UPPCS Exam

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 mention the roll number of the selected candidates in the UPPSC result PDF.

The Commission did not change the UPPSC Prelims syllabus 2025. The candidates can continue their preparation with the old syllabus. The candidates should note that the UPPSC Prelims syllabus was mentioned in the official notification pdf. The details of the UPPSC prelims syllabus 2025 is mentioned below:

Current events of national and international importance

History of India & History6 National Movement

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

Indian Polity and Governance

Economic and Social Development

General Science

The UPPSC admit card is the most important document for the candidates because they are required to show their admit card to secure their entry to the examination centre. The Commission mention and inform the candidates about their exam city and centre through the admit card only. There is no other way to know the exam centre.

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission will release the UPPSC 2025 admit card around 10 days before the exam. The Commission is expected to release the UPPSC admit card 2025 on October 3, 2025.

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has released the UPPSC 2025 admit card on its official website. This year the admit card has been released a thirteen days before the exam date. The Commission will conduct the UPPSC prelims 2025 exam on October 12, 2025. 

The candidates can download their admit card from the official website - uppsc.up.nic.in.

As per the new UPPSC Exam Pattern,  there will be a 0.33% negative marking for every incorrect answer. Each paper will be conducted for 2 hours. There shall be a negative marking of 0.33% for every incorrect answer. The candidates must appear in both the papers of the preliminary examination for evaluation. The minimum qualifying marks for the UPPSC exam vary for different categories, with SC/ST candidates required to score 35% in both the Prelims and Mains exams, while other categories must score 40% in both stages.

The UPPSC PCS 2021 exam centres are allotted to candidates based on the address provided by the candidate in the UPPSC PCS application form 2021. The Commission reserves the right for centre allocation and once a UPPSC exam centre is assigned no request to change the same will be entertained by the UPPSC.

Sub-Divisional Magistrate

The highest post available in the UPPSC exam is Sub-Divisional Magistrate or SDM. After a certain period of service, SDM can become IAS. The SDM is the district's most powerful person, followed by the DM and SSP. Each SDM in the district is allocated to a department

Indeed, the PCS Prelims 2023 cutoff marks have been made public by the UPPSC. After the test, which took place on May 14, 2023, the results were made public on June 26, 2023. Category-specific cutoff scores were 120.55 for OBC, 113.25 for SC, and 104.25 for ST candidates, whereas the General category cutoff was 126.55. 4,047 applicants in all have qualified for the Mains exam, which was set for September 10 and 11, 2023.

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.

The applicants are suggested to carry the UPPSC admit card along with two photographs and a valid photo ID proof such as \

• Adhar Card
• Driving license
• Passport
• Pan Card
• Voter Identity Card (Voter ID Card/EPIC)

or any of the ID cards issued by the central/state government. These documents are very important for verification and access in the examination centre.