UPPSC PCS Notification 2020

Hello Aspirants, As you know that Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) released a Official Notification for UPPSC PCS 2020 Exam to recruit the 200 Vacancies through Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services and Assistant Conservator of Forest / Range Forest Officer Services Examination-2020.Those aspirants who belongs to Uttar Pradesh have a good opportunity to get Government job in UPPSC Departments.The aspirants can apply for the UPPSC until 21^st May 2020.UPPSC is a body which conducts different sector examination for the Uttar Pradesh State.UPPSC recruit candidates through state civil services and other state services.Through these functionaries candidate get their posting in various departments such as land records, land revenue, general administration.

UPPSC 2020 Notification

UPPSC has issued the UPPSC PCS 2020 notification on 20th April 2020 for the recruitment of 200 vacancies for the various kind of services-Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services (PCS) and Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) Range Forest Officer (RFO) Services Examination – 2020

UPPSC PCS and ACF/ RFO 2020 Official Notification – Download PDF

UPPSC PCS 2020 Exam Dates

UPPSC released the exam date for the PCS and ACF/RFO 2020 examination in its official calendar but due to coronavirus pandemic, the execution of exam can be delayed.As per the official notification the PCS Prelims 2020 exam is tentatively scheduled to be held on 21st June 2020.Here we are providing other important dates related to online application are given below.Check the tentative UPPSC 2020 PCS and ACF/RFO exam dates-

UPPSC PCS 2020 Events	Dates
UPPSC PCS 2020 Official Notification Release Date	21st April 2020
UPPSC PCS 2020 Online Application starts from	21st April 2020
Last Date to Apply for UPPSC PCS 2020	21st May 2020
Last Date for Making Fee Payment	18th May 2020
UPPSC PCS Prelims Admit Card 2020	June 2020
UPPSC PCS Prelims Exam Date 2020	21 Jun 2020 (Tentative)
UPPSC PCS Prelims Result 2020	October 2020(Tentative)
UPPSC PCS Mains Exam Date 2020	November 2020(Tentative)
UPPSC PCS 2020 Mains Result	January 2021(Tentative)
UPPSC PCS Personality Test	March 2021(Tentative)

UPPSC PCS 2020 Exam Overview

Name of Recruitment Exam	UPPSC PCS Exam 2020
Conducted by	Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission(UPPSC)
Exam Level	State Govt Job
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Exam Mode	Offline
Language	English and Hindi
Selection Process	Prelims Mains Interview
Age Limit	21 years to 40 years
Vacancy	200
Exam Cities	Across the Uttar Pradesh
Official Website	http://uppsc.up.nic.in/
Exam Helpdesk No. 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM	0532 – 2407547 +91 – 8765973668 +91 – 8765973766 (Lucknow)

UPPSC PCS 2020 Application Fee

In the ON-LINE Application process, after completing the procedure of first stage, Category wise prescribed examination fee is to be deposited as per instructions provided in second stage.Check below given table for category wise application fee for the UPPSC PCS and Assistant Conservator of Forest (A.C.F.) / Range Forest Officer (R.F.O.) Services Examination – 2020.

UPPSC PCS 2020 Prelims Application Fees

Category	Fee
General/ OBC / Economically weaker sections	Exam fee Rs. 100/- + On-line processing fee Rs. 25/-, Total = Rs. 125/-
SC/ST	Exam fee Rs. 40/- + On-line processing fee Rs. 25/-, Total = Rs. 65/-
Differently Abled Person(Handicapped)	Exam fee NIL+ On-line processing fee Rs. 25/- Total = Rs. 25/-
Ex-Serviceman	Exam fee Rs. 40/- + On-line processing fee Rs. 25/- Total = Rs. 65/-
Dependents of the Freedom Fighters/Women	According to their original category

