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UPPSC PCS Syllabus 2023

ADVT. NO. : A-1/E-1/2023

Latest Updated On 07-March-2023 : UPPSC has Released the Detailed Syllabus for PCS Recruitment Post. Candidates can Check Detailed Syllabus From Below…

UPPSC PCS Recruitment :-

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has Recently Announced and Invited the Online Applications from the Eligible Candidates for the Posts of Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services (PCS). The total number of Vacancies for these Posts were 173 Posts. Many Interested and Eligible Candidates applied for these Posts online. The Process of Submission of Online Applications for these Posts was commenced from 03/03/2023 and Last Date to Apply for these Posts was 03/04/2023. Check the other details from below.

Origination Name	Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission
Name of Post	Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services (PCS)
No. of Vacancy	PCS Posts – 173
Selection Process	Preliminary Examination (Objective Type & Multiple choice). Main Examination (Conventional Type, i.e. Written examination) Viva- Voce (Personality Test).
Pre Exam Date	14.05.2023
Application Submission Starting Date	03/03/2023
Last Date to Apply Online	03/04/2023

UPPSC PCS Exam Date :-

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission will conduct the Written Examination on 14.05.2023 (Sunday) for the Posts of Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services (PCS). Candidates who applied for these Posts are now waiting for the Exam Dates, so they can prepare for the their Upcoming Exam accordingly. There are many candidates who are Searching and Enquiring about the Exam Dates from the Various sources. UPPSC will soon release the Exam Dates on its Official Website.

Nowadays Competition Level become very high so Competitive Exams gets too tougher. So Candidates must be know that “What to prepare” and “How to prepare” for the best in their Exams. So, here we are providing the latest determined Syllabus & Exam Pattern of PCS Pre exam conducting by UPPSC.

UPPSC PCS Selection Process :-

UPPSC PCS Selection will be Done on the Basis Of this Following Selection Criteria Given Below :

• Preliminary Examination (Objective Type & Multiple choice).
• Main Examination (Conventional Type, i.e. Written examination)
• Viva- Voce (Personality Test) Interview.

UPPSC PCS Exam Pattern :-

Exam Pattern for the Provincial Civil Service (PCS) written Exam is as Follows :-

Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services Examination

Pre Exam Pattern

The competitive examination for the Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services Examination, 2022 and Assistant Conservator of Forest / Range Forest Officer Services Examination, 2022 comprise three successive stages viz :-

• The Written test will be multiple choice objective type.
• The Preliminary examination will consist of two compulsory papers.
• The papers shall be of 200 marks each and of Two Hours duration.
• Both the papers shall be objective Type & multiple choice in which there shall be 150-100 questions Respectively.
  • Paper I : 150 Questions
  • Paper II : 100 Questions
• For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, One third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty

Mains Exam Pattern

The competitive examination for the Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services Examination, 2022 and Assistant Conservator of Forest / Range Forest Officer Services Examination, 2022 comprise three successive stages viz :-

• The Mains Examination will consist of Six Compulsory Papers & One Optional Subject Paper.
• Time Duration for each papers will be three hours but general studies will be two hours.
• There will be One Optional Subject Paper Which Will be of 200 Marks.
• Paper II Will be Qualifying Nature (Minimum Passsing Marks : 33% in Paper II)

Paper	Compulsory Subject	Marks	Time Duration
1.	General Hindi	150	03:00 hours
2.	Essay	150	03:00 hours
3.	General Studies-I	200	02:00 hours
4.	General Studies-II	200	02:00 hours
5.	General Studies-III	200	02:00 hours
6.	General Studies-IV	200	02:00 hours

Note:

1. Paper-II of the Preliminary Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
2. It is mandatory for the Candidates to appear in both the papers of Preliminary Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he does not appear in both in papers.
3. The merit of the Candidates will be determined on the basis of marks

Note: A candidate will not be allowed to offer more than one subject from the Below Subjects. There Will be Only 01 Optional Subject –

