UP PCS 2022: Mains 2021 Exam Date Revised

UP PCS 2022: The UPPCS 2021 mains exam date has been revised. The mains exam for UP PCS 2021 shall now take place on August 20, 21, 22, and 23, 2022 in two shifts — from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and from 2 pm to 5 pm. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) announces several vacancies in the Provincial Civil Services (PCS). The UPPSC PCS test is open to those who desire to start their careers as civil officials. Every year, the UP PCS exam is held for civil service positions. Candidates will be assigned to several departments of the Uttar Pradesh state government through this exam. Candidates are encouraged to complete their application through the official website uppsc.up.nic.in before the deadlines. Read the entire article to get more information about the same.

Latest: UP PCS 2021 Mains Exam Date has been revised. Check below.

UP PCS 2022

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission released its schedule for the various events. Applicants can find the brief detail and dates of the events below.

Event	UPPSC PSC 2021	UPPSC PCS 2022
Start date of Online Applications for prelims	05 Feb 2021	To be announced
Last Date for Submission of Application for prelims	05 Mar 2021	To be announced
Submit choice of exam centre	To be announced	To be announced
Availability of Admit Card for Prelims Exam	To be announced	Released
Date of UP PCS Prelims Exam	13 Jun 2021, 20 June 2021 24 Oct 2021	To be announced
Publication of Answer Key	27 Oct 2021	To be announced
Date of UP PCS Prelims Result	To be announced	To be announced
Online Application for mains	To be announced	To be announced
Last date to send hard copy of Application for mains	To be announced	To be announced
Availability of Admit Card for Main Exam	To be announced	To be announced
Date of UP PCS Main Exam	From Jan 28, 2022 March 23, 24, 25, and 27, 2022 20, 21, 22 and 23 Aug 2022	To be announced
Date of UP PCS mains Result	To be announced	To be announced
Date of Interview	To be announced	To be announced

UP PCS Overview 2022

Exam Name	UP PCS 2022
Organization Name	Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC)
Exam level	State level
Frequency	Once in a year
Application mode	Online
Exam mode	Offline
UP PCS Vacancies 2022	To be announced
UP PCS Calendar 2022	To be announced
Exam Centers	Across the Uttar Pradesh
Official website	uppsc.up.nic.in

UP PCS 2021 Mains Exam Date Revised

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has revised the main exam date of UP PCS 2021. The official notice has been released on the official website. UP PCS 2021 mains is now scheduled for August 20, 21, 22, and 23, 2022. refer to the image provided below.

UP PCS 2022 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates before applying for the exam must check eligibility criteria for paper-I and paper-II. Here are all the procedures given below 

• Nationality: Candidates must be Indian citizens.
• Age limit: Candidates must be between the ages of 21 and 40 years old.
• Educational Qualification:

Name of Post	Education qualification
Sub Registrar, Assistant Prosecuting Officer (Transport)	Law Graduate
District Basik Shiksha Adhikari / Associate DIOS and Other equivalent administrative posts, District Administrative Officer	PG degree
District Cane Officer, U.P. Agriculture Service Group “B” (Development Branch)	Agriculture Graduate
District Audit Officer (Revenue Audit)	Commerce Graudate
Assistant Controller Legal Measurement (Grade-I) / Assistant Controller Legal Measurement (Grade-II)	Degree in Science with Physics or Mechanical Engg. As one subject.
Assistant Labour Commissioner	Degree in Arts with Sociology or Economics as a subject or Commerce/Law.
District Programme Officer	Degree in Sociology or Social Science or Home Science or Social Work
Senior Lecturer DIET	Post Graduate Degree with B.Ed.
District Probation Officer	Post Graduate Degree in Psychology or Sociology or Social Work or any qualification equivalent thereto or Post Graduate Diploma in any Branch of Social Work
Designated Officer / Food Safety Officer	(1) Post Graduate Degree in Chemistry as one of the subjects or  (2) Atleast one of qualification prescribed for Direct Recruitment to the post of Food Safety Officer given as below: A Bachelor’s Degree in Food Technology or Dairy Technology or Biotechnology or Oil Technology or Agricultural Science or Veterinary Sciences or Bio-Chemistry or Microbiology or Post Graduate Degree in Chemistry or Degree in Medicine
Statistical Officer	Post Graduate Degree in mathematics or Mathematical Statistics or Statistics or Agricultural Statistics
Labour Enforcement Officer	Bachelor’s degree with Economics or Sociology or commerce and Post Graduate Diploma or Post graduate Degree in Law / Labour relation / Labour welfare / Labour Law / Commerce / Sociology / Social work / Social welfare / Trade Management / Personnel Management.
Principals, Government Intermediate Colleges (Boys and Girls)	Post-graduate degree and LT Diploma of the Department of Education. Also have at least 03 years of teaching experience.
Assistant Research Officer	Post-graduate degree in Chemistry
Assistant Director (Horticulture)	Agriculture Graduate
Manager Administrator General	MBA or equivalent
Assistant Store Purchase Officer	MBA
Technical Assistant Chemistry	Post-graduate degree in chemistry with minimum 50% marks

