Last Updated: 26 June 2026
Confirmed as of today: UPSSSC’s notification (Advt. No. 10-Exam/2026) for 295 Platoon Commander and Block Organizer posts is live, and online applications are open till 6 July 2026. Still pending: the Main Written Exam date, the admit card, and the cut-off for this cycle — none of these have been announced yet.
This recruitment sits under UP Home Guards Headquarters, and it works differently from a typical UPSSSC drive. There’s no separate Tier-1 exam conducted fresh for this post — candidates get shortlisted using their existing UPSSSC PET-2025 score, and only those who clear that shortlisting sit for a dedicated Main Written Exam. If you appeared for PET-2025 and have been waiting for a “mains” notification to use that score, this is one of those opportunities.
UPSSSC Platoon Commander & Block Organizer Notification 2026: Key Highlights
| Particular | Detail |
|---|---|
| Recruiting Body | UP Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC), Lucknow |
| Posts | Platoon Commander, Block Organizer (under UP Home Guards Headquarters) |
| Advertisement No. | 10-Exam/2026 |
| Total Vacancies | 295 |
| Notification Release Date | 15 April 2026 |
| Application Mode | Online only, using PET-2025 registration credentials |
| Eligibility Basis | Valid, non-zero, non-negative normalized UPSSSC PET-2025 score |
| Official Website | upsssc.gov.in |
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Important Dates 2026
| Event | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Notification Released | 15 April 2026 | Confirmed |
| Online Application Start | 16 June 2026 | Confirmed |
| Last Date to Apply Online | 6 July 2026 | Confirmed |
| Last Date for Fee Payment/Correction | 13 July 2026 | Confirmed |
| Main Written Exam Date | Not announced | Pending |
| Admit Card | Not announced | Pending |
Notice the gap between 15 April and 16 June — the notification PDF was out roughly two months before the application portal actually opened. Several candidates track only the “apply online” headline and assume the recruitment just started; in reality, the eligibility rules, vacancy breakup, and physical standards have been public since mid-April, and reading them early gives you a real head start over someone who only logs in during the last week of June.
UPSSSC Vacancy 2026 Details (Post Wise)
| Post | Vacancies | Pay Level | Pay Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platoon Commander | 52 | Level-6 | ₹35,400 – ₹1,12,400 |
| Block Organizer | 243 | Level-5 | ₹29,200 – ₹92,300 |
| Total | 295 | — | — |
A category-wise (SC/ST/OBC/EWS/UR) and horizontal-reservation breakup for these 295 posts is part of the official notification PDF, but the publicly circulated copies of the advertisement do not consistently reproduce that table in a verifiable form, so it isn’t reproduced here. Candidates should pull the exact category-wise figures directly from the notification PDF on upsssc.gov.in before assuming any particular number for their own category.
Age Limit 2026
The age bracket is 21 to 40 years, and on that point every source agrees. Where sources genuinely disagree is the cut-off date used to calculate that age — some report 1 July 2026, others report 1 January 2026. This is exactly the kind of detail worth double-checking against the notification PDF itself rather than trusting whichever aggregator table loads first, since a wrong assumption here could lead a borderline-age candidate to apply when they’re actually ineligible, or skip applying when they’d have qualified. Age relaxation is commonly reported as +3 years for OBC, +5 years for SC/ST and State Government employees, and +15 years for PwBD candidates in the General category, on top of the base 40-year limit — but treat these relaxation figures as commonly reported and verify them against the PDF rather than final.
Education Qualification
A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognised university is the core requirement, alongside a valid PET-2025 scorecard. Per the UP Home Guards Service Rules, 1982 (Part-4, Rule-9), preference in selection may be given to candidates who have served in a Provincial/Territorial Army for up to two years, hold an NCC ‘B’ certificate, or have worked continuously within the Home Guards organisation for at least three years. These are listed as desirable qualifications, not mandatory ones — a candidate without any of them is still eligible to apply, just without that specific edge in case of a tie.
