Uttar Pradesh public Service Commission (UPPSC) Provincial Civil Services- PCS exam every year is conducted in the state. There are large no. of applicants for this examination. The competition is very high as there are many candidates who wish to join the civil services in the state.
UPPSC PCS Mains Exam Pattern 2019
The objective type question paper will be seen. There will be compulsory subjects and optional subjects in the examination.
Compulsory Subjects-
- General Subject- 150 marks
- Essay Writing- 150 marks
- General Studies Part 1- 200 marks
- General Studies Part 2- 200 marks
For General Hindi and Essay writing, 3 hours time will be allotted to the applicants and for General Studies (Part 1 & 2), 2 Hours will be allotted
For Optional Subjects- The candidates need to select the subject from the given list-
S.No. | Groups | Subject/ Field |
1 | A | Social Work |
Anthropology | ||
Sociology | ||
2 | B | Mathematics |
Statistics | ||
3 | C | Agriculture |
Animal Husbandry and veterinary Science | ||
4 | D | Civil Engineering |
Mechanical Engineering | ||
Electrical Engineering | ||
Agriculture Engineering | ||
5 | E | English literature |
Hindi literature | ||
Urdu literature | ||
Arabic literature | ||
Persian literature | ||
Sanskrit literature | ||
6 | F | Political Science & International Relations |
Public Administration | ||
7 | G | Management |
Public Administration |
UPPSC PCS Mains Exam Syllabus 2019
Hindi Subject- Unseen passages, Abstraction, Government and Semi Government letters,telegram writing, Circular writing, Prefixes & Suffices, Antonyms, Synonyms, idioms & phrases, Spelling & Sentence correction
Essay Writing- There are further 3 sections in this paper-
1st Section- Literature and Culture, Social Sphere, political Sphere
2nd Section- Science & Environment and Technology, Economic Sphere, Agriculture & industry and Trade
3rd Section- National and International affairs, natural calamities, National Development programmes and projects
From above sections, the applicant needs to select 1 topic from each section and write the essay on it.
General Studies I- History of India, Indian National Movement, Population, Environment and Urbanization, World Geography, national & International events, Uttar Pradesh Knowledge
General Studies II- Indian Polity, Indian Economy, general Science, General mental Ability, Statistical Analysis
UPPSC PCS Prelims Syllabus 2019 LOOK
Thanx…
And its helpful for us
lots of thanks for this knowledge
Please someone provide social work, Management and mathematics optional previous year question papers. It’ll be very helpful for us.
Thanks in advanced.
cant we salect history or geography for mains exam
Yes, if they belong to same category in the notification released by UPPSC you can select them.
plz mujhe mains ki teyari k liye history ki book btaiye
there are three different books for history,,,,for ancient it is Jha & Sri maali, for midwel -Harischandra Verma both parts and for modern- B.L.Grover and Bipin chandra.
S.K.Pandey is also helpful for all,,,,but the above books are of different standard.
sir can you plz provide fr uppcs anthro paper of last year
Very nice
Thnxs for getting important ideas for pcs exam syllabus….
Uppsc m optional subject graduation m Jo subject h unhi m she fill karna compulsory h kya pls reply
No Kusum,
It is not so, based on your interest and skill in the subject, you can select the same.
ap two optional chose kat sakte ho kahi se bhi jo syllabus m optional h
yes
Uppsc m optional subject graduation m Jo subject h unhi m she fill karna compulsory h kya pls reply
no not at all,,,u can choose any subject that are given in the notification of uppsc,,,with in the given category
Dear,
Can you pls help me to understand, does that mean that a candidate have to (optional) select one subject from each category.
Hi Prashant,
It is not the case that from each category the subject has to be selected; it is optional subjects (1 or 2) needs to be selected for the exam from the full list of categories.
Please let me know ..wheather History is in mains optional subject or nor..please some one answer me.
HI Gautam,
It can be only be checked from the advertisement released by UPPSC.
hello m from commerce background want to take philosophy and sociology or social work tell me the pattern and syllabus stategy
Hi Teresa,
The subjects can be selected once you have checked them in the advertisement PDF of UPPSC PCS.
Please tell me sir mains general studies papers are subjective or discriptive …
And there is compolson 1 obtional or 2 obtional…
Please ans i am waiting .
Thanks
It can be both ways in same paper. Optional subjects are compulsory but you can choose them from the categories by UPPSC officials.
thanks …it is really helpfull
it does not include economics as a optional subject?
Hi Rajat,
It includes the same as optional subject.
