UPPSC PCS 2025 Exam Analysis: Detailed Analysis for Prelims Exam
Uttar Pradesh Combined State/ Upper Subordinate Exam 2025 ( UPPSC UPPCS )
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission will conduct the UPPSC PSC prelims exam 2025 on October 12 at the designated exam centres. The Commission released the UPPSC admit card on September 30, 2025. It was the first time in recent times that the Commission released the admit card more than ten days before the exam date. The candidates will get here the UPPSC 2025 Prelims Exam Analysis.
The candidates should note that the Commission will release the UPPSC answer key for the prelims exam within a week from the exam. The candidates are suggested to check their answers from the official answer key. The UPPSC is expected to release the UPPSC PCS result in November 2025. In the UPPSC prelims CSAT paper is qualifying only and the candidates will be required to score 33 per cent marks in the paper which is 66 marks.
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UPPSC Exam Analysis 2025
The UPPSC PCS Prelims exam will be conducted on October 12, 2025 across the state in offline mode. The candidates will be required to mark the answers on the OMR sheet provided by the Commission. The candidates will get here the UPPSC PCS Prelims Exam Analysis of the General Studies Paper 1 mentioning the difficulty level of the questions asked in the exam.
| UPPSC Syllabus Section |
No. of Questions |
Difficult Level of the Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Polity and Governance |
TBA | TBA |
| Environment |
TBA | TBA |
| Current Affairs |
TBA | TBA |
| Science |
TBA | TBA |
| History of India & Indian National Movement |
TBA | TBA |
| Economy |
TBA | TBA |
| Government Schemes |
TBA | TBA |
| Geography |
TBA | TBA |
| Uttar Pradesh State-specific |
TBA | TBA |
| Miscellaneous |
TBA | TBA |
| Total |
150 |
TBA |
Commonly asked questions
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission will conduct the UPPSC exam 2025 (prelims) on October 12. The candidates will get here the UPPSC Exam analysis on the same day.
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission is expected to conduct the UPPSC Prelims exam 2025 on October 12. The Commission will release the UPPSC Prelims answer key 2025 by October 15.
UPPSC PCS Exam Analysis - Previous Years
The candidates will get here the UPPSC 2024 exam analysis and its video after the first shift of the exam. he UPPSC 2024 exam first shift was over by 11.30 and the candidates can see below the UPPSC 2024 exam analysis.
UPPSC 2024 Topic-wise Questions breakup
The candidates can see here that the UPPSC PCS paper asks questions from all walks of life. The candidates can expect the questions from the following sections.
| UPPSC Syllabus Section |
No. of Questions |
Difficult Level of the Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Polity and Governance |
22 | Moderate with Some difficult questions |
| Environment |
8 | Moderate |
| Current Affairs |
25 | Moderate |
| Science |
12 | Moderate |
| History of India & Indian National Movement |
24 | Moderate with Some Difficult Questions |
| Economy |
12 | Moderate |
| Government Schemes |
3 | Moderate |
| Geography |
24 | Moderate with Some Difficult Questions |
| Uttar Pradesh State-specific |
8 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous |
12 | Moderate |
| Total |
150 |
Moderate |
The candidates can see below the UPPSC previous year exam analysis.
UPPSC UPPCS Prelims 2022 Exam Analysis
UPPSC UPPCS exam analysis 2022 was based on the inputs received from the candidates who appeared in the exam. Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) conducted the UPPCS 2022 exam (prelims) on June 12 at the designated exam centres in offline mode across the state. The exam was conducted in two shifts because there are two papers in the prelims exam. The first shift was started at 09.30 A.M. UPPSC UPPCS general studies paper was conducted in the first shift. The marks secured in the general studies paper are considered for the UPPSC prelims result. The second paper (CSAT paper) is qualifying only and the candidates need to score equal to or above the qualifying marks (33 per cent). The paper was difficult and the expected UPPSC UPPCS cutoff will remain low.
UPPSC UPPCS prelims 2022 paper was not easy. As per the exam experts, the exam was moderately difficult. The Commission spelt surprise by asking a large number of questions from the History, Science and Technology and Current Affairs Sections. Around 80+ questions were asked from these three sections only. In the History section, there were a large number of questions from Ancient History and the questions were difficult to answer. The candidates having History as their optional subject can only answer the questions. The questions asked from Science and Technology section were comprehensive questions demanding deep knowledge of the concepts. Current Affairs questions were extensive and the candidates were asked dates and other minute details in some questions.
UPPSC UPPCS Prelims 2022 Subject-wise Questions-Breakup
The candidates can see below the subject-wise break up of the questions asked in the UPPSC UPPSC exam 2022.
| Sl. No |
UPPSC Syllabus Section |
No. of Questions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
History of India & Indian National Movement |
32 |
| 2 |
Geography |
15 |
| 3 |
Environment |
6 |
| 4 |
Science |
26 |
| 5 |
Indian Polity and Governance |
13 |
| 6 |
Economy |
7 |
| 7 |
Uttar Pradesh State-specific |
2 |
| 8 |
Current Affairs |
39 |
| 9 |
Miscellaneous |
4 |
| 10 |
Government Schemes |
6 |
|
|
Total |
150 |
The above numbers can vary from perspective to perspective because several questions fall into more than two subjects.
