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• Each year, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission conducts the Uttar Pradesh Combined State / Upper Subordinate Exam to recruit candidates for public service officers.
• This is also known as the UP PCS exam.
• PCS is a provincial civil services exam. The UPPCS examination of 2022 is out.
• Each year the UP PCS examination is carried out for the various posts of civil servants.
• PCS is an administrative civil service under Group A of the Executive Branch of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
• To know the syllabus of the UPPCS exam 2022 in detail, please read through the article.

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UPPCS Syllabus 

The syllabus for the UPPCS exam 2022 is announced in the official notification. Here is the stage-wise syllabus for UPPCS exam 2022.

UPPCS Syllabus for Preliminary Examination

The prelims consist of two papers, the details of both the papers are given below. 

Paper 1:

General Studies -1 

Total Marks: 200 marks

1. Current events of national and international importance: On Current Events of National and International Importance, candidates will be expected to have knowledge about them.
2. History of India and 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 a synoptic view of nature and character of the freedom movement, growth of nationalism, and attainment of Independence.
3. India and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World: 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.
4. Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc:.:- In Indian Polity, Economics and Culture, questions will test knowledge of the country's political system including Panchayati Raj and Community Development, broad features of Economic policy in India and Indian Culture.
5. Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.: The candidates will be tested with respect to problems and the relationship between Population, Environment, and Urbanisation.
6. General Issues on Environmental ecology, Biodiversity, and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization, General awareness of the subject is expected from Candidates.
7. General Science: Questions on General Science will cover general appreciation and understanding of Science including matters of everyday observation and experience, as may be expected of a well-educated person, who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline.

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Paper 2:

General Studies - II Total Marks: 200 marks

1. Comprehension.
2. Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
3. Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
4. Decision making and problem-solving.
5. General mental ability
6. Elementary Mathematics upto Class X level-Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, and Statistics.
7. General English upto Class X level.
8. General Hindi upto Class X level.

Elementary Mathematics (Up to 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 integers 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 a 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, cumulative frequency curves (ogives), Measures of Central tendency: Arithmetic Mean, Median, and Mode.

General English Up to 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

Hindi:

शब्द रचना	पर्यायवाची शब्द
वाक्य रचना	मुहावरे & लोकोक्तियाँ
अर्थ	तत्सम एवं तद्भव
शब्द-रूप	देशज, विदेशी (शब्द भंडार)
संधि & समास	वर्तनी
क्रियाएँ	अर्थबोध
अनेकार्थी शब्द	हिंदी भाषा में होने वाली अशुद्धियाँ
विलोम शब्द	मुख्य बोलियाँ

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UPPCS Mains Syllabus 

The main examination syllabus is divided into various parts that are given below.

Essay

There will be three sections in the question paper of the Essay. Candidates will have to select one topic from each section and they are required to write an essay in 700 words on each topic. In the three sections, topics of the essay will be based on the 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, Landslide, Earthquake, Deluge, Drought, etc. (3) National Development programs and projects.

General Studies - I

1. History of Indian Culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature, and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
2. Modern Indian history (from A.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 the 18 century to the middle of the 20 century such as the French revolution of 1789, the industrial revolution, World Wars, redraw of national boundaries, Socialism, Nazism, Fascism etc-their forms and effect on 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 the 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 glaciers.
12. Oceanic resources of India and their potential.
13. The human migration-refugee problem of the World with a focus on India.
14. Frontiers and boundaries with reference to the 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 - II

1. Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure, Role of Supreme Court in the evolution of basic provisions of Constitution.
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 relations.
4. Separation of powers, dispute redressal mechanisms, and institutions. Emergence and use of alternative dispute redressal mechanisms.
5. Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other major democratic countries.
6. Parliament and State legislatures- structure, functioning, the conduct of business, powers and privileges and concerned issues.
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 Representation of People's Act.
9.  Appointment to various Constitutional posts, Powers, functions, and their responsibilities.
10. Statutory, regulatory, and various quasi-judicial bodies including NITI Aayog, their features, and functioning.
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 stakeholders.
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 sections.
14. Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education , Human Resources.
15.  Issues relating to poverty and hunger, their implication on body politic.
16.  Important aspects of governance. 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 trends.
18. India and its relationship with neighboring countries.
19. Bilateral, Regional, and Global groupings and agreements involving India and/ or affecting India's interest.
20. Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India's interests- Indian diaspora.
21. Important International Institutions, Agencies their structure, mandate, and functioning.
22. Specific knowledge of Uttar Pradesh regarding Political, Administrative, Revenue, and Judicial System.
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 (SDGs).
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, indigenization 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, nanotechnology, microbiology, biotechnology. Issues relating to intellectual property rights (IPR), and digital rights.
13. Environmental security and Ecosystems, Conservation of Wildlife, 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, the role of media and social networking, Basics of cybersecurity, 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 India.
18. 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.
19. Issues in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry and Animal Husbandry.
20. Law and Order and Civil Defence with special reference to U.P.

General Studies - IV

1. 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.
2. Attitude: Content, structure, function, its influence, and relation with thought and behavior, moral and political attitudes, social influence, and persuasion.
3. 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.
4. Emotional Intelligence- concept and dimensions, its utility, and application in administration and governance.
5. Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and the world.
6. 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.
7. Probity in Governance: the concept of public service, the 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.
8. Case studies on above issues.

UPPCS Syllabus for Mains Examination (Optional Subject List)

Here is the list of Optional subjects in the examination:

Subject

Agriculture

Zoology

Chemistry

Physics

Mathematics

Geography

Economics

Sociology

Philosophy

Geology

Psychology

Botany

Law

Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science

Statistics

Management

Political Science & International Relations

History

Anthropology

Civil Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

English Lit.

Urdu Lit.

Hindi Lit.

Sanskrit Lit.

Commerce & Accountancy

Public Administration

Medical Science

UPPCS Exam Pattern 2022

The Official notification for the UPPCS 2022 exam is out. Follow the expected UPPCS exam pattern given below to start your preparation.

Stage-I UPPCS Exam Pattern for Prelims

Here is the expected exam pattern for UPPCS Prelims examination:

Paper	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Duration
Paper-1 - General Studies I	150	200 marks	2 Hours (9.30-11.30 am)
Paper-2 - General Studies II (CSAT)	100	200 marks	2 Hours (2.30- 4.30 pm)

 

Marking Scheme For UPPCS Prelims Exam

• Stage 1, i.e, Prelims exam is an objective based, multiple choice question type exam.
• This is subdivided into two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2, for which the information is given in the above mentioned paragraph.
• For paper 1, every right answer will be given 1.33 marks. 
• For paper 2, every right answer will be given 2 marks.
• For every wrong answer, 0.33 marks will be deducted.

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Stage-II UPPCS Exam Pattern​ for Mains

Candidates who qualify in the preliminary exam will be eligible for the mains examination. In the below mentioned table we have listed down the expected UPPCS Mains exam pattern.

Paper	Description	Marks
1	General Hindi	150
2	Essay	150
3	General Studies-I	200
4	General Studies –II	200
5	General Studies –III	200
6	General Studies –IV	200
7	Optional Subject - Paper 1	200
8	Optional Subject - Paper 2	200
Total (Written Test)		1500

• The UPPCS mains examination will have subjective questions.
• The total marks of the UPPCS Mains exam is 1500 marks, for this candidates have to write full-fledged answers in the exam.

Stage III- UPPCS Exam Pattern​ - Personality Test (VIVA-VOCE) 

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. There is no such fixed pattern for the interview. All the document verification happens in this stage and the candidates are assigned to a particular interview board. After the interview, the final selection is decided.

We hope that you could get detailed information about the UPPSC examination syllabus and exam pattern from this article. THE UPPCS exam syllabus is very broad with two written examinations and different stages involved in them. It is essential to be thorough with the syllabus for good results. We have also mentioned the exam pattern here so that the candidates understand the pattern of the syllabus in the examination and prepare accordingly. For more information and updates, download the Testbook app.