Syllabus of UPSC Assistant Labour Commissioner exam 2026
The syllabus of UPSC Assistant Labour Commissioner exam has been discussed on this page. The UPSC conducts a single exam, which has 120 objective-type questions of 2.5 marks each.
Last exam for UPSC ALC was conducted on 10 August 2023. The detailed notification can be viewed by clicking here. The syllabus for 2023 exams of UPSC ALC and LEO was released by the UPSC in July 2023. The notification of exam date and syllabus can be New ALC Syllabus 2023.
Before that the notification for UPSC ALC came out on Dec 2016. The exam date was 25 Nov 2017. You may check Old Syllabus of 2017 exams this notification.
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Syllabus of UPSC Assistant Labour Commissioner (ALC) exam
Syllabus for 2023 exam of the UPSC Assistant Labour Commissioner (ALC) exam and UPSC Labour Enforcement Officer (LEO) exam was disclosed by the UPSC in July 2023. It may be noted that in 2023, the UPSC changed the syllabus for both ALC and LEO exams. The biggest change in the syllabus was the inclusion of Labour Codes and the exclusion of HR/OB/Polity/Natural justice from the syllabus of UPSC ALC/LEO. The UPSC notification on new syllabus can also be downloaded here.
The 2023 Syllabus of UPSC ALC and LEO is given below (new syllabus):
A. Constitutional provisions relating to Labour
1. ‘Labour’ as a subject falls in the Concurrent List with respect to which both Parliament and State Legislatures are competent to enact laws.
2. Significance of Fundamental Rights to worker, employer and the industry.
3. State’s obligation under the Directive Principles of the State Policy to enact laws for the welfare of worker and to provide social security to the worker, with special obligation to protect and promote the rights of working women and children.
B. Industrial Relations
1. The Trade Union Act, 1926
2. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
3. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
C. Social Security
1. The Employees Compensation Act, 1923
2. The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948
3. The Unorganized Workers Social Security Act, 2008
4. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
5. The Maternity Benefits Act, 1961
D. Labour Welfare
1. The Factories Act, 1948
2. The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970
3. The Interstate Migrant Workman (RE & CS) Act, 1979
E. Special Legislations relating to Building and Other Construction Workers
1. The Building and Other Constructions Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
2. The Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996
F. Wages and Bonus
1. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936
2. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
3. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
G. New 4 Labour Codes
1. The Wages Code, 2019
2. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020
3. The Social Security Code, 2020
4. The Industrial Safety and Health Code, 2020
H. Trade Union Movement
I. General Mental Ability
J. Current Events of National and International Importance
Syllabus of UPSC Assistant Labour Commissioner Exam in 2017, 2015 and 2013 exams (Old Syllabus)
The Syllabus of UPSC ALC/LEO exams, which was released by the UPSC in 2017, 2015 and 2013 exams is given below. The UPSC notification on 2017 syllabus can also be downloaded here.
2. Social Work and Social Security Laws.
3. Industrial Relations.
4. Human Resource development.
5. Principles of Natural Justice.
6. Trade Union Act.
7. Trade Union Movement.
8. Labour Laws.
- Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
- Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
- Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
- Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970.
- Child Labour (P & R) Act, 1986.
- Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
- Building & Other Construction Workers (RE & CS) Act, 1996.
10. Constitution of India.
11. General Mental Ability.
Important points about the Syllabus of the UPSC Assistant Labour Commissioner exam 2023
Some of the key points, while covering this syllabus are listed next. These points are based on our learning from 2013, 2015 and 2017 exams of the UPSC ALC.
1. Do not bother about remembering section numbers of Acts.
2. Just focus on Acts, no need to remember ‘Rules’.
3. Make sure to remember chapters and parts of Acts.
4. Headlines of Schedules (with every act) are also MUST.
5. The current affairs are quite static in nature. The difficulty level is not like Civil Services Prelims. It is easier than that. Focus on remembering fact and not analysis of events.
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