UPSC Recruitment for Assistant Soil Chemist, Prosecutor, Specialist Grade III Assistant Professor & 10 Other Posts –

A candidate must be either a citizen of India, a subject of Nepal, a subject of Bhutan, a Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1 January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, or specified East African countries with the intention of permanently settling in India. Candidates in the latter categories must hold a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India. For every post, the notification states that qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of UPSC, for reasons recorded in writing, in the case of candidates who are otherwise well qualified. Desirable qualifications, where prescribed, are given separately under each post in the official notification (for example, an additional year of corporate/criminal law experience and an LLM for the Prosecutor post, and forensic laboratory experience for the Junior Scientific Officer post).

The exact in-hand monthly salary figure for each Level is not mentioned in the notification. The notification specifies only the Pay Level under the 7th CPC Pay Matrix; candidates should refer to the official 7th CPC Pay Matrix table for corresponding starting basic pay.

Selection is made by the Union Public Service Commission through Recruitment by Selection, which may involve a Recruitment Test (RT) or Combined Recruitment Test (CRT) followed by an interview, or interview only, depending on the post - the notification does not specify which mode applies to each individual post beyond noting that a Recruitment Test may form part of the selection process. Where a Recruitment Test forms part of selection, candidates must clear the minimum level of suitability at both the RT stage and the interview stage for their respective category. The minimum level of suitability in interview, irrespective of whether selection is by interview alone or RT plus interview, is: UR – 50 marks, OBC – 45 marks, SC/ST/PH – 40 marks, out of a total of 100 interview marks. Where the number of applications is large, UPSC may apply shortlisting criteria such as desirable qualifications, higher educational qualifications, higher relevant experience, or a Recruitment Test, to restrict the number of candidates called for interview. Recruitment Test / Combined Recruitment Test, where held, is ordinarily conducted at: Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Dispur (Guwahati), Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Port Blair, Ranchi, and Visakhapatnam. The list of centres is subject to change and will be notified on the Commission's website. Candidature at every stage remains provisional, subject to the candidate satisfying all prescribed eligibility conditions.

Matriculation/10th Standard certificate or equivalent mark sheet indicating date of birth Degree/Diploma certificate (or provisional certificate with all mark sheets) as proof of educational qualification claimed Order/letter for any equivalent educational qualification claimed, naming the authority and its number/date Experience certificate(s) in the prescribed proforma from the Head of the concerned Organisation/Department, mentioning duration, basic pay/consolidated pay and nature of duties Caste certificate in the prescribed proforma for SC/ST/OBC candidates seeking reservation Non-creamy-layer declaration for OBC candidates, in addition to the OBC certificate Certificate of Disability in the prescribed proforma, issued by a Medical Board constituted by the Central or State Government, for PwBD candidates Documents relating to change of name, if applicable (marriage/divorce/other, as specified in the notification) Age relaxation certificates for Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers, Central/UT Government employees, or other special provisions, as applicable Certificates for any claim of Professional Registration, Language, Publications, NET, GATE, Conference or Internship Declaration by candidates already in regular Government service that they have informed their Head of Office/Department of having applied Documents such as pay slips, resumes, appointment letters, relieving letters, or unsigned experience certificates must not be uploaded in the Document Upload Module. If any document is in a language other than Hindi or English, an attested/notarised transcript must be submitted.

All correspondence from UPSC will be made through the registered e-mail ID only, including interview schedules and requirements for submission of certificate copies - candidates must enter a correct, active e-mail address. Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) can apply for any post listed as "suitable" for their category, even if that specific post is not reserved for PwBD; such candidates are considered by the general standard of merit unless the post carries a PwBD reservation. Only persons with 40% or more of the relevant disability are eligible for the benefit of reservation and other relaxations under PwBD provisions. Where sufficient PwBD candidates are not available for posts exclusively reserved and identified suitable for them, the required years of experience (not the nature of experience) may be relaxed by up to 50%. Scribe facility is available to PwBD candidates in the categories of blindness, both-arms-affected locomotor disability, and cerebral palsy on request; for other categories, a certificate of physical limitation to write from a Government Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent is required. Mobile phones, pagers, programmable devices, storage media, cameras, Bluetooth devices, and similar equipment are strictly banned inside the examination/interview hall, even in switched-off mode. Face authentication is mandatory for all candidates at the examination venue/interview hall. Furnishing false particulars, suppressing material information, tampering with documents, or using unfair means can lead to disqualification and debarment from UPSC examinations and Central Government employment. Canvassing in any form will disqualify a candidate. Summoning for interview does not guarantee selection; appointment orders are issued by the respective Ministry after selection.