UPPSC PCS 2020 - Exam Dates (Revised), Admit card, Syllabus, Pattern

UPPSC PCS 2020 - UP Public Service Commission has released UPPSC Exam Calendar 2020 & 2021 on June 9, 2020. With the release of the exam calendar, the commission has also released the UPPSC Prelims exam date which will be conducted on October 11, 2020. Uttar Pradesh PSC exam was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Earlier, the prelims exam was scheduled to be held on June 21, 2020.

The commission had released the UP PCS 2020 notification on April 21, 2020 at its official website. With the release of official notification, the commission had also started the application form filling process.  

The exam conducting body conducts Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services Provincial Civil Services (P.C.S) and Assistant Conservator of Forest (A.C.F.)/Range Forest Officer (R.F.O.) services examination for recruitment to various posts like Deputy Collector, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Block Development Officer, Statistical Officer, etc in Uttar Pradesh. A total of 200 vacancies will be filled through UPPSC PCS 2020 exam.

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UPPSC PCS 2020 - Highlights

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UPPSC PCS 2020 Important Dates 

Candidates can check below the exam dates and other important dates of UPPSC PCS 2020.

UPPSC PCS 2020 Application Form 

All the eligible candidates can fill the UPPSC PCS Application Form in online mode till June 4, 2020. To fill the online UPPSC form candidates will have to complete the registration, pay the application fee, fill in the basic details and upload the required documents. After the final submission of the UPPSC PCS application form, candidates must take a printout of the application form. Also, before filling the application form, they must check the eligibility criteria in order to avoid rejection at any later stage. Candidates can check the steps below: 

• Registration
• Payment of application fee
• Filling up of other details
• Uploading of scanned images 

UPPSC PCS 2020 Eligibility Criteria 

Candidates will have to meet the following eligibility criteria of UPPSC PCS 2020 in order to fill the application form. The eligibility criteria are based on age and educational qualifications. Candidates can check below the prescribed UPPSC eligibility criteria by the exam conducting body. 

Educational Qualification

For Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (General Recruitment/Special Recruitment): Candidates must have a graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized University/Institution by the Government of India. Apart from that, if any candidate is applying for any specific post then they must hold a degree as specified by the exam conducting body. 

Age 

Candidates who are between 21 to 40 years of age can apply for UPPSC PCS 2020. Also, candidates belonging to the reserved category will be given upper age relaxation as per the norms of the Government.  

UPPSC PCS 2020 Admit Card 

The exam conducting body will release the admit card of Uttar Pradesh PSC for all the three stages separately in online mode. Candidates can download UPPSC PCS 2020 Admit Card by using the required login credentials in the login window. Those who have successfully filled and submitted the application form will only be able to download the admit card of UPPSC 2020.

The admit card will likely contain information about the roll number, name, time of the exam, address of the centre, exam day instructions, etc. Also, on the day of the examination, candidates have to carry anyone photo identity card. 

UPPSC PCS 2020 Exam Centres

Candidates appearing for the exam must know the exam centres of UPPSC 2020. The details regarding the UPPSC exam centres will be given on the admit card. All three phases will have different centres. Candidates can check below the centres of prelims exam from the table below:

UPPSC PCS 2020 Exam Pattern 

UPPSC prescribes the exam pattern of UPPSC 2020 for Prelims and Mains. With the help of the UPPSC exam pattern, candidates will be able to know the type of questions, the number of questions, total time allotted, marking scheme, mode of exam, etc. Candidates can check below the exam pattern for prelims and mains. 

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UPPSC 2020 Exam Pattern - Prelims 

The prelims exam of UPPSC will have objective-type questions. There will be two papers, each will be conducted for two hours and have 200 multiple-type questions. Candidates are required to appear in both the papers or else they will not be shortlisted for Mains exam. However, paper II will be qualifying in nature and the candidates will have to secure at 33 per cent marks. The final merit list for Mains will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in Paper I. 

UPPSC 2020 Exam Pattern - Mains

Candidates qualifying in the prelims exam will only be selected for the mains exam. The mains exam will have two sections - compulsory and optional. Candidates will have to write both the sections. For both the papers, candidates will be given three hours to finish the exam. Candidates  can check below the pattern for the compulsory paper:

Optional Subject 

There will be two sections in each optional paper and each paper will have four questions. Candidates are required to answer any five questions while they need to select any two questions from each section.  Candidates can check below the optional subjects:

UPPSC 2020 - Personality Test

Candidates who will qualify the mains exam will have to appear for the Personality Test. The test will be based on questions from general awareness, intelligence, character, expression power/personality. This stage will be conducted for 100 marks. 

UPPSC PCS 2020 Syllabus 

The exam conducting body has released the syllabus of UPPSC 2020 along with the notification for all the stages - prelims and mains. UPPSC syllabus contains the topics from different sections from where the questions are asked in the prelims and mains exam. By going through the syllabus, candidates can prepare well for the examination. Candidates can check below the syllabus of some of the subjects of the prelims exam of UPPSC.

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UPPSC PCS 2020 Answer Key 

The answer key of UPPSC contains all the correct answers to the questions asked in the exam. The UPPSC 2020 answer key will be released for all the sets in the form of pdf. With the help of answer key, candidates can calculate their probable score. In case of any discrepancy UPPSC Prelims answer key, candidates can raise objections. To raise objections, candidates are required to submit the objections in the format prescribed by the examination authority along with the documentary proof to the authorities. 

The objections raised will be reviewed and if the objections are found to be correct, the examination authority will release the final answer key. 

UPPSC PCS 2020 Result 

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has announced the result of the prelims exam 2019 at its official website. The candidates who have appeared in the examination on December 15, 2019, can check their result which is available in PDF format. 

On the basis of the result of the prelims exam, thirteen times the number of vacancies, candidates will be selected for the mains exam which will be conducted on April 20, 2020. However, the final result will be declared on the basis of marks obtained in the mains exam and personality test. 

UPPSC PCS 2020 Cut off 

The cutoff of UPPSC is the minimum qualifying marks that candidates are required to secure in order to qualify in the exam. The exam conducting authority has released the qualifying cutoff for all the categories along with the notification. Some of the factors that are considered while deciding the UPPSC cut off are - difficulty level of the exam, vacancies, and a number of candidates appeared for the exam. Candidates can check below the qualifying cutoff for UPPSC 2020. 

UPPSC Qualifying Cut off 2020