Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) Recruitment 2026: Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has recently announced a recruitment drive for the position of Assistant Architect Planner, Sports Officer, Programmer Grade-2 This recruitment is set to fill 25 posts.
Department: Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC)
Posts: Assistant Architect Planner, Sports Officer, Programmer Grade-2
Total posts: 25
Eligibility: Bachelor Degree in Architecture/Post Graduate Degree/Diploma/Graduation
Age Limit: 21 years to 40 years
Apply date: 04 November 2026 to 04 December 2026
Apply Fee: Rs. 25 to Rs. 225/-
Salary: Rs.15,600 to Rs.9300/-
Job Location: Uttar Pradesh India
Apply Mode: Online
Note: – If you have any query regarding selection process then you must see the notification and read carefully.
Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) Vacancy Details:
Total Vacancy: 25
Name of post: Assistant Architect Planner, Sports Officer, Programmer Grade-2
Assistant Architect Planner: 08
Sports Officer: 16
Programmer (Grade-2): 01
Eligibility Criteria: Bachelor Degree in Architecture/Post Graduate Degree/Diploma/Graduation in relevant fields
Age Limit: 21 years to 40 years
Age Relaxation:
SC / ST (Uttar Pradesh): 5 Years
OBC (Uttar Pradesh): 5 Years
Skilled Sportspersons (U.P.): 5 Years
U.P. Government Employees: 5 Years
PwBD / Physically Handicapped (U.P.): 15 Years
Ex-Servicemen: 3 Years + Military Service Period
Application fee: Rs. 25 to Rs. 225/-
Exam Pattern:
1. Assistant Architect Planner
Paper 1: General Studies & General Hindi: 200 Marks
Paper 2: Architecture & Planning: 300 Marks
Total: 500 Marks
2. Sports Officer
Paper 1: General Knowledge & General Hindi: 150 Marks
Paper 2: Physical Education (Sports): 200 Marks
Total: 350 Marks
3. Programmer (Grade-2)
Computer Application: 100 Marks
Logical Ability: 30 Marks
Mathematics: 20 Marks
English Comprehension: 20 Marks
Total: 170 Marks
Syllabus:
Assistant Architect Planner
1. Architecture and Design:
Architectural graphics; Orthographic projections, Axonometric projections, Oblique
projections, Perspective projections; Theory of design; Elements and principles of design;
Anthropometrics, Space and building standards; Universal design, Universal design
principles, Universal design India principles, Accessibility standards; Codes and
standards, Building byelaws (U.P. state); Architecture design process; Design thinking;
Site analysis and synthesis; Area programming and concept development.
2. Building Construction and Materials:
Building construction techniques; Methods and details; Principles of Modular coordination;
Construction planning and equipment; Building systems and prefabrication of building
elements;Advance Building Construction Techniques; Building material characteristics and
applications;Sustainable building materials;Alternative building materials.
3. Building Structures:
Strength of materials; Behavior of structural elements; Foundations; Design of structural
elements; Structural mechanics; Types of structural systems; Principles of pre-stressing
and post tensioning; High rise and long span structures; Gravity and lateral load resisting
systems; Earthquake resistant structures.
4. History and Contemporary Architecture:
Indian architecture: Ancient, Medieval, Colonial and Contemporary;
World history of architecture: Egyptian, Greco-Roman Classical period, Byzantine,
Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Art nouveau, Art Deco, Eclecticism, International styles,
Post Modernism, Deconstruction in architecture; Oriental architecture; Works of
renowned national and international architects.
5. Urban Design:
Historical and modern examples of urban design; Elements of urban built environment;
Concepts and theories of urban design; Principles, tools and techniques of urban design;
Urban design interventions for sustainable development and transportation; Development
controls – FAR, Densities, building byelaws and regulations.
6. Landscape and Conservation:
Landscape design and planning; Principles and theories of landscape design; Landscape
elements and materials; Types of gardens; Design of soft and hard scapes; Plant
materials, Trees, Shrubs, Green cover, indoor Plants; Organized and unorganized
greens; Street furniture.
Definition and types of heritage; Principles and need of heritage conservation; Heritage
materialsandtechniques,HistoricUrbanLandscape(HUL);Urbanrenewalandconservation.
