DETAILS UPPSC PCS 2020: Exam Date, Result, Syllabus, Pattern, Selection, Cutoff, Vacancies, Notification

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has extended the last date of submission of offline UPPSC PCS Mains application form till 19th April 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. 

The UPPSC is going to conduct the UPPSC Civil Services Mains Exam 2019 on 20th April 2020 for the recruitment of 300 vacancies in Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services. Soon, the UPPSC PCS 2020 Notification will  be released soon at uppsc.up.nic.in. In this article, we have shared the complete details of UPPSC PCS Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services Exam that will help you in your preparation for UPPSC PCS Prelims and Mains exam.

Check here the UPPSC PCS Exam Dates, Eligibility Criteria, Selection Process, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Qualifying Marks, Cut off, Answer Key and Result details.

The UPPSC PCS Prelims 2019 exam was held on 15th December 2019, wherein a total of 6320 candidates were declared as passed and were shortlisted for the UPPSC PCS Mains Exam 2019. The Mains exam will be conducted in written format. Candidates will be required to qualify the UPPSC Mains exam with expected cut off marks. For the ease of candidates, we have shared below the complete exam details which will help them to score high marks in the exam. Go through the details mentioned below and start your preparations now.

Lets first have a look at the important dates of the UPPSC PCS 2019-2020 Exam:

UPPSC PCS 2019-2020: Important Dates

Event	Date
UPPSC PCS Prelims Exam Date 2019	15 December 2019
UPPSC Prelims Result 2019	17 February 2020
UPPSC PCS Mains Exam Date 2019	20 April 2020
UPPSC PCS Mains Result 2019	June 2020 (Tentative)
UPPSC PCS 2020 Notification Date	April-May 2020
UPPSC PCS Prelims Exam Date 2020	21 June 2020
UPPSC PCS Mains Exam Date 2020	15 October 2020

UPPSC PCS Vacancies to be filled through Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services Exam

- Deputy Superintendent of Police

- Block Development Officer

- Deputy Collector

- Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Tax)

- Assistant Regional Transport Officer

- District Commandant Home Guards

- Treasury Officer

- Cane Inspector & Assistant Sugar Commissioner

UPPSC PCS 2019-2020: Eligibility Criteria

It is compulsory for the candidates to fulfill the UPPSC PCS Eligibility Criteria including the educational qualification and age limit. Have a look at the detailed eligibility criteria mentioned below as notified by the UPPSC:

Age Limit: The Minimum age limit is 21 years and the upper age limit is 40 years. The Upper age limit is relaxed for category candidates. Have a look:

SC/ST/OBC/Sports Person/UP Govt Employee: 5 Years

Ex Servicemen: 10 Years

PwD: 15 Years

Educational Qualification: Candidates should be Graduate with a Bachelors Degree from a recognized University. Have a look at post-wise educational qualification to be fulfilled:

Post Name	Educational Qualification
Sub Registrar, Law officer, Assistant Prosecuting Officer (Transport)	Graduation in Law
District Basic Shiksha Adhikari, Associate DIOS, District Administrative Officer	Post Graduate Degree
District Cane Officer, UP Agriculture Service Group B (Development Branch)	Graduation in Agriculture
District Audit Officer	Graduation in Commerce
Assistant Controller Legal Measurement (Grade-I & II)	Degree in Science with subjects - Physics or Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Director Industries (Marketing)/ (Handloom)	Post Graduate Degree
Assistant Labour Commissioner	Degree in Arts with Sociology/Economics/Commerce/Law subject
District Programme Officer	Degree in Sociology/Social Science/Home Science/Social Work
Senior Lecturer, DIET	Post Graduate Degree with B.Ed.
District Probation Officer	Post Graduate Degree
Designated Officer/Food Safety Officer	Post Graduate Degree in Chemistry
Statistical officer	Post Graduate Degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Agricultural Statistics
Labour Enforcement Officer	Bachelor's degree/Post Graduate Degree

UPPSC PCS 2019-2020: Selection Process

UPPSC Civil Services exam is conducted in line with the UPSC IAS Civil Services Exam. Uttar Pradesh Commission conducts three successive phases for the recruitment in state services. These stages are :

• - Prelims Exam
• - Mains Exam
• - Interview

UPPSC PCS Exam Pattern 2019-2020

Have a look at the detailed exam pattern of UPPSC Prelims and Mains Exam below and know the marking scheme and subjects of both the examination.

UPPSC PCS Prelims Exam Pattern

Paper	Total Questions	Marks	Time Duration
Paper-1 - General Studies I	150	200 marks	2 Hours (9.30-11.30 am)
Paper-2 - General Studies II (CSAT)- Qualifying in Nature	100	200 marks	2 Hours (2.30- 4.30 pm)

- UPPSC PCS Prelims exam is conducted offline in pen and paper mode

- Questions are asked in objective multiple choice questions (MCQs) format

- Prelims exam is held in two sessions for Paper 1 and Paper 2

- Both the papers are of 200 marks each

- Time duration of both the papers is 2 hours each

- There is negative marking of 1/3rd marks for every wrong answer

UPPSC PCS Mains Exam Pattern

Paper Name	Marks	Time Duration
General Hindi	150	3 Hours
Essay	150	3 Hours
General Studies - I	200	3 Hours
General Studies - II	200	3 Hours
General Studies - III	200	3 Hours
General Studies - IV	200	3 Hours
Optional Subject – Paper I	200	3 Hours
Optional Subject – Paper II	200	3 Hours
Total	1500	-

- The UPPSC PCS Mains exam is descriptive in nature; candidates need to write answers in essay form

- The paper is conducted offline in written format

- The Mains exam is held over a duration of one week; all the Papers are conducted in Morning (9:30 to 12:30) and Afternoon (2 to 5 PM) sessions

- Each paper is of 3 hours duration

UPPSC PCS Syllabus 2019-2020: Prelims & Mains

Have a look at the detailed syllabus below:

UPPSC PCS Prelims Syllabus

Paper 1	Current events of National & International importance
	Indian History and National Movement
	Indian Geography and World Geography – Physical geography, Socio-economic Geography
	Indian Polity & Governance – Constitution, Political System, Public Policy, Rights issues, Panchayati Raj, etc.
	Social and Economic Development – Sustainable Development, Demographics, Poverty Inclusion, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
	Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change – general issues
	General Science
Paper 2	Mathematics: Arithmetic Algebra Geometry Statistics
	General English Comprehension Active & Passive Voice Parts of Speech Direct & Indirect speech Punctuations & Spellings Vocabulary Fill in the blanks Idioms & phrases
	General Hindi Hindi Grammar