UPPSC PCS Salary & Job Profile

Most UPPSC PCS posts are at Pay Level 10 of the 7th Pay Commission, with a basic pay of ₹56,100. On top of the basic pay, an officer draws Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Travel Allowance, and medical and pension benefits, so the in-hand salary is considerably higher.

Posts filled through UPPSC PCS

• Deputy Collector (SDM) — the premier post, in the revenue and general administration.
• Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) — in the state police.
• Block Development Officer (BDO), Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO), Naib Tehsildar and other Group A and Group B posts across departments.

Job profile

A PCS officer carries administrative, revenue, law-and-order and development responsibilities in the district and the secretariat, and rises over a career to senior administrative positions in the state, with the possibility of promotion to the Indian Administrative Service.