UPPSC PCS 2025 - Vacancies, Notification, Application, Syllabus, Eligibility

Full Exam Name

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission Provincial Civil Service Exam (UPPSC PCS)

Conducting Body

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission

Level of Exam

State Level Exam

Medium of Exam

Hindi and English

Mode of Application

Online

Application Fee

Rs. 125

Selection Process

• Preliminary

• Mains

• Interview or Personality Test

UPPSC PCS vacancies

200

Official Website

uppsc.up.nic.in

Events

Prelims Exam Dates

Mains Exam Dates

UPPSC PCS notification 2025

February 20, 2025

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UPPSC PCS apply online date

February 20, 2025

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Last date to fill the UPPSC PCS application form 2025

March 24, 2025

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UPPSC PCS fee payment last date

April 2, 2025

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Last date of correction window

April 2, 2025

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UPPSC PCS 2025 admit card date

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UPPSC PCS exam date 2025

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UPPSC PCS answer key 2025

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UPPSC PCS result 2025

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Name of the Post

Educational Qualification

District Administrative Officer

• A post graduate degree from a recognised university

Labour Enforcement Officer

• A graduate degree in Economics/ Sociology/ Commerce

• Post Graduate Diploma or Masters Degree in Law/ Labour Relations/ Labour Welfare/ Labour Laws/ Commerce/ Sociology/ Social Work/ Social Welfare/ Business Management/ Personnel Management

Food Safety Officer

• A Bachelor's Degree in Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Biotechnology/ Oil Technology/ Agricultural Science/ Veterinary Sciences/ Bio-Chemistry/ Microbiology

• Post Graduate Degree in Chemistry

• Degree in Medicine from a recognized university

Assistant Director

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce from a recognised university

• Working knowledge of Hindi written in Devnagari Script

District Audit Officer

Senior Lecturer

Sub Registrar

• A Law Graduate with working knowledge of Hindi written in Devnagari Script

District Health Education and Information Officer

• A Bachelor's degree in Sociology or Social Sciences

• Post Graduate Diploma in Health Education from a recognised university

Assistant Commissioner and Assistant Registrar

• Bachelor's Degree in Arts, Science, Commerce or Agriculture from a University established by law in India.

• Working knowledge of Hindi written in Devnagari Script

District Audit Officer

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce from a recognised university

• Working knowledge of Hindi written in Devnagari Script

Assistant Director

Cooperative Societies and Panchayat Audit

Assistant Labour Commissioner

• Master's in Economics/ Sociology/ Commerce/ Law/ Labour Relations/ Labour Welfare/ Labour Laws/ Commerce/ Social Work/Welfare/ Business Management/ Personnel Management from any recognised university

Assistant Commissioner

• Post Graduate Degree in Arts/ Science/ Commerce/ Technology from a recognised Institution or University

• Bachelors Degree in Textile

• Working knowledge of Hindi written in Devnagari Script

Assistant Research Officer

• A Post-Graduate Degree in Chemistry from a University established by law in India or a degree recognised

Assistant Prosecution Officer

• Possess a degree of Bachelors in Laws from a recognised University

• Have a thorough knowledge of Hindi written in Devanagari Script

Technical Assistant

• Post-graduate Degree in Chemistry with minimum 50 percent marks

Category

Prelims Exam fee

Mains Exam Fee

UR/EWS/OBC

100

200

SC/ST

40

80

PwD

-

-

Subject

Topics

General Studies 1

• Current Events of National and International Importance

• History of India and Indian National Movement

• India and world geography

• Indian Polity and Governance

• Economic and Social development

• General issues on environmental ecology, biodiversity and climate change.

• General science

• India and world geography-physical, social, economic geography of India and world

• Indian polity and governance-constitution, political system, Panchayati raj, public policy, rights issues

• Economic and social development-sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives, etc

General Studies 2

• Comprehension

• Interpersonal skills including communication skills

• Logical reasoning and analytical ability

• Decision making and problem solving

• General mental ability

• Elementary Mathematics (upto class 10)

• General English (upto class 10)

• General Hindi (upto class 10)

Subject

Topics

General Hindi

Upto Class 10

Essay (Section A)

• Literature and culture

• Social sphere

• Political sphere

Essay (Section B)

• Science, environment, and technology

• Economic sphere

• Agriculture, industry, and trade

Essay (Section C)

• National and International events

• Natural calamities, landslides, earthquake, deluge, draught

General Studies 1

• History of Indian culture

• Modern Indian history

• The freedom struggle

• Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country

• History of the world

• Salient features of Indian society and culture

• Role of women in society and women's organization

• Meaning of liberalization, privatization, globalization and their effects on economy, polity, and social structure

• Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism, and secularism

• Distribution of major natural resources of world

• Salient features of physical geography

• Oceanic resources of India and their potential

• Human migration

• Frontiers and boundaries with reference to Indian sub-continent

• Population and settlements

General Studies 2

• Indian constitution

• Functions and responsibilities of the union and states

• Role of finance commission in centre-state financial relations

• Separation of powers, dispute redressal mechanisms

• Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with other countries

• Parliament and state legislatures

• Structure, organization and functioning of the executive and the judiciary

• Salient features of the representation of people's act

• Appointment to various constitutional posts, powers, functions, and responsibilities

• Statutory, regulatory, and various quasi-judicial bodies including NITI Aayog

• Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors, issues arising out of their design, implementation and information communication technology (ICT)

• Development processes

• Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the centre and states, for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections

• Issues relating to development and management of social sector, health, education, human resources

• Issues relating to poverty and hunger, their implication on body

• Important aspects of governance

• Role of civil services in a democracy

• India and its relationship with other countries

• Bilateral, regional, and global groupings, agreements involving India

• Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India's interests

• Important international institutions, agencies and their structure, mandate, and functioning

• Current affairs and events of regional, state, national, and international importance

General Studies 3

• Economic planning in India, objectives and achievements

• Issues of poverty, unemployment, social justice, and inclusive growth

• Components of government budgets and financial system

• Major crops, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems, storage, transport and marketing

• Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP

• Food processing and related industries in India

• Land reforms in India

• Effects of liberalization and globalization on the economy,

• Science and technology

• Achievements of Indians in science and technology

• Awareness in the fields of information and communication technology, space technology, computers, energy resources, nanotechnology, microbiology, biotechnology

• Environmental security and ecosystems, conservation of wildlife, biodiversity, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact

• Disaster as a Non-traditional security and safety challenge, disaster mitigation and management

• Challenges of international and internal security

• Role, kind, and mandate of security forces, higher defence organizations in India

• Issues in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and animal husbandry

General Studies 4

• Ethics and human Interface

• Attitude

• Aptitude and foundational values for civil service

• Emotional intelligence

• Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers

• Public/ civil service values and ethics in public administration

• Probity in governance

• Case studies on above issues

General Studies 5

• History, civilisation and culture of Uttar Pradesh

• Architecture, archaeology of UP

• Contribution of UP post freedom of India

General Studies 6

• Public finance and fiscal policy, tax and economic reforms, one district one product policy of Uttar Pradesh government

• Planning and management of renewable and non-renewable energy resources

• Demography, population and censuses

• Commercialization of agriculture and production of agricultural crops

• Uttar Pradesh new forest policy

• Agro and social forestry

• Agricultural diversity, problems of agriculture and their solutions

• Developmental indices of Uttar Pradesh in various fields

• Geography, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, Transport network in Uttar Pradesh

• Power resources, infrastructure and industrial development of Uttar Pradesh

• Pollution and environmental issues in Uttar Pradesh, Pollution Control Board and its functions

Agra

Allahabad

Azamgarh

Barabanki

Bareilly

Gorakhpur

Ghaziabad

Jaunpur

Jhansi

Kanpur Nagar

Lucknow

Meerut

Moradabad

Sitapur

Varanasi

Mathura

Aligarh

Ayodhya

Gautam Buddh Nagar

Mirzapur

Raebareli

Particulars

Details

Number of Papers

Paper 1 and 2

Exam duration

Paper 1 - 2 hours (9:30 to 11:30 am)

Paper 2 - 2 hours (2:30 pm to 4:30 pm)

Number of Questions

100 to 150 marks

Marks per paper

200

Negative Marking

No

Subjects

• General Studies 1

• General Studies 2

• English

• Hindi

• Maths upto class X level

Paper

Subject

Time

Marks

Paper-I

General Hindi and Essay (Conventional Type)

3 hours

200

Paper-II

General Studies-Ist Paper (Objective Type)

2 hours

200

Paper-III

General Studies-IInd Paper (Objective Type)

2 hours

200

Paper-IV

Optional Subject-I (First

Question Paper) (Conventional Type)

3 hours

200

Paper-V

Optional Subject-I (Second

Question Paper) (Conventional Type)

3 hours

200

Paper-VI

Optional Subject-II (First

Question Paper) (Conventional Type)

3 hours

200

Paper-VII

Optional Subject-II (Second Question Paper) (Conventional Type)

3 hours

200