7. Professional Practice and Project Management:
Professional practice and ethics; Estimation and specification; tendering, Contracts;
Arbitration; Design and layout of disaster mitigation; Temporary structures for
rehabilitation; Project management techniques e.g. PERT, CPM.
8. Housing:
Housing typologies; Concepts, Principles and examples of neighborhood; Residential
densities; Real estate valuation; Housing Development norms, Regulations and
legislations (U.P. State); Housing and development finance institutions like HUDCO, NHB,
NBFCs, HFC; Informal Housing; Slum Upgradation, Clearance and rehabilitation;
Housing demand and supply; Housing policy and schemes; Affordable and low-cost
housing; Housing in disaster prone areas.
9. Building Services and Infrastructure:
Water supply and distribution system; Water treatment; Water harvesting systems; Principles, Planning and design of storm water drainage system; Sewage system; Methods of solid waste management – collection, Transportation and disposal; Recycling and Reuse of solid waste. Basic principles of electricity; Electricity demand calculation norms and standards; Illumination and lighting design. Fire fighting Systems; Lightening conductors; Building safety and security systems; Vertical circulation systems, lifts, escalators; Building management system, Building
automation and smart buildings. HVAC and types of air-conditioning systems in buildings; Architectural Acousticsfundamentals and design. Hierarchy and design of roads, Intersections, Grade separators and parking; Para-transits and other modes of transportation; Pedestrian and non-motorized mobility.
10. Sustainable Architecture:
Sustainable building strategies; Passive design strategies; Building performance
Simulation and evaluation; Green buildings and norms (GRIHA, LEED, IGBC, ECONIWAS SAMHITA); Net zero buildings; Non-renewable energy systems.
11. Planning Theory:
Theories and principles of urban planning; Concepts of cities – Eco-City, Smart City;
Concepts and theories by trendsetting planners and designers; Ekistics; Urban sociology;
Social, Economic, Cultural and environmental aspects; Master plans, City development
plans, Zonal development plans.
12. Planning Tools and Techniques:
Application ofG.I.Sand remote sensing techniques in urban and regional planning;Tools and
techniques of surveys – Physical, Topographical, Land use and socio-economic surveys;
Urban economics, Law of demand and supply of land and its use in planning;Transit oriented
development (TOD); Local self-governance; Planning legislation and implementation–Land
acquisition act;Publicprivate partnership (PPP);Participatoryplanning.
13. Regional and Rural Planning:
Hierarchy of settlements; Regional plans; SEZ, SRZ etc.; Rural settlement and
infrastructure, Rural development programs in India; Rural socio-economic aspects;
Rural governance, Panchayati raj institutions; Vernacular Architecture.
14. Transportation Planning:
Process and principles of transportation planning and traffic engineering; Road capacity and
traveldemandforecasting;Trafficsurveymethods,Trafficflowanalysis;Trafficanalysesanddesign
considerations;Trafficandtransportmanagementandcontrol inurbanareas;Mass transportation
planning; Intelligent transportation Systems; Design and planning of transportation hubs;
Hierarchy and design of roads, intersections, grade separators and parking; Para-transits
and other modesoftransportation;Pedestrian and non-motorized mobility.
15. Environmental Planning:
Natural and man-made ecosystem; Ecological principles; Environmental considerations
in planning and design; Environmental pollution- Types, Causes, Controls and abatement
strategies; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and strategies; Climate change and
built environment; Climate responsive design.
