UPPSC Exam Pattern 2022: Prelims & Mains Paper Pattern in Hindi/English

UPPSC Exam Pattern 2022 is notified by the exam conducting body which is the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) along with the notification. UPPSC exam pattern is notified for UPPSC PCS posts so that the candidates can plan their strategy to qualify the exam. UPPSC exam consists of three stages as mentioned below and is modelled on UPSC exam pattern: 

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

UPPSC prelims exam 2022 shall be conducted on 12 June 2022, and  Mains from 27th September 2022 as per the UPPSC Calendar 2022. Below you will get all details associated with UPPSC new exam pattern 2022 for your ready reference. It is very important to understand the latest exam pattern of the UPPSC examination for the students who are preparing for UPPSC 2022. The latest UPPSC PCS exam pattern will help you in the right planning for the exam preparation. 

The first stage of the UPPSC exam is the UPPSC Prelims exam. This exam is conducted to screen the best candidates to appear for the Mains exam. UPPSC Prelims exam pattern shall have two papers, General Studies 1 and General Studies 2. Candidates are to appear in both papers for the purpose of evaluation.

• All the questions in the UPPSC Prelims exam shall be objective questions.
• The total mark for the UPPSC PCS Prelims is 400 marks.
• General Studies 2 Paper is qualifying in nature. There are 33% of marks are required to qualify for the exam.
• General Studies 1 Paper is considered for screening mains stage candidates. Its marks are required to get a hall ticket for 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.

UPPSC Mains exam is the 2nd stage of the UPPSC PCS selection process. Candidates who will qualify the Prelims exam shall be called to appear for the UPPSC Mains exam which is the most important exam. There shall be 8 papers as per the UPPSC Mains exam pattern.

• The nature of the UPPSC Main exam is Subjective Type.
• There shall be a Hindi paper and an essay writing paper. 
• There shall be 2 optional papers for UPPSC PCS mains exam while there shall be 4 GS 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 one subject from the below list of subjects for papers 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

After the completion of the UPPSC PCS Prelims and Mains exam, the Commission shall call the selected candidates to appear for the UPPSC Interview/Personality Test. The candidates' analytical abilities will be tested in this phase. Apart from this, the candidates' general awareness, character, expression power/personality, intelligence and general suitability will also be tested. Candidates who do not appear for the UPPSC Interview shall be rejected from the merit list. 

• The UPPSC 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 on the basis of the marks scored by the candidates in UPPSC PCS Mains and Interview.

UPPSC is a PCS exam that tests the candidate's knowledge and skills that are required to perform the duties. Hence, it is equally important to have a good preparation strategy to crack the exam with good marks. Here are the important tips that you should know while preparing for the UPPSC exam 2022. 

• Make sure that you are aware of UPPSC syllabus and exam pattern. 
• Practice previous year question papers and analyse your performance. 
• Take frequent mock tests so that your practice is consistent. 
• Read newspapers and make notes of the current affairs that are important from the exam point of view.
• Be consistent with your studies and do not miss making notes.