UPSSSC Advt. 22-Exam/2026, published on 30 September 2026, invites online applications for 108 posts in the Directorate of Sports, UP. These include Deputy Sports Officer (44 + 6 special selection), Assistant Coach (Swimming 24 + 1; also Cricket, Football and other disciplines), Lifeguard (15 + 3) and Groundsman (2 + 1). Only candidates who appeared in PET-2025 and hold a scorecard can apply. Registration and fee payment run 14 October – 4 November 2026, with fee reconciliation and corrections until 11 November 2026.
UPSSSC Sports Directorate 108 posts: apply 14 Oct–4 Nov
Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission · Published 13 Oct 2026 · Source checked 13 Oct 2026, 6:47 pm IST
Official links
Advertisement 22-Exam/2026 (PDF, Hindi) ↗UPSSSC home (Notice Board) ↗At a glance
Application deadline4 Nov 2026, 11:59 pm ISTAdd to calendar ↗Calendar downloads are a snapshot; later changes do not update automatically.
- Recruiting board
- Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission
- Hiring department / company
- Directorate of Sports, Uttar Pradesh · state · Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission · state · Uttar Pradesh
- Discipline
- Not specified
- Experience
- Freshers
- Employment type
- Regular
- Qualification
- 10th, Graduate
- Application window
- 14 October – 4 November 2026 (fee reconciliation/correction till 11 November 2026)
- Vacancies
- 108 (UR 46, SC 24, ST 1, OBC 29, EWS 8). Post-wise: Deputy Sports Officer 44 + 6 special selection; Assistant Coach – Swimming 24 + 1 special selection, Hockey 2, and 1 each in Cricket, Football, Shooting, Weightlifting, Fencing, Wrestling, Table Tennis, Handball, Wushu and Lawn Tennis; Lifeguard 15 + 3 special selection; Groundsman 2 + 1 special selection
- Application fee
- ₹25 online processing fee (all categories); mains exam fee payable separately by shortlisted candidates
- Eligibility
- Must have appeared in UPSSSC PET-2025 with a valid scorecard; mains shortlisting by PET-2025 normalised score
- Age limit
- Reckoned on 1 July 2026. Deputy Sports Officer and Assistant Coach: 21–40 years. Lifeguard and Groundsman: 18–40 years. Upper age limit relaxed for SC/ST and other categories notified by the UP Government; for DSO and Assistant Coach, candidates already in government service get relaxation equal to their service.
Read the official notice for complete eligibility, relaxations and fee conditions.
Notice summary
What changed
Verified against the official source; Advt. 22-Exam/2026 (51 pp, scanned Hindi) read page by page: p1 dates (published 30-09-2026; apply 14-10-2026 to 04-11-2026; fee reconciliation/correction till 11-11-2026), 108 posts and PET-2025 condition all match. p5 fee table (Rs 0 application + Rs 25 online processing, all categories; mains fee paid separately) matches. pp7-10 Table-1 all 19 rows read: pay levels in draft are correct; vacancies sum to 108 (UR 46, SC 24, ST 1, OBC 29, EWS 8). Draft vacancy string was partial, now complete. ADDED from pp16-22 (qualification) and pp22-25 (age): qualification, age_limit (reckoning 1 July 2026, as the advert came out between 1 July and 31 Dec). Qualifications list set to 10th + Graduate (Groundsman/Lifeguard need High School; DSO/coaches need a degree plus an NIS-type coaching diploma). Advert gives the last date only, no time; 23:59 IST is our convention. Title, title_hi, body_md, body_
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