Application Fee 2026
The fee is a flat ₹25 for every category — General, OBC, EWS, SC, ST, and PwBD all pay the same amount, accepted online through credit card, debit card, internet banking, UPI, or SBI e-Challan. What trips candidates up here is treating this ₹25 as the final fee for the whole recruitment. It isn’t. This payment only covers the current application-and-shortlisting stage. A separate Main Examination fee will be charged later, specifically from candidates who get shortlisted on the strength of their PET-2025 score — so don’t assume you’re financially done with this recruitment once the ₹25 payment confirmation lands in your inbox.
Documents Required Before Applying
- UPSSSC PET-2025 registration number and scorecard
- Graduation certificate or provisional degree certificate
- High School / equivalent certificate for date of birth — this is the only document UPSSSC accepts as valid proof of age, so a mismatch with any other ID can cause rejection
- Category certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS), where applicable; EWS candidates specifically need a certificate issued for FY 2025-26, valid for FY 2026-27, dated between 1 April 2026 and 6 July 2026
- Recent photograph and signature in the prescribed format
- A working mobile number and email ID for OTP verification and all future communication
How to Apply for UPSSSC Platoon Commander & Block Organizer 2026
- Go to the official website, upsssc.gov.in, and open the “Live Advertisement” section on the homepage.
- Find the Platoon Commander/Block Organizer Main Examination link under Advt. No. 10-Exam/2026.
- Log in using your existing PET-2025 registration number, not a fresh registration.
- Select your post preference and complete the application form.
- Upload the required documents in the specified format and size.
- Pay the ₹25 application fee online.
- Review every entered detail, submit, and download the confirmation page.
There’s no offline application option, and UPSSSC has stated that applications received after the closing date will not be accepted under any circumstances.
| important links | |
| Apply Online | click here |
| Download notification | click here |
| Download Exam Pattern/ Syllabus | click here |
| Official Website | click here |
Selection Process 2026
Selection runs through four distinct stages, and the logic connecting them matters more than memorising the names. The starting point is your existing PET-2025 normalized score — candidates with a zero or negative PET score are excluded outright, before the Main Exam even comes into the picture, and roughly up to fifteen times the number of vacancies (category-wise) get shortlisted for the Main Exam based on that score. The Main Written Exam itself is an objective paper worth 100 marks, conducted over 2 hours, with a quarter mark deducted for every wrong answer. After that comes the Physical Standard Test and Physical Efficiency Test — height and chest measurement, followed by a timed race — but these are purely qualifying. Final merit is built solely from the Main Written Exam score; clearing the physical round gets you into the merit consideration, it doesn’t add or subtract marks from it. The last step for those who make the merit list is document verification and a medical examination.
Exam Pattern 2026
| Component | Marks | Duration | Negative Marking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Written Exam (Objective) | 100 | 2 hours | ¼ mark per wrong answer |
The paper covers General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Computer Knowledge, and Uttar Pradesh-specific topics. The notification does not break these four heads into a further sub-topic list in the versions publicly available, so for a granular topic-wise split, the official PDF’s syllabus annexure is the only reliable source — don’t rely on a generic “GK syllabus” copied from an unrelated UPSSSC exam, since subject weightage can differ between recruitments even when the broad heads look identical.
Physical Standards
For candidates from General, OBC, and SC categories, the minimum height commonly reported is 167.7 cm, reduced to 162.6 cm for candidates from notified hilly areas and 160 cm for ST candidates. Chest measurement applies only to male candidates. The race requirement is 4.8 km within 25 minutes for men and 2.4 km within 14 minutes for women. Candidates who don’t complete the run in the prescribed time are disqualified from further consideration, regardless of how well they scored in the written exam.
Job Profile
Both posts function within UP’s Home Guards organisation, a volunteer-based civil defence force that supports the police and district administration during law-and-order duty, disaster response, and election-related deployments. A Platoon Commander, going by the seniority implied in the higher pay level, typically oversees the training, discipline, and field deployment of Home Guards personnel at the platoon level. A Block Organizer’s role is understood to be more administrative — coordinating Home Guards activity, recordkeeping, and liaison with block and district authorities. The notification itself does not carry a detailed day-to-day job description, so treat this section as a general understanding of how these roles function within the Home Guards structure, not a verbatim duty list from the advertisement.
