UP Pollution Control Board recruitment does not come out every year. The last UPCB intake through UPSSSC was several years ago, and the 115 posts being filled now — Scientific Assistant, Monitoring Assistant, Junior Engineer, Accountant, Law Assistant, Laboratory Assistant — are permanent state government positions in an environmental regulatory body. If you cleared PET 2025 and your background is in science, engineering, or commerce, this is the kind of niche opportunity that disappears in the noise of larger recruitments.
What UP Pollution Control Board Actually Does
UPCB is a statutory authority under the Water Act and Air Act, responsible for monitoring industrial pollution across Uttar Pradesh. It issues Consent-to-Operate certificates to factories, monitors river and ambient air quality, runs a network of automatic monitoring stations, and initiates legal proceedings against violators. Working here means your daily tasks involve environmental regulation and enforcement — genuinely different from what any SSC, Railway, or Banking department offers.
Monitoring Assistant — 35 Posts, the Biggest Category
Monitoring Assistants are UPCB's field workforce. The work involves visiting industrial units for effluent and emission inspections, collecting water and air samples from monitoring stations, entering data into the monitoring system, and preparing field reports. A large part of this job is outdoors — you are not sitting at a desk. The qualification is 10+2 with Science, making it the most accessible post in this recruitment. Thirty-five vacancies with a category split of 14 UR, 11 OBC, and 6 SC means the effective competition per seat is limited compared to a general SSC exam.
Junior Engineer — 29 Posts
JE and JE (Special) posts require a Diploma in Public Health, Civil, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering. UPCB's JEs handle technical assessment of effluent treatment plants at industrial sites, design review of pollution control equipment, and supervision of the Board's own infrastructure. This is not construction-site JE work — it is regulatory engineering: checking whether a paper mill's ETP actually meets the prescribed discharge standards. For a Diploma holder, a position in a State environmental regulatory body opens doors that a standard SSC JE posting never does.
Scientific Assistant — 15 Posts, Masters Required
Ten Scientific Assistant and five Scientific Assistant (Special) posts are for candidates with a Master's degree in Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Environmental Science. The work is laboratory-based — analysing water and soil samples, identifying pollutants, maintaining UPCB's analytical infrastructure, and generating data that feeds into enforcement decisions. For a postgraduate in environmental sciences, this is one of the rare government roles where the qualification is genuinely used daily.
PET 2025 — Non-Negotiable
Every post in this recruitment requires a valid UPSSSC PET 2025 Score Card. The portal will not accept applications without it. The application window closes 22 April 2026, with a correction window until 29 April. The fee is Rs.25 for all categories. Given the small total vacancies and the PET filter already screening the applicant pool, candidates with the right educational background who apply carefully have a realistic shot.
Why This Matters
State Pollution Control Board jobs are among the rarest in India's government employment landscape. The pay follows the 7th CPC matrix with standard DA revisions and promotion pathways. The Accountant and Law Assistant posts place commerce and law graduates into a specialised body where their training is actually applied — not repurposed as clerical work. For a UP-domicile candidate with PET 2025 credentials and the matching educational qualification, ignoring this notification is a genuine mistake.