UPPSC PCS Exam

In this article, you will get the latest updates about the UPPSC PCS Exam 2021. The year-wise significant information about PCS Exams is also provided.

UPPSC PCS Exam – Important Details

UPPSC 2021 – Prelims, Mains & Interview

On 10th June, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has come up with a revised exam calendar of UPPSC Exams. The fresh dates for UPPSC PCS Prelims and Mains examination 2021 are announced.

Candidates can download the latest UPPSC calendar from below:

UPPSC PCS Exam Calendar [Latest]:-Download PDF Here

The application process for the UPPSC 2021 was started on 5th February 2021 and ended on 5th March 2021. Check the revised dates in the UPPSC Calendar 2021 post now.

Candidates can download UPPSC Prelims 2020 question paper for practice. It will help in PCS 2021.

Download PCS Question Paper (Prelims 2020 – SET A): – Download PDF Here

UPPSC Updates for PCS Exam 2021

 UPPSC 2020 – PCS Exam 2020

The application process was started on 21st April 2020 and the examination process for UPPSC 2020 now is over. The brief details can be checked below:

UPPSC 2019 – PCS Exam 2019

The commission released the PCS notification 2019 on 16th October 2019.

• The PCS Prelims 2019 and PCS Mains 2019 were successfully conducted.
• Mains was conducted in Pryagraj, Lucknow, and Gaziabad (lately added to the list of UPPSC exam centres list.)
• The PCS Interview dates ran from 28th January 2021 till 4th February 2021. Final results were declared on 17th February 2021.

UPPSC 2018 – PCS Exam 2018

The UPPSC 2018 examination process for the PCS examination is over as the commission released the final results on 11th September 2020. 2669 candidates gave PCS interview 2018.

PCS Exam Preparation

For UPPSC preparation, a pragmatic approach would be to align it with the UPSC IAS Exam preparation.

Many state commissions are modeling their syllabus and/or exam pattern with that of the Union Public Service Commission.

For the candidates’ reference:

• UPSC Syllabus
• IAS Eligibility Criteria

How different is UPPSC preparation from UPSC preparation?

The main difference between UPSC preparation and UP PCS exam preparation is that in the latter candidates have to study details (history, geography, polity, current affairs) about the state of Uttar Pradesh as well.

For the most part, the preparation strategy for both focus on NCERT books and notes, standard reference books (such as Laxmikanth’s Polity) and Current Affairs preparation.

Here, you can find UPPSC study material (books and notes) and daily Current Affairs:

1. Download NCERT books PDF from this link
2. Check out the NCERT notes on Ancient History, Medieval History, Modern Indian History, Art/Culture, and Geography.
3. Daily News Analysis
4. Download Yojana Magazine Gist
5. Find PIB Summary here.

For the current affairs part, approximately 10-12 months of coverage is recommended.

If you are simultaneously preparing for the UPSC Civil Service Exam as well, then a one-stop preparation guide can be found on our UPSC 2021 page.

Also, an important part of preparation is going through the previous years’ question papers and doing MCQ solving practice for Prelims and answer writing practice for Mains.

Brief about UPPSC Exam

The UPPSC PCS Exam details are as follows:

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) conducts the Provincial Civil Service Exam (PCS Exam) to recruit for state-level services. The selected PCS officers can be promoted to IAS officers later in their careers.

The recent change in the pattern of the UP PCS Exam has made it quite similar to the UPSC Exam Pattern. Now, like the IAS exam, there are 4 GS papers and the choice of only one optional subject in PCS Mains.

Under the provisions of the Government of India act 1935, the setting up of provincial public service commissions was envisaged.

As a result, on April 1, 1937, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) came into being with its headquarters at Prayagraj (then Allahabad).

After independence, part XIV (Article 308 – Article 323) of the Indian Constitution deals with the services under the Union and the States.

As per the provisions in Articles 316-319, the Chairman and the state commission members are appointed by the Governor of the state.

The current UPPSC chairman (2021) is a 1993 Batch IRS Officer, Shri Sanjay Shrinet. Earlier, 1993 Batch IAS Officer, Shri Prabhat Kumar was the UPPSC chairman. Apart from the UPPSC chairman, there are eight other members.

The current UPPSC members are:

1. Dr. Ramji Maurya
2. Shri Prem Kumar Singh
3. Dr. Kishan Vir Singh Shakya
4. Prof. R N Tripathi
5. Shri Kalp Raj Singh
6. Shri Jagdish
7. Dr. Sabita Agrawal
8. Dr. Haresh Pratap Singh

The working of the UPPSC is regulated by:

1. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (Regulation), 1976
2. The Uttar Pradesh State Public Service Commission (Regulation of Procedure Act, 1985)
3. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (Procedure and Conduct of Business) Rules 2011.

The list of UPPSC Exams is given below:

1. PCS Exam ( Combined State/Upper Subordinate Examination – Prelims, Mains)
2. Review Officer (RO)/Assistant Review Officer (ARO) Examination (Prelims, Mains)
3. Additional Private Secretary (APS) Examination
4. Assistant Registrar Examination
5. Combined State Engineering Examination
6. Assistant Prosecuting Officer Examination
7. UP Nyayic Seva (Junior Division) Examination