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UPPSC RO and ARO Study Material

General studies as for the PCS preliminary, and Hindi as a craft — vocabulary, drafting and the essay.

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UPPSC RO and ARO · checked 19 September 2026

UPPSC RO and ARO at a glance, from the official notices

The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.

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UPPSC RO and ARO: the facts that matter now

  1. 01

    Advt A-7/E-1/2023, 9 October 2023 — 411 posts, 419 at result: review officer 338, assistant review officer 79, accounts 2

    Latest cycle

  2. 02

    Cycle closed with the final result of 6 April 2026; no 2025 or 2026 advertisement; nothing in the 2026 calendar

    Status

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    Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission

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    General studies 140 questions and general Hindi 60, 200 marks; one-third off per wrong answer; re-held 27 July 2025 in one sitting

    Prelims

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UPPSC RO and ARO — Study material for this exam

By paper.
PaperWhat to readNote
General studiesNCERT and standard texts; Uttar Pradesh’s history, geography, economy and culture; a year of current affairsPrelims 140, mains 120.
Hindi vocabulary and grammarA Hindi grammar with opposites, synonyms, one-word substitutions and idiomsPrelims 60, mains 60.
DraftingThe secretariat manual’s forms of correspondence; précis practice; the English-Hindi administrative glossaryMains 100.
EssayEssay practice to 600 words across the three sectionsMains 120.

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UPPSC RO and ARO SyllabusUPPSC RO ARO syllabus — general studies with Uttar Pradesh, the general Hindi vocabulary and grammar items, the drafting paper’s heads, and the Hindi essay.UPPSC RO and ARO Exam PatternUPPSC RO ARO exam pattern — 200-mark objective prelims with one-third negative marking, 400-mark mains with drafting and Hindi essay, and no interview.UPPSC RO and ARO Previous PapersUPPSC RO ARO previous papers — the commission’s archive by year, including the 2025 re-examination paper, and the answer-key page.UPPSC RO and ARO Mock TestsUPPSC RO ARO mock tests — 200-question three-hour prelims sittings scored at one-third off, and timed précis, correspondence and essay practice for the mains.UPPSC RO and ARO PreparationUPPSC RO ARO preparation — waiting for the next advertisement, the Hindi-heavy mains, the ARO typing and computer qualifications, and the unfair-means law.UPPSC RO and ARO Study MaterialUPPSC RO ARO study material — general studies with Uttar Pradesh, a Hindi vocabulary and grammar reader, government drafting manuals, and essay practice.

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