stated:

Graduation + Hindi typing 25 WPM + CCC

as though it applied identically to every RO and ARO post.

That is too broad.

Previous-cycle examples

The 2023 advertisement contained post-specific requirements. Depending on the post, requirements included combinations of:

• a university degree,
• computer qualification,
• O-Level or specified diploma/certificate,
• typing/skill requirements,
• Commerce with Accountancy for the Accounts post.

What a 2026 applicant must verify

Before selecting a post, read point 8 of the detailed advertisement for:

• department,
• post name,
• essential qualification,
• preferential qualification,
• computer certificate,
• typing speed,
• language/script requirement,
• experience, if any.

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OTR Registration for UPPSC RO ARO

UPPSC uses One Time Registration (OTR).

The 2023 RO/ARO advertisement explicitly required candidates to obtain an OTR number before online application.

What to do before you apply (last date 26 November 2026)

• complete or update your OTR,
• keep the mobile number/email accessible,
• verify name and date of birth against certificates,
• keep degree documents ready,
• keep category/EWS documents ready if applicable,
• check whether your computer qualification matches what point 8 requires for ARO posts.

Official OTR portal: otr.pariksha.nic.in

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Previous Official Prelims Pattern

The 2026 exam scheme will be in the detailed advertisement. Until it is read, the 2023 advertisement is the best official reference.

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

Negative marking in the previous advertisement

For objective questions, the official advertisement stated:

• one-third deduction for a wrong answer,
• more than one marked answer is treated as wrong,
• no penalty for an unanswered question.

Correction to the old ExamDetail page

An older exam page incorrectly presented a single 140-question prelim with GS, Hindi, optional language and arithmetic sections.

That was not the official A-7/E-1/2023 prelim scheme.

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Previous Official Prelims Syllabus

General Studies

The official 2023 syllabus included:

• General Science
• History of India
• Indian National Movement
• Indian Polity, Economy and Culture
• Indian Agriculture, Commerce and Trade
• Population, Ecology and Urbanisation in Indian context
• World Geography
• Geography and Natural Resources of India
• Current National and International Important Events
• General Intelligence
• Special knowledge of Uttar Pradesh education, culture, agriculture, industry, trade, living and social traditions

General Hindi

The official paper was General Vocabulary and Grammar.

Areas included:

• opposites,
• sentence correction,
• one word for several words,
• related/same-nature words,
• noun/adjective derivation,
• synonyms.

The 2026 syllabus will be published with the detailed advertisement. For a deeper topic-by-topic preparation plan, use the complete RO/ARO guide.

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Correct Previous Official Mains Pattern

An older exam page showed 340 marks with unrelated optional-language/arithmetic papers. That was incorrect.

The official 2023 mains scheme totalled 400 marks:

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

General Hindi and Drafting included

The previous official scheme covered areas such as:

• précis,
• passage heading/explanation,
• tabular précis of government letter,
• official/demi-official correspondence,
• office memo/circular,
• reports/reminders,
• administrative/commercial vocabulary,
• Hindi/English vocabulary,
• idioms and phrases,
• computer knowledge.

Hindi Essay

The official scheme grouped essay choices around areas such as:

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

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Selection Process: What Should a 2026 Candidate Assume?

Do not assume the exact 2026 selection process beyond what the detailed advertisement says.

Previous advertisement reference

A-7/E-1/2023 stated that:

• prelims was used to shortlist candidates for mains,
• final selection merit was based on the Main Written Examination,
• objective papers used negative marking,
• minimum efficiency standards applied,
• candidates still had to satisfy post-specific qualifications and verification requirements.

Previous minimum efficiency standard

The advertisement stated:

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

These are minimum efficiency standards, not competitive cut-offs.

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Typing Test: Is 25 WPM Mandatory for Everyone?

An older page repeatedly said a 25 WPM Hindi typing test was mandatory for every RO/ARO candidate.

That is an unsafe simplification.

Computer and typing requirements can be post-specific. In the 2023 cycle, the Hindi typing test (16-19 February 2026) was held for ARO posts.

For the 2026 recruitment, verify in the detailed advertisement:

• which ARO/RO post requires typing,
• required language,
• required speed,
• font/input method if specified,
• whether the test is qualifying,
• whether an O-Level or other computer certificate is required.

Do not reject your own eligibility just because an old generic page said "typing mandatory for all."

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Previous Pay Scale: Correct Reference

The 2023 advertisement stated that the included posts were in:

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

The 2026 short advertisement does not give pay levels. Check the detailed advertisement for the exact post-to-pay mapping.

Correction to old page

An older ExamDetail page showed ARO as Pay Level 6 / ₹35,400.

That should not have been presented as the universal official ARO pay for this recruitment.

