UPSC Recruitment 2025: Special Recruitment Drive for 496 Group A & B Posts

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced a Special Recruitment Drive for the year 2025, inviting online applications for a multitude of vacancies across various Central Government Ministries and Departments. This drive, detailed in Advertisement No. 06/2025, aims to fill numerous Group "A" and Group "B" Gazetted posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online through the UPSC's official website. The closing date for the submission of online recruitment applications is 12th June 2025, by 23:59 HRS. The UPSC has advertised a significant number of vacancies across diverse roles. Below is a summary of the posts available: Post Name Ministry/Department No. of Vacancies & Reservation Legal officer (Grade-I) Legal and Treaties Division, Ministry of External Affairs 2 (UR-02) Operations Officer Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Civil Aviation 121 (UR-50, EWS-12, OBC-33, SC-18, ST-08) (PwBD-05) Scientific Officer (Chemical) National Test House, Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 12 (UR-05, EWS-01, OBC-03, SC-02, ST-01) Scientist-B (Mechanical) National Test House, Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 1 (UR-01) Associate Professor, Civil Engineering (Highway Engineering) College of Military Engineering, Pune, Ministry of Defence 1 (OBC-01) Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering (Machine Design) College of Military Engineering, Pune, Ministry of Defence 1 (UR-01) Associate Professor, Civil Engineering (Public Health Engineering) College of Military Engineering, Pune, Ministry of Defence 1 (OBC-01) Civil Hydrographic Officer Naval Headquarters, Directorate of Civilian Personnel, Ministry of Defence 3 (UR-02, ST-01) Data Processing Assistant Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence (AIR), Ministry of Defence 1 (UR-01) Junior Research Officer (Bhutanese) Defence Staff Headquarters, Signal Intelligence Directorate, Integrated Headquarter of Ministry of Defence (Army) 2 (UR-01, OBC-01) Junior Research Officer (Burmese) Defence Staff Headquarters, Signal Intelligence Directorate, Integrated Headquarter of Ministry of Defence (Army) 2 (UR-01, OBC-01) Junior Research Officer (Chinese) Defence Staff Headquarters, Signal Intelligence Directorate, Integrated Headquarter of Ministry of Defence (Army) 10 (UR-05, EWS-01, OBC-03, SC-01) Junior Research Officer (Bahasa Indonesia) Defence Staff Headquarters, Signal Intelligence Directorate, Integrated Headquarter of Ministry of Defence (Army) 2 (UR-01, SC-01) Junior Research Officer (Singhalese) Defence Staff Headquarters, Signal Intelligence Directorate, Integrated Headquarter of Ministry of Defence (Army) 2 (UR-01, ST-01) Junior Research Officer (Tibetan) Office of Joint Secretary & Chief Administrative Officer, Ministry of Defence 6 (UR-03, EWS-01, OBC-01, SC-01) (PwBD-01) Junior Technical Officer Naval Headquarters, Directorate of Civilian Personnel, Ministry of Defence 5 (UR-01, EWS-01, OBC-01, SC-01, ST-01) Principal Civil Hydrographic Officer Naval Headquarters, Directorate of Civilian Personnel, Ministry of Defence 1 (SC-01) Principal Design Officer (Engineering) Naval Headquarters, Directorate of Civilian Personnel, Ministry of Defence 1 (UR-01) Research Officer Signal Intelligence Directorate, Integrated Defence Staff Headquarters, Ministry of Defence 1 (UR-01) Translator (Chinese) Signal Intelligence Directorate, Integrated Defence Staff Headquarters, Ministry of Defence 1 (SC-01) Translator (Persian) Signal Intelligence Directorate, Integrated Defence Staff Headquarters, Ministry of Defence 1 (UR-01) Assistant Legal Advisor Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance 5 (UR-03, OBC-01, SC-01) Assistant Director (Official Language) Central Secretariat Official Language Service, Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs 17 (UR-09, EWS-01, OBC-04, SC-02, ST-01) (PwBD-01) Drugs Inspector (Medical Devices) Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, Department of Health and Family Welfare 20 (UR-07, EWS-03, OBC-05, SC-03, ST-02) (PwBD-02) Public Health Specialist Grade III Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 18 (UR-07, EWS-02, OBC-04, SC-03, ST-02) (PwBD-01) Specialist Grade III (Anaesthesiology) Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 10 (UR-04, EWS-01, OBC-05) Specialist Grade III (Bio-Chemistry) Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 2 (UR-01, OBC-01) Specialist Grade III (General Medicine) Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 26 (UR-09, EWS-01, OBC-11, SC-04, ST-01) (PwBD-01) Specialist Grade III (General Surgery) Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 8 (UR-02, EWS-01, OBC-04, SC-01) (PwBD-02) Specialist Grade III (Orthopaedics) Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 2 (UR-01, OBC-01) Specialist Grade III (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 9 (UR-02, EWS-01, OBC-04, SC-01, ST-01) (PwBD-01) Specialist Grade III (Paediatrics) Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 5 (UR-03, EWS-01, OBC-01) (PwBD-01) Specialist Grade III (Radio-diagnosis) Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 16 (UR-05, EWS-01, OBC-06, SC-02, ST-02) (PwBD-01) Specialist Grade III (Tuberculosis and Respiratory Medicine/Pulmonary Medicine) Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 3 (UR-01, EWS-01, OBC-01) Specialist Grade III Assistant Professor (Bio-Chemistry) Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 8 (UR-04, EWS-01, OBC-02, SC-01) (PwBD-01) Specialist Grade III Assistant Professor (Microbiology or Bacteriology) Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 7 (UR-02, EWS-02, SC-02, ST-01) Specialist Grade III Assistant Professor (Pathology) Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 11 (UR-05, EWS-02, OBC-03, SC-01) (PwBD-01) Specialist Grade III Assistant Professor (Pharmacology) Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 5 (UR-03, EWS-01, OBC-01) Specialist Grade III Assistant Professor (Physiology) Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 10 (UR-05, EWS-01, OBC-02, SC-02) (PwBD-01) Assistant Production Manager (Printing and Publicity)/ Assistant Director (Production) Central Bureau of Communication, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 2 (UR-01, OBC-01) Assistant Engineer (Communication) Central Water Commission, Ministry of Jal Shakti 5 (UR-03, OBC-01, SC-01) Scientist B (Civil Engineering) Central Soil and Material Research Station (CSMRS), Ministry of Jal Shakti 3 (UR-01, OBC-01, SC-01) Scientist B (Computer Science/Information technology) Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Ministry of Jal Shakti 3 (UR-02, SC-01) Deputy Director (Staff Training /Productivity) Directorate General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI), Ministry of Labour & Employment 2 (UR-02) (PwBD-01) Assistant Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines, Ministry of Mines 5 (UR-03, OBC-02) Training Officer (Except women training) (Carpenter) Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship 1 (SC-01) Training Officer (Except women training) (Computer Software Application) Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship 19 (UR-10, EWS-01, OBC-05, SC-02, ST-01) Training Officer (Except women training) (Draughtsman Civil) Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship 3 (UR-01, OBC-01, SC-01) (PwBD-01) Training Officer (Except women training) (Engineering Drawing or Reading of Drawing and Arithmetic) Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship 16 (UR-07, EWS-01, OBC-04, SC-03, ST-01) (PwBD-01) Training Officer (Except women training) (Electrician or Wireman) Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship 13 (UR-09, EWS-01, SC-03) Training Officer (Except women training) (Foundryman/ Moulder) Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship 1 (UR-01) Training Officer (Except women training) (Mechanic Refrigeration and Air Conditioning) Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship 5 (UR-01, EWS-01, OBC-02, ST-01) Training Officer (Except women training) (Mechanic Motor Vehicle) Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship 6 (UR-02, EWS-01, OBC-02, SC-01) Training Officer (Except women training) (Mechanic Tractor) Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship 1 (SC-01) Training Officer (Except women training) (Principles of Teaching/Training Methodology) Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship 22 (UR-09, EWS-02, OBC-06, SC-03, ST-02) (PwBD-01) Training Officer (Except women training) (Workshop Calculation and Science) Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship 7 (UR-04, EWS-01, SC-02) Specialist Grade III (Radio-diagnosis) Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi 21 (UR-06, EWS-01, OBC-07, SC-05, ST-02) (PwBD-01)

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is a constitutional body of India established in 1926 and responsible for appointments and examinations for the country's civil services and other allied services. It selects civil servants, diplomats, and other top government officials through competitive examinations.