Salary 2026
Platoon Commander sits in Pay Level-6 (₹35,400 – ₹1,12,400) and Block Organizer in Pay Level-5 (₹29,200 – ₹92,300), as per the official notification. These are pay matrix bands, not the final gross salary — actual take-home pay depends on Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, and other standard state-government allowances, none of which have been itemised in the publicly available notification copies, so no gross monthly figure is stated here to avoid guessing at a number UPSSSC hasn’t published.
Previous Year Cut Off / Cut Off 2026
| Category | Expected Cut Off Marks |
| General (UR) | 67 – 75 |
| OBC | 63 – 72 |
| EWS | 62 – 70 |
| SC | 57 – 68 |
| ST | 54 – 61 |
There’s no verified previous-cycle cut-off available for this specific Platoon Commander/Block Organizer Main Exam, since this recruitment is structured around the 2025 PET cycle and doesn’t follow the same year-on-year exam pattern as recurring exams like SBI PO or SSC CGL. The PET-2025 shortlisting threshold for this particular 295-post call, and the eventual Main Exam cut-off, will only be known once UPSSSC releases the relevant cut-off marks alongside the shortlisting list and the result — neither of which exists yet as of this update. Any specific number floating around as an “expected cut-off” for this recruitment should be treated as estimated/unofficial, since no comparable past cycle exists to base a credible estimate on.
What’s Still Unreleased or Unknown
- Main Written Exam date and shift schedule
- Admit card release date
- Category-wise and post-wise vacancy breakup in a verifiable, reproducible format
- The exact age-calculation cut-off date (conflicting reports of 1 July 2026 vs 1 January 2026)
- Amount of the separate Main Examination fee to be charged later from shortlisted candidates
- Cut-off marks for PET-based shortlisting and for the Main Exam itself
FAQs
Q1. I already paid the ₹25 application fee — do I need to pay anything else for this recruitment?
Yes, potentially. The ₹25 is only the application-stage processing fee. A separate Main Examination fee will be charged later, but only from candidates who get shortlisted based on their PET-2025 score, so check the official website again once shortlisting is announced.
Q2. My PET-2025 score was very low but not zero — can I still apply?
Yes, you can submit the application as long as your normalized PET-2025 score is not zero or negative. Whether you actually get shortlisted for the Main Exam depends on where your score falls relative to other applicants in your category, since shortlisting is based on relative ranking, not a fixed minimum number.
Q3. Why do some websites say the age cut-off date is 1 July 2026 and others say 1 January 2026?
Secondary job portals disagree on this point, and the correct figure should be confirmed from the official notification PDF on upsssc.gov.in rather than from any single aggregator site, since applying based on the wrong cut-off date could affect your actual eligibility.
Q4. Do the Physical Standard Test and Physical Efficiency Test marks get added to my final score?
No. Both are qualifying stages only. Final merit is based entirely on your Main Written Exam score; the physical round only decides whether you stay in contention, not how high you rank.
Q5. Can a candidate from outside Uttar Pradesh apply for these posts?
The notification’s eligibility criteria, as reported, are built around graduation and a valid UPSSSC PET-2025 score rather than UP domicile specifically — but since PET-2025 itself may carry its own residency conditions depending on the post category, candidates outside UP should verify their own PET eligibility status and any domicile clause directly in the notification before applying.
Disclaimer: Vacancy numbers, post-wise pay levels, application dates, fee structure, and selection-stage details in this article are based on the official UPSSSC notification (Advt. No. 10-Exam/2026) and are consistent across multiple independent reports of that notification. Age relaxation figures, the exact age cut-off date, and physical standard measurements are commonly reported but should be verified against the original PDF, as flagged above. Any figure marked “estimated” or “unofficial” is not confirmed by UPSSSC. For the latest and final details, always check the official website: upsssc.gov.in.
