UPSC Principal Recruitment 2021

UPSC Principal Recruitment 2021

Job description

Union Public Service Commission had announced Principal vacancies through the employment newspaper dated 24th to 30th April 2021 for which the recruitment process has been postponed by the commission due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. A total of 363 vacancies are available in the Directorate of Education, Education Department. Out of the total, 208 vacancies are for Male and 155 are for Female. The candidates can check other details for UPSC Recruitment 2021 for Principal posts.

UPSC Principal Recruitment 2021: Vacancy Details

A total of 363 vacancies were announced by UPSC out of which 208 are for males and 155 for female. Check the category-wise vacancy distribution from the below table.

SNoCategoriesMaleFemaleTotal
1UR8159140
2SC312657
3ST131326
4OBC6541106
5EWS181634
Total Vacancies208155363

UPSC Principal Eligibility Criteria

Education Qualification

The details regarding the educational qualification will be updated here once the detailed notification is released

Age Limit (as on 13th May 2021)

Candidates’ age limit should be a Maximum of 50 years


UPSC Principal Notification 2021: Selection Process

  • Written Test
  • Interview

Further details will be notified, once the detailed advertisement is released officially.

UPSC Principal Salary Structure

The principal will be salaried with Level -12 in the Pay Matrix as per the 7th CPC.


Job Summary

  • Opening Date: 21 April 2021
  • Closing Date: 13 May 2021
  • Vacancy: 363 Position
  • Location: All India
  • Job Nature: Regular, Full time