Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission Assistant Professor

UPPSC Assistant Professor recruitment fills teaching posts in Uttar Pradesh government colleges. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) runs it, and the largest current cycle is Advertisement No. A-7/E-1/2025 for 1,253 Assistant Professor posts in 28 subjects in Government Degree Colleges under the Higher Education Department.

This cycle is the first in which a written Mains exam counts towards final merit, so it works differently from older recruitments. The Prelims was held on 31 May 2026 and the Mains ran from 15 September to 1 October 2026. This page covers dates, vacancies, eligibility, fee, exam pattern, syllabus, salary and preparation, and it explains how this recruitment differs from UPPSC's separate Medical Education faculty recruitment, which many pages mix up.

Table of Contents

• UPPSC Assistant Professor at a Glance

• Notification Overview

• Important Dates

• Subject-Wise Vacancy

• Eligibility Criteria

• Application Fee and How to Apply

• Exam Pattern

• Syllabus Summary

• Selection Process

• Salary and Career Growth

• UPPSC Medical Education Assistant Professor Recruitment

• How to Prepare

• Cut-Off and Competition

UPPSC Assistant Professor at a Glance

UPPSC Assistant Professor Notification Overview

UPPSC released the short notice and detailed advertisement for A-7/E-1/2025 on 4 September 2025. Online applications ran until 6 October 2025, with a correction and fee reconciliation window until 13 October 2025.

The biggest change in this cycle is the selection method. Earlier UPPSC degree college recruitments used a screening test to shortlist candidates and then decided merit mainly through the interview. This time, the commission added a descriptive Mains exam, and final merit is built from Mains and interview marks together. The Prelims now works only as a shortlisting stage.

Keep in mind that "UP Assistant Professor" searches also bring up two other recruitments. UPPSC's Medical Education Department recruitment (Advertisement D-1/E-1/2026) is for medical college faculty, and aided (non-government) degree colleges recruit through the UP Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC). Each has its own advertisement, eligibility and exam, so check which one you are applying for.

UPPSC Assistant Professor Important Dates

Upcoming dates come from the UPPSC schedule and can change. Track the notices section and your candidate dashboard on the official UPPSC website, and keep your OTR login details handy.

UPPSC Assistant Professor Vacancy 2025-26: Subject-Wise

The 1,253 posts are split into 565 Unreserved, 315 OBC, 232 SC, 111 EWS and 30 ST posts. Horizontal reservation also applies, including posts for women, persons with disabilities and dependants of freedom fighters.

Category-wise splits within each subject are given in the official advertisement. Check them before judging your chances, because a subject with many posts may have very few seats in your category.

UPPSC Assistant Professor Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

• Master's degree: A postgraduate degree in the relevant subject from a recognised university with at least 55% marks or an equivalent grade.

• NET or equivalent: UGC-NET, CSIR-NET or an accredited SLET/SET.

• Ph.D. route: Candidates with a Ph.D. awarded under the UGC Regulations 2009 or 2016 are exempt from the NET requirement.

Some subjects, such as Music, Drawing and Painting and Physical Education, carry subject-specific conditions. Read the qualification line for your subject in the advertisement before you apply.

Age Limit

Candidates must be between 21 and 40 years of age on 1 July 2025, which means a date of birth between 2 July 1985 and 1 July 2004.

Other Conditions

• Domicile and reservation: Reservation and age relaxation are available only to candidates domiciled in Uttar Pradesh. Reserved-category candidates from other states apply as General.

• OTR is compulsory: Every applicant needs a One Time Registration (OTR) number before filling the UPPSC form.

Application Fee and How to Apply

The application window for A-7/E-1/2025 has closed. For the next advertisement, the process usually follows these steps:

1. Get your OTR number: Register once on the OTR portal.

2. Open the live advertisement: Go to the notifications section on uppsc.up.nic.in and select the Assistant Professor advertisement.

3. Fill in the form: Choose your subject, enter qualification details and upload your photograph and signature.

4. Pay the fee online: Use net banking, a debit card or a credit card before the fee deadline.

5. Submit and save: Download the final printout and keep it for document verification.

Common reasons for rejection include a subject mismatch between the Master's degree and the post, an incomplete fee transaction and claiming reservation without a valid UP certificate.

UPPSC Assistant Professor Exam Pattern

Prelims (Screening Test)

The paper is objective and OMR-based. Negative marking applies, reported as one-third of the marks of a question for each wrong answer. For Mathematics, the subject part is reported to have 70 questions. Confirm both points in the official advertisement.

Mains (Descriptive)

What This Means for You

• Prelims only opens the door: Prelims marks do not count in final merit, so the goal is a safe qualifying score, not a top rank.

• GS questions carry double weight: Each GS question is worth 2 marks against 1 mark for a subject question. Thirty GS questions decide 40% of the Prelims score.

• Mains decides your rank: Mains is 200 of the 225 merit marks, so subject depth and answer writing matter more than anything else.

Older pages may still describe the screening-test-plus-interview method, so follow the current advertisement.

UPPSC Assistant Professor Syllabus Summary

The same subject syllabus is tested twice: as MCQs in Prelims and as written answers in Mains. Download your subject PDF from the UPPSC website, and see the UPPSC Assistant Professor syllabus page for unit-wise topics.

UPPSC Assistant Professor Selection Process

1. Prelims: A qualifying screening test. Candidates are shortlisted subject-wise and category-wise for Mains, several times the number of vacancies.

2. Mains: A 200-mark descriptive paper in the chosen subject. Candidates who clear it are called for interview.

3. Interview: 25 marks, assessing subject knowledge, teaching ability and overall suitability.

4. Final merit: Mains plus interview marks, out of 225, followed by document verification.

UPPSC Assistant Professor Salary and Career Growth

In-hand salary depends on the current DA rate and the city of posting, so it is not an official figure. Promotions follow the UGC Career Advancement Scheme, which moves Assistant Professors to higher academic levels and later to Associate Professor based on service, performance and research.

UPPSC Medical Education Assistant Professor Recruitment

This is a separate UPPSC recruitment for faculty in government medical colleges. Do not confuse its numbers with the degree college posts.

How to Prepare for UPPSC Assistant Professor

For Prelims

• Master the subject first: The subject part carries 90 of 150 marks. Revise all 10 units at UGC-NET depth.

• Do not ignore GS: Spend 30 to 40 minutes a day on current affairs, polity, history and geography, with some focus on Uttar Pradesh.

• Practise under negative marking: Attempt only questions you can narrow down to two options or fewer.

For Mains and Interview

• Write from week one: Practise 125-word and 200-word answers with definitions, examples and short conclusions.

• Build unit-wise notes: Keep one page of key theories, thinkers, formulas or texts for each unit.

• Prepare a teaching demo: Be ready to explain a core topic of your subject simply, as you would to undergraduates.

Pair them with UPPSC Assistant Professor previous year papers and UGC NET subject tests to cover the subject syllabus at the right depth.

UPPSC Assistant Professor Cut-Off and Competition

UPPSC has said that marks and cut-offs for this recruitment will be released only after the final result. Until then, the first batch of Prelims results gives a sense of the competition.

These figures are taken from the first batch of subject-wise results; verify them against the official result PDF. Cut-offs change every cycle with difficulty, vacancies and the number of applicants, so aim for a clear margin above the qualifying line rather than a bare pass.