Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is an autonomous entity which came into existence after the Federal Public Service Commission was renamed to Union Public Service Commission on January 26, 1950. Initially the commission was established with the name of Federal Public Service Commission on October 1, 1926. It was established under the Act of Government of India, 1935. It was founded under the Article 315 of Constitution of India. The commission actually consists of a chairman and ten other members. The commission is responsible to conduct competitive written test and interview test for the canidates interested in government jobs.

Job Profile:

Union Public Service Commission invites applications in the prescribed format from eligible Indian Nationals. The applications are invited for the following vacant positions of Prinicpal, Superintendent, Deputy Director, Vice Principal, Plant Protection Officer and Service Engineer in various Ministeries and Departments of Government of India.

Posts available in Ministry of Defence:

1. Recruitment of Principal:
No. of posts: Only 1 post is available.
Age Limit: Upper age limit is 50 years.
Educational Qualification: Ph.D degree or equivalent with atleast 55% marks in aggregate in the Master’s degree. Atleast 15 years of experience in teaching or research.
Pay Scale: Rs. 37400-67000 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 10000.

Posts available in Ministry of Law and Justice:

2. Recruitment of Superintendent (Legal):
No. of posts: Only 3 posts are available.
Age Limit: Upper age limit is 35 years.
Educational Qualification: Degree in Law from a recognized university with atleast 4 years of experience as an officer of the State Judicial Service.
Pay Scale: Rs. 9300-34800 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 4800.

Posts available in Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises:

3. Recruitment of Deputy Director (Chemical):
No. of posts: Only 2 posts are available.
Age Limit: Upper age limit is 40 years.
Educational Qualification: Master’s degree in Chemistry or Industrial Chemistry with atleast 5 years of experience in supervisory or managerial capacity in a technical organization.
Pay Scale: Rs. 15600-39100 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 6600.

Posts available in Ministry of Defence:

4. Recruitment of Vice Principal:
No. of posts: Only 1 post is available.
Age Limit: Upper age limit is 50 years.
Educational Qualification: Ph.D degree or equivalent with atleast 55% marks in aggregate in the Master’s degree. Atleast 15 years of experience in teaching or research.
Pay Scale: Rs. 37400-67000 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 10000.

Posts available in Ministry of Agriculture:

5. Recruitment of Plant Protection Officer (Plant Pathology):
No. of posts: Only 14 posts are available.
Age Limit: Upper age limit is 30 years.
Educational Qualification: M.Sc. degree in Plant Pathology or Agriculture from a recognized university with atleast 2 years of experience in Plant Protection work.
Pay Scale: Rs. 9300-34800 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 4600.

Posts available in Ministry of Agriculture:

6. Recruitment of Service Engineer (Mechanical):
No. of posts: Only 1 post is available.
Age Limit: Upper age limit is 35 years.
Educational Qualification: Degree in Mechanical or Marine Engineering from a recognized university with atleast 3 years of experience in maintenance, repairs and running of Marine Diesel Engineers.
Pay Scale: Rs. 15600-39100 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 5400.

Application Fee:

Rs. 50 is the amount of application fee that is need to be paid by the General and OB categories candidates. No fee is to be paid by SC/ST/PH/Women candidates. The application fee must be paid in the shape of a Central Recruitment Fee Stamp only.

How to apply: Completed applications with the required enclosures should be sent to the respective address on or before the prescribed closing date. Candidates can download the application form in the prescribed format from UPSC webiste. The addresss to which all the required enclosures must be sent in support of the application form is given below:

Joint Secretary (Recruitment),
Union Public Service Commission,
Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road,
New Delhi - 110069.

Contact Details:

Union Public Service Commission,
Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road,
New Delhi - 110069.

Last date to apply: 28 April 2011

For more information visit http://upsc.gov.in/