UPSSSC Youth Welfare Officer Recruitment 2026: 412 Posts, Apply Online from 16 Oct — Fee Rs.25, PET-2025 Mandatory

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The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) has released Advertisement No. 23-Exam/2026 for the Regional Youth Welfare & Pradeshik Vikas Dal Officer and Exercise Trainer (Vyayam Prashikshak) posts. A total of 412 vacancies are on offer under the Directorate of Youth Welfare and Pradeshik Rakshak Dal, Uttar Pradesh — and the online application window opens on 16 October 2026 at upsssc.gov.in.

Before you rush to the portal on opening day, pause for a minute. This recruitment has three unusual features that change who should actually apply: a PET-2025 score gate that locks out an entire category of hopefuls, a trainer post that pays more than the officer post but demands a sports degree, and a flat Rs. 25 application fee for everyone. This guide walks you through all three, plus the full vacancy break-up, eligibility, age, pay, selection stages and the step-by-step application process.

The PET-2025 Gate: No Scorecard, No Application

This is the single most important line of the whole notification, and it sits quietly where most candidates skim past it. Only candidates who appeared in UPSSSC PET-2025 and hold a valid normalised scorecard can apply. No PET-2025 score means no application — not a delayed application, not a “main exam directly” route. The door simply does not open.

Here is how it actually works in this recruitment. UPSSSC will first take the PET-2025 normalised scores of all applicants and draw a merit list. Only the candidates shortlisted on that merit get to sit for the main written examination. Everyone else is filtered out before a single mains question is printed.

Two practical consequences follow from this:

• Your PET-2025 score is your real exam. A brilliant graduate without a PET score is ineligible; an average graduate with a strong PET score is in. If you sat PET-2025, keep your scorecard ready — the application form authenticates you through your PET-2025 registration details, either via personal details or OTP.
• Mains is for the shortlisted only. Unlike recruitments where everyone fills the mains form and a prelim happens later, here the main exam admits only the PET-merit shortlist. That also means competition in the mains will be narrower and more serious than a general open test.

If you missed PET-2025 or your scorecard has lapsed, this recruitment is not for you — save your effort for the next UPSSSC cycle and make sure you sit the next PET.

Important Dates: UPSSSC Youth Welfare Recruitment 2026

Vacancy Break-up: 412 Posts, Two Very Different Jobs

The bulk of the recruitment — 368 seats — is the officer post. The 44 Exercise Trainer posts look small next to it, but they carry the higher pay scale, which brings us to the real decision most candidates are wrestling with.

Officer vs Exercise Trainer: Which Post Should You Apply For?

On paper these look like two departments under one advertisement. In reality they are two different careers, and applying to the wrong one is the most expensive mistake a candidate can make here — not in money (the fee is Rs. 25) but in a wasted year.

The officer post is for the general graduate. Any bachelor’s degree from a recognised university qualifies, plus the PET-2025 score. It pays Pay Level-5 (Rs. 29,200–92,300) and the role sits in youth welfare administration — think field-level officer work under the Directorate of Youth Welfare and Pradeshik Rakshak Dal.

The Exercise Trainer post is for the sports-trained graduate. A plain graduation is not enough. The notification demands a recognised qualification in physical education — D.P.Ed, B.P.Ed, B.P.E or a graduation in physical education — plus the PET-2025 score. It pays Pay Level-6 (Rs. 35,400–1,12,400), which is higher than the officer post. That inversion is the story of this recruitment: the junior-sounding post pays the bigger salary because it demands a specialist qualification.

A quick decision rule:

• Graduation done, PET-2025 cleared, no sports degree → Officer post. Do not touch the trainer post; a specialist degree is a hard eligibility filter and your form will be rejected at document verification.
• Graduation plus B.P.Ed/D.P.Ed and PET-2025 → you can apply for the Exercise Trainer post, which pays more. Whether you also consider the officer post depends on your preference for admin versus field-training work.
• Graduation only, but you play sports well → still not eligible for the trainer post. Playing experience is not a substitute for the notified physical-education qualification.