Take-home salary

This page does not publish one fixed gross/in-hand amount because actual salary depends on:

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

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Previous Application Fee Reference

The 2026 short advertisement does not state the fee. It says the fee-deposit process will be in the detailed advertisement. The 2023 advertisement used:

Category	Previous-cycle total
UR / EWS / OBC	₹125
SC / ST	₹65
PwD	₹25
Ex-Servicemen	₹65
Other specified groups	According to original category

This is a historical reference, not the confirmed 2026 fee.

Do not apply through an unofficial "live form" page

When you apply (window 26 October–26 November 2026):

1. start from UPPSC's official notification page,
2. open advertisement A-4/E-1/2026,
3. authenticate through the official OTR/apply flow,
4. verify the fee inside that cycle's instructions.

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How to Apply for UPPSC RO ARO 2026 (from 26 October 2026)

The exact flow will be defined by the detailed advertisement, but the safe process is:

1. Visit uppsc.up.nic.in.
2. Open All Notifications / Advertisements.
3. Find advertisement A-4/E-1/2026 (Samiksha Adhikari / Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari Etc. Examination-2026).
4. Read the complete advertisement before clicking Apply.
5. Authenticate using your OTR as instructed.
6. Select only posts for which you satisfy essential qualifications.
7. Check all category and certificate claims.
8. Pay the exact official fee shown in the application flow.
9. Deposit the fee and submit by 26 November 2026.
10. Make any correction and complete fee reconciliation by 3 December 2026.
11. Save the final form and payment acknowledgement.

Do not use an old A-7/E-1/2023 application link for the 2026 recruitment.

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Preparation for the RO/ARO 2026 Exam

The exam date is not announced, but the notification is out, so preparation should start now.

Stable areas from the previous official syllabus

General Studies

Prepare:

• history,
• national movement,
• polity,
• economy,
• culture,
• agriculture,
• commerce/trade,
• population and urbanisation,
• ecology,
• geography,
• current affairs,
• general intelligence,
• Uttar Pradesh-specific topics.

General Hindi

Practice daily:

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

Mains skills

Start early with:

• précis,
• official drafting,
• office correspondence,
• government-letter formats,
• Hindi essays,
• concise General Studies writing.

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8-Week Plan (During and After the Application Window)

Weeks 1–2

• Polity + history foundations
• 30 minutes General Hindi daily
• Start UP-specific notes
• One current-affairs revision session each week
• Complete OTR and the online form well before 26 November 2026

Weeks 3–4

• Geography + economy
• Hindi vocabulary and correction
• One précis every two days
• One official-letter/drafting exercise twice a week

Weeks 5–6

• Science + agriculture + ecology
• General Intelligence
• Timed 140-question GS practice
• Timed 60-question Hindi practice

Weeks 7–8

• Mixed mocks
• One mains GS practice paper weekly
• Hindi drafting + essay
• Re-check the detailed advertisement's exam scheme and adjust the plan

If the detailed advertisement changes the pattern, replace the old-cycle assumptions with its exact scheme.

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Documents to Keep Ready

Before filling the form, organize:

• Class 10 certificate for date of birth,
• graduation marksheets/degree,
• computer certificate/diploma if applicable,
• category certificate (in the proforma the advertisement prescribes),
• EWS certificate if applicable,
• domicile/residence proof where required,
• Ex-Servicemen documents if applicable,
• PwD certificate if applicable,
• recent photo/signature as required by the live application,
• OTR login details.

Do not resize or prepare uploads to an old file-size specification until the A-4/E-1/2026 application instructions are visible.

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Common Search Questions Answered

"RO ARO vacancy 2026 kab aayegi?"

Aa gayi hai. UPPSC short advertisement A-4/E-1/2026 (24 October 2026) mein 501 pad hain. Detailed advertisement 26 October 2026 ko uppsc.up.nic.in par aayega.

"UP RO ARO vacancy 2026 last date?"

26 November 2026 (fee deposit and online submission). Correction and fee reconciliation: 3 December 2026.

"RO ka form kab niklega 2026?" / "RO ARO ka form kab aayega?"

26 October 2026 se online form shuru. Form bharne se pehle detailed advertisement padhein aur OTR taiyar rakhein.

"RO ARO exam date 2026?"

Not officially announced yet. The UPPSC Exam Calendar 2026 lists only the RO/ARO Mains Exam-2023 (2-3 February 2026), which has already been held. The 2026 prelims date will come in a separate UPPSC notice.

"UPPSC RO ARO Sarkari Result?"

The latest RO/ARO result is the final result of the 2023 cycle (A-7/E-1/2023), dated 5 April 2026, with 419 candidates (338 RO, 81 ARO) provisionally selected. The new 2026 recruitment has no result yet; its application window runs from 26 October to 26 November 2026. Results appear only on uppsc.up.nic.in.

"RO ARO Sarkari Result 2023?"

