UPPSC PCS 2025 Recruitment - Vacancy, Eligibility, Process & Result

Uttar Pradesh Combined State/ Upper Subordinate Exam 2025 ( UPPSC UPPCS )

Rachit Kumar Saxena
Updated on Sep 29, 2025 00:08 IST

By Rachit Kumar Saxena, Manager-Editorial

The UPPSC PCS recruitment 2025 was started with the release of the official notification on February 20, 2025. The Commission also activated the UPPSC 2025 application form with the release of official notification. The last date for the UPPSC 2025 application form is March 20, 2025. As per the official exam calendar, the Commission will conduct the UPPSC 20245 exam on October 12, 2025. 

The UPPSC recruitment has three stages

  1. Preliminary Exam stage
  2. Main (written) Exam stage
  3. Main (Interview) stage
Table of contents
  • UPPSC PCS Recruitment 2025
  • UPPSC UPPCS 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
  • UPPSC Notification 2025
  • UPPSC Application 2025
  • UPPSC PCS Eligibility 2025
  • UPPSC Vacancies 2025
  • UPPSC Exam Pattern 2025
  • UPPSC Syllabus 2025
  • UPPSC Result 2025
  • UPPSC Recruitment 2025 FAQs
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UPPSC PCS Recruitment 2025

The Commission carry out the UPPSC PCS recruitment every year for the elite services of the state. There are various decision-making positions in the State Bueracratic machinery which are recruited through the UPPSC PCS exam. Various components of the UPPSC PCS 2025 recruitment are explained below:

  • UPPSC Notification and Application 
  • UPPSC Exam
  • UPPSC Result

The above three are the most important components of UPPSC recruitment. Let us see each of them. 

UPPSC UPPCS 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of UPPSC UPPCS 2025 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates
Jan ' 26 - Feb ' 26

UPPSC 2026 Application Dates

TENTATIVE
DatesPast Exam Dates
30 Sep ' 25 - 12 Oct ' 25

UPPSC 2025 Admit Card

29 Jun ' 25 - 02 Jul ' 25

UPPSC UPPCS Main Exam Dates 2024

19 Jun ' 25 - 02 Jul ' 25

UPPSC UPPCS Admit Card- Mains 2024

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UPPSC Notification 2025

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission released the UPPSC 2025 notification on February 20, 2025. The Commission mentioned all the important information about the UPPSC exam in the notification. The Commission notified the number of vacancies, eligibility, exam pattern and the rules that will govern the exam. The UPPSC notification is the official document released by a Constitutional body which can be challenged in the Court of Law for any inconsistency with the existing laws. The Commission did not specify the syllabus of the newly added General Studies question papers. 

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UPPSC Application 2025

The Commission activated the UPPSC apply online link with the release of an official notification. The candidates were required to fill out the UPPSC 2025 applications online only. The Commission provided one month to fill out the UPPSC application. The candidates must fill out the application in time and submit the UPPSC application fee as prescribed in the official notification. The candidates must read the official notification to get all the eligibility conditions.

See Here: UPPSC exam dates

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UPPSC PCS Eligibility 2025

The Commission mentioned all the components of the UPPSC eligibility 2025 in the official notification. The candidates need to read and understand the eligibility criteria defined for each post. The commission outlines the eligibility criteria in a very unambiguous form. The candidates need to understand the eligibility criteria and only if they satisfy all the criteria, they should fill out the UPPSC Application form. UPPSC did not change any of the eligibility conditions in the latest notification.

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UPPSC Vacancies 2025

The Commission mentioned the tentative vacancies in the official notification. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission will mention the actual number of UPPSC vacancies 2025 in the prelims result notice. 

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission increased the number of UPPSC 2024 vacancies from 220 to 947 in the prelims result notice. This number of vacancies is one of the lowest numbers in recent times. The Commission did not mention the post-wise UPPSC vacancies in the official notification. The UPPCS vacancies play a motivational role in the UPPSC preparation. The number of vacancies is always mentioned in the UPPSC notification but they are tentative. The actual number of vacancies is written in the UPPSC main exam form sent to the qualified candidates.

Also Read: Best Posts in the UPPSC exam

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UPPSC Exam Pattern 2025

The UPPSC PCS exam is conducted based on the pattern mentioned in the UPPSC notification. The UPPSC PCS exam is a three-stage selection process comprising the following.

  • Prelims
  • Main
  • Viva-Voce (Interview)

UPPSC Prelims 2025 Exam Pattern

The Commission is expected to conduct the UPPSC PCS prelims exam in March across the state. The candidates need to check the UPPSC PCS Prelims exam pattern to score better in the exam. 

