Online Preparation for UPPSC Exam in India - Avision Institute

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission will conduct the first stage of the UPPSC selection process, i.e. the Prelims, on 2nd February 2024. Those fulfilling the UPPSC PCS eligibility criteria will only be allowed to appear in the entire PCS selection process.

The application process started on 1st January and closed on 2nd March 2024. The first stage which aspirants have to appear for is the Prelims. After which the qualified candidates will be called for the second stage of Mains examination followed by an Interview.

The first step is the Preliminary exam in the UPPSC selection process where applicants must meet the UPPSC cut-off decided by the exam conducting authorities to make it to the next selection stage, the Mains exam. There are two papers out of which the second paper is qualifying in nature. Aspirants need 33% of the total marks in this paper to qualify for the second stage.

The Prelims exam in the UPPSC selection process will be objective type and consists of a total of 250 questions carrying 400 marks. Candidates must know that there will be a negative marking where 1/3rd of the total marks will be deducted on every incorrect attempt.

Paper Name	No Of Questions	Marks
General Studies-I	150	200
General Studies-II	100	200

Note: that the marks obtained in Paper 2 are just qualifying in nature, and the marks scored in Paper 1 are considered for UPPSC Prelims Merit List.

The UP PCS Mains exam is the second level of the UPPSC selection process. Those who qualified the Prelims , are allowed to appear for the Mains exam. There have been few changes in the Mains level of the UPPSC selection process.

●      As opposed to 6 papers, now there will be 8 papers.

●      The four GS papers have been increased to 6 by replacing the two optional subjects.

●      The two newly-added papers will be focused on the knowledge of Uttar Pradesh.

●      The two papers on General Hindi and Essay writing remain the same.

Candidates who meet or exceed the cut-off marks are eligible for the final stage of the UPPSC selection process. The UPPSC exam pattern for Mains has been provided here for reference of the candidates.

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	General Studies-V	200
8	General Studies-VI	200
Total	1500

Note that the applicants double the vacancies selected for the Interview round.

Those who qualify in the Prelims and Mains are eligible to sit in the Interview stage of the UPPSC Selection Process 2024. The interview is the final stage of the selection criteria, and the candidates are selected on the basis of their Interview scores along with the scores obtained in Mains.

●      The Interview stage of the UPPSC selection process carries 100 marks.

●      At the time of the interview, applicants must bring all original certificates.

●      All credentials are checked at this time, as are all statements made by the applicants.

●      The UPPSC interview is undertaken by the interview boards that have been created specifically for this purpose.

The final merit list will be generated after the UPPSC interview by combining the main exam scores and the interview score.

Q. What is the UPPSC selection process 2024?

Ans. The UPPSC PCS selection process is divided into 3 stages. Candidates need to qualify for all the stages, one after the other, to move forward to the next round. The three stages are as follows:

○      Prelims

○      Mains

○      Interview

Q. What is the first stage of UPPSC selection process?

Ans. You can download the official UPPSC answer key 2024 here now. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has released the answer key PDFs. However, our experts have discussed the UPPSC question paper 2024 for sets A, B, C, and D so that you can get a clear picture of all the answer keys.

 

Q. What is UPPSC answer key release date 2024?

Ans. The official UPPSC Prelims Answer Key for Paper 1 & Paper 2 has been released on 25 November 2024 for Sets A, B, C, and D. Candidates appearing for the UPPSC PCS exam can download the official UPPSC answer key here now after the exam which was held on 25 November 2024. The unofficial answer key was released by AVISION'S Exam Prep experts on the exam day itself upon analyzing the question paper.

Q. Who releases UPPSC PCS answer key 2024?

Ans. The exam organizing body Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) is the body that is responsible for releasing the UPPSC PCS answer key for Prelims exam. It releases the answer key pdf for General Studies 1 and General Studies 2 (CSAT) papers.

Q. How do I challenge the UPPSC PCS answer key?

Ans. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission shall give you the option to challenge the UPPSC PCS answer key for GS 1 and GS 2 papers. In case you feel that the answer key marked by the officials is incorrect, then you may raise an objection against it within the given time and date. You should be able to provide the correct answer key with document proof while raising an objection.

Q. What is the next step after the release of the UPPSC PCS answer key?

Ans. After the release of UPPSC PCS answer key, you can raise an objection against it, if any. Thereafter, a final answer key along with the UPPSC PCS result will be released by the Commission. Candidates who obtain the cut off marks will be called to fill up the Mains form so that they can appear in the Mains exam.

Q. What is the use of UPPSC answer key PDF?

Ans. UPPSC answer key PDF allows you to know the correct answers for all attempted and unattempted questions for sets A, B, C, and D. You can utilize the answer key to know your marks. Having known the marks enables you to know your qualifying status for the Mains exam.