The candidates can see below the UPPCS Prelims exam analysis of previous years'.
UPPSC UPPCS Prelims 2020 Subject-wise Questions-Breakup
| Sl. No |
UPPSC Syllabus Section |
No. of Questions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
History of India & Indian National Movement |
26 |
| 2 |
Geography |
24 |
| 3 |
Environment |
8 |
| 4 |
Science |
12 |
| 5 |
Indian Polity and Governance |
16 |
| 6 |
Economy |
6 |
| 7 |
Uttar Pradesh State-specific |
1 |
| 8 |
Current Affairs |
39 |
| 9 |
Miscellaneous |
12 |
| 10 |
Government Schemes |
6 |
|
|
Total |
150 |
The UPPSC UPPCS exam is the most coveted exam of the state. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) is a constitutional body with a mandate to conduct the said exam. The UPPCS officers are the topmost officers appointed by the Governor of the state. The other official name of this exam is Uttar Pradesh Combined/Upper Subordinate Exam.
The UPPCS officers are only second to the IAS officers working in the state. They become an IAS officer through the limited departmental exam. These are very important officers of the state and hence the UPPSC recruitment process selects the best candidates based on the written exam and interview process.
UPPSC exam result 2018 shows that the share of women is increased to around 26% in the total selections. In the total of One hundred and Nineteen candidates selected for the post of SDM, forty-one of them are women candidates. In the Dy. SP category, eighteen females were selected. The females from the other states also are making their mark in the UPPSC exam. Even in the top three, the second rank is secured by a girl from Haryana. This shows that the candidates will have very tough competition from the candidates of other states as well.
See here: UPPSC 2020 Question papers
It is very important to understand and analyse the UPPSC UPPCS exam closely, to know the demand for the exam and to determine the competitiveness of the exam. Recently the UPPSC declared the UPPCS 2018 result. This marked the end of the recruitment process for 2018 for the public. Now the commission will do individual communication with the selected candidates on a one-to-one basis.
UPPSC UPPCS Prelims 2019 Subject-wise Questions-Breakup
The question paper is more traditional General Knowledge-based and the candidates need to prepare the core general studies facts.
The second paper of the UPPSC Prelims exam is qualifying only and the candidates need to score 33% marks of the total to qualify it.
UPPSC UPPCS Prelims 2019 Subject-wise Questions-Breakup
| Sl. No |
UPPSC Syllabus Section |
No. of Questions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
History of India & Indian National Movement |
23 |
| 2 |
Geography |
21 |
| 3 |
Environment |
22 |
| 4 |
Science |
22 |
| 5 |
Indian Polity and Governance |
18 |
| 6 |
Economy |
13 |
| 7 |
Uttar Pradesh State-specific |
1 |
| 8 |
Current Affairs |
22 |
| 9 |
Miscellaneous |
8 |
|
|
Total |
150 |
The above numbers are indicative only.
Commonly asked questions
The paper was moderate. There were a large number of questions from History, Current Affairs and Science and Technology section. The candidates can see here the complete exam analysis with subject-wise breakup.
UPPSC UPPSC Exam Analysis 2025 FAQs
The candidates can get here important questions related to UPPSC exam analysis.
Commonly asked questions
The candidates should note that the UPPSC PCS main exam is conducted in three exam centres only. These exam centres are
- Lucknow
- Prayagraj (Allahabad)
- Ghaziabad
Candidates can choose their exam center for the UPPSC main exam and can easily get such exam centre.
UPPSC UPPCS Exam
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
The UPPSC released the UPPCS Prelims Answer key on October 18. The last date to send objections against the incorrect answers is October 25, 2025 till 5.00 PM.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 3 weeks ago
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission is expected to conduct the UPPSC Prelims exam 2025 on October 12. The Commission will release the UPPSC Prelims answer key 2025 by October 15.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 3 weeks ago
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission will conduct the UPPSC exam 2025 (prelims) on October 12. The candidates will get here the UPPSC Exam analysis on the same day.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 4 weeks ago
Yes, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has released the UPPSC PSC admit card 2025 on its official website - uppsc.up.nic.in. The UPPSC PCS Prelims exam will be conducted on October 12. The Commission released the UPPSC admit card 2025 fourteen days before the exam date.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered a month ago
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission will conduct the UPPSC prelims exam 2025 on October 12, 2025. The Commission usually takes around 1 month to declare the UPPSC Prelims result. This year, the Commission is expected to declare the UPPCS Prelims result in November 2025.
The Commission will m
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered a month ago
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission will conduct the UPPSC Prelims exam on October 12, 2025. The Commission will release the official tentative answer key after the exam (within two to three days). The candidates will be required to check their answers and calculate their marks.
The Commissi
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Answered 2 months ago
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission conducted the UPPSC Prelims Exam on October 12, 2025. The Commission released the UPPSC Prelims Answer Key on October 18, 2025. The candidates can download the UPPSC answer key 2025 PDF and check their answers to calculate their score.
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Release of UPTET Application Form Oct '25
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