The UPPSC notification for the exam year 2020 is expected to be released in April 2020. The notification for PCS 2019 was out on October 16, 2019. The official calendars for 2019 and 2020 exams have also been released. According to UPPSC official calendar, the exams and their dates are given below:
- UPPSC PCS Prelims 2020 – June 21, 2020
- UPPSC PCS Mains 2020 – October 15, 2020, onwards
- UPPSC PSC Prelims 2019 – December 15, 2019
- UPPSC PSC Mains 2019 – April 20, 2020, onwards
- UPPSC PSC Mains 2018 – October 18, 2019, onwards
Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) had released the official exam calendar for January – June 2019. The calendar lists the important UPPSC exam dates for the given period.
PCS Recruitment (Year-wise)
PCS Exam 2020 Details and Important Dates:
| Name of Recruitment Exam | UPPSC PCS Exam 2020 |
| Conducted By | Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission |
| UPPSC Notification 2020 | April 2020 (Tentative) |
| Vacancy | Vacancy will vary and will be notified once the PCS notification 2020 is out |
| Last Date of Receipt of Application | To be notified |
| UPPSC PCS Prelims Date | 21-06-2020 |
UPPSC has notified the Calendar 2020 mentioning the dates of a few exams which will take place this year.
UPPSC 2020 Calendar:- Download PDF Here
PCS Exam 2019 Details and Important Dates:
| Name of Recruitment Exam | UPPSC PCS Exam 2019 |
| Conducted by | Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission |
| UPPSC Notification 2019 | October 16, 2019
UPPSC PCS 2019 Notification:- Download PDF Here |
| Vacancy | The commission is recruiting against following vacancies for UPPSC Posts:
UPPSC General Recruitment – 300 UPPSC Special Recruitment – 09 Assistant Forest Conservator – 02 Range Forest Officer – 53 |
| Last Date of Receipt of Application | November 13, 2019 |
| Last Date for Receipt of Examination Fee Online in the Bank | November 11, 2019 |
| UPPSC Admit Card on the official website | November 2019
Note: Aspirants may check UPPSC official website and by clicking under the ‘Candidate Segment,’ they can find options like:
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| UPPSC PCS Exam Date (Prelims) | December 15, 2019 |
From UPPSC notification 2019, the pay scales (salary) of the posts, Assistant Conservator of Forest and Range Forest Officer are given below:
Aspirants preparing for UPPSC 2020, may check UPPSC PCS Preparation article for booklist and strategies.
The PCS Exam 2018 is also in process. The results of the UPPSC Prelims 2018 were declared on March 30, 2019. The UPPSC calendar gave the exam date for the Mains exam which was scheduled from October 18, 2019, onwards.
The UPPSC Results for the exam years 2016, 2017 and 2018 can be found at the linked article.
PCS Exam 2018 Details and Important Dates:
| Name of Recruitment Exam | UPPSC PCS Exam 2018 – Prelims |
| Conducted by | Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission |
| UPPSC Notification 2018 | Released on July 6, 2018
UPPSC Notification 2018:- Download PDF Here |
| UPPSC Vacancy | (updated) 1080 vacancies |
| Last Date for Receipt of Online Application | August 6, 2018 |
| UPPSC Admit Card on the official website | October 2018 |
| UPPSC Prelims 2018 held on | October 28, 2018 |
| UPPSC Prelims Result declared on | March 30, 2019 |
| PCS Exam Date 2018 (Mains) | October 18, 2019, onwards |
| UPPSC Mains Result 2018 | (Tentative) December 2019 |
The Mains 2018 were held as per the new PCS exam pattern and UPPSC syllabus. The changes introduced include the provision of negative marking in the Prelims exam (on the lines of UPSC IAS Exam).
Check the new UPPSC Syllabus and PCS Exam Pattern and download PDF of the updated syllabus/exam pattern for 2018 onwards.
The UPPSC has seen its share of controversies in the recent past, especially the PCS Exam 2017. The Prelims answer copies had to be re-evaluated and the candidates got barely a month to prepare for the UPPSC Mains, the results of which were declared on September 07, 2019.
PCS Exam 2017 Details and Important Dates
| Name of Recruitment Exam | UPPSC PCS Exam 2017 – Prelims |
| Conducted by | Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission |
| UPPSC Notification 2017 | Released on February 2, 2017
Download UPPSC Notification 2017 PDF |
| UPPSC Vacancy | (updated) 677 vacancies |
| Last Date for Receipt of Online Application | March 27, 2017 |
| UPPSC Admit Card on the official website | October 2017 |
| UPPSC Prelims 2017 held on | October 24, 2017 |
| UPPSC Prelims Result declared on | January 19, 2018 |
| PCS Exam Date 2017 (Mains) | June 18 – July 6, 2018 |
| UPPSC Mains Result 2017 | September 07, 2019 |
Also, interviews were held in the months of December 2018 and January 2019 for UPPSC PCS Exam 2016. The UPPSC 2016 final result for 633 vacancies was declared in February 2019.
