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UPPSC PCS Study Material

The Union pattern with two papers on the state; the state’s own material is the difference.

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UPPSC PCS · checked 19 September 2026

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Checked 19 September 2026

UPPSC PCS: the facts that matter now

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Advt A-1/E-1/2026, 25 June 2026 — about 500 posts; applications closed 3 August; prelims 6 December 2026
2026 cycle
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Advt A-1/E-1/2025 — 920 posts after revision; prelims 12 October 2025, 11,727 through; mains 29 March to 1 April 2026; result awaited
2025 cycle
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Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission
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Two OMR papers of 200 — general studies 150 questions counted, CSAT 100 questions qualifying at 33 per cent; one-third off per wrong answer
Prelims

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UPPSC PCS — Study material for this exam

By paper.
Paper	What to read	Note
Prelims general studies	NCERT and standard texts for history, geography, polity, economy, environment and science; a year of current affairs	Uttar Pradesh weighted.
Aptitude	Class X mathematics, Hindi and English; a reasoning and comprehension workbook	To 33 per cent.
Mains general studies I to IV	The appendix syllabus section by section; standard texts on governance, economy, science and ethics	Twenty questions a paper.
Mains general studies V and VI	Uttar Pradesh’s history, culture, geography, economy and administration; the state economic survey	Four hundred marks.
General Hindi and essay	Hindi grammar, précis and drafting; essay practice to 700 words	Three hundred marks.