UPPSC PCS 2024 Exam Pattern: Prelims & Mains News Exam Pattern

It is a very subjective consideration. Each candidate should assess his or her potential and weaknesses by analysing the previous year question papers and decide accordingly.  The candidates should take advice from seniors, mentors and see the Toppers videos for the right strategy and plans. In case, the candidates need feels that he or she needs guidance, then he or she must join the coaching. 

The UPPSC Prelims 2024 exam will be conducted in July 2024. The Commission is expected to release the UPPSC prelims exam date soon on its official website.

The minimum qualifying marks for UPPSC exam vary for different categories, with SC/ST candidates required to score 35% in both the Prelims and Mains exams, while other categories must score 40% in both stages. The cut off marks are determined by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) based on various factors, including the number of vacancies, the difficulty level of the exam, and the normalization process to maintain uniformity.

The cut off marks are released stage-wise and category-wise on the official website of UPPSC after the exams are conducted.

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission postponed the UPPSC 2024 prelims exam to July 2024. The Commission will release the UPPSC 2024 admit card online in July 2024. The Commission released the official exam calendar and notified all the dates. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission releases its exam calendar in December/January every year to notify the prelims and main exam dates of all its exam. These dates are very helpful for the candidates because they can accelerate their preparation as per the dates notified in the official exam calendar.

The candidates should note that there is a negative marking in the UPPSC Prelims exam. The candidates should mark their answers carefully because the negative marking reduces the score drastically if the answers are not marked judiciously. The negative marking in the UPPSC PCS prelims exam is summarised below:

The candidates should note that there is a negative marking of same quantum in the UPPSC prelims General Studies paper 2 also. 

In most cases, the candidates prepare for various exams simultaneously. There are certain core topics which are common to all the competitive exams. The candidates are suggested to prepare them well so that they can score better in the exam. Some of these topics are given below:

• History
• Geography
• Economy
• Indian Polity
• Environment Studies
• Current Affairs

In addition to the above, the candidates are suggested to prepare the important festivals, celebrations and local folklores of the regions of Uttar Pradesh for the prelims and Mains exam. 

No, there is a vast difference in the prelims and Mains syllabus of the UPPSC PCS exam. Firstly, the structure of the prelims and main exam is vastly different. The UPPSC PCS prelims exam is an objective type exam and the main exam is a descriptive exam. 
The traditional core subjects such as 

• History
• Geography
• Economy
• Indian Polity
• Environment Studies
• Current Affairs

have common topics in prelims and main exam.
But the main exam has two state-specific papers, an ethics paper and, a Hindi paper which makes it a different ball game altogether.

No, the UPPSC PCS main exam pattern was not changed but the Commission removed the Optional subject from the main exam and introduced the General Studies Paper 5 and 6. These papers will ask the Uttar Pradesh specific topics and questions related to the local folklore of the state.

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission under the directives of the State Government, removed the optional subject from the main exam. The UPPSC Main exam is conducted as the offline exam in the pen and paper mode.

There are three exam centres for UPPSC main exam. The Commission conduct the UPPSC Main exam in three cities only. These cities are Prayagraj, Lucknow and Ghaziabad. The Ghaziabad is added lately after the demand of the candidates. The UPPSC main exam is a descriptive type exam conducted offline.

The UPPSC Prelims exam is conducted in 51 districts across the state.

The candidates can see below the UPPSC 2023 expected cutoff. The cutoff is expected to remain high because of the factual questions and the repeated questions asked in the exam.

The UPPSC PCS exam selection process involves three stages. It takes around one year to complete the selection process of the exam. The selection process for the UPPSC PCS Exam consists of three stages: 

1. Preliminary Examination
2. Main Exam (Interview)

Candidates first need to clear the Preliminary Exam, followed by the Main Exam, and finally, the Interview stage to be considered for selection

The UPPSC PCS exam analysis is important for the candidates who have appeared in the exam as well as for the candidates preparing for the exam. The UPPSC exam analysis will provide a clear idea about the difficulty level of the UPPSC PCS paper and the important areas from where the questions have been asked in the paper.

The candidates can see the exam analysis such as the guiding force for the next year exam paper. The canddiates can see here the exam analysis video of the candidates who appeared in the exam.