To check the latest notifications, candidates can visit the official UPPSC website and click on the “All Notifications/Advertisements” link.
The advertisement on the site for the Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (PCS) Examination will have three parts:
- User Instructions
- View Advertisement
- Apply
The PCS application procedure has been made entirely online. The UPPSC online application process for Prelims has 3 stages:
- Candidate Registration
- Payment of Fee
- Photo/Signature upload and Final Submission
Fee for UPPSC online application (PCS Exam – Prelims):
| Category | Application Fee |
| General Category / OBC | Rs 125 (including online processing fee of Rs 25) |
| SC/ ST | Rs 65 (including online processing fee of Rs 25) |
| Persons with disabilities | Rs 25 (Exempt from exam fee and only the online processing fee of Rs 25) |
| Dependents of the Freedom Fighters/ Ex-serviceman/Women | According to their original category |
Candidates should note that they have to fill the online application and pay the fee initially for the Prelims exam. If they clear the Prelims stage, then they have to fill another online exam form (Detailed Application Form) and pay the fee.
Fee for UPPSC online application (PCS Exam – Mains):
| Category | Application Fee |
| General Category / OBC | Rs 225 (including online processing fee of Rs 25) |
| SC/ ST | Rs 105 (including online processing fee of Rs 25) |
| Persons with disabilities | Rs 25 (Exempt from exam fee and only the online processing fee of Rs 25) |
| Dependents of the Freedom Fighters/ Ex-serviceman/Women | According to their original category |
For any queries/issues related to the UPPSC online application procedure, candidates can contact:
| online.uppsc@nic.in | |
| Phone |
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The Provincial Civil Service Exam (PCS Exam) is held to fill the vacancies in the different departments of the Uttar Pradesh government.
From UPPSC notification 2018, the pay scales (salary) and the various posts are given below:
| Pay Scale | Grade Pay |
| Rs 9300 – Rs 34800 | Rs 4600 |
| Rs 15600 – Rs 39100 | Rs 5400 |
UPPSC Posts
PCS recruitment is done for the following posts:
| Dy Collector | Assistant Regional Transport Officer | Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Tax) | District Commandant Homeguards, |
| Dy Superintendent of Police | Treasury Officer/Accounts Officer (Treasury) | Cane Inspector and Assistant Sugar Commissioner | Superintendent Jail |
| Block Development Officer | Manager Credit (Small Industries) | Manager Marketing and Economic Survey (Small Industries) | Executive Officer Grade-I/Assistant Nagar Ayukta |
| District Basic Education Officer/Associate DIOS & other equivalent Administrative Posts | Assistant Director Industries (Marketing) | Assistant Labour Commissioner | Senior Lecturer DIET |
| Designated Officer | Assistant Commissioner Industries | Statistical Officer | Assistant Accounts Officer |
| Commercial Tax Officer | District Minority Welfare Officer | District Food Marketing Officer | Executive Officer (Panchayati Raj) |
| Deputy Secretary (Housing and Urban Planning) | Area Rationing Officer | District Backward Welfare Officer | Naib Tehsildar |
| District Saving Officer | District Panchayat Raj Officer | District Social Welfare Officer | Executive Officer (Nagar Vikas) |
| Accounts Officer (Nagar Vikas) | District Supply Officer Grade-2 | Additional District Development Officer (Social Welfare) | Passenger/Goods Tax Officer |
| District Handicapped Welfare Officer | Assistant Employment Officer | Accounts Officer (Local Bodies) | Regional Employment Officer |
| Assistant Registrar (Cooperative) | Sub Registrar | Assistant Prosecuting Officer (Transport) | District Probation Officer |
| District Cane Officer | U.P. Agriculture Service Group- “B” (Development Branch) | District Administrative Officer | District Audit Officer (Revenue Audit) |
| Assistant Controller Legal Measurement(Grade-1 and Grade-2) | District Programme Officer | District Youth Welfare and Pradeshik Vikas Dal Officer | Information officer / District Information Officer / Script Writer / Feature Writers / Incharge English |
| Labour Enforcement Officer | Excise Inspector | Principals | GovernmentIntermediatecollege(BoysandGirls) |
Depending on the post, there might be additional qualification criteria or Physical Fitness requirement.
Check the complete Eligibility Criteria for UPPSC PCS Exam (Age Limit, Qualification, Physical Measurements).
UPPSC Exam Centres
The exam centres for PCS Exam (Prelims) are given in the table below:
| Agra | Bareilly | Kanpur |
| Allahabad (Prayagraj) | Gorakhpur | Jhansi |
| Azamgarh | Etawah | Jaunpur |
| Barabanki | Faizabad | Ghaziabad |
| Lucknow | Moradabad | Shahjahanpur |
| Meerut | Rae Bareli | Sitapur |
| Mainpuri | Mathura | Varanasi |