UPPSC PCS 2020 Mains Application Fees

Category	Application Fee
General Category / EWS / OBC / Natives of Other States	Exam fee Rs 200 + 25/-(Online Processing Fees) Total=Rs.225/-
SC/ ST (Natives of UP)	Exam fee Rs 80 + 25/-(Online Processing Fees) Total=Rs.105/-
Persons with Disabilities (Natives of UP)	Exam fee NIL + Rs 25 (Online Processing Fees) Total=Rs.25/-
Ex-Army Personnel (Natives of UP)	Exam fee Rs 80 + 25/-(Online Processing Fees) Total=Rs.105/
Dependents of the Freedom Fighters/ Women (Natives of UP)	According to their original category

UPPSC PCS Eligibility Criteria

Before applying online application, kindly read full eligibility criteria for UPPSC PCS.Here we are providing eligibility criteria for UPPCS exam is given below.

Education Qualifications for UPPSC PCS

The candidate must be a Bachelors Degree of any recognised University or equivalent qualification to appear in the UPPSC PCS exam 2020.Those candidates who are in the final year of their graduation can also apply for the UPPSC PCS 2020 exam but they need to submit their final year mark sheet at the time of UPPCS main exam Detailed Application Form (DAF) submission. Kindly check post wise education qualification is given below-

S.No.	Name of the Post	Education Qualification
1.	Sub Registrar, Assistant Prosecuting Officer (Transport)	Law Graduate
2.	District Basik Shiksha Adhikari / Associate DIOS and Other equivalent administrative posts, District Administrative Officer	Post Graduate Degree
3.	District Audit Officer (Revenue Audit)	Commerce Graduate
4.	Assistant Controller Legal Measurement (Grade-I) / Assistant Controller Legal Measurement (Grade-II)	Degree in Science with Physics or Mechanical Engg. As one subject.
5.	Assistant Labour Commissioner	Degree in Arts with Sociology or Economics as a subject or Commerce/Law.
6.	District Programme Officer	Degree in Sociology or Social Science or Home Science or Social Work.
7.	Senior Lecturer, DIET	Post Graduate Degree with B.Ed.
8.	District Probation Officer	Post Graduate Degree in Psychology or Sociology or Social Work or any qualification equivalent thereto or Post Graduate Diploma in any Branch of Social Work from any recognised Institute of Social Work.
9.	Child Development Project Officer	Graduate Degree in Sociology or Social Work or Home Science or any qualification equivalent thereto recognised by the Government.
10.	Designated Officer / Food Safety Officer	(1) Post Graduate Degree in Chemistry as one of the subjects from a University established by law in India or a qualification recognised by the Government as equivalent thereto, or (2) Atleast one of qualification prescribed for Direct Recruitment to the post of Food Safety Officer given as below: A Bachelor’s Degree in Food Technology or Dairy  Technology or Biotechnology or Oil Technology or Agricultural Science or Veterinary Sciences or Bio-Chemistry or Microbiology or Post Graduate Degree in Chemistry or Degree in Medicine from a recognised University, or any other equivalent/recognised qualification notified by the Central Government, Provided that no person who has any financial Interest in the manufacture, import or sale of any article of food shall be appointed to be a Food Safety Officer.
11.	Statistical officer	Post Graduate Degree in mathematics or Mathematical Statistics or Statistics or Agricultural Statistics from an university recognized by Law in India or equivalent qualification recognised by the Government.
12.	Labour Enforcement Officer	Bachelor’s degree with Economics or Sociology or commerce and Post Graduate Diploma or Post graduate Degree in Law / Labour relation / Labor welfare / Labor Law / Commerce / Sociology / Social work / Social welfare / Trade Management / Personnel Management.
13.	Assistant Conservator of Forest	A Bachelor’s degree with at least one of the subject namely Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Geology, Forestry, Statistics or a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from a University established by Law in India or a Foreign University approved by the Central Government from time to time, or a qualification recognised by the Government as equivalent thereto.
14.	Range Forest Officer of Forest	A Bachelor’s Degree with two or more of the subjects, namely Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Forestry, Geology, Agriculture, Statistics, Horticulture and Environment or Bechelor’s Degree in Agriculture or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Science from a University established by Law in India or possess a qualification recognized by the Government as equivalent thereto.

