The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) has declared the Mains examination shortlisting result for Advertisement No. 12-Exam/2026, Forest Guard and Wildlife Guard Mains Examination (PET-2025)/13. A total of 19,692 candidates have been shortlisted against 708 vacancies of Van Rakshak (Forest Guard) and Wildlife Guard under the Office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, Uttar Pradesh. Shortlisting was done on the normalised score of the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) 2025, and the result with category-wise cut-off marks was uploaded on upsssc.gov.in on 27.08.2026.
⚡ QUICK FACTS
🎓 Exam Name
Forest Guard Mains (PET-2025)
📌 Result Status
19,692 Shortlisted
💰 Cut-off (UR/OBC/EWS)
69.66 Marks
🗓️ Result Declared
27.08.2026
Result Overview
Post Name
Van Rakshak (Forest Guard) and Wildlife Guard
Organization
Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC), Pikup Bhawan, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow — recruiting for the Office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, Uttar Pradesh
Close to 28 shortlisted candidates for every advertised post
Basis of shortlisting
Normalised score of the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) 2025
Candidates excluded before shortlisting
Candidates who obtained zero or below zero (negative marks) in either their actual or normalised PET-2025 score
Legal reference followed
Order of the Hon’ble High Court, Allahabad in Writ Petition A-68706/2015, Lalit Kumar vs State of Uttar Pradesh and others
Cut-off Marks — Vertical Reservation
Category
Cut-off Marks
Unreserved (UR)
69.66
Other Backward Class (OBC)
69.66
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)
69.66
Scheduled Caste (SC)
62.10
Scheduled Tribe (ST)
56.36
Cut-off Marks — Horizontal Reservation
Horizontal Category
Cut-off Marks
Dependent of Freedom Fighter
47.59
Divyangjan
No post advertised for this category
Ex-Servicemen / Army Disengaged
34.72
Women
66.16
Outstanding Sportspersons
45.12
How to Check Your Result
Open the official UPSSSC website upsssc.gov.in and go to the Results section on the homepage.
Click the link for Advertisement No. 12-Exam/2026 — shortlisting result for the Forest Guard and Wildlife Guard Mains Examination.
Enter your candidate registration number, date of birth and gender exactly as entered in your UPSSSC application form.
Enter the verification code shown on the screen and click the “See Result” button.
Your shortlisting status appears on the screen — download and print a copy and keep it safely for the Mains stage.
Note: The result panel only displays a status for candidates who actually appeared in the examination and applied against this advertisement.
Next Stage
Stage
Details
Mains written examination
Only the 19,692 shortlisted candidates are eligible to appear. The examination date, exam city intimation and admit card release schedule are not specified in this notice and will be announced separately on upsssc.gov.in.
Final selection
Selection for the 708 advertised posts will be made as per the rules of the advertisement. Being shortlisted for the Mains examination does not by itself create any claim to final selection.
Important Links
Link
Open
Check Your Shortlisting Result (Advt. 12-Exam/2026)
Use the candidate registration number issued against Advt. 12-Exam/2026, not your PET-2025 roll number, when logging in to the result panel.
Your date of birth and gender must match your UPSSSC application form exactly, otherwise the result page returns nothing.
Do not read 69.66 as a single cut-off for everyone — SC candidates were shortlisted at 62.10 and ST candidates at 56.36 marks.
The Divyangjan row shows no cut-off because no post was advertised for that horizontal category in this recruitment, not because the data is missing.
Download and save your result page before 16.09.2026, which is the date up to which this notice is scheduled to stay visible on the UPSSSC website.
Shortlisting is not selection — 19,692 candidates are competing for 708 posts, so start Mains preparation and physical-standard preparation right away.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. How many candidates have been shortlisted in the UPSSSC Forest Guard result 2026?
A total of 19,692 candidates have been shortlisted for the Mains examination against 708 vacancies of Forest Guard and Wildlife Guard.
Q2. When was the UPSSSC Advt. 12-Exam/2026 result declared?
The result was approved and uploaded on the UPSSSC website on 27.08.2026 through notice No. 193/16/Computer Section (12)/2026/12-Exam/2026.
Q3. What is the cut-off for the unreserved category?
The cut-off is 69.66 marks for Unreserved, Other Backward Class and Economically Weaker Section candidates, 62.10 for Scheduled Caste and 56.36 for Scheduled Tribe.
Q4. What is the cut-off for women candidates?
Under horizontal reservation, the cut-off for women is 66.16 marks; for dependents of freedom fighters it is 47.59, for ex-servicemen 34.72 and for outstanding sportspersons 45.12.
Q5. How was the shortlisting done?
It was done on the normalised score of the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) 2025, after separating out candidates who scored zero or negative marks in their actual or normalised PET score.
Q6. How do I check my UPSSSC Forest Guard shortlisting result?
Open the Results section on upsssc.gov.in, click the Advt. 12-Exam/2026 result link and enter your candidate registration number, date of birth, gender and the verification code shown on screen.
Q7. When will the Forest Guard Mains examination be held?
The Mains examination date has not been announced in this notice and will be published separately on the UPSSSC website.
Q8. When was the application window for this recruitment open?
Online applications for the 708 Forest Guard and Wildlife Guard posts opened on 30.06.2026 and the last date to submit the form was 20.07.2026.
Disclaimer: The information above has been compiled from the official notification for the convenience of job seekers. Candidates are advised to verify all details from the official website before applying.
