UPPCL Exam 2023: Latest Updates, Exam Dates, Syllabus

Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited has successfully conducted the UPPCL Exam each year to hire Junior Engineers, Assistant Accountants, Accounts officers, Technicians, Stenographers etc. The UPPCL JE Exam for the post of Junior Engineer is the most popular exam amongst emerging engineers to acquire Government Jobs. 

The process of the UPPCL exam takes months in Application, Documentation, Release of exam dates, conduction of various exams, declaration of results and getting the new joiners onboard with the system. It is better to be prepared in advance and know when to expect the forms, test dates and results. Moreover, this blog also covers the eligibility criteria and syllabus for various exams. 

UPPCL Exam Dates 2023

The UPPCL Exam for Electrical Technician and Assistant Accountant has been recently announced by the conducting body. Here is an overview of some important dates:  

Event	Date
Assistant Accountant Application Starts	08 November 2022
Assistant Accountant Application Ends	28 November 2022
Admit Card release date for Assistant Accountant	7 – 10 days before the exam
Assistant Accountant Exam Date (Tentative)	02nd Week of January 2023
Technician (Electrical) Application Starts	27 September 2022
Technician (Electrical) Application Ends	19 October 2022
Admit Card Release Date for Technician (Electrical)	8-10 days before the exam
Technician (Electrical) Exam Date (Tentative)	Last week of November

UPPCL 2023 Exam Pattern 

The exam is conducted in CBT format for 2-3 hours. There is a 0.25 negative marking system for each wrong answer and 30% is the minimum qualifying criteria. The exam pattern for Technician (Electrical) and Assistant Accountant is as follows:

Technician (Electrical)

Subject	Questions	Marks
Technical Knowledge	150	150
General Studies and Reasoning Ability	20	20
General English	15	15
General Hindi	15	15
Total	200	200

Assistant Accountant 

Subject	Questions	Marks
General Studies	25	150
Logical Knowledge	45	45
General English	55	55
General Hindi	55	55
Total	180	180

UPPCL Exam Syllabus 2023

The syllabus for the UPPCL exam includes topics from Engineering (Diploma Level ), General Awareness/Knowledge, Reasoning, and Basic Hindi. The detailed syllabus is mentioned hereunder. 

Subject	Topics
UPPCL Exam Syllabus for General Studies	This division includes National and International current affairs, the knowledge of culture and heritage, events of national importance, Indian history, constitution, geography and economy, science and technology (based on technical subjects).
UPPCL Exam Syllabus for General Languages	A general understanding of languages with questions based on Vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, editing omission, fill-ups, translation and comprehensions, idioms, and Grammar is tested.
UPPCL Exam Syllabus for General Reasoning	This test is based on Eligibility, data sufficiency, classification, analogy, logic, coding and decoding, theme detection, ranking and clocks, arithmetical reasoning, Venn diagrams, sense of directions, argument statements, logical sequencing, and deriving conclusions from passages.

UPPCL Exam Eligibility Criteria 

Before applying for the exam the candidates must check the eligibility criteria as admission can be subject to rejection on the non-availability of mandatory documents. 

1. All applicants must have completed their higher education in Hindi. If not, then within 3 years of joining, the candidate has to appear for an exam organized by the Registrar of the UP Department Examination Government.
2. The applicant must possess 3 years of regular education in the subject of specification accredited by Prathvik Shiksha Parishad, AICTE, or equivalent from a recognized university. 
3. The applicant must be between 18-40 years of age as of 01 January 2023 to be eligible to apply. There are age relaxations for people from SC, ST, OBC(NCL) and those of UP Domicile, ex-servicemen from the armed forces. 
4. A relaxation of 5 years applies to those dependent on freedom fighters and up to 15 years for persons with disabilities. 

UPPCL Exam Application Process

The procedure is simple and consists of 2 steps:

Registration

1. Go to the UPPCL home page and click on the Vacancy/results icon on the homepage. 
2. Click on ‘Apply’ against the vacancy of your choice. A new window will open.
3. Click on ‘New user Registration’ for the given post. 
4. Fill in your particulars according to your documents.
5. Click ‘Submit’.

Application

1. Log in using the user ID and Password on your registered email or phone number. 
2. Complete the details.
3. Attach the required documents.
4. Submit the form and pay the application fees.

UPPCL Exam Application Fees

Category	Fees (INR)
General/EWS/ OBC	1000
SC/ST/ UP Domicile	700
Physically Handicapped	10

UPPCL Exam Centres

There are 8 centres for the UPPCL exam: 

1. Meerut
2. Lucknow
3. Agra
4. Gorakhpur
5. Kanpur 
6. Bareilly
7. Ghaziabad
8. Noida

Also Read: REET: Latest Updates, Exam Dates, Syllabus 

UPPCL Salary Ranges 

UPPCL is a recruitment exam that offers jobs in the following fields. The exam notification for different job roles is out at different times of the year. Here is a list of job roles offered with the average salary packages. 

Designation	Experience (years)	Salary/Year
Junior Engineer	1-3	1.5 – 7.2 Lakhs
Assistant Accountant	2 – 12	3.5 – 11 Lakhs
Computer Operator	2 – 8	0.2- 3 Lakhs
Electrician	1 – 6	3 – 9.6 Lakhs
Office Assistant	1 – 11	0.9 – 3.5 Lakhs
Substation Operator	0 – 7	1.2 – 3.2 Lakhs

UPPCL Exam Cut-Offs

The UPPCL exam cut-off depends on the following factors:

• Several candidates appeared.
• Number of Vacancies.
• Level of Difficulty for the Exam.

The minimum qualifying mark for each category is 30%. The intake is highly dependent on the cut-off. 

UPPCL JE Cut-Offs for the Years 2022 (Expected) and 2021 (Civil Post)

Category	2022 cut-off (Expected)	2021 cut off
EWS	143.738	166.700
BS (NCL)	144.750	167.854
SC	130.769	167.854
PH	120.750	170.449

*The expected cut-off is aggregated based on the above-mentioned factors.

UPPCL 2022 Result

The UPPCL 2022 exam result is set to be released soon, but the dates are not yet announced by the department. The UPPCL result is released within a few weeks of the exam and the candidates receive a notification from the department. Here is how you can check the UPPCL Exam result. 

1. Visit the official website of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited. 
2. Click on the ‘Vacancy/Result’ tab on the Home page.
3. Click on the desired result mentioned in the table. 
4. The page will direct you to a login page.
5. Enter your credentials like application number and DOB and click ‘Enter’.
6. The result PDF will open up. 

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