That is the A-7/E-1/2023 cycle. The prelims result came on 16 September 2025 (as reported) and the final result on 5 April 2026.

"Samiksha Adhikari vacancy 2026?" / "Sachivalaya RO ARO vacancy 2026?"

Yes: 501 vacancies under A-4/E-1/2026 for the Samiksha Adhikari / Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari Etc. Examination-2026. The department-wise split (including U.P. Secretariat / Sachivalaya posts) will be in the detailed advertisement. Do not use the 2023 split (322 Secretariat RO, etc.) as the 2026 split.

"RO ARO exam date 2027?"

No 2027 date exists. UPPSC has not published a 2027 exam calendar or an exam date for A-4/E-1/2026.

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What Changed in the Latest Update?

• Added UPPSC short advertisement A-4/E-1/2026 dated 24 October 2026: 501 vacancies, form 26 October–26 November 2026, correction and fee reconciliation until 3 December 2026.
• Added the confirmed 2026 age rule: 21–40 years on 1 July 2026 (DOB 2 July 1986 to 1 July 2005), PwD maximum 55 years.
• Changed the status from "notification awaited" to "upcoming" (application opens 26 October 2026).
• Marked fee, qualification, exam scheme and post-wise split as "in the detailed advertisement", because the short advertisement does not give them.
• Re-checked the UPPSC Exam Calendar 2026: no RO/ARO 2026 exam date.

What Changed on This Page on October 16, 2026?

• Checked the live UPPSC notification page. The only advertisements listed were D-6/E-1/2025 and D-2/E-1/2026, and neither was for RO/ARO.
• Added the official UPPSC Exam Calendar 2026 entries. The only RO/ARO entry is Mains-2023 on 2-3 February 2026.
• Added the full A-7/E-1/2023 timeline: re-exam on 27 July 2025 and prelims result on 16 September 2025 (both as reported), mains on 2-3 February 2026, Hindi typing test on 16-19 February 2026, final result on 5 April 2026.
• Corrected the previous-cycle result date from 5 May 2026 to 5 April 2026, the date on UPPSC's official final result notice.
• Changed the status from "upcoming" to "notification awaited".

What Changed on This Page on October 1, 2026?

This update corrected several high-risk issues:

• removed fake hard-coded notification/application/exam dates,
• removed stale "August 2026 expected" language,
• stopped presenting 400–600 vacancy estimates as likely official numbers,
• corrected the previous prelims pattern from the wrong 140-question combined table to 140 GS + 60 Hindi,
• corrected mains from the wrong 340 marks to the official previous-cycle 400 marks,
• removed optional Sanskrit/Urdu/English and arithmetic mains papers that were incorrectly shown as part of the RO/ARO scheme,
• corrected previous pay reference from a generic Level-6 ARO claim to the advertisement's Level-7/Level-8 framework,
• removed universal "25 WPM mandatory for everyone" wording,
• separated previous-cycle facts from unannounced 2026 data.

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Official Resources

Resource	Official link
UPPSC website	uppsc.up.nic.in
All Notifications / Advertisements (A-4/E-1/2026 from 26 Oct 2026)	UPPSC Notifications
OTR portal	otr.pariksha.nic.in
UPPSC Exam Calendar 2026 (PDF)	UPPSC Exam Calendar
Previous Question Papers	UPPSC Previous Papers
Detailed ExamDetail guide	Samiksha Adhikari (RO/ARO) Guide

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Final Status

For anyone searching today:

• New UPPSC RO ARO notification: short advertisement A-4/E-1/2026 released (dated 24 October 2026)
• Vacancies: 501 (may change)
• Detailed advertisement: on uppsc.up.nic.in from 26 October 2026
• Form start date: 26 October 2026
• Last date (fee + submission): 26 November 2026
• Correction / fee reconciliation: until 3 December 2026
• Age: 21–40 years on 1 July 2026; PwD up to 55
• Exam date: not officially announced; not in the UPPSC Exam Calendar 2026
• Fee, qualification, post-wise split, exam scheme: in the detailed advertisement
• Previous cycle: A-7/E-1/2023 (complete); 411 advertised, 419 selected; final result 5 April 2026
• Previous prelims: 140 GS + 60 General Hindi = 200 marks
• Previous mains: 120 GS + 160 Hindi/Drafting + 120 Hindi Essay = 400 marks
• Previous objective negative marking: one-third per wrong answer
• Application system: UPPSC OTR-based

When the detailed advertisement goes live, its post-wise vacancy table, fee, qualification and exam scheme will replace the previous-cycle reference fields on this page.

Last Updated: October 25, 2026 | Sources: UPPSC short advertisement No. A-4/E-1/2026 (Prayagraj, 24 October 2026), UPPSC online-notification page, UPPSC Exam Calendar 2026 (notice No. 2920/14/Misc/E-1/2000-01 T.C., 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.