UPPSC PCS 2023 Eligibility Criteria: Check Age Limit, Educational Qualification

Q: Q: What is the Educational Qualification required for the UPPSC 2023 Exam?

A: The educational qualification required for the UPPSC 2023 exam will be a graduate degree from a recognised institutions. There is not bar of minimum percentage requirement in the exam. Any graduate can apply for the exam. The Commission will release the UPPSC 2023 notification soon and will mention the UPPCS eligibility in the officiail notification.

Q: Q: Is UPPSC easy than UPSC?

A: The candidates should understand that the UPSC is a national-level exam and the UPPSC is a state-level exam. The level of competition and the orientation of the main exam papers are different. This can be one reason that the UPPCS is considered easier than UPSC but in reality there is not much difference and both the exam required dedicated preparation.

Q: Q: Is coaching necessary for cracking the UPPSC PCS Exam?

A. It is a very subjective consideration. Each candidate should assess his or her potential and weaknesses by analysing the previous year question papers and decide accordingly. The candidates should take advice from seniors, mentors and see the Toppers videos for the right strategy and plans. In case, the candidates need feels that he or she needs guidance, then he or she must join the coaching.

Q: Q: Is SDM and PCS same?

A: In most cases, the person working as the Sub-Divisional Magistrate is a PCS officer but in some cases the IAS probationers work as a SDM during their probation (training period) and during their initial years of working in the field.

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Rachit Kumar Saxena

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Updated on Mar 3, 2023 09:51 IST

UPPSC PCS eligibility conditions will be mentioned in the official notification expected in the third week of February 2023. The Commission will chalk out educational qualifications, age limit and other rules and regulations that will govern the exam. The Commission will also mention the relaxation provided for the reserved categories.

UPPSC 2023 Eligibility Criteria will be mentioned in the official notification which will be released today. It is expected that the UPPSC eligibility conditions will not be changed in the upcoming exam. The candidates can see here the educational qualification, age limit, relaxations provided to reserved categories and other details.

UPPSC PCS 2023 Eligibility: UPPSC PCS 2023 notification will be released today. The Commission will notify all the UPPSC 2023 eligibility conditions in the official notification. The candidates must read the official notification to get the details of UPPCS eligibility 2023. The eligibility conditions given in the official notification will be applicable till the completion of the exam. The Commission can cancel the candidature of the candidate at any moment in case of non-conformity to the eligibility conditions. This is why the candidates must ensure that they conform to the UPPSC eligibility criteria mentioned in the notification.

Earlier, the Commission released the UPPSC exam calendar 2023 mentioning the exam dates for the UPPSC prelims exam 2023. The Commission will conduct the UPPSC prelims exam 2023 on May 14. The Commission will release the UPPCS eligibility components such as educational qualification, age limit, attempts and the age-relaxations provided to the reserved category candidate in the official notification.

Q: How can I apply for UPPCS Exam 2025?

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission released the UPPSC 2025 applications on February 20, 2025. The candidates applied online on uppsc.up.nic.in. The last date to apply for the exam was March 20, 2025. The Commission will also provide the UPPSC 2025 application correction facility till April 2, 2005.

Q: How many attempts are there in UPPCS Exam?

The candidates need not to worry about the number of attempts in the UPPSC PCS exam because there is no limit to the number of attempts in the exam. The candidates can appear in the UPPSC PCS exam till they confirm to the age limit criteria as prescribed in the official notification. The upper age limit is the only restriction for applying. The upper age limit for the General Category candidates is 40 years. The Commission also provide age relaxation to the reserved category candidates.

Q: Can State PCS Officers be promoted to IAS?

The State PCS Officers can be promoted to the IAS subject to certain conditions laid down by UPSC. Every year, out of the total vacancies of IAS (in a state), 33% is filled through the promotion. The minimum years of service is 12 years. Only after completing this much years in service, the candidate become eligible for such promotion. The UPSC will form a Committee for the promotion in the Chairmanship of UPSC member. States Chief Secretary will also be the member of that Committee.

UPPSC PCS eligibility criteria are one of the most important components of the UPPSC 2023 notification and all the candidates must understand the eligibility for the exam so that they will not be surprised at the later stage of the exam. There are reported cases where the candidate was rendered ineligible for certain posts at the time of service allocation.
We are explaining the UPPSC PCS 2023 eligibility criteria for the candidates.

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Table of contents

UPPSC PCS 2023 Education Qualification
Age Limit for the UPPSC PCS Exam
UPPSC PCS 203 Eligibility FAQs

UPPSC PCS 2023 Education Qualification

The educational requirement for all the posts of the UPPCS 2023 exam except for some specialised positions is a bachelor's degree of any recognised university from any discipline with any percentage of marks. There is no bar for the candidates having a passing percentage only in the graduation exam.

The candidates who are in the final year of their Bachelor's Degree program are also eligible to fill out the UPPSC 2023 form but with a condition that they have to submit the self-attested certificate at the time of the Detail Application Form (DAF) submission for the UPPPSC main exam.

Q: What qualification is required for PCS officer?

The candidates should note that the PCS officers are recruited through the UPPCS exam and the educational qualification required to become a PCS officer is a graduate in any discipline. Some posts in UPPCS exam required additional educational qualification, which is mentioned in the official notification. There is no minimum percentage required to fill the UPPSC PCS application. The Commission provides a level playing field to all the candidates.

