UPPSC Exam Pattern 2021

All aspirants applying for UPPSC Exam 2021 must be thoroughly aware of the UPPSC Exam Pattern 2021. The UPPSC Exam 2021 is a highly competitive exam conducted to select suitable candidates for provincial civil service. Check the latest UPPSC Exam Pattern 2021 for Prelims & Mains exam including paper-wise marks and questions! UPPSC recently released the official notification for UPPSC PCS 2021 exam. So, candidates must first understand the latest exam pattern in order to prepare for the UPPSC PCS exam effectively. 

The UPPSC Preliminary Exam 2021 shall be conducted on 13th June 2021, and UPPSC Mains Exam 2021 shall be conducted on 3rd October 2021 as per the UPPSC Calendar 2021. Below you will get all details associated with UPPSC New Exam Pattern 2021 for your ready reference. 

The UPPSC PCS recruitment process includes the three phases i.e.

• Preliminary Exam - 2 papers (objective type)
• Mains Exam - 8 papers (essay/ descriptive type)
• Interview

It is very important to understand the latest exam pattern of the UPPSC examination for the students who are preparing for UPPSC Combined Subordinate Services (UPPSC PCS) 2021.

This latest UPPSC PCS exam pattern will help them in the right planning for the exam preparation. For your convenience, we have shared the UPPSC PCS Exam Pattern PDF in Hindi and English at the end of the post.

The candidates can refer to the below table for the detailed UPPSC Preliminary Exam Pattern 2021 and UPPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2021

Download UPPSC Exam Pattern 2021 in English

Download UPPSC Exam Pattern 2021 in Hindi

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

Note:

• General Studies-II Paper is qualifying in nature. There are 33 % marks are required to qualify for the exam.
• General Studies-I Paper is considered for screening mains stage candidates. Its marks are required to get a hall ticket of the mains exam, from there onwards it does not play any role in determining the final merit of the candidate.
• Negative marking is applied to Preliminary Exam Papers 1 and 2. For every wrong answer, 33% of the marks allotted to the question shall be deducted. However, there is no negative marking for unattempted questions. 

• 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 Optional Subject List

As per UPPSC norms, the candidates are required to choose any two subjects from the below list of subjects for paper 7 and Paper 8.

1. Law
2. Agriculture
3. Botany
4. Mechanical Engineering
5. Civil Engineering
6. Animal Husbandry
7. Electrical Engineering
8. Chemistry
9. Psychology
10. Zoology
11. Medical Science
12. Physics and Veterinary Science
13. Statistics
14. Urdu Literature
15. Mathematics
16. Hindi Literature
17. English Literature
18. Management
19. Sanskrit Literature
20. Geography
21. Economics
22. Sociology
23. Philosophy
24. History
25. Political Science
26. Public Administration
27. Anthropology
28. Commerce
29. Geology
30. Anthropology
31. Commerce and Accounts
32. Geology
33. Defence Studies
34. Social work

• The Interview will consist of 100 Marks.

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