UP PCS Application Form 2022

Aspirants who fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria can proceed to submit UP PCS application form. Candidates must pay close attention to every aspect when filling out the UP PCS  application form 2022. There are a few things to keep in mind when filling out the UPPCS application form: 

• Visit  the official website of the UPPCS. uppsc.up.nic.in/
• Look for the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Civil Services 2022 under activity dashboard
• To apply online, go to the Apply Online website.
• On the screen, a new window will open; select the UPPCS 2022 exam and press the Apply button.
• First, fill out the UPPCS  registration form with all of your information.
• Now you must pay the application cost.
• If necessary, fill in any other pertinent information.
• Upload the UPPCS photographs that have been scanned.
• To properly complete the UP PCS application form 2022, press submit.
• Make a copy of the document for future use. 

UP PCS Application Fee

Applicants can find the details for UP PCS Exam fees details  in the table given below –

(i) Preliminary Exam:

Category	Application Fee
Unreserved/Economically weaker sections/OBC	Rs. 100 + Rs.25 = Rs.125/-
SC/ST	Rs. 40 + Rs. 25 = Rs. 65/-
Handicapped	No Exam Fee + Rs.25 = Rs.25/-
Ex-servicemen	Rs. 40 + Rs. 25 = Rs. 65/-
Dependents of Freedom Fighters	As per their original category

(ii) Main Exam:

Category	Application Fee
Unreserved/Economically weaker sections/OBC/ Candidates of Other states	Rs. 200 + Rs.25/-
SC/ST	Rs. 80 + Rs.25/-
Handicapped of Uttar Pradesh state	NIL exam fee + Rs.25/-
Ex-Army Personnel of UP	Rs. 80 + Rs.25/-

UP PCS Admit Card 2022

Those who successfully submit application form gets UP PCS admit card 2022. Candidates need to visit the official website (uppsc.up.nic.in) to download the admit card. Moreover, while downloading the admission card aspirants must verify all the details on it. The UPPSC PCS admit card includes details such as name, exam location, exam time, and other pertinent details. Candidates must carry their admit card to the exam site because it is an important document such as Aadhaar card, PAN card etc.

UP PCS Exam Pattern 2022

The UPPCS is organised into three groups – Preliminary, Mains and Interview. Check out UP PCS exam pattern 2022 for each stage here:

UP PCS 2022 Prelims Exam Pattern

• Total no of papers: 02
• Nature: objective
• Negative marking: 1/3rd marking
• Language: Bilingual

Name of the question paper	Number of questions	Total marks	Total time
CSAT	80	200	2 hour
General paper	100	200	2 hour

UP PCS 2022 Mains Exam Pattern

• Total no. Of papers: 04
• Total marks: 1500
• Mode of exam: Pen Paper based
• Tye of questions: Descriptive

Compulsory Papers:

Papers	Total Marks
General Hindi	150 marks
Eassay	150 marks
General Studies (First Paper)	200 marks
General Studies (Second Paper)	200 marks
General Studies (Third Paper)	200 marks
General Studies (Fourth Paper)	200 marks

Optional

1. Agriculture
2. Botany
3. Mechanical Engineering
4. Zoology
5. Law
6. Electrical Engineering
7. Chemistry
8. Animal Husbandry
9. English Lit.
10. Physics & Veterinary Science
11. Urdu Lit.
12. Mathematics
13. Statistics
14. Hindi Lit.
15. Geography
16. Management
17. Sanskrit Lit.
18. Economics
19. Political Science
20. Commerce & Accountancy
21. Sociology International Relations
22. Philosophy
23. History
24. Public Administration
25. Geology
26. Anthropology
27. Medical Science
28. Psychology
29. Civil Engineering

UP PCS 2022 Syllabus 

The UP PCS exam covers a vast syllabus. To pass this exam candidates must know the syllabus on the tips. To get the more information about the UP PCS syllabus 2022 read below:

• Current events of national and international importance: Candidates will be required to be aware of current events of national and international importance.
• General Science: The questions in this section will come from a general awareness and grasp of science, including ordinary observation and experience, as one might expect of a well-educated person who has not studied any scientific area in depth.
• Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Indian History: The emphasis in history should be on a thorough understanding of Indian history’s social, economic, and political components.  
• Indian and World Geography- Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World
• Indian Governance and Polity:
• Social and Economic Development
• Environmental Ecology, Climate Change, and Biodiversity – general issues that do not require subject specialization

