UPPSC Full Form: Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission

UPPSC Full Form: UPPSC full form is Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission. It is the examination conducting body in Uttar Pradesh. The U.P. Public Service Commission was constituted on April 1, 1937, under Section 264 of the Government of India Act, 1935, with its headquarters at Allahabad. It is the examination-conducting body that is responsible for conducting examinations for a wide range of positions, from entry-level to senior administrative roles in Uttar Pradesh.

The major exams conducted by UPPSC are Combined Competitive Examination (Provincial Civil Service), Assistant Forest Conservator (ACF)/Forest range officer (FRO) Examinations (Natural Resource), R.O./A.R.O. Examinatio, A.P.S. Examination (Only for the commission and secretariat of U.P. and Revenue), Assistant Registrar Examination, Combined State Engineering Examination (Engineering), U.P. Judicial Services (Junior Division) Examination (PCS-J) (Law), Assistant Prosecuting Officers Examination (Law), U.P. Palika (Centralised) Health Services : Food & Sanitary Inspector Examination (Medical), Combined State/Lower Subordinate Examination, Combined Junior Engineer Examination (Engineering), Dental Surgeon Examination (Screening exam and Interview), Uttar Pradesh state Agriculture Services Examination (Agriculture Science), etc. 

What is UPPSC?

UPPSC is the civil services examination conducting body in Uttar Pradesh. It is the government organisation that conducts the examination to recruit eligible candidates for state services in Uttar Pradesh. RPSS was established on April 1, 1937. In October 2022, the Commission has started the simple and easy facility of One Time Registration (OTR) by adopting state-of-the-art technology for the benefit of the candidates, through which the candidates got relief from problems like applying again and again and the Commission gets help in completing important tasks like releasing its results in a timely and quality manner.

UPPSC Full Form Overview

The UPPSC PCS full form is Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) Provincial Civil Service (PCS). Check the table below for important information about UPPSC.

UPPSC Eligibility Criteria

The minimum educational qualification required for the UPPSC examination is a graduation degree from any recognised university. Other than the required educational qualification, the candidate should be a minimum of 21 years old; the maximum age for unreserved category candidates is 40 years. However, relaxation in age will be reserved for category candidates. Check the table below for category-wise age relaxation.

UPPSC Prelims Exam Pattern

UPPSC will conduct the examination in pen and paper mode. The candidates must check the latest syllabus and exam pattern. The prelims exam is divided into parts GS Paper I and CSAT (Paper II), with 200 marks each. GS Paper II is a qualifying paper with minimum marks fixed at 33%. Check the table for the UPPSC prelims exam pattern.

UPPSC Mains Exam Pattern

The candidates who will qualify for the prelims examination will be called for the mains examination. The mains examination will be conducted in multiple days using the conventional method. UPPSC has changed the exam pattern of mains examiantion, now the optional papers are removed and replaced with two additional GS papers, i.e., Papers V and VI in the main exam. Check the table below for UPPSC Mains Exam Pattern. 

UPPSC Job Profile: Post List in UPPSC 

The UPPSC will conduct the exam for various state services and subordinate services, which include posts such as RA/ARO, PCS, Deputy Collector (DC)/Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Deputy Collector (DC)/Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), etc. Check the table below for UPPSC Job Profiles

UPPSC Salary Structure

The candidates should also go through the salary details before applying for the posts. Check the table below for the pay scale of the posts conducted by UPPSC.