Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission

UPPSC Preliminary Exam Pattern

• The nature of the UPPSC prelims exam is Objective Type.
• The UPPSC PCS Prelims exam consists of two papers i.e.
1. General Studies-I
2. General Studies-II

Note:

• General Studies-I is considered for screening mains stage candidates. Its marks are required to get a hall ticket of mains exam; from there onwards it does not play any role in determining the final merit of the candidate.
• General Studies-II is qualifying in nature. There are 33 % marks are required to qualify for the exam.

UPPSC PCS Exam Syllabus – Prelims

The Prelims syllabus for Paper 1 and Paper 2 is given below.

Paper 1:

1. Current events of National & International importance
2. Indian History and National Movement
3. Indian and World Geography – Socio-economic, Physical geography
4. Indian Governance and Polity – Political System, Constitution, Public Policy, Panchayati Raj, Rights issues, etc.
5. Social and Economic Development – Demographics, Sustainable Development, Poverty Inclusion, Social Sector initiatives etc.
6. Environmental Ecology, Climate Change, and Biodiversity – general issues that do not require subject specialisation
7. General Science

There will be questions on the above topics with special reference to Uttar Pradesh.

Paper 2:

1. Comprehension
2. Interpersonal skills (including communication skills)
3. Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning
4. Problem Solving & Decision Making
5. General Mental Ability
6. Elementary Mathematics (class X level – Algebra, Statistics, Geometry and Arithmetic)
7. General English (class X level)
8. General Hindi (class X level)

UPPSC Main Exam Pattern

• The nature of the UPPSC Main exam is Subjective Type.
• The UPPSC Main exam consists of Eight (Six+ Two) papers.

Note:

The optional subject will have two question papers of 200 marks each.

UPPSC Mains Syllabus

Essay

There will be three sections in the question paper of Candidates will have to select one topic Essay. From each section and they are required to write an essay in 700 words on each topic. In the three sections, topics of the essay will be based on the following spheres:

Section A :( 1) Literature and Culture. (2) Social sphere. (3) Political sphere.

Section B :( 1) Science, Environment, and Technology. (2) Economic Sphere (3) Agriculture, Industry, and Trade.

Section C :( 1) National and International Events. (2) Natural Calamities, Landslide, Earthquake, Deluge, Drought etc. (3) National Development programs and projects.

Paper I- General Studies

• History of India-Ancient, Medieval, Modern
• Indian National Movement and Indian Culture.
• Population, Environment, and Urbanization in Indian Context
• World Geography, Geography of India and its natural resources.
• Current events of national and international importance.
• Indian Agriculture, Trade and Commerce.
• Specific knowledge of U.P. regarding education, culture, Agriculture, Trade Commerce, The methods of living and Social Customs.

History of India and Indian culture will cover the broad history of the country from about the middle of the nineteenth century and would also include questions on Gandhi, Tagore, and Nehru. The part on current events of national and international importance will include questions also on sports and games.

Paper II- General Studies

• Indian Polity,
• Indian Economy
• General Science (Role of Science and technology in the development of India including science in everyday life)
• General Mental ability.
• Statistical Analysis, Graphs, and Diagrams.

The part relating to the Indian polity will include questions on the political system in India and Indian constitution. The Indian economy will cover broad features of economic policy in India. The part relating to role and impact of science and technology in the development of India, questions will be asked to test the candidates' awareness in this field Emphasis will be on the applied aspects. The part relating to statistical analysis, graphs, and diagrams will include exercise to test the candidate's ability to draw common sense conclusions from information presented in statistical graphical or diagrammatical form and to point out deficiencies limitation or inconsistencies therein.

Paper III – General Studies

Economic planning in India, Issues of Poverty, Unemployment, Social justice and inclusive growth, Components of Government Budgets and Financial System, Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies, Food processing and related industries in India, Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, etc, Science and Technology-developments, Environmental security and Ecosystems, Role, kind and mandate of security forces, Higher defense organizations in India, Specific knowledge of Uttar Pradesh Economy.

Paper IV – General Studies

Ethics and Human Interface, Attitude, Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, Emotional Intelligence, Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world, Public/Civil Service values and ethics in Public Administration, Probity in Governance, Case studies on above issues.

Optional Subject List:

UPPSC Interview Pattern

The Interview will consist of 100 Marks. There is no specific pattern and syllabus of the interview.Candidates should have good knowledge of the state, contemporary issues, and general knowledge. The candidate should be communicative and should express his views openly.

After completion of all phases, the final merit list will be released by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission.

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