• PERSONALITY TEST (VIVA-VOCE): TOTAL MARKS 100

Assistant Conservator of Forest / Range Forest Officer Services Examination

Pre Exam Pattern

General Instructions and Syllabus for Pre (Written) Examination of Assistant Conservator of Forest / Range Forest Officer Services Examination

• The Written test will be multiple choice objective type.
• The Preliminary examination will consist of two compulsory papers.
• The papers shall be of 200 marks each and of Two Hours duration.
• Both the papers shall be objective Type & multiple choice in which there shall be 150-100 questions Respectively.
  • Paper I : 150 Questions
  • Paper II : 100 Questions
• For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty

Mains Exam Pattern

General Instructions and Syllabus for Main (Written) Examination of Assistant Conservator of Forest / Range Forest Officer Services Examination

• All the question papers for the examination will be of conventional (essay) type but general studies will be objective type.
• All question papers must be answered in Hindi or English. Question papers will be set in Hindi and English.
• The duration of each of the papers referred to above will be three hours but general studies will be two hours.
• Two hundred maximum marks has been allotted for each optional question paper.

Plan of Main (Written) Examination

Paper	Subject	Type Of Exam	Marks	Time Duration
I	General Hindi and Essay	Conventional Type	200	03:00 hours
II	General Studies-Ist Paper	Objective Type	200	02:00 hours
III	General Studies-IInd Paper	Objective Type	200	02:00 hours
IV	Optional Subject-I (First Question Paper)	Conventional Type	200	03:00 hours
V	Optional Subject-I (Second Question Paper)	Conventional Type	200	03:00 hours
VI	Optional Subject-II (First Question Paper)	Conventional Type	200	03:00 hours
VII	Optional Subject-II (Second Question Paper)	Conventional Type	200	03:00 hours
—	TOTAL	—	1400	—

NOTE :- Any two subjects to be selected from the following list of the optional subjects

1. Agriculture
2. Agriculture Engineering
3. Botany
4. Chemistry
5. Chemical Engineering
6. Civil Engineering
7. Forestry
8. Geology
9. Mathematics
10. Mechanical Engineering
11. Physics
12. Statistics
13. Zoology
14. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
15. Horticulture
16. Environmental Science.

Provided that the candidates will not be allowed to offer the following combination of subjects-

(a) Agriculture, Agriculture Engineering and Horticulture
(b) Mathematics and Statistics
(c) Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
(d) of the Engineering Subjects viz. Agriculture Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and mechanical Engineering not more than one subject.

Personality Test (Interview)

The candidate will be interviewed by a board of competent and unbiased observers. The personality test will be 150 Marks.

• Personality Test (Interview) – 150 Marks
• Final Merit Will Be Prepared Out Of 1550 Marks (Written-1400 + Interview-150)

Note: A candidate shall be required to obtain such minimum marks in the compulsory paper of General Hindi, as may be determined by the Government or the Commission, as the case may be. There shall be Two sections in all the question papers of Optional subject and each section will include Four questions. Candidates are required to answer only Five questions while they must select minimum Two questions from each section.

UPPSC PCS (Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services) Syllabus :

Exam Syllabus for UPPSC Provincial Civil Service written Exam is given below:-

UPPSC PCS Pre Exam Syllabus

PAPER – I General Studies-I (200 marks); Duration: Two hours

• Current events of national and international importance.
• History of India and Indian National Movement.
• Indian and World geography – Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World.
• Indian Polity and governance – Constitution , Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights issues etc.
• Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development Poverty Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
• General Issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change- that do not require subject specialization.
• General Science

Current events of national and international Importance:- On Current Events of National and International Importance, candidates will be expected to have knowledge about them.

History of India & Indian National Movement:- In History emphasis should be on broad understanding social, economic and political aspects of Indian History. In the Indian National Movement, the candidates are expected to have synoptic view of nature and character of the freedom movement, growth of nationalism and attainment of Independence.

India and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World: In World Geography only general understanding of the subject will be expected. Questions on the Geography of India will relate to Physical, Social & Economic Geography of India.

Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.:- In Indian Polity, Economic and Culture, questions will test knowledge of country’s political system including Panchayati Raj and Community Development, broad features of Economic policy in India and Indian Culture.

Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.:- The candidates will be tested with respect to problems and relationship between Population, Environment and Urbanisation.

General Issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization, General awareness of the subject is expected from candidates.

General Science:- Questions on General Science will cover general appreciation and understanding of Science including matters of every day observation and experience, as may be expected of a well educated person, who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline.

Note:- Candidates are expected to have general awareness about the above subjects with special reference to Uttar Pradesh.

PAPER- II General Studies-II (200 marks); Duration:Two hours

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
• Decision making and problem solving.
• General mental ability
• Elementary Mathematics upto Class X level- Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and Statistics.
• General English upto Class X level.
• General Hindi upto Class X level.

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS (UPTO CLASS X LEVEL)

(1) Arithmetic:-
(i) Number systems: Natural Numbers, Integers, Rational and irrational numbers, Real numbers, Divisors of an Integer, prime integers, L.C.M. and H.C.F. of integrs and their interrelationship.
(ii) Average
(iii) Ratio and proportion
(iv) Percentage
(v) Profit and Loss
(vi) Simple and Compound interests
(vii) Work and Time.
(viii) Speed, Time and Distance

(2) Algebra:-
(i) Factors of polynomials, L.C.M. and H.C.F. of polynomials and their interrelationship, Remainder theorem, simultaneous linear equations, quadratic equations.
(ii) Set Theory: Set null set, subsets and proper subsets of a set, operations (Union, Intersections, difference, symmetric difference) between sets, Venn diagram.

(3) Geometry:-
(i) Constructions and theorems regarding triangle, rectangle, square, trapezium and circles, their perimeter and area.
(ii) Volume and surface area of sphere, right circular cylinder, right circular Cone and Cube.

(4) Statistics:- Collection of data, Classification of data, frequency, frequency distribution, tabulation, cumulative frequency. Representation of data – Bar diagram, Pie chart, histogram, frequency polygon, comulative frequency curves (ogives), Measures of Central tendency: Arithmetic mean, Median and Mode.

GENERAL ENGLISH (UPTO CLASS X LEVEL)

(1) Comprehension.
(2) Active Voice and Passive Voice.
(3) Parts of Speech.
(4) Transformation of Sentences.
(5) Direct and Indirect Speech.
(6) Punctuation and Spellings.
(7) Words Meanings.
(8) Vocabulary & usage.
(9) Idioms and Phrases.
(10) Fill in the Blanks.

सामान्य हिंदी (हाईस्कूल स्तर तक) के पाठ्यक्रम में सम्मिलित किए जाने वाले विषय

(1) हिंदी वर्णमाला, विराम चिन्ह
(2) शब्द रचना, वाक्य रचना, अर्थ,
(3) शब्द-रूप,
(4) संधि, समास,
(5) क्रियाएँ,
(6) अनेकार्थी शब्द,
(7) विलोम शब्द,
(8) पर्यायवाची शब्द,
(9) मुहावरे एवं लोकोक्तियाँ
(10) तत्सम एवं तद्भव, देशज, विदेशी (शब्द भंडार)
(11) वर्तनी
(12) अर्थबोध
(13) हिंदी भाषा के प्रयोग में होने वाली अशुद्धियाँ
(14) उ.प्र. की मुख्य बोलियाँ

UPPSC PCS Mains Exam Syllabus

ESSAY

There will be three sections in the question paper of Essay. Candidates will have to select one topic from each section and they are required to write essay in 700 words on each topic. In the three sections, topics of essay will be based on following sphere :
Section A : (1) Literature and Culture. (2) Social sphere. (3) Political sphere.
Section B : (1) Science, Environment and Technology. (2) Economic Sphere (3) Agriculture, Industry and Trade.
Section C : (1) National and International Events. (2) Natural Calamities, Land slide, Earthquake, Deluge, Drought etc.
(3) National Development programmes and projects.

