UPPCS Exam 2025: Notification Out! Check Exam Details Here.

Recently, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission, UPPSC, released the notification for the 2025 UPPCS exam for a total of 200 vacancies. It will conduct the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Civil Services (UPPCS) Exam, a prestigious provincial civil service exam for the state of Uttar Pradesh, to offer administrative roles to the interested candidates.

Let’s understand more about the exam.

About UPPCS

The UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh Provincial Civil Services) exam or the PCS exam, is conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) for the recruitment of officers to several premier positions within the government of Uttar Pradesh. It is quite similar to the civil services exam conducted by the UPSC, except UPPCS is only for the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a combined state/separate upper subordinate service exam. The level of competition in this examination is quite high, considering the significance of job posts. 

Overview:

1. The minimum and maximum age level to apply for the exam are 21 years and 40 years respectively.

2. It is a state-level exam, conducted once every year in offline mode.

3. The exam is conducted to recruit officials for about 200 vacancies.

Important Application Dates As Per The UPPCS Notification 2025:

As per the recently released notification by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission, UPPSC, the window for online application will be open from 20th February, 2025 till 24th March, 2025. Interested candidates can apply online during this period. Further, the notification highlights that the window for Fee Reconciliation & Correction/Modification will be open till 2nd April, 2025 for the candidates. 

How To Apply Online For UPPCS Exam 2025?

Here are the steps to follow to apply online for the UPPCS exam: 

1. Go to the official website of UPPSC - uppsc.up.nic.in.

2. Visit the UPPCS 2025 Exam Online Application Link 

3. Submit the necessary details, including personal and educational information, as requested in the form.

4. Upload a scanned photograph and signature as per specifications.

5. Pay the application fee as per your category*. 

6. Click on submit and take a printout/save as pdf of the form for future reference.   

*Note: ( Gen. - INR 125/-, SC/ST - INR 65/-, PwD - INR 25/- and Ex-servicemen - INR 64/-) Also, Dependents of Freedom Fighters/Women/Skilled Players are exempt from any application fee. 

Exam Pattern & Selection Process In UPPCS Exam

Similar to the UPSC Civil Services Exam, the UPPCS exam is held in three stages, i.e., Prelims, Mains and Interview stage, and if the candidate fails to clear any of the stages, they have to reappear in the stage 1 the subsequent year. Thereby, making this exam significantly difficult to clear. 

Let’s understand the pattern of each stage:

UPPCS Prelims - This stage is a one day exam. But it consists of two papers, i.e., General Studies and CSAT. Both the papers are objective type with the general studies one consisting of questions related to specific topics such as current affairs, history, geography and many more, while the CSAT is only to test the candidate’s aptitude skills. Both the papers being MCQ type require the candidate to fill OMR sheets with the correct answer and have the provision of 1/3rd negative marks for every wrong answer. 

The GS paper of UPPCS prelims consists of 150 questions for a total of 200 marks, while the CSAT holds 100 questions for 200 marks. Candidates must keep in mind that the score of the prelims stage is only for qualifying to the next stage, i.e., the mains, as per the cut-off, and its marks do not get added to the candidate’s final marks tally. 

UPPCS Mains - Unlike the UPPCS prelims, the Mains stage of the exam is conducted in more than one day. The mains exam is divided into 8 sections, i.e., General Hindi, Essay, GS 1, GS 2, GS 3, GS 4, GS 5 and GS 6. The whole mains stage is subjective type, which means, it requires the candidate to write descriptive answers to the questions asked in the paper within the given word limit. The GS 1, 2, 3 and 4 are subject-focused papers, while the GS 5 and 6 are based on specific knowledge of the Uttar Pradesh state. Candidates must note, GS 5 and GS 6 are newly added to the syllabus, replacing the earlier optional subject choices. The main stage is conducted for a total of 1500 marks. 

UPPCS Interviews - Once the candidates have cleared stage 1 and stage 2 of the exam, they have to appear in front of the UPPSC panel for a one-on-one interview or personality test, which consists of oral questions for a total of 100 marks. 

Once the interviews of all the candidates are completed, the final list of selected candidates is released in the order of merit, and specific job positions are assigned to them. 

To sum it up, if you are someone who is a domicile of Uttar Pradesh and enthusiastic about serving the country while securing a good government job, UPPCS exam is one such opportunity that can fulfil your dreams.

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