Sports Officer
Unit 1: Exercise Physiology
1. Introduction to Exercise Physiology – Energy systems, ATPproduction.
2. Cardiorespiratory and Muscular Adaptations to Exercise.
3. Effect of Exercise on Different Body Systems – Acute vs chronic adaptations.
4. Recovery and Fatigue Management – Physiological basis and strategies.
Unit 2: Sports Psychology
1. Introduction to Sports Psychology -Definition, scope, and significance in coaching.
2. Motivation in Sports – Types, techniques for enhancing athlete performance.
3. Personality and Sports Performance – Role of personality traits in sports success.
4. Emotion: Fear, Anger, Anxiety, Aggression and stress Management
Unit 3: Sports Training
1. Principles of Sports Training – Specificity, overload, progression, reversibility.
2. TrainingComponents -Speed,Strength,flexibility,endurance, coordinativeAbilitiesEtc.
3. Planning and Periodization – Macro, meso and micro cycles.
4. Talent Identification: Principles and Steps
Unit 4: Sports Biomechanics
1. Basics of Biomechanics – Motion, force, levers, Newton’s laws in sports.
2. Kinematics and Kinetics in human movement.
3. Biomechanical Analysis of Sports Skills – Technique improvement.
4. Application of Biomechanics in Injury Prevention.
Unit 5: Sports Nutrition and Yoga
1. Basics of Sports Nutrition Macronutrients, micronutrients, hydration.
2. Diet Planning for Athletes – Pre-event, during-event and post-event nutrition.
3. Balanced Diet
4. Application of Yogic Practices in Sports
Unit 6: Sports Medicine
1. Introduction to Sports Medicine – Scope and importance.
2. Common Sports Injuries – Sprains, strains, fractures and overuse injuries.
3. First Aid and Emergency Care in Sports.
4. Massage & Rehabilitation.
Unit 7: Organization and Administration in Sports
1. Principles of Sports Organization – Structures, policies and procedures.
2. Event Management in Sports – Planning, budgeting, execution.
3.Facilities and Equipment Management – Procurement, maintenance, safety.
4. Leadership and Communication in Sports Administration.
Unit 8: Test, Measurement and Evaluation
1. Role of Tests and Measurements and evaluation in sports.
2. Physical Fitness Tests
3. Skill and Performance Tests in specific sports.
4. Body Types
Unit 9: Application of Digital Learning and AI in Sports
1. Digital Tools for Coaching – Video analysis and e-learning platforms.
2. Al Applications in Sports Performance Enhancement
3. Data Management and Statistical Analysis for Sports Performance.
4. Computer Applications in Sports
Unit 10: Sports Bodies, Competitions, Awards and Rules and Regulations of Sports
1. National and International Sports Bodies.
2. Major National and International Sports competitions.
3. Sports Awards and Recognitions in India.
4. Rules and Regulations of Sports
Programmer Grade-2
1. Operating System:
Fundamentals of Operating System: Basics of Operating System, Types, Functions and Services of Operating Systems, System Calls, Interface, Interrupts.
Process: Process Management, Process Control Block, Process States, Threads,
Scheduling, Spooling, Scheduling Algorithms and their Evaluation, Process
Synchronization, Inter-process Communication, Concurrent Execution, Race Condition,
Mutual Exclusion, Bounded Waiting, • Semaphores, Hardware Synchronization, Classical
Problems of Synchronization (Readers-Writers, Dining Philosophers)
Deadlock: Introduction of Deadlocks, Deadlock Characteristics, Deadlock Prevention,
Detection and Avoidance, Wait-for-Graph, Banker’s Algorithm, Safe Condition, Deadlock
Recovery.
Memory Management: Basics of Memory Management, Static Allocation, Dynamic
Allocation, Swapping, Compaction, Contiguous Vs. Non-Contiguous Allocation, Paging,
Segmentation, Virtual Memory, Demand Paging, Page Replacement Algorithms, Frame
Allocation Methods, Thrashing.
File Management: Structure and Functions of File System, I/O Operations, Device
Drivers, Access Methods, File System Organization, Design Techniques, File Allocation
Methods, File Security and Protection
Unix and Windows: Overview of Unix Shell Environment, Interface, Common
Commands, System Utilities, Windows Environment Subsystem, Control Panel and
System Configuration, Security and Protection.
2. Programming Language:
Problem Solving Techniques: Algorithms, Flowcharts, Programming Paradigms (TopDown, Bottom-Up), Introduction to Object Oriented Programming and Structured Programming Concepts.
C Programming: Importance and evolution of C Language, Structure of C Program,
Character Set, Tokens, Keywords, Identifiers, Constants, Variables, Data Types,
Operators, Decision Making Statements, loops, Arrays, Strings, Functions, Structures.
Object Oriented Programming: Classes, Objects, Encapsulation, Data Abstraction,
Inheritance, Reusability and Modularity, Polymorphism, Friend Functions, Virtual
Functions, Constructors and Destructors
Java: Java Source File Structure, JVM Architecture, Primitive Data Types, Operators,
Type Casting, Arrays, Conditional Statements, Loop constructs, Abstract Classes and
Interfaces, Method Overloading and Overriding, Packages and Access Modifiers.
