# UPPSC Review Officer / Asst Review Officer (RO/ARO) (UPPSC RO/ARO) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: UP
- Questions: 200 · Total marks: 200 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 180 minutes
- Negative marking: −0.33 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN, HI

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 21–40 years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university
- Approximate annual vacancies: 411
- Note: Age relaxation applies only to UP domicile candidates; Hindi typing test (25 WPM) mandatory for ARO posts
- Official portal: https://uppsc.up.nic.in (Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC))

## Key dates
- 2026-07-25 — Preliminary Exam result declaration
- 2026-07-31 — Notification release expected
- 2026-08-01 — UPPSC RO/ARO 2026 Notification expected
- 2026-08-01 — Application portal opens (expected)
- 2026-08-01 — UPPSC RO/ARO 2026 Notification expected
- 2026-08-04 — Application portal likely opens
- 2026-08-04 — Application window opens (tentative)
- 2026-08-31 — 2026 Cycle: Notification (expected)

## Syllabus outline
### General Studies (Paper 1) (weight 1)
Current Affairs · Awards and Honours · Books and Authors · International Current Events · National Current Events · Sports · UP Current Events · Indian Economy · Banking and Finance · Basics of Indian Economy · Budget and Taxation · Planning and NITI Aayog · Economy of Uttar Pradesh · Indian and World Geography · Economic Geography of India · Environment and Ecology · Physical Geography of India · Geography of Uttar Pradesh · World Geography · History of India and Indian National Movement · Ancient India · Indian National Movement · Medieval India · Modern India · History of Uttar Pradesh · Indian Polity and Constitution · Indian Constitution · Fundamental Rights, Duties and DPSPs · Judiciary · Panchayati Raj and Urban Bodies · State Government · Union Government · General Science · Biology · Chemistry · Human Health and Diseases · Physics · Science and Technology · Uttar Pradesh — Specific · Art and Culture of UP · Industries of UP · Tourism of UP · Welfare Schemes of UP

### General Hindi (Paper 2) (weight 1)
Alankar · Vilom Shabd · Karak · English to Hindi Translation · Ling aur Vachan · Hindi Vyakaran · Hindi to English Translation · Muhavare aur Lokoktiyan · Hindi Literature — Major Writers · Anek Shabdon ke liye Ek Shabd · Samas · Sandhi · Vakya Shudhi (Sentence Correction) · Shabd Shudhi (Spelling) · Paryayvachi Shabd · Tatsam aur Tadbhav · Kaal · Upsarg aur Pratyay

### Drafting and Official Correspondence (Mains) (weight 1)
Application (Aavedan Patra) · Communiqué (Vigyapti) and Annotation (Tippan) · Computer Knowledge (Hindi) · Hindi Essay (Nibandh Lekhan) · Office Memorandum / Karyalaya Adesh · Notice and Press Release (Suchana / Pratyaved) · Official / Demi-Official Letter (Sarkari Patra) · Passage Writing (Gadyansh) · Report Writing (Pratyaved) · Summary Writing (Saransh) · English to Hindi Translation · Hindi to English Translation

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected Cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 110–125 marks (55–62.5%) |
| EWS | 105–120 marks (52.5–60%) |
| OBC | 100–115 marks (50–57.5%) |
| SC | 85–100 marks (42.5–50%) |
| ST | 80–95 marks (40–47.5%) |
| PwD | 75–90 marks (37.5–45%) |

**Guidance:**

- The General-vs-OBC gap typically ranges 10–15 marks (5–7.5%), with SC/ST cutoffs falling 25–35 marks below General category, reflecting reservation policy and competitive intensity.
- Year-to-year shifts depend on paper difficulty, vacancy distribution across categories, and candidate performance distribution; easier papers push cutoffs toward the 60–65% range for General, while tougher editions may settle around 50–55%.
- These ranges represent *qualification* for mains/selection list; final RO/ARO allocation depends on merit ranking, preferences, and post-specific cutoffs that often run 10–20 marks higher than minimum qualifying marks.

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