UPPSC PCS Age Limit

Candidates must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have crossed the age of 40 years on July 1, 2020

Minimum Age	21 Years
Maximum Age	40 Years

The age relaxation for the reserved category candidates is provided below:

Category	Age Relaxation	Maximum Age Limit
OBC	5 Years	43 Years
SC	5 Years	45 Years
ST	5 Years	45 Years
PwD	15 Years	55 Years

Important Note: Skilled players of U.P. of Classified Games, State Govt. Employees of U.P. including Teachers/Staff of the Basic Shiksha Parishad of U.P. and Teachers / Staff of the Government Aided Madhyamik Vidyalayas of U.P. i.e. they must have not been born before 2nd July, 1974.

Physical Qualification for UPPSC ACF/RFO

MINIMUM PHYSICAL STANDARD: (A) For the Post of Assistant Conservator of Forest:- (1) No candidate for direct recruitment shall be appointed to the service unless he/she possesses the minimum standard for height and chest girth as specified below:-

Sex	Height	Chest girth (Fully Expanded)	Expansion
1	2	3	4
Male	163 Cms.	84 Cms.	5 Cms.
Female	150 Cms.	79 Cms.	5 Cms.

Provided that the minimum height standard in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes and to races such as Gorkhas, Nepalies, Assamese, Meghalayan Tribal, Laddakhese, Sikkimiese, Bhutanese, Garhwalies, Kumaunies, Nagas and Arunachal Pradesh candidates, shall be as follows:-

Sex	Height
1	2
Male	152.5 cms.
Female	145.0 cms.

(2) The male candidates will be required to qualify in walking test of 25 kms. to be completed in Four hours and female candidates of 14 kms. to be completed in Four hours. The arrangement for conducting this test will be made by the Chief Conservator of Forests, Uttar Pradesh so as to synchronise with the sittings of the Medical Board.

(B) For the post of Range Forest Officer:-

(1) No candidate for direct recruitment shall be appointed to the service unless he/she possesses the minimum standard for height and chest girth as specified below:-

Sex	Height	Chest girth (Fully Expanded)	Expansion
1	2	3	4
Male	163 cms.	84 cms.	5 cms.
Female	150 cms.	79 cms.	5 cms.

Provided that the minimum standard of height in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes and to races such as Gorkhas, Nepalis, Gardhwalis, Kumaonis  shall be as follows:-

Sex	Height
1	2
Male	152.5 cms.
Female	145.0 cms.

(2) The male candidates will be required to qualify a walking test of 25 kms. to be completed in Four hours and female candidates of 14 kms. to be completed in 4 hours. The arrangement for conducting this test will be made by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Uttar Pradesh so as to synchronise with the sittings of the Medical Board.

UPPSC Vacancy 2020

The list of posts under UPPSC PCS 2020 examination is given below-

UPPSC PCS Salary/Pay Scale

The details of approximate posts to be included in Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services Examination carrying the pay scale of Rs. 9300-34800 Grade Pay Rs 4600/- (except Naib Tehsildar whose grade pay is Rs. 4200/-) to Rs. 15600-39100/- Grade Pay Rs. 5400/-

Under the Assistant Conservator of Forest / Range Forest Officer Services Examination the Pay Scale, grade pay and status of Post are given as below:

S.No.	Name of the Post	Pay Scale / Grade Pay / Status of Post
1.	Assistant Conservator of Forest	Rs.15600/- to Rs.39100/-, Grade Pay- Rs.5400/-, Level-10 in the pay matrix Group “B”, Gazetted.
2.	Range Forest Officer of Forest	Rs.9300/- to Rs.34800/-, Grade Pay —Rs.4800/-,(Level-8 pay matrix 47600 – 151100) Group “B”, Gazetted.

UPPSC PCS Selection Process

The UPPSC PCS 2020 exam conducts in the three stages.The Prelims and Mains exam will be conducted offline across the state.The following three stages as follows-

• Prelims (Objective)
• Mains (Written)
• Personality Test (Interview)

UPPSC PCS 2020 Exam Pattern

Those candidates who applied for UPPCS exam 2020 Firstly, they appear in the Prelims exam then followed by mains exam and Interview (Personality test).As we know that Prelims exam is an objective type and Mains exam is an Subjective type.

