UPPSC PCS Exam- Syllabus Overview

Paper I– सामान्य हिंदी

1. दिये गए गद्य खण्ड का अवबोध एवं प्रश्नोत्तर।
2. संक्षेपण।
3. सरकारी एवं अर्धसरकारी पत्र लेखन, तार लेखन, कार्यालय आदेश, अधिसूचना, परिपत्र।
4. शब्द ज्ञान एवं प्रयोग।

(अ) उपसर्ग एवं प्रत्यय प्रयोग

(ब) विलोम शब्द

(स) वाक्यांश के लिए एकशब्द

(द) वर्तनी एवं वाक्य शुद्धि

5. लोकोक्ति एवं मुहावरे

Paper II- Essay

There will be three sections in the question paper of the Essays, each Candidate will have to select one topic from each section and write an essay in 700 words on each topic. In the sections, the topics of the essay will be based on the following:

• 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

Paper III- General Studies-I

• History of Indian Culture, Art Forms, literature, and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
• Modern Indian history (from A.D.1757 to A.D. 1947), The Freedom Struggle, Post-independence and reorganization.
• History of the world.
• Indian Society and culture, Role of Women in society, population, poverty, developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies
• Meaning of liberalization, privatization, and globalization and their effects.
• Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism
• Distribution of major natural resources of the World and industries.
• Physical Geography, Ocean Geography, Human geography, Boundaries of the world, population, and Settlements.

Paper IV- General Studies II

• Indian Polity, its structure, Constitution, salient features, various bodies, and their functions.

• Role of Civil Services in a democracy in the context of emerging trends.
• India and its relationship with neighboring Countries;
• Bilateral, Regional, and Global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interest
• Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests- Indian diaspora
• Important International Institutions, Agencies their structure, mandate, and functioning
• Current affairs and events of Regional, State, National and International importance
• Issues relating to the development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources
• Issues relating to poverty and hunger, and their implication on politics.

Paper V- General Studies-III

• Economic planning in India, NITI Aayog, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Issues of Poverty, Unemployment, Social Justice and Inclusive growth.
• Government Budgets and Financial System
• Agriculture, e-technology in the aid of farmers, subsidies and minimum support prices, Public Distribution System, Technology missions in agriculture
• Food processing and industries in India.
• Land reforms in India since independence, and effects of liberalization and globalization, Infrastructure– Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, etc.
• Science and Technology and Achievements and Developments of Indians in science & technology.
• Environment and Ecosystems, Disaster management.
• Challenges of International India’s internal security

Paper VI- General Studies-IV

• Ethics, Integrity, and Human Values
• Attitude, Aptitude and Foundational Values
• Emotional Intelligence
• Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and the world.
• Values and ethics in Public Administration
• Probity in Governance
• Case studies on the above issues

Paper VII- General Studies-V (State GS 2)

• History, Civilization, Culture, and Ancient Cities of UP.
• Architecture, their significance and maintainability, museum, archive, and archaeology of UP.
• Contributions of UP in the 1857 revolt and freedom struggles of India.
• Rural, Urban, and Tribal affairs and issues
• Polity and Political System of UP
• Public Service Commission and Special State Selection Criteria
• Issues Related to Security, Law, and Order in UP.
• Medical Health, Education System, and Policy Implementation of UP.
• Current Affairs, NGOs, Innovation, and Tourism of UP.

Paper VIII- General Studies-VI (State GS 1)

• Economy of UP, UP Government Schemes, Projects, and Planned Development and Investment.Demography, Population, and Censuses of UP.
• Commercialization of agriculture, New Forest Policy, Social Forestry, Agricultural Diversity, Developmental Indices of UP.
• Geography, Transport Network, Power Resources, Infrastructure, Industrial Development, Pollution and Environmental Issues, Pollution Control Board and its functions.
• Natural Resources, Climate Change and Weather Forecasting, Habitat and Ecosystem, Flora and Fauna regarding UP.
• Science and Technology in U P.
• Aquaculture, Viticulture, Sericulture, Floriculture, Horticulture, and Arboric culture in UP.
• Evolvement of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for UP.