What is UPPSC
Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission -Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC), is the state agency authorized to conduct the Civil Services Examination for entry-level appointments to the various Civil Services of Uttar Pradesh, India.
The UPPSC notification also lists the age relaxation for different categories/posts in the exam eligibility:
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| SC | 5 years age limit relaxation |
| S.T. | 5 years age limit relaxation |
| OBC | 5 years age limit relaxation |
| Skilled players of U.P. of Classified Games | 5 years age limit relaxation |
| State Govt. Employees of U.P. (including Teachers/Staff of Basic Shiksha Parishad and Govt. aided Madhyamik Vidyalayas) | 5 years age limit relaxation |
| Physically Handicapped (PwD) | 15 years age limit relaxation |
| Group- ‘B’ posts for the Emergency Commissioned Officers / Short Service Commissioned Officers / Ex-Army Personnel with experience of 5 years | 5 years age limit relaxation |
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UPPSC Qualification
The educational qualification for the PCS exam is:
- Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s Degree from any recognised University or equivalent qualification
UPPSC Selection Process:-
There are three stages in the UPPSC UPPCS selection process. The candidate needs to qualify for each exam stage to get promoted to the next stage. Each stage is different and the category-wise UPPSC result and the cut-off is released separately for each stage. The candidates need to breach the cutoff decided by the commission for each stage of the exam to become eligible to appear in the next stage. The three stages of the UPPSC selections process are :
- UPPCS Prelims exam
- UPPCS Main (written) exam
- UPPSC interview
UPPSC UPPSC Prelims exam–Stage I
The UPPSC Prelims exam is the first stage of the UPPSC UPPCS exam. The UPPCS Prelims exam is an objective type exam conducted offline across the state. The UPPCS Prelims exam is a screening exam and the marks secured in the UPPCS Prelims exam are not considered for the final merit. The candidates need to qualify only in the UPPSC prelims exam. The
UPPSC UPPCS Exam pattern is given below.
| Paper Name | No. of Questions | Marks |
| General Studies – I | 150 | 200 |
| General Studies– II(CSAT) | 100 | 200 |
UPPSC UPPCS Main Exam–Stage II
The candidates need to fill out the Detailed Application Form for the UPPCS main exam. In the UPPCS main DAF, the candidates need to provide service preferences and also their optional subjects. Both the information cannot be changed once the DAF is accepted by the Commission.
The UPPCS main exam is the most important stage of the whole exam process. The UPPSC UPPCS main exam is a conventional essay-type exam conducted offline across the state at one or two exam centres only. The UPPSC recently added Ghaziabad as the second exam centre for the UPPCS main exam because of the coronavirus pandemic. The UPPSC main exam has the following exam pattern.
| Paper | Description | Marks |
| 1 | General Hindi | 150 |
| 2 | Essay | 150 |
| 3 | General Studies-I | 200 |
| 4 | General Studies –II | 200 |
| 5 | General Studies –III | 200 |
| 6 | General Studies –IV | 200 |
| 7 | Optional Subject – Paper 1 | 200 |
| 8 | Optional Subject – Paper 2 | 200 |
| Sub-Total (Written Test) | 1500 | |
| Personality Test Interview (Viva-Voce) | 100 | |
| Grand Total | 1600 |
List of Posts under the UPPSC Exam
The posts under UPPSC Exam are as follows:
| Posts under Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission | |
| Sub Registrar, Assistant Prosecuting Officer (Transport) | Designated Officer / Food Safety Officer |
| District Basik Shiksha Adhikari / Associate DIOS and Other equivalent administrative posts, District Administrative Office | Statistical officer |
| District Audit Officer (Revenue Audit) | Labour Enforcement Officer |
| Assistant Controller Legal Measurement (Grade-I) / Assistant Controller Legal Measurement (Grade II) | Child Development Project Officer |
| Assistant conservator of Forest | District Cane Officer, U.P.Agriculture Service Group“B” (Development Branch) |
| Range Forest Officer of Forest | Principals, GovernmentIntermediate Colleges(For Boys or Girls) |
| Assistant Labour Commissioner | Assistant ResearchOfficer |
| District Programme Officer | Assistant Director(Horticulture) |
| Senior Lecturer, DIET | Manager (Administration/General |
| District Probation Officer | Assistant StorePurchase Officer |
| Technical Assistant(Chemistry) – (Specific qualifying posts only through written examination) |
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