UPSSSC Junior Engineer (Mechanical) Recruitment 2026 — 1,156 Posts

About this recruitment

Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC), Lucknow has advertised 1,156 posts of Combined Junior Engineer (Mechanical) Main Examination (PET-2025)/24, Advt No. 24-Exam/2026, across 8 post types in UP government departments. Online applications close on 25 November 2026.

Please note the basis of this post: the details below are taken from the official advertisement (44 pages, Hindi, UPSSSC-watermarked), read in full from a mirror copy hosted on careerghar.com, because the UPSSSC website (upsssc.gov.in) was unreachable when this post was prepared. The mirror was cross-checked against other transcriptions, which all agree.

Only candidates who appeared in UPSSSC PET-2025 and hold a PET-2025 scorecard can apply. Candidates with a zero or negative absolute or normalised PET score are not shortlisted. Shortlisting for the mains is 15 times the vacancies per category by PET-2025 normalised score (plus ties at the cut-off). Selection rests on the written examination alone — there is no interview.

Vacancy and pay

Post	Posts	Pay
Technical Assistant (Mechanical), Special Selection — Ground Water Department	3	Level-6, Rs. 35,400-1,12,400
Instructor Machine — HQ, Prison Administration & Reform Services	1	Level-6, Rs. 35,400-1,12,400
Assistant Storekeeper — UPSRTC, Lucknow	128	Level-4, Rs. 5,200-20,200
Mechanic — UPSRTC, Lucknow	270	Level-5, Rs. 5,200-20,200
Junior Engineer (Mechanical) — Irrigation & Water Resources Directorate	304	Level-6, Rs. 35,400-1,12,400
JE (Mechanical), Special Selection — Irrigation & Water Resources	154	Level-6, Rs. 35,400-1,12,400
Assistant District Panchayat Raj Officer (Technical) — Panchayati Raj Directorate	32	Level-6, Rs. 35,400-1,12,400
JE (Mechanical) — Office of Chief Engineer, PWD	264	6th CPC scale Rs. 9,300-34,800 + Grade Pay Rs. 4,200

Category totals: UR 439, SC 319, ST 15, OBC 285, EWS 98 — total 1,156. Note: some secondary sources wrongly show ST 57 and OBC 243; the advertisement's own Table 1 totals are ST 15 and OBC 285, and those are the figures used here.

Pay is mostly Level-6, Rs. 35,400-1,12,400. The exceptions are Assistant Storekeeper at Level-4 (Rs. 5,200-20,200), Mechanic at Level-5 (Rs. 5,200-20,200), and the PWD Junior Engineer, whose pay is printed at the 6th CPC scale of Rs. 9,300-34,800 plus Grade Pay Rs. 4,200.

Eligibility

• Qualification (must hold by 25 November 2026): a 3-year Diploma in Mechanical Engineering for most posts; Intermediate plus a 3-year Diploma in Mechanical Maintenance for Instructor Machine; a Diploma in Automobile or Mechanical Engineering for the UPSRTC posts; High School plus a 3-year Diploma in Mechanical Engineering for the PWD Junior Engineer. Full per-post qualification details are in the vacancy table above.
• Preference (most posts): 2 years of Territorial Army service or an NCC 'B' certificate. High School certificate is the only accepted proof of date of birth.
• Age as on 1 July 2026: 18-40 years for most posts; 21-40 years for Technical Assistant (Ground Water) and ADPRO (Technical). Serving UPSRTC employees get 5 years extra upper age on UPSRTC posts. Reservation applies only to UP domiciles; other-state candidates count as UR.

Exam pattern

The published pattern (as reported from the official notification; the advertisement's own exam scheme in Annexure-9 was not read page by page) is: 100 objective questions, 100 marks, 2 hours, with negative marking of 0.25 per wrong answer. Part 1 subject knowledge 65 marks, Part 2 computer and IT 15 marks, Part 3 UP general knowledge 20 marks. Scores are normalised if there are multiple shifts. The exam date will be announced later; admit cards will name the date and centre.

Fee

• Total Rs. 25 for every category — application fee Rs. 0 plus online processing fee Rs. 25. Pay by credit or debit card, internet banking, UPI or SBI e-challan.
• A separate mains exam fee is payable only by shortlisted candidates, before downloading the mains admit card. Its amount is not stated in the advertisement.