UPPSC PCS Exam 2020: The UPPCS Exam is counted among the most coveted exams of the state. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) is a constitutional body that conducts PCS exam every year to recruit officers at higher authority for the state government. The UPPSC PCS Prelims Exam 2020 was conducted on 11 October 2020 and Mains has been scheduled for 22nd January 2021. The difficulty level of the UPPSC Prelims GS Paper was of Moderate Level Here we are providing you with the exam analysis and expected cut-off for Prelims exam and the pdf for Question Paper for the same. The candidates can download the pdf from the direct link mentioned in the article
UPPSC Prelims Combined State Exam was conducted in two papers where Paper-1 was of General Studies-I and Paper-2 was for CSAT including questions from logical reasoning, comprehension, general mental ability, general English, and general Hindi subject. As paper-II was of qualifying nature, therefore the candidates need to score at least 33% marks for further rounds. Appearing in both the papers was compulsory for every candidate.
UPPSC PCS 2020: Highlights
Exam Name | Uttar Pradesh Combined/Upper Subordinate Exam(UP PCS) |
Conducting Body | Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission(UPPSC) |
Exam Level | State Level |
Exam Frequency | Once a year |
Exam Mode | Offline |
Language | English and Hindi |
Selection Process | Prelims- Mains- Interview |
No. of Test Cities | Across the state |
Official Website | http://uppsc.up.nic.in/ |
UPPSC PCS 2020 Question Paper PDF
We have provided the PDF to download the UPPSC PCS 2020 Question Paper to help the candidates to know what they have done correctly and where were they lacking. The candidates who are going to appear in the next year exam should go through this PDF to know the exam pattern and difficulty level of the exam in order to prepare accordingly for their next exam.
UPPSC PCS Exam Pattern 2020
Paper | Questions | Marks | Duration |
Paper-1Â General Studies I | 150 | 200 marks | 2 Hours
(9.30-11.30 am) |
Paper-2 CSAT | 100 | 200 marks | 2 Hours
(2.30- 4.30 pm) |
UPPSC PCS Exam Analysis 2020
The Analysis of exam is one such way to know the difficulty level of the exam and to know what new has been added in the examination. Every candidate will appear in the coming years must go through the previous exam analysis to have an idea about the criteria of the exam. Those who have appeared in the exam can check the analysis to have a rough idea about how much they could score.
Key highlights of UP PCS 2020
- Questions from previous year papers were asked in high quantity
- Questions from the polity section were of higher standards
- Direct and Simple Questions were asked from different sections in the offline examination
- Current Affairs was focused more with a count of 40 plus and questions
- Around 7 to 8 questions were asked in Uttar Pradesh GK section.
Paper |
Number of questions |
Safe Attempts |
Difficulty level |
General Studies I |
150 |
122-126 |
Moderate |
General Studies II (CSAT) |
100 |
73-76 |
Moderate |
Topic-wise Analysis of UPPSC GS Paper-1
Check out the number of questions asked from each section in the Prelims exam of UPPSC Paper-1 in the below-given table.
SNo |
Topics |
No. Of Questions |
1 | Geography |
20 |
2 | Economy & Social Issues |
10 |
3 | Environment & Ecology |
20 |
4 | Science |
15 |
5 | Art & Culture, History of India |
25 |
6 | Current Affairs |
40 |
7 | Indian Polity & Governance |
20 |
Total |
150 |
Expected Cut-off for UP PCS 2020
Comparing UPPSC PCS 2020 prelims exam with previous year papers, the exam was scoring and the cut off is expected to be higher than the previous year. Check the expected Cut-off for UPPCS 2020 in the below table:
Category |
UPPSC Expected Cut Off |
General |
120-128 |
OBC |
120-128 |
ST |
105-112 |
SC |
100-108 |