Q: What qualification is required to become a UPPCS officer?

The qualification required to become a PCS officer is a Graduate degree from any recognised university or institution. The Commission releases the notification every year and states the qualification required to become a PCS officer is a graduate. There is no minimum percentage for the candidates. It implies that the candidates having any percentage in the Graduation degree can apply for the UPPCS exam.

Q: What is the age limit for UPPSC PCS Exam?

A. UPPSC PCS is considered as one of the toughest exams in the state. The Age limit for UPPSC PCS exam is different for the different categories. It is defined as follows:

Lower Age limit is 21 years
Upper Age Limit is 40 years

The age of the candidates is counted as on July 1 of the exam year. The age is counted from January 1 of the exam year.

The Commission provides relaxation in the upper age limit to candidates belonging to the reserve categories.

But there are various specialised positions and these positions required special educational qualifications. The following are the positions which require a peculiar educational qualification.

Post	Educational Qualification required
Sub Registrar, Assistant Prosecuting Officer (Transport), Law officer, Law Officer (Mandi Parishad)	Graduation (Law)
District Basic Shiksha Adhikari/ Associate DIOS & Other equivalent administrative posts, District Administrative Officer	PG Degree
District Cane Officer	Graduation (Agriculture)
District Audit Officer	Graduation (Commerce)
Assistant Controller Legal Measurement (Grade-I)/Assistant Controller Legal Measurement (Grade-II)	Degree in Science with Physics or Mechanical Engineering as one subject.
Assistant Labour Commissioner	Degree (Arts) with Sociology or Economics as a subject or Commerce/ Law
District Programme Officer	Degree (Sociology/ Social Science/ Home Science/ Social Work)
Senior Lecturer, DIET	PG Degree with B.Ed.
District Probation Officer	PG Degree (Relevant Disciplines)
Designated Officer/ Food Safety Officer	PG (Chemistry)
Statistical officer	PG (Mathematics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Statistics/ Agricultural Statistics)
Labour Enforcement Officer	Bachelor’s Degree/ PG (Relevant Disciplines)
Distt. Horticulture officer Group-2 Grade-1	B.Sc (Agriculture / B.Sc (Horticulture)
Extension Service Officer Group-2	B.Sc or B.Sc. (Ag.) followed by a 15-month Post-graduate Diploma Course
Tax assessment officer	Bachelor’s degree (Commerce or Economics)
Marketing Officer/ Secretary Group-II (Mandi Parishad)	Graduation (Relevant Disciplines)
Account and Audit Officer (Mandi Parishad)	Graduation (Commerce) with Accountancy
Senior Sugarcane Development Inspector	PG (Agriculture Science) and CCC Certificate
Veterinary and Welfare officer	B.V.Sc. and A.H or equivalent

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Age Limit for the UPPSC PCS Exam

The age limit for the UPPSC PCS exam is as follows

Lower age limit: 21 Years

Upper age limit: 40 Years

The candidates born before July 2, 1983, and after July 1, 2002, are not eligible to appear in the UPPSC 2023 exam.

The commission also provides the age relaxation to the candidates belonging to the reserved categories as follows.

Category	Age Relaxation	Maximum Age Limit
OBC	5 years	43 years
SC	5 years	45 years
ST	5 years	45 years
PwD	15 years	55 years

Marital Status

The person having over one living wife/husband shall not be eligible for this exam unless the Honourable Governor has granted an exemption from this condition.

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UPPSC PCS 203 Eligibility FAQs

Q: What is the Educational Qualification required for the UPPSC 2023 Exam?

A: The educational qualification required for the UPPSC 2023 exam will be a graduate degree from a recognised institutions. There is not bar of minimum percentage requirement in the exam. Any graduate can apply for the exam. The Commission will release the UPPSC 2023 notification soon and will mention the UPPCS eligibility in the officiail notification.

Q: What is the age eligibility for UPPSC?

A: The candidates need to read and understand the UPPSC eligibility as mentioned in the official notification. The age-limit prescribed in the UPPSC 2023 exam will be mentioned as below:

Minimum Age limit- 21 years
Maximum Age Limit - 40 years (on July 1 of the exam year)

The candidates born before July 2, 1983, and after July 1, 2002, will not be eligible to appear in the UPPSC 2023 exam.

Q: Is UPPSC easy than UPSC?

A: The candidates should understand that the UPSC is a national-level exam and the UPPSC is a state-level exam. The level of competition and the orientation of the main exam papers are different. This can be one reason that the UPPCS is considered easier than UPSC but in reality there is not much difference and both the exam required dedicated preparation.

Q: Is coaching necessary for cracking the UPPSC PCS Exam?

A. It is a very subjective consideration. Each candidate should assess his or her potential and weaknesses by analysing the previous year question papers and decide accordingly. The candidates should take advice from seniors, mentors and see the Toppers videos for the right strategy and plans. In case, the candidates need feels that he or she needs guidance, then he or she must join the coaching.

Q: Is SDM and PCS same?

A: In most cases, the person working as the Sub-Divisional Magistrate is a PCS officer but in some cases the IAS probationers work as a SDM during their probation (training period) and during their initial years of working in the field.

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