UPPSC PCS Exam Date 2023
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has released the new exam date for UPPSC PCS Mains exam. The candidates who have qualified the Prelims exam will be able to appear for the PCS Mains exam from 26th to 29th September 2023. The UPPSC Mains exam is being held in three cities, Lucknow, Ghaziabad and Prayagraj. All the candidates who will be taking the UPPSC exam 2023 for Mains can check the detailed exam date, schedule, timing for each paper in this post.
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UPPSC PCS Exam Schedule 2023
The UPPSC PCS Mains exam will be held from 26th to 39th September 2023 in offline mode. The exam shall be held in two shifts, morning and afternoon shifts. The Mains exam has four papers that will be held consecutively for four days. Check the following table to know about the UPPSC Mains exam schedule.
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Exam Date |
Subjects |
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Morning shift (9.30 am to 12.30 pm) |
Afternoon shift (2.00 pm to 5 pm) |
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September 26, 2023 |
General Hindi |
Essay |
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September 27, 2023 |
General Studies - I |
General Studies - II |
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September 28, 2023 |
General Studies - III |
General Studies - IV |
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September 29, 2023 |
General Studies -V |
General Studies - VI |
UPPSC Mains Exam Pattern
The candidates who have qualified the UPPSC PCS Prelims exam will be eligible to appear for the Mains exam. The Mains exam has a total of 8 papers where each paper is descriptive in nature. Candidates should also check the UPPSC syllabus to know the important topics asked in the exam. The total marks for the Mains exam is 1500.
| Name of Exam | UPPSC PCS Mains (Written) Examination |
| Number of Papers (8) |
1. General Hindi 2. Essay 3. General Studies I 4. General Studies II 5. General Studies III 6. General Studies IV 7. General Studies (Fifth Paper) 8. General Studies (Sixth Paper) |
| Duration of Exam | Papers will be conducted over a week’s duration; |
| Sessions |
Morning Session – 9.30 AM – 12.30 AM Afternoon Session – 2 PM – 5 PM |
| Maximum Marks |
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| Type of Exam | Offline (Pen-paper) |
| Nature of Questions | Essay/descriptive type |
| Negative Marking | NIL |
| Optional Subjects | As per the new UPPSC exam pattern, candidates have to select only one optional subject (2 papers) now, from the list given. |