UPPSC PCS Prelims Exam Pattern

Here is the UP PCS 2020 Prelims Exam pattern.Check below given table-

Paper	Total Questions	Marks	Duration
Paper-1 – General Studies I	150	200 Marks	2 Hours
Paper-2 – General Studies II (CSAT) Qualifying in Nature	100	200 Marks	2 Hours

Note-

• Minimum qualiflying marks for Paper II is 33%.
• Mandatory to appear in both the papers of Prelims.
• Merit of Prelims exam will be decided on the basis of Paper-I of the Preliminary Examination.
• 1/3^rd Negative Marking For each wrong answer.
• The timing of paper I will be from 9.30 to 11.30 A.M. and paper II from 2.30 to 4.30 P.M

UPPSC PCS Mains Exam Pattern

There are six compulsory and two optional subjects in the UPPSC PCS mains exam. The duration for each paper is 3 hours.The UPPCS 2020 Exam Pattern & Syllabus for Mains exams is given below-

Paper Name	Marks	Time Duration
General Hindi	150	3 Hours
Essay	150	3 Hours
General Studies – I	200	3 Hours
General Studies – II	200	3 Hours
General Studies – III	200	3 Hours
General Studies – IV	200	3 Hours
Optional Subject – Paper I	200	3 Hours
Optional Subject – Paper II	200	3 Hours

Interview (Personality Test)

Only such candidates will be called for interview who are declared successful on the basis of the main (written) examination.The personality test is the last stage of the UPPSC UPPCS exam. The commission has assigned 100 marks to the personality test, which makes it an important factor in deciding the final rank. The personality test revolves around the current events and the Detail Application Form (DAF) filled at the time of the main exam.

UPPSC PCS 2020 Syllabus

The syllabus of UPPSC PCS exam also released along with its official notification. Here is the Syllabus Summary of Prelims and Mains are given below-

UPPSC PCS Prelims Syllabus

• Current events of national and international importance.
• History of India and Indian National Movement.
• India 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

UPPSC PCS Mains Syllabus

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

UPPSC PCS 2020 Application Form

UPPSC PCS 2020 application form filled through online mode, This time there is no offline way to fill the application form.The online registration started on 21^st April 2020 and ends on 21^st May 2020.All those candidates who are eligible for apply online, they can find below given link-

UPPSC PCS and ACF/RFO 2020 Online Application Form Link

UPPSC PCS 2020 Result

There are three stages of exam.Therfore, UPPSC will release result for each and every stage of the exam.UPPSC will release the result of UPPCS Prelims 2020 after the answer key objection process has been done. According to the official notification, Prelims result is expected to be released in the month of October 2020.

UPPSC PCS 2020 Answer Key

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission will release UPPCS Prelims 2020 answer key within the one month of the exam.After releasing answer key, candidates can check their answers and found any query, then they can raise objection on wrong answers.

UPPSC PCS 2020- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. When was the UPPSC PCS 2020 official notification released?

UPPSC PCS 2020 Exam Official Notification was released on 21^st April 2020 at the official website of UPPSC.

2. What is the last date of UPPSC PCS 2020 Online Registration?

UPPSC PCS 2020 Exam Last date for apply online is 21^st May 2020.

3. When is the UPPSC 2020 PCS exam expected to be conducted?

UPPSC PCS 2020 Exam will be held on 21^st June 2020.

4. Is UPPSC PCS exam conducted in online mode?

UPPSC PCS Exam is conducted in offline mode (Prelims & Mains Exam).

5. What is the maximum age limit for UP PCS?

The maximum age limit is 40 years.

6. How many vacancies are there in UPPSC PCS exam 2020?

As per official notification, 200+ vacancies released by UPPSC.

7. Where can we Download UPPSC PCS Previous Year Papers?

Here is the link of UPPSC PCS Previous Year Papers.

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