📅 Important Dates

Application Start: June 30, 2026

Last Date: July 20, 2026

Notification Published: 23 Apr 2026

Application Start: 30 Jun 2026

Last Date: 20 Jul 2026

Fee Payment Last Date: 20 Jul 2026

Correction / Fee Adjustment Last Date: 27 Jul 2026

Exam Date: As per schedule

Admit Card: Before exam

💰 Application Fee

Category	Fee
General / OBC / EWS	25
SC / ST	25
PH / Divyang	25

🎂 Age Limit (As on 01-07-2026)

Min: 18 Years

Category	Max Age
UR/EWS	40 Years

Age relaxation is applicable as per rules.

📊 Vacancy

Total: 708

Post	Vacancy
Forest Guard	318
Wildlife Guard	10
Forest Guard - Special Selection	329
Wildlife Guard - Special Selection	51

🎓 Eligibility

Forest Guard:

1

Candidate must have appeared in UPSSSC Preliminary Eligibility Test PET-2025 and must hold a valid PET-2025 score card issued by the Commission.

2

Candidate must have passed 10+2 Intermediate examination from a recognized board in India. The required qualification must be possessed by the last date of application, 20 July 2026.

3

For shortlisting to the Forest Guard and Wildlife Guard Main Examination, UPSSSC will use the PET-2025 score as per the official notification. Candidates with zero or negative absolute PET score will not be shortlisted for the main examination.

4

Age limit is 18 to 40 years as on 01 July 2026 for the base category. Reserved category age relaxation is applicable only as per Uttar Pradesh Government / UPSSSC rules and valid certificate conditions.

5

Physical standards apply separately. Male candidates need minimum height 168 cm for UR/OBC/SC and 160 cm for ST; female candidates need minimum height 152 cm for UR/OBC/SC and 147 cm for ST. Male chest is 84 cm for UR/OBC/SC and 82 cm for ST with minimum 5 cm expansion.

6

Selected candidates will have to satisfy physical efficiency, document verification and medical fitness requirements as prescribed in the official notification.

Forest Guard:

1

अभ्यर्थी ने UPSSSC प्रारम्भिक अर्हता परीक्षा PET-2025 में भाग लिया हो और आयोग द्वारा जारी वैध PET-2025 स्कोर कार्ड होना चाहिए।

2

अभ्यर्थी ने किसी मान्यता प्राप्त बोर्ड से 10+2 इंटरमीडिएट परीक्षा उत्तीर्ण की हो। यह योग्यता आवेदन की अंतिम तिथि 20 जुलाई 2026 तक पूरी होनी चाहिए।

3

मुख्य परीक्षा के लिए शॉर्टलिस्टिंग PET-2025 स्कोर के आधार पर आयोग के नियमों के अनुसार की जाएगी। शून्य या नकारात्मक PET स्कोर वाले अभ्यर्थी मुख्य परीक्षा के लिए शॉर्टलिस्ट नहीं किए जाएंगे।

4

आयु सीमा 01 जुलाई 2026 को आधार श्रेणी के लिए 18 से 40 वर्ष है। आरक्षित वर्गों को आयु में छूट उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार / UPSSSC नियमों और वैध प्रमाणपत्रों के अनुसार मिलेगी।

5

शारीरिक मानक अलग से लागू होंगे। पुरुष अभ्यर्थियों के लिए न्यूनतम ऊंचाई UR/OBC/SC में 168 सेमी और ST में 160 सेमी है। महिला अभ्यर्थियों के लिए न्यूनतम ऊंचाई UR/OBC/SC में 152 सेमी और ST में 147 सेमी है। पुरुषों की छाती UR/OBC/SC में 84 सेमी और ST में 82 सेमी, न्यूनतम 5 सेमी फुलाव सहित, अपेक्षित है।

🏃 Physical Eligibility Details

Type / Candidate	Height	Chest	Running
Male UR / OBC / SC	168 cm	84 cm with minimum 5 cm expansion	Physical efficiency test as per notification
Male ST	160 cm	82 cm with minimum 5 cm expansion	Physical efficiency test as per notification
Female UR / OBC / SC	152 cm	NA	Physical efficiency test as per notification
Female ST	147 cm	NA	Physical efficiency test as per notification

Physical standards are shown for reference and are checked separately during the recruitment process.

🧭 Selection Process

1

PET-2025 score based shortlisting

2

Written Main Examination

3

Physical Standard / Physical Efficiency Test

4

Document Verification

5

Medical Examination

6

Final Selection

The written main examination will have one objective multiple-choice paper with 100 questions for 100 marks and two hours duration. The paper includes subject-related knowledge for 50 marks, elementary mathematics and biology for 15 marks, computer and information technology for 15 marks, and Uttar Pradesh general knowledge for 20 marks. Each question carries one mark and there is negative marking of 25 percent of the prescribed mark for each wrong answer. Candidates are shortlisted for the main examination on the basis of PET-2025 score, and final recruitment stages include physical standards, physical efficiency, document verification and medical fitness as per the official notification.

1

PET-2025 स्कोर के आधार पर शॉर्टलिस्टिंग

2

लिखित मुख्य परीक्षा

3

शारीरिक मानक / शारीरिक दक्षता परीक्षा

4

दस्तावेज सत्यापन

5

चिकित्सा परीक्षण

6

अंतिम चयन

लिखित मुख्य परीक्षा में 100 वस्तुनिष्ठ बहुविकल्पीय प्रश्न होंगे, कुल 100 अंक होंगे और समय दो घंटे रहेगा। प्रश्नपत्र में विषयगत ज्ञान 50 अंक, प्रारंभिक गणित और जीव विज्ञान 15 अंक, कंप्यूटर एवं सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी 15 अंक और उत्तर प्रदेश सामान्य ज्ञान 20 अंक का होगा। प्रत्येक प्रश्न एक अंक का होगा और गलत उत्तर पर उस प्रश्न के निर्धारित अंक का 25 प्रतिशत नकारात्मक अंकन होगा। आगे की प्रक्रिया में शारीरिक मानक, शारीरिक दक्षता, दस्तावेज सत्यापन और चिकित्सा परीक्षण शामिल हैं।

📝 Job Description

UPSSSC has released Advertisement No. 12-Exam/2026 for Forest Guard and Wildlife Guard Main Examination 2026. This recruitment is for 708 posts under the Office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Department, Uttar Pradesh. The posts include regular and special selection vacancies for Forest Guard and Wildlife Guard. Online applications will start on 30 June 2026 and will remain open until 20 July 2026. Candidates must have appeared in UPSSSC PET-2025 and must hold a valid PET-2025 score card. The main examination shortlisting will be based on PET-2025 score as per the Commission rules. The minimum educational qualification is 10+2 Intermediate from a recognized board. The written examination will have 100 objective questions for 100 marks with two hours duration and negative marking of 25 percent for each wrong answer. Candidates should read the official notification carefully before applying because physical standards, document verification and medical fitness are part of the recruitment process.

UPSSSC Forest Guard and Wildlife Guard Recruitment 2026