3. Scripting Languages:
Definition and Characteristics of Scripting Languages, Uses of Scripting Languages for
Web Based Applications, Client Side vs. Server Side Scripting.
JavaScript: Overview of JavaScript, Syntax, Variables, Expressions, Control Structure
(Branching and Looping), Functions, Events, Document Object Model (DOM)
manipulations.
Perl: Syntax, Data Types, Variables, Operators, Conditional and Looping Statements,
Array, Strings, Hashes, built-in Functions and Subroutines.
4. Database:
Characteristics of DBMS, Types of database models, ER Diagrams, DDL, DML, Data
Abstraction and Data Independence, DBMS Architecture, Schema, Views, Functional
Dependencies, Integrity Constraints, Normal Forms (1NF, 2NF, 3NF and BCNF),
Concepts Of Transactions and Concurrency.
5. Database Packages:
Structured Query Language (SQL): SELECT Queries, JOINS, Subqueries, Aggregate
Functions, Set Operations, Data Manipulations (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, WHERE,
ORDER BY, GROUPBY), Indices and Triggers.
MS-ACCESS: Introduction to MS-Access GUI and Structure, Reports, Queries, Macros,
Built-in Functions, Data Import/Export queries, Table Relationships.
Oracle: Introduction and Installation, Backup and Recovery Manager, SQL Server
Basics, Functions of SQL Server, Server Configuration, User Management, Basic
Concepts of MYSQL.
6. Web Server:
PHP: Introduction to PHP, Variables, Data Types, Conditional and Looping Statements,
Indexed and Associative Arrays, Built-in Functions, Embedding PHP in HTML, Form
Handling.
Web Server: Overview and Concepts of Web Server, Types of Web Servers, HTTP and
HTTPS Protocol, Client-side and Server-side Scripting, Introduction to the .NET Platform
and Framework, MVC Architecture and its implementation, API Development, Remote
Access and Server Management, Deployment and Publishing ASP.NET, Understating IIS
and Apache Servers, Basics of Web Hosting and Domain management.
7. Network:
Basics of the Internet, Web Browser, Search Engine, URL Structure, Protocols and
Services, FTP, TCP/IP, DNS, POP, SMTP, ICMP, RARP, UDP, ARP, IP Addressing,
Subnetting concepts, Remote Login, Web Uploading/Downloading, Web Publishing,
Hosting Services, SSL, Internet Safety Practices, Social Media Networking,
Fundamentals of Socket Programming, Client Server Architecture, TCP and UDP Socket
communication.
8. Web Content Development:
Concepts of Hypertext and Hypermedia, Structure of HTML Documents, Head and Body
Sections, Different Tags, Text Formatting, Inserting Images, Creating Links, Using Tables
and Lists, Frames and Form Handling.
9. Document Preparation:
MS-Word: Introduction to MS —WORD and its features, Creating, Saving and Opening
Documents, Interface, Toolbars, Ruler, Menus, Keyboard Shortcuts, Paragraph
formatting, Alignment, Borders and Shading, Headers and Footers, Columns, Tables.
MS-Excel: Creating Worksheets, Defining Cells, Columns and Rows, Entering, Editing,
Saving and Protecting Data, Toolbars, Functions, and Keyboard Shortcuts. Cell
Formatting, Alignment, Character Styles, Adjusting Column Width and Row Height,
Date/Time Formatting, Applying Boarders, Colors, Basic Formulas, Cell Referencing
(Relative, Absolute, Mixed)
MS-PowerPoint: Overview of MS-PowerPoint and its applications in presentations,
Creating, Duplicating, Moving, Copying, and Deleting Slides, Using Themes, Slide
Layouts, Design Tools, Editing and Formatting Text, Applying Styles, Using Bullets and
Numbering, Inserting and Formatting Images, Charts, Smart-art and Multimedia,
Applying Visual Effects, Custom Animation, Notes, Handouts, Slide Sorter View,
Rehearse Timing.
How to apply: Online
Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) Recruitment 2026 Important Dates:
Starting date for online application: 04 November 2026
Last date for online application: 04 December 2026
Last date for payment of fee: 04 December 2026
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About: Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has announced 25 vacancies for Assistant Architect Planner, Sports Officer and Programmer Grade-2 posts. Eligible candidates can apply online for these government positions. The recruitment process includes written examinations and document verification. The selected candidates will be appointed to various government departments in Uttar Pradesh.