UPPSC PCS 2023 Eligibility Criteria: Check Age Limit, Educational Qualification
Uttar Pradesh Combined State/ Upper Subordinate Exam 2025 ( UPPSC UPPCS )
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 Eligibility 2023
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.
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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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.
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?
Q: What is the age eligibility for UPPSC?
- Minimum Age limit- 21 years
- Maximum Age Limit - 40 years (on July 1 of the exam year)
Q: Is UPPSC easy than UPSC?
Q: Is coaching necessary for cracking the UPPSC PCS Exam?
Q: Is SDM and PCS same?
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 weeks 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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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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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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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 2 months 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 2 months 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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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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The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission released the UPPSC 2025 applications on February 20, 2025. The candidates are required to apply online on uppsc.up.nic.in. The last date to apply for the UPPSC 2025 exam is March 20, 2025. The candidates should note that the last date to submit the application fee is March 20, 2025. The Commission is expected to conduct the UPPSC 2025 prelims exam on October 12, 2025.
The Commission will also provide the UPPSC 2025 application correction facility till April 2, 2005. The candidates are required to read the official notification to get all the details for the UPPSC 2025 application.