PCS Exam Pattern
The UPPSC conducts the PCS Exam in three stages:
1. Prelims – 2 papers – objective type questions (MCQs)
2. Mains – 8 papers – essay/descriptive type
3. Interview
The PCS exam pattern for UPPSC Prelims is given in the table below:
| Name
of Exam | Combined
State/ Upper Subordinate Services ( General Recruitment/ Physically handicapped
– Backlog/ Special Recruitment) (Preliminary) Examination |
| Number
of papers | 1. Two 2. Paper I - General Studies I 3. Paper-II - General Studies II (CSAT) |
| Duration
of Exam | 2 Hour each
|
| Maximum
marks | • Both papers will be of 200 marks each. • However, only paper 1 will be considered for merit ranking • Paper 2 is a qualifying paper on the lines of IAS Prelims (33% qualifying criteria) |
| Number
of questions | Paper
I :
150 questions |
| Type
of Exam | Offline
(Pen-Paper ) OMR sheets |
| Nature
of questions | All
questions will be of objective type ( MCQs) |
| Negative
marking | 1. As per the new UPPSC exam pattern, there will be 0.33%
negative marking for every incorrect answer. For e.g.:- if the
maximum marks allotted for a question is 2, then answering it incorrectly would
incur a penalty of 0.66 marks 2. Filling multiple circles on the OMR sheet for the same question would be treated as an incorrect answer. 3. There is no negative marking for leaving a question blank. |
The PCS Exam pattern for UPPSC Mains is given below.
| Number
of papers | Eight; 1. General Hindi 2. Essay 3. General Studies I 4. General Studies II 5. General Studies III 6. General Studies IV 7. Optional Subject –Paper 1 |
| Duration
of Exams | 3 hours each; • Papers will be
conducted over a week’s duration; • Morning Session –9.30 AM –12.30 AM |
| Maximum
marks | •
General Hindi –150 marks • Essay –150 marks • All General Studies papers and Optional subject papers will be 200 marks each • Total –1500 marks |
| Type
of exam | Offline (Pen-paper) |
| Nature
of Questions | Essay/ descriptive type |
| Optional
subjects | As per the new UPPSC exam pattern, candidates
have to select only one optional subject (2 papers) now, from the list given. |
Given below are the 34 optional PCS exam subjects for UPPSC Mains as per the latest exam pattern:
| Agriculture
& veterinary science | Arabic
lit. | Zoology |
| Chemistry | Hindi
lit. | Statistics |
| Defence
studies | Persian
lit. | Physics |
| Management | Sanskrit
lit. | Mathematics |
| Political
science & international relations | Geology | Commerce
& Accountancy |
| Geography | Psychology | Economics |
| History | Civil
engineering | Public
administration |
| Social
work | Medical
science | Sociology |
| Agricultural
engineering | Philosophy | Anthropology |
| Mechanical
engineering | Botany | Electrical
engineering |
| Law | English
lit. | Animal
husbandry |
| Urdu
lit |
UPPSC PCS Eligibility Criteria
| Category | UP PCS age limit |
| General/ OBC Category | 21
– 40 years |
| Physically Handicapped | 21
– 55 years |
UPPSC PCS Educational Qualification
| Post | Educational qualification |
| Sub
registrar, Assistant Prosecuting officer (Transport) | Law
graduate |
| District
cane officer, U.P. Agriculture Service Group “B” (Development Branch) | Agriculture
graduate |
| District
basic Shiksha Adhikari / Associate DIOS and Other equivalent administrative
posts, district administrative officer | Post
graduate degree |
| Assistant
controller legal measurement (Grade-I) Assistant Controller Legal Measurement
(Grade- II) | Degree
in science with physics / mechanical Engg. As one subject |
| District
Audit Officer (Revenue Audit) | Commerce
graduate |
| District
probation officer | Post
graduate degree in psychology/ sociology/ social work |
| Assistant
labour commissioner | Degree
in arts with sociology/ economics /commerce/ law as a subject |
| District
programme officer | Degree
in sociology / social science / home science / social work. |
| Senior
lecturer, DIET | Post
graduate degree with B.Ed. |
| Statistical
officer | Post
graduate degree in mathematics |
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