Please tell me literature of hindi language syllabus for uppsc mains
THANKS
thnku sir….. vry helpful for us.
Thanks a lot
Please someone provided gegoraphy privious year q* paper
pls tell m that can we take sociology along with social work as two optionals for uppcs
Hi Vandana,
If you have found the above combination for the exam in the notification released by the UPPSC Officials then you can choose the same.
can i take computer engineering subject for uppcs main
Hi Sachin,
You can select the optional subject if it is part of advertisement which is being displayed by the officials.
pls share last year qc paper
Sir plese given knowledge social work and diffence optional subj exit for uppsc
Hi Ranjana,
For each subject, you need to clear with the basics of all topics and you should practice questions of all type for the exam.
thanks for this knowlage
Its really good awarnes for us & Thank u so much
Thanks a lot sir for giving me this precious and most beneficial learning.
Please send me pcs main exam question paper
thanks
Great thanks.
To given this knowledge.
Thank you
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Can I opt for geology and geography as optional in uppsc mains?
As per the combinations allotted in the notification, you can select the optional subjects. If you find this combination in the PDF then you can apply for the same.
Kindly help to know that wheather defence study and analysis subject is included in uppsc mains exam or not ?
I have one question. Can anyone clearout to me please. Can i take geology with geography as optional in UPSC PCS exams???
hi,
sir, in mains exam choice subject 1 or 2
Hello sir,can you please provide me optional paper of geography
sir optional paper multiple hoga or discriptive
peovide me previous paper for uppcs
How many optional subject in uppcs sir
Main uppsc karna chatta hu optional subject main indian polity main tayari kar sakta hu ya nahi
pls send me physics question paper
Please tell me the pattern for optional subject. Is it objective or subjective
Please can I have UP PCS mechanical engineering optional previous years papers?
Please let me know, can I select economics and defence as a optional subject
hey,
can u please how to take geography as a optional subject in UPPSC pcs exam?..its only showing geology there….please reply as soon as possible
I am not getting an option to chose for botany how to choose for it do it need to select other sunjects.
what subject should i take for mains , i m a student of maths stream..
what subjects should i select in mains. i m a student of maths stream..
i have given my 12th(PCM) now i want to do BA as well as civil service preparation..so, plz tell me the subjects for BA…nd i want to know dat…is it pcs nd ias xams r different??
sir kya math b optinal subject me milega mujko main exam k liye ar agr milega to vo kis lavel ka milega 10th ya 12th ya b .sc
optional subject physics in uppsc is or not?
Hi Mukesh,
The list of optional subjects is given above.
Sir I want …… Sociology,deffence studies mains exam syllabus….plz send me
up pcs ki preparation ke liye asan tips dijiye please….
up pcs entrance exam ke liye optional subject I mean math kis level ka hoga
Hi Vivek,
The level will be of Class 12th level or more.
Is hindi is mendatary medium for this exam ??
Hi Mohd,
The questions can be translated to Hindi as well in exam paper.
Please .,provide me uppsc mains electrical engineering(optional) previous years papers… Thank you
Sir mene graduation math se kiya hai to kya me optional subject me history le sakta hun
Yes Akhil
sir when optional is choosen for mains exam
Hi,
It is chosen when application form is filled out.
Why there is no optional subject in cgpsc mains exam.
when optional is choosen for uppcs mains exam while filling pre form or mains form
Sir can you please send the PDF for optionals
Sir I can’t find English literature previous yr questions for up psc nd syllabus is also not detailed plz help
Mains Paper objective or subjective?
Please clear that.
Thanks you
Hi,
The paper will be objective.
hello sir
mere pre exam me 100 q. sahi he
mera no. ane ka chance he kya sie plz tell me
hello sir
mere pre exam me 100 q. sahi he
mera no. ane ka chance he kya sir plz tell me
100 % you will qualify
plz reply sir
Mujhe information chahiye can you tell me about PCS…….
Please provide previous years papers of English literature of uppsc (u.p.)mains optional
Please provide English literature study material for uppsc mains optional
Hii 👋… Sir…..
Can I choose zoology n social work…. Tell me plsss….. N from above PDF of optional subjects we can’t choose the both optional subjects from one section… Plsss
Sir kya up pcs 2018 me mains optional subject ke liyy management scoring hoga?kyoki mainy sir MAN kia hai….sir is subject me scaling ka koi harmful issue toh nhi hoga..plz sir help me
Hi Ankita,
If you are confident regarding management subject, then you can choose it because optional subjects are often really scoring and so you should never miss any chance to get maximum out of them.