HINDI

1. Question answer from Unseen passage
2. Abstraction
3. Government and Semi-government letter, telegram, official orders, notification, circular writing
4. Knowledge of words and uses.
   1. Uses of Prefix and Suffix.
   2. Antonyms.
   3. One word substitution.
   4. Spelling and Sentence correction.
   5. Idioms and Phrases.

GENERAL STUDIES, PAPER- I

1. History of Indian Culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern
2. Modern Indian history (from D.1757 to A.D. 1947): Significant events, personalities and issues, etc.
3. The Freedom Struggle- its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country.
4. Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country (till 1965A D.).
5. History of the world will include events from 18 century to middle of the 20 century such as French revolution of 1789, industrial revolution, World Wars, redraw of national boundaries, Socialism, Nazism, Fascism etc-their forms and effect on the society.
6. Salient features of Indian Society and culture
7. Role of Women in society and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
8. Meaning of liberalization, privatization and globalization and their effects on economy, polity and social structure
9. Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism
10. Distribution of major natural resources of World- Water, Soils, Forests in reference to South and South-East Asia with special reference to India. Factors responsible for the location of industries (with special reference to India).
11. Salient features of Physical Geography- Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, Cyclone, Ocean Currents, winds and
12. Oceanic resources of India and their
13. Human migration-refugee problem of the World with focus on India.
14. Frontiers and boundaries with reference to Indian sub-continent.
15. Population and Settlements- Types and Patterns, Urbanization, Smart Cities and Smart Villages.
16. Specific knowledge of Uttar Pradesh – History, Culture, Art, Architecture, Festival, Folk-Dance, Literature, Regional Languages, Heritage, Social Customs and Tourism.
17. Specific knowledge of U.P.- Geography- Human and Natural Resources, Climate, Soils, Forest, Wild-Life, Mines and Minerals, Sources of Irrigation.

GENERAL STUDIES, PAPER – II

1. Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basis structure, Role of Supreme Court in evolution of basic provisions of
2. Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States: issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
3. Role of Finance Commission in Centre- State financial
4. Separation of powers, dispute redressal mechanisms and Emergence and use of alternative dispute redressal mechanisms.
5. Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other major democratic
6. Parliament and State legislatures- structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers and privileges and concerned
7. Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary: Ministries and Departments of the Government, Pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. Public Interest Litigation (PIL).
8. Salient features of the Reperesentation of People’s Act.
9. Appointment to various Constitutional posts, Powers, functions and their
10. Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies including NITI Aayog, their features and
11. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design, implementation and Information Communication Technology (ICT).
12. Development processes- the role of Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Self Help Groups (SHGs), various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other
13. Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes, mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable
14. Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human
15. Issues relating to poverty and hunger, their implication on body
16. Important aspects of Transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential, citizens, charters and institutional measures.
17. Role of Civil Services in a democracy in the context of emerging
18. India and its relationship with neighbouring
19. Bilateral, Regional and Global groupings and agreements involving India and/ or affecting India’s
20. Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests- Indian
21. Important International Institutions, Agencies their structure, mandate and
22. Specific knowledge of Uttar Pradesh regarding Political, Administrative, Revenue and Judicial
23. Current affairs and events of Regional, State, National and International importance.

