UPPSC UPPCS 2025: Calendar OUT, Dates, Result, Cutoff, Notification, Application, Syllabus, Pattern

UPPSC conducts the Uttar Pradesh Combined State/Upper Subordinate exam to recruit candidates for the Group B services through the Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services and Assistant Conservator of Forest/Range Forest Officer Services Examination 2025. The UPPCS exam recruits state government functionaries in provincial civil services and other state services. These functionaries get their postings in various essential departments, such as land records, land revenue, and general administration.

UPPSC PCS Full Form

The full form of UPPSC PCS is Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) Provincial Civil Service (PCS). The name is a joint name of the Commission and its top service. The official name of the exam is Uttar Pradesh Combined State/Upper Subordinate Exam.

UPPCS 2025 Overview

The candidates can see below the UPPSC 2025 exam overview

The UPPSC 2025 exam dates are important because the candidates must shift gears between the UPSC and UPPSC exams. After all, the prelims and main exam are only a fortnight apart. The candidates can see here the UPPCS exam date 2025.

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) is the apex state recruitment body that conducts various exams to recruit candidates for various Group B services. UPPSC do not conduct exams where the eligibility condition is below a graduate, such functions are delegated to the UPSSSC and other departmental recruitment bodies. The UPPSC conduct the following important exams.

• Combined State/Upper Subordinate Exam (UPPCS)
• Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (RO/ARO)
• Uttar Pradesh State Engineering Exam (Assistant Engineering Exam)
• Judicial Service Exam {PCS(J)}
• Exam to recruit Principals in the Government Senior Secondary Colleges/Medical Colleges
• Exam to recruit Readers in different Educational and Training Institutes

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission is expected to release the UPPSC UPPCS 2025 notification in June/July 2025. The Commission is yet to release its official exam calendar 2025. The official notification will mention the number of vacancies, dates, syllabus, exam pattern and other rules and regulations related to the exam. The applications will be activated with the notification. The candidates can download the UPPSC 2025 notification PDF here after its official release. The UPPSC PCS notification 2025 will serve as a master document for all the queries and solutions related to the exam. It is the official document which can be called in a court of law in case of any litigation. 

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The UPPSC PCS notification 2025 will mention the number of tentative UPPSC UPPCS vacancies 2025. The final vacancies will be notified to the candidates who qualify the prelims exam. The Commission will mention the post-wise vacancies in the UPPSC main exam form. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission notified 220 vacancies for 2024 edition of exam.

The Commission released the UPPSC 2025 application link will be activated with the release of the official notification. The Commission will provide 30 days to fill out the UPPSC 2025 online application form. The UPPSC 2025 notification is expected in April 2025.

The candidates should check all the eligibility conditions before filling out the UPPSC PCS form online. The commission may cancel the candidature of any candidates at any stage of recruitment. The eligibility criteria for the UPPCS Exam are given below.

UPPCS 2025 Educational Qualification

The candidate must be a graduate to appear in the UPPSC PCS exam 2025. The candidates who will appear in their graduation degree exam can also appear in the exam but they need to submit their final year mark sheet at the time of the UPPCS main exam Detailed Application Form (DAF) submission. 

The candidates having any percentage in the degree course can fill out the UPPCS application and can appear in the UPPCS exam. Besides, there are some specific educational qualifications required for some posts. The details are given below.

The above posts are an exhaustive list. Some posts are not notified in the notification for the exam. There can be an increase in the number of UPPSC posts in case the Commission include more posts for the exam. 

UPPCS Age Limit

The common age limit for all the positions is:

• Minimum Age limit - 21 years
• Maximum Age Limit - 40 years (on July 1 of the exam year)

The candidates born before July 2, 1985, and after July 1, 2004, will not be eligible to appear in the UPPSC 2025 exam.

Age Relaxation in UPPCS Exam

The age relaxation provided for the reserved category candidates is:

Important Note: Skilled players of U.P. of Classified Games, State Govt. Employees of U.P. including Teachers/Staff of the Basic Shiksha Parishad of U.P. and Teachers / Staff of the Government Aided Madhyamik Vidyalayas of U.P. i.e. they must have not been born before 2nd July 1977. The candidates can refer to UPPSC Eligibility 2025 for more details.

The UPPCS exam has three stages selection process and the candidates must pass all three stages of the UPPCS exam to qualify for the exam. The stages of the selection process are given below.

1. Prelims Exam

2. Main Exam (written)

3. Interview

Commission issues the UPPCS answer key for the prelims exam. The candidates can check their answers and can raise objections to the wrong answers in the provisional answer key. The candidates can see here UPPSC 2025 Selection Process in detail.

1. UPPCS Prelims Exam
The prelims exam is the first stage of the UPPCS selection process. UPPSC conducts the prelims exam across the state in offline mode and around eight lakh candidates appear in this exam. Last year, the UPPSC UPPCS prelims question paper was not in consonance with the previous year's papers. There are two papers in the UPPCS prelims exam that are mentioned below:

• UPPCS Prelims General Studies Paper - 1
• UPPCS Prelims General Studies Paper - 2 (CSAT)

2. UPPCS Main (written) Exam

The optional subject from the UPPCS PCS main exam has been removed. The Government approved the proposal of removing the optional subject and instead of it, two papers will be introduced in the UPPSC main exam 2025. The UPPSC UPPCS main exam pattern can be summarised as follows:

The details of the papers will be notified in the official notification soon. 

UPPCS Personality Test (Viva Voce)

The personality test is the last stage of the UPPSC UPPCS exam. The commission has assigned 100 marks to the personality test, which makes it an important factor in deciding the final rank. The personality test revolves around current events and the Detail Application Form (DAF) filled out at the time of the main exam. 

The UPPSC conducts the personality test in the commission’s office premises and the candidates need to go to Prayagraj for the personality test. After the personality test, the UPPSC results will be declared. It will pave the way for the selection.