UPPSC APO Exam Pattern, Important Dates, Cut Off

The 2025 mains had six papers, which the Commission has published as question papers:

• General Hindi
• General English
• General Knowledge
• Criminal Law and Procedure
• Shakshya Adhiniyam (law of evidence)
• Anya Adhiniyam (other laws)

Marks and duration for each are printed on the papers themselves, which you can open from the previous papers page.

Three stages: preliminary, mains, interview. The recruitment is on the prelims, mains and interview list.

Applications go through the Commission's One Time Registration. Get an OTR number at otr.pariksha.nic.in, at least 72 hours before you apply, then fill the form on uppsc.up.nic.in. The OTR number is the only registration number used for every UPPSC post. Candidates also need a law degree, and the advertisement fixes the age limits and fee each time, so read it when the next one is out.

The preliminary and mains dates are the ones proposed in the Commission's calendar of 30 January 2026. We did not find an interview date.

Results appear under the What's New and Notice Board sections of the UPPSC home page. We did not find the 2025 cycle's result notices still published.

No cut-off marks for this recruitment are on the Commission's website now.

The mains papers above are real and free on the Commission's site, so start with them. The criminal law and evidence papers are the bulk of the legal marks.

• UPPSC notifications and advertisements
• Previous papers, including APO mains 2025
• UPPSC exam calendar 2026 (PDF)
• Prelims, mains and interview list (PDF)
• One Time Registration (OTR)

How many stages does the APO exam have?

Three: preliminary, mains and interview.

Which was the last APO advertisement?

A-8/E-1/2025 of 16 September 2025.

Are APO question papers available?

Yes. The six 2025 mains papers are on the Commission's previous papers page.

Is an APO advertisement open now?

No, not as of 16 October 2026.