UPPSC Exam Pattern 2024: The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) conducts the PCS ( Provincial Civil Service) examination for the recruitment of upper subordinate vacancies in Uttar Pradesh. Candidates preparing for the examination must go through the updated exam pattern and latest syllabus. This will help interested candidates prepare properly for the upcoming PCS exam. Let's look at the UPPSC Exam Pattern and Selection Process.
UPPSC Exam Pattern 2024
The UPPSC PCS exam pattern 2024 comprises of three stages for selection: preliminary, main, and interview. The preliminary exam is an objective type exam that covers two papers, such as General Studies Paper 1 and General Studies Paper 2 (CSAT). The paper 1 of prelims exam will contain questions from topics such as Current events of National and International importance, Ancient, Mediaeval, and Modern History, Indian and World Geography, etc. whereas paper 2 will contain questions from topics such as comprehension interpersonal skills, general mental ability, elementary mathematics, logical reasoning, general English, general Hindi, etc.
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UPPSC Prelims Exam Pattern 2024
The UPPSC PCS prelims exam comprises objective-type questions for 250 marks. Check the details below
- Paper 1 will consist of 150 questions for 200 marks and the duration of the exam will be 2 hours.
- Paper 2 will consist of 100 questions for 200 marks and the duration of the exam will be 2 hours.
- GS Paper 2 will be qualifying paper with minimum marks fixed at 33%.
- Each paper will be conducted for a duration of 2 hours.
- There shall be a negative marking of 0.33% for every incorrect answer.
- It is mandatory for the candidates to appear in both the papers of the preliminary examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore, a candidate will be disqualified in case he does not appear in both papers.
- The merit of the Candidates will be determined on the basis of marks obtained in Paper-I of the Preliminary Examination.
| Paper | Subject | Maximum Marks | Number of Questions |
| Paper 1 | General Studies I | 200 marks | 150 |
| Paper 2 | General Studies II (CSAT) | 200 marks | 100 |
UPPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2024
The written examination will consist of the following 8 compulsory subjects, such as general Hindi, essays, and General Studies (GS) papers 1 to 6. Check the details below
- All papers shall be conventional type and for solving the questions, three hours of time is allowed.
- Two hundred maximum marks has been allotted for each General Studies question paper
| Paper Name | Type | Marks |
| General Hindi | Conventional | 150 |
| Essay | Conventional | 150 |
| General Studies (First Paper) | Conventional | 200 |
| General Studies (Second Paper) | Conventional | 200 |
| General Studies (Third Paper) | Conventional | 200 |
| General Studies (Fourth Paper) | Conventional | 200 |
| General Studies (Fifth Paper) | Conventional | 200 |
| General Studies (Sixth Paper) | Conventional | 200 |
UPPSC PCS Interview
The personality test or interview will be conducted of candidates who secure the minimum qualifying marks in the mains examination.
- The total marks of the interview will be 100.
- In the interview, candidates will be judged on their character, personality and knowledge of Uttar Pradesh and India in terms of history, Geography and cultures.
Also Check,
| UPPSC Previous Year Cutoff |
| UPPSC Syllabus 2024 |
| UPPSC Previous Year Paper |
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