GENERAL STUDIES-III

1. Economic planning in India, objectives and achievements. Role of NITI Aayog, Pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s).
2. Issues of Poverty, Unemployment, Social justice and inclusive growth.
3. Components of Government Budgets and Financial System.
4. Major Crops, Different types of irrigation and irrigation systems, storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce, e-technology in the aid of farmers.
5. Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices, Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, Limitations, revamping, issues of buffer stocks and food security, Technology missions in agriculture.
6. Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.
7. Land reforms in India since independence.
8. Effects of liberalization and globalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
9. Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
10. Science and Technology-developments and applications in everyday life and in National Security, India’s Science and Technology policy.
11. Achievements of Indians in science & technology, in digenization of technology. Developments of New technologies, transfer of technology, dual and critical use technologies.
12. Awareness in the fields of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Space Technology, Computers, Energy resources, nano- technology, microbiology, bio-technology. Issues relating to intellectual property rights (IPR), and digital rights.
13. Environmental security and Ecosystems, Conservation of Wild life, Biodiversity, Environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment,
14. Disaster as a Non-traditional security and safety challenge, disaster mitigation and management.
15. Challenges of International Security: Issues of Nuclear proliferation, Causes and spread of extremism, Communication networks, role of media and social networking, Basics of cyber security, money laundering and human trafficking.
16. India’s internal security challenges: Terrorism, corruption, insurgency and organized crimes.
17. Role, kind and mandate of security forces, Higher defense organizations in India18- Specific knowledge of Uttar Pradesh Economy:- Overview of UP Economy: State Budgets. Importance of Agriculture, Industry, Infrastructure and physical resources. Human Resources and Skill development. Government Programmes and Welfare Schemes.
18. Issues in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry and Animal Husbandry.
19. Law and Order and Civil Defence with special reference to U.P.

GENERAL STUDIES-IV

• Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human action, dimensions of ethics, ethics in private and public relationships. Human Values-lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators, role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.
• Attitude: Content, structure, function, its influence and relation with thought and behavior, moral and political attitudes, social influence and persuasion.
• Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public services, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections.
• Emotional Intelligence- concept and dimensions, its utility and application in administration and governance.
• Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.
• Public/Civil Service values and ethics in Public Administration: status and problems, ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions, laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance, accountability and ethical governance, strengthening of moral values in governance, ethical issues in international relations and funding, corporate governance.
• Probity in Governance: concept of public service, philosophical basis of governance and probity, information sharing and transparency in government. Right to Information, codes of ethics, codes of conduct, citizen’s charter, work culture, quality of service delivery, utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption.
• Case studies on above issues.

UPPSC PCS (Assistant Conservator of Forest / Range Forest Officer Services) Syllabus :

Pre Exam Syllabus

Pre Exam Syllabus is the Same as The Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services Examination.

Mains Exam Syllabus

General Studies, Paper-I

1. History of India – Ancient, Mediaeval, Modern
2. Indian National Movement and Indian Culture.
3. Population, Environment and Urbanization in Indian Context.
4. World Geography, Geography of India and its natural resources.
5. Current events of national and International Importance.
6. Indian Agriculture, Trade and Commerce.
7. Specific Knowledge of U.P. regarding education, Cultural, Agricultural, Trade, Commerce, the methods of living and Social Customs. History of India and Indian culture will cover the broad history of the country from about the middle of the nineteenth century and would also include questions on Gandhi, Tagore and Nehru. The part on current events of national and international Importance will include questions also on sports and games.

General Studies, Paper-II

1. Indian Polity
2. Indian Economy
3. General Science (Role of Science and technology in the development of India including science in every day life)
4. General Mental ability.
5. Statistical Analysis, Graphs and Diagrams.
   The part relating to Indian polity will include questions on the political system in India and Indian constitution. The Indian economy will cover broad features of economic policy in India. The part relating to role and impact of science and technology in the development of India, questions will be asked to test the candidates awareness in this field. Emphasis will be on the applied aspects. The part relating to statistical analysis, graphs, and diagrams will include exercise to test the candidates ability to draw common sense conclusions from information presented in statistical graphical or diagrammatical form and to point out deficiencies limitation or inconsistencies there in

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

Total number of questions in the question papers of optional subjects will be eight. All questions will carry equal marks. Each paper will be divided into two parts, viz. Part A and Part B, each part containing four questions. Out of eight questions, five questions are to be attempted. One question in each part will be compulsory. Candidates will be required to answer three more questions out of the remaining six questions, taking at least one question from each part. In this way, at least two questions will be attempted from each Part i.e. one compulsory question plus one more

UPPSC PCS Interview :

There Will be a Interview of 100 Marks Conducted. The test will relate to the matter of general interest keeping the matter of academic interest in view and for general awareness, intelligence, character, expression power/personality and general suitability for the service.

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