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Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (PCS) Exam 2026 — Advt No. A-1/E-1/2026 — window closed; prelim scheduled 06 Dec 2026
Important Dates
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Vacancies & Posts
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Total Vacancies~500 (approximate) Not confirmedReported pay Not confirmed
Not taken from an official pay circular — treat as approximate.
| Pay Level | Pay Band | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Level 9–10 (third-party cited, not independently verified against an official UP pay-matrix document) | ~₹56,100 basic upward for Deputy Collector/DSP-equivalent posts | Deputy Collector (SDM), DSP, Block Development Officer, Assistant Regional Transport Officer, Naib Tehsildar, Commercial Tax Officer, District Basic Education Officer, Food Safety Officer, and other Group B posts |
Who Can Apply
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Application fee
What You Need
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- 📷 Photo5 cm × 6 cm @ 200 DPI (≈394×472 px, derived from the official cm/DPI spec — the source states cm/DPI, not px directly) · 50 KB · JPG — true colour photo — confirmed from the official OTR photo-instructions PDF Not confirmed
- ✍️ Signature6 cm × 3 cm @ 200 DPI (≈472×236 px, derived) · 30 KB · JPG — true colour scan — confirmed from the official OTR photo-instructions PDF Not confirmed
- 💳 Application FeeGeneral/OBC/EWS: Rs 125.SC/ST: Rs 65.PwD: Rs 25.Ex-servicemen: Rs 40. (Figures are for the Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services exam application; secondary-sourced from careers360.com, consistent across recent cycles but confirm against the specific year's notification as UPPSC periodically revises fees.) Not confirmed
How to Apply
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View Official Notification ↗- Complete One-Time Registration (OTR) at otr.pariksha.nic.in if not already registered
- Apply for this specific PCS notification at uppsc.up.nic.in
- Upload photo and signature to spec
- Pay the fee and submit
Exam Pattern
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Prelims: 2 hours per paper (2 papers, same day). Mains: 3 hours per paper (8 papers across multiple days). Interview: not fixed duration. · Negative Marking: Prelims: -1/3 (0.33) mark deducted per wrong answer on both GS papers; no deduction for unattempted questions. Mains and Interview: no negative marking (descriptive format). · Passing Marks: Prelims Paper I (GS): N/A — merit-based cutoff, declared after each exam, no fixed pre-set qualifying %. Prelims Paper II (CSAT): fixed qualifying minimum of 33% (does not count toward ranking, pass/fail only).
| Section | Details |
|---|---|
| Prelims Paper I - General Studies | 150 questions, 150 marks, 2 hours, counted toward Prelims cutoff (merit-screening only, not added to final merit) |
| Prelims Paper II - General Studies (CSAT/aptitude) | 100 questions, 100 marks (some sources report combined Prelims total of 400 marks/250 questions across both papers — figures on exact question count per paper are inconsistent across sources), 2 hours, qualifying only (min 33% required), not counted toward Prelims ranking |
| Mains Paper 1 - General Hindi | 150 marks, 3 hours, qualifying nature per some sources (verify) |
| Mains Paper 2 - Essay | 150 marks, 3 hours, counted in merit |
| Mains Papers 3-8 - General Studies I-IV plus optional subject papers | 200 marks each, 3 hours each, counted in merit (total Mains marks approx. 1500 across 8 papers per secondary sources) |
| Interview - Personality Test | 100 marks, counted in final merit |
Syllabus
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Three stages — Prelims (objective/online, 2 papers same day), Mains (descriptive, multiple papers on different days), Interview (personality test).
Career
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- PCS officers become eligible for the State-Civil-Service-to-IAS promotion quota after around 8–12 years of service
Source & Verification
FAQs
Does the UPPSC Prelims score carry forward to the final merit list?
No. Prelims (both GS Paper I and the CSAT Paper II) is only a qualifying/screening stage. Your final rank is decided purely by Mains + Interview marks.
What happens if I don't clear the 33% cutoff in Prelims Paper II (CSAT)?
You're eliminated regardless of your Paper I score — Paper II is qualifying-only, but you must clear the fixed 33% threshold to have Paper I even considered for the Prelims cutoff.
Is UPPSC Mains entirely descriptive, or are there objective papers too?
Mains is entirely descriptive/subjective (handwritten answers), covering General Hindi, Essay, and multiple General Studies and optional-subject papers — there's no negative marking at this stage since it's not MCQ-based.
How many attempts or age relaxation categories does UPPSC allow?
This varies by category (General/OBC/SC/ST/PwD/domicile) and changes across notifications — check the specific year's official notification on uppsc.up.nic.in rather than relying on a fixed number, since UPPSC does not publish a single unchanging attempt limit the way UPSC does.
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