Paper Name

No. of Questions

Marks

General Studies – I

150

200

General Studies– II(Aptitude)

100

200

The Commission changed the UPPSC main exam pattern by removing the optional subject from the main exam. 

Also Read: UPPSC exam pattern

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UPPSC Syllabus 2025

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission notified the UPPSC syllabus in the official notification. The Commission changed the syllabus last year and conducted the exam based on the new syllabus. The candidates can see the previous year question papers to know the extent of UPPSC main syllabus. The syllabus for the UPPSC exam is like the UPSC IAS exam syllabus. The number of topics is common but the real difference is in the orientation of the UPPSC question papers. The UPPSC question papers follow the traditional trend and ask more questions from the facts and fewer questions from the analysis part. The candidates can see here the UPPSC Prelims syllabus so that they can start preparing for the exam.

UPPSC PCS Prelims Syllabus

The candidates should note that the prelims exam is a filtering exam and most of the candidates are filtered out at the prelims stage itself. The candidates are required to prepare all the topics notified in the UPPSC syllabus so that they can score better in the prelims exam. 

Current events of national and international importance

On Current Events of National and International Importance, candidates will be expected to know about them.

History of India & Indian National Movement

In History, emphasis should be on broad understanding social, economic and political aspects of Indian History. In the Indian National Movement, the candidates are expected to have a synoptic view of nature and character of the freedom movement, growth of nationalism and attainment of Independence.

India and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World

In World Geography only general understanding of the subject will be expected.
Questions on the Geography of India will relate to Physical, Social & Economic Geography of India.

Indian Polity and Governance

Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.:- In Indian Polity, Economic and Culture, questions will test knowledge of country’s political system including Panchayati Raj and Community Development, broad features of Economic policy in India and Indian Culture.

Also Read: Syllabus for Current Affairs

Economic and Social Development

Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.:- The candidates will be tested regarding problems and relationships between Population, Environment and Urbanisation.

General Science

Questions on General Science will cover general appreciation and understanding of Science, including matters of everyday observation and experience, as may be expected of a well-educated person, who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline.

General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change that do not require subject specialisation. General awareness of the subject is expected from candidates.

The candidates can see here the UPPCS Syllabus 2023 in detail for all stages of UPPSC exam. 

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UPPSC Result 2025

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission is expected to release the UPPSC prelims results in November /December 2025. The Commission will release the roll number of the qualified candidates in the result pdf but the Commission will not release the UPPSC cutoff with the result. It will be released after the declaration of the final result. The UPPSC declares the results for each stage of the exam separately. The UPPSC prelims exam is a screening exam and marks secured in this exam is not considered for the final merit. The main exam is the critical part of the exam process and the marks obtained here are counted for the final merit. 

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UPPSC Recruitment 2025 FAQs

The candidates can see here important questions related to the UPPSC PCS recruitment.

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Answered 2 weeks ago

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission will release the UPPSC Cutoff 2025 after the declaration of final result. The Commission will release the prelims cutoff for all the categories separately. Moreover, the post-group wise cutoff will also be released.

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Nitesh Singh

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 weeks ago

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission is expected to release its exam calendar 2026 soon on its portal. The Commission will notify the UPPSC PCS 2026 Application dates in its calendar. The Commission will provide 30 days to fill the online applications. 

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Manori Malhotra

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 weeks ago

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission is expected to release the UP PCS 2026 exam schedule soon in its exam calendar. The Commission will notify the PCS Prelims and main exam dates in its official exam calendar.

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Rashmi

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 weeks ago

No, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission is expected to release its exam calendar soon on its portal. The Commission will notify all the dates such as the notification, application and exam dates in its calendar.

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Saakshi Kumar

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 weeks ago

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission will release the UPPCS main admit card 2025 around 10 days before the exam commencement date. The Commission will notify the exam centre, shift timing and the date of examination in it.

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Aashi Tiwari

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 weeks ago

The UPPSC PCS admit card is valid only for the details mentioned in it. The Commission release the new admit card in case the exam is reschedule. The admit card has no validity after the exam date.

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Akanksha

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month ago

The UPPSC released the UPPCS Prelims Answer key on October 18. The last date to send objections against the incorrect answers was October 25, 2025 till 5.00 PM.

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Nitesh Singh

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month 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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Nishtha Shukla

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month 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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Mamona Gupta

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 2 months ago

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission released the UPPSC PSC prelims admit card 2025 on its portal uppsc.up.nic.in on September 30. The UPPSC PCS Prelims exam was conducted on October 12. The Commission released the UPPSC admit card 2025 fourteen days before the exam date.

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Vipra Sharma

Beginner-Level 5

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