UP PCS Prelims syllabus paper II

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills (including communication skills)
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning
• Elementary Mathematics (class X level – Algebra, Statistics, Geometry, and Arithmetic)
• General Mental Ability
• General Hindi (class X level)
• General English(class X level)

Mains Syllabus

Below is the syllabus. Check out the mains paper syllabus of UP PCS exam 2022:

• Essay writing
• General studies I
• General studies II
• General studies III
• General studies IV
• Paper VII and VIII – Optional papers

UP PCS Selection Procedure

The selection procedure for UPPSC PCS exam includes the following stages –

1. UP PCS Prelims:
   • This stage is qualifying in nature i.e not counted in final merit list preparation
   • Candidates are selected in the ratio of 13 times the number of vacancies announced for mains.
2. UP PCS Mains:
   • Candidates qualifying prelims exam first have to fill UP PCS Mains application form to appear for mains exam.
   • This stage has 06 compulsory exams and 02 optional papers.
   • Aspirants are shortlisted 2 times the total number of vacancies announced for physical test
3. UP PCS Interview:
   1. This stage is conducted for 100 marks
   2. Aspirants are asked quations related to academic interest, general awareness, intelligence, personality and suitability for the service.

UP PCS Answer Key 2022

The conducting body releases UP PCS answer key 2022 through uppsc.up.nic.in. Using the answer key, candidates can calculate the tentative scores for UP PCS exam. Moreover, aspirants can raise objections against the provisional UP PCS answer key PDF. They have to download the objection form from the website and then submit it to the official body address given in the form.

UP PCS 2022 Result

Candidates can check the UP PCS result 2022 online through uppsc.up.nic.in. The result is released in merit list format in which names and roll numbers of qualifying candidates are mentioned. The conducting body issues release separately for each stage.

UP PCS Qualifying Marks

• Prelims Exam:
  • Overall Qualifying Marks – 40% (35% for reserved category)
  • Paper 2 Qualifying Marks – 33% (all categories)
• Mains Exam
  • Overall Qualifying Marks – 40% (35% for reserved category)

UP PCS Physical Criteria

Aspirants can check UP PCS physical critiera below:

For the Post of Assistant Conservator of Forest:

Category	Height	Chest
Male	163 cm	84 cm
Female	150 cm	79 cm
Scheduled Tribes and to races such as Gorkhas, Nepalies, Assamese, Meghalayan Tribal, Laddakhese, Sikkimiese, Bhutanese, Garhwalies, Kumaunies, Nagas and Arunachal Pradesh candidates, (Male)	152.5 cm	–
Scheduled Tribes and to races such as Gorkhas, Nepalies, Assamese, Meghalayan Tribal, Laddakhese, Sikkimiese, Bhutanese, Garhwalies, Kumaunies, Nagas and Arunachal Pradesh candidates, (Female)	145 cm	–

Note: The male candidates are required to qualify in the walking test of 25 km in Four hours and female candidates of 14 km.

For the post of Range Forest Officer:

Category	Height	Chest
Male	163 cm	84 cm
Female	150 cm	79 cm
Scheduled Tribes and to races such as Gorkhas, Nepalies, Assamese, Meghalayan Tribal, Laddakhese, Sikkimiese, Bhutanese, Garhwalies, Kumaunies, Nagas and Arunachal Pradesh candidates, (Male)	152.5 cm	–
Scheduled Tribes and to races such as Gorkhas, Nepalies, Assamese, Meghalayan Tribal, Laddakhese, Sikkimiese, Bhutanese, Garhwalies, Kumaunies, Nagas and Arunachal Pradesh candidates, (Female)	145 cm	–

UP PCS 2022 Pay Scale

Aspirants can check the UP PCS pay scale below:

Name of Post	Pat Scale
Assistant conservator of Forest	Rs.15600/- to Rs.39100/-, Grade Pay- Rs.5400/-, (Level 10 in the pay matrix Group) Group “B”, Gazetted.
Range Forest Officer of Forest	Rs.9300/- to Rs.34800/-, Grade Pay – Rs.4800/-, (Level 8 pay matrix 47600 – 151100) Group “B”, Gazetted.

About Exam

The PCS exam is an exam for provincial civil services. It is held by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) to fill various positions in the state’s administrative departments. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) PCS exam, also known as the Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services Exam, is held by the state government of Uttar Pradesh. 

Important Downloads

Website	uppsc.up.nic.in
2021 Year	Notification
2020 Year	Information Brochure

UP PCS 2022 FAQs

UPPSC Recruitment