UPPSC Exam Centres

Exam name- Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission PCS Exam

Number of UPPSC PCS prelims exam centre- 40

Number of UPPSC PCS mains exam centre- 3

Documents to bring at UP PCS exam centre 2024 - UPPSC PCS admit card, Valid photo id proof.

Yes, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) releases guidelines for candidates to follow at the UPPSC exam center. These guidelines include carrying essential documents like the UPPSC PCS admit card, a valid photo ID proof and a transparent water bottle.

There are three exam centres for UPPSC main exam. The Commission conduct the UPPSC Main exam in three cities only. These cities are Prayagraj, Lucknow and Ghaziabad. The Ghaziabad is added lately after the demand of the candidates. The UPPSC main exam is a descriptive type exam conducted offline.

The UPPSC Prelims exam is conducted in 51 districts across the state.

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission allot the UPPCS prelims exam centres based on the first apply first allot basis. In most cases, the applicant get the UPPSC exam centre of their choice. The Commission conduct the exam in 51 districts across the state but there are 76 disctricts in the state. Hence some candidates face the problem of travelling to the nearest exam centre from their place of residence.

For the main exam, there are only three cities where the exam is conducted. The UPPSC main exam is conducted in three districts namely - Prayagraj, Lucknow and Ghaziabad.

There are 21 districts where the UPPSC PCS 2022 prelims exam was conducted. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission does not conduct the UPPSC PCS Prelims exam in all of its districts. There are 76 districts in Uttar Pradesh but the UPPSC Prelims is conducted in 21 districts only. 

The candidates were required to travel to the exam centre and pay for the traveling and accomodation because in most cases the exam centres are not allotted to the nearest city to the candidates residence.