Uttar Pradesh public service examination (2024)
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) examination is an official level examination conducted by the UPPSC to recruit candidates for various administrative posts in the state government of Uttar Pradesh. Established on April 1, 1937 under the Government of India Act, 1935, the UPPSC operates with the objective of selecting the best talent from the state's civil service and preparing them with good governance and transparency.
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission, based in Prayagraj, conducts the UPPSC examination. The committee has a chairman and other members appointed by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. The main function of UPPSC is to conduct entrance tests for government jobs and other posts to ensure a fair and just selection process.
UPPSC exam is conducted to fill various administrative posts and other important posts in the state government like Provincial Civil Services (PCS), Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF), Rank Forest Officer (RFO) etc. . under service The aim is to recruit competent and efficient officials who can contribute to the governance and development of Uttar Pradesh.
Educational qualification/requirements for UPPSC examination
The eligibility criteria for the examination is that the candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or institution.
The requirements are often standardized, and the lowest age for candidates ranges usually from 21 years of age to 40 years basically.
As for the nationality only candidates who are Indian citizens are eligible for the program.
Exam pattern & structure
The UPPSC exam consists of three sections:
- The first one is the Preliminary Examination: These examinations include two exams which are General exam-I & General exam-II . General exam-I include topics such as history, geography, politics etc. And the general exam -II includes reasoning, comprehensive, interpersonal skills etc. It is based on MCQ pattern or objective questions only. It include negative marking each question consisting (0.33) negative marking.
- The second examination is the Main Examination :These exams are mainly description type. Including topics such as General knowledge, Hindi, essay, general knowledge and some optional kind of paper that students have to select.
- The third examination is the Interview Personality Test : Interview and personality test exams appear by the students who clear the main exams . This exam is conducted for testing candidate suitability for the job and overall personality test.It consists of 100 marks.
Negative marking: For negative marking preliminary exam sets a strict criteria, for one wrong answer 0.33 marks would be deducted per wrong answer
Registration for UPPSC 2024 , important dates and steps
The steps to register for UPPSC exams are listed below :
- For the registration firstly visit the official off the Uttar Pradesh public service commission UPPSC portal link
- Then create an profile or new account
- Then Fill in all the Basic Details such as name, date of birth, email address, mobile number, etc.
- Then Registration ID and Password will be provided to the candidate registering for the exam
- After that Login to the account Submit the Application Form
- Now the candidate would be provided with multiple post options in which they want to apply for such as PCS, ACF-RFO etc.
- Fill in the form by providing all the basic and necessary information regarding personal details, educational qualifications, category (if any) and then Upload scanned copy of photograph and signature.
- Lastly pay the Application Fee required
As per the current notification the application fees for registration is Rs 125/- for general category and For OBC’s , for SC /ST candidates the application fees is RS 65/-
Then after payment Submission the registration is completed
Important documents needed are : Aadhar card, category Certificate(if any), class 10 and 12 marksheet ,graduation marksheet If applicable, masters degree if Applicable, scanned photo and signature.
UPPSC 2024 exam updates
The first set of paper which is Prelims is to be conducted on October 27th 2024
For the RO/ARO re examination would be scheduled for 22 December 2024
The admit card is to expected on Oct 17th, 2024.
For the registration, it has been completed for this year. The last date was February 2, 2024
Candidates who wish to register can register themselves for the next year examination
Suggestions and important tips for the UPPSC examination candidates
Candidate must carry these documents provided below :
- Admit card
- Photo Id proof
- Photograph
- Stationary
- Transparent water bottle
- For the dress code
- Wear comfortable, simple clothes without any buttons prefer to wear a simple Tshirts
- For footwear avoid shoes only wear slippers and sandals.
- Jewelry and accessories are not allowed
- No electric devices such as calculator, mobile phone, smart watch, are not permitted to carry to the examination haul
Candidate must avoid these circumstances on the examination day such as delay in reaching the examination center or facing obstacles to reach the exam center on time. So to avoid that leave one or two hours prior as per the distance and do verify the location of center before the exam day so that no address issues would be there. The last but not the least thing that candidate must avoid is to bring Incorrect documents to the exam location, before leaving for the exam haul double-check the documents and make sure they are up-to-date, for extra safety purpose go with lamination of the document.
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