Also note: the trainer’s selection includes PET/PMT (physical efficiency and measurement tests), which the officer’s route does not emphasise the same way. Read the notification’s physical standards carefully before choosing.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit (as on 1 July 2026)

Application Fee: Rs. 25 for Everyone

This deserves its own section because it is genuinely unusual. The application fee is Rs. 25 for all candidates — General, OBC, SC, ST and EWS alike — payable online. Most UPSSSC advertisements run tiered fees across categories; a flat Rs. 25 is close to the cheapest any UPSSSC form has been.

Two notes of caution with it: first, the Rs. 25 figure comes from the job portals reporting on the notification, so confirm it on the actual payment page before you grumble about a mismatch; second, a tiny fee does not make a fake application harmless — a wrong-category or wrong-post form is rejected the same way a Rs. 200 form would be.

Salary: Level-5 Officer, Level-6 Trainer

Both are regular Uttar Pradesh government appointments, not contractual postings, so the standard state-government allowances and service benefits apply on top of the basic pay shown above.

Selection Process: Five Stages, in This Order

1. Shortlisting on PET-2025 score: UPSSSC prepares merit from normalised PET-2025 scores; only shortlisted candidates move ahead.
2. Written main examination: the mains paper is conducted only for the shortlisted candidates.
3. PET / PMT: physical efficiency and physical measurement tests as prescribed for the post.
4. Medical examination: fitness verification before appointment.
5. Document verification: originals of degree, PET-2025 scorecard, category and domicile certificates.

The funnel shape matters: the PET shortlist is the tightest filter, so your PET score — not your mains preparation alone — decides whether you even get a hall ticket.

How to Apply Online at upsssc.gov.in

1. Visit the official portal upsssc.gov.in.
2. Open the “Live Advertisements” tab on the homepage.
3. Select the application link for Advt. No. 23-Exam/2026 (Regional Youth Welfare Officer & Exercise Trainer).
4. Authenticate using your PET-2025 registration details — via personal details or OTP.
5. Fill in your academic and personal details carefully, choosing the correct post.
6. Upload the photograph, signature and required documents in the prescribed format.
7. Pay the Rs. 25 fee online, verify every entered field, and submit.
8. Save and print a copy of the submitted form — you will need it at document verification.

Do the whole thing on a desktop browser if you can; mobile browsers have a habit of dropping sessions on long government forms.

FAQs

Q. What is the last date to apply for UPSSSC Youth Welfare Officer Recruitment 2026?
A. 6 November 2026, up to 11:59 PM. The correction and fee reconciliation window stays open till 13 November 2026.

Q. Is PET-2025 compulsory for this recruitment?
A. Yes, absolutely. A valid UPSSSC PET-2025 normalised scorecard is mandatory — candidates are shortlisted for the mains purely on PET-2025 merit.

Q. What is the qualification for the Exercise Trainer post?
A. Graduation plus a physical-education qualification such as D.P.Ed, B.P.Ed or B.P.E (or graduation in physical education), along with the PET-2025 scorecard.

Q. What is the application fee?
A. Rs. 25 for all candidates, payable online.

Q. Which post pays more — officer or exercise trainer?
A. The Exercise Trainer: Pay Level-6 (Rs. 35,400–1,12,400) versus the officer’s Level-5 (Rs. 29,200–92,300).

Q. Where do I apply?
A. Only on the official website upsssc.gov.in, under Live Advertisements, Advt. No. 23-Exam/2026. Do not pay anyone who claims to “confirm” your form offline.

Important Links

Facts in this article are taken from UPSSSC Advertisement No. 23-Exam/2026 (notification dated 30 September 2026) as reported on upsssc.gov.in and leading education portals. Application links go live on 16 October 2026 — always verify dates and fee on the official portal before acting.

Raju

Founder & Editor

Tracks every Sarkari notification and breaks it down into simple, accurate English so you never miss a date or misread eligibility.