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UPPSC Eligibility Criteria

Before applying for the UPPSC exam, the candidates must check the eligibility criteria which are released by UPPSC on their official website. For the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Civil Service “UPPCS” further details about the eligibility criteria are as mentioned below.

• Educational Qualification
• Age Limit
• Few Post require Specialized Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit

The age limit for the exam is a minimum of 21 Years a maximum of 40 Years as of 1st Jan 2026 & this age limit is applicable for both Upper Subordinate Services/ Combined State Examination 2026 but it also gives “Age Relaxation” Criteria.

Educational Qualification for UPPSC PCS & ACF/ RFO

By virtue of eligibility criteria UPPSC “PCS ACF/ RFO” 2026, the aspirants/ candidates appearing for Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services should hold a bachelor’s degree from a recognized organization, further few posts require educational qualification in specific fields is mentioned below.

Physical Standard

There are certain criteria mentioned for physical standard requirements for the posts given below:

• The Assistant Conservator of Forest
• Range Forest Officer

Walking Test

• Test Takers/ Candidates – Male: Finish walking 25 Km (4 hours)
• Test Takers/ Candidates – Female: Finish walking 15 Km (4 hours)

UPPSC Exam Pattern

Exam Pattern of UPPSC PCS & ACF/ RFO. The UPPSC PCS Exam has 3 stages according to the notification are mentioned below.

• Prelims: 2 Papers ( Objective )
• Mains: 8 papers (essay/ descriptive type)
• Interview

Prelims Exam Pattern

This exam pattern is used as a filtering agent to find the most eligible candidates/ aspirants. Prelims comprise two papers i.e., Paper I & Paper II, with MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) both the papers are of 200 marks.

Marking Scheme for UPPSC Prelims Exam

• The Paper I will be an evaluation for the Paper II and the cut-off of the exam and in Paper II candidates/ aspirants need to score 33% marks.
• In addition, 0.33% negative marking will be given for every incorrect answer,
• Inside the “OMR sheet” filling multiple circles on for the same question would be treated as an incorrect/ wrong answer and it would lead to a negative mark/ minus mark, too there is no negative marking for blank/ leaving questions

UPPSC Mains Exam Pattern

Further aspirants/ candidates who qualified for the PCS & ACF/ RFO prelims exam are called for the mains exam and the marks of the mains exam will be considered for the final selection of the candidates/ aspirants/ test-takers. It comprises 8 papers that are descriptive in nature. It is merit deciding round, it holds as it is of 1500 marks a great weightage. Yet two major changes in the UPPSC main exam pattern are as follows.

• At first, UPPSC did away with the objective type papers and re-introduced the descriptive type papers as in the past but with the increase in the number of papers.
• At present UPPSC introduced the ‘Ethics’ paper which was not a part of the previous exam pattern.

Interview for UPPSC

Ultimately this is the last round of the UPPSC Exam, test takers/ candidates who qualify for the Mains exam will be called for the Personal Interview, which will be of 100 Marks. A Board appointed by the UPPSC conducted the interview for test-takers/ candidates.

• In this, the objective of the interview is to check the personal suitability of the candidate for the career in the state services by unbiased observers & a board of competent.
• Next in the personality test apart from their academic study, candidates/ test takers must be aware of the affairs happening in & around the state/ country
• At last, the interview is more of a purposeful conversation intended to explore the analytical ability & mental qualities of the candidate/ test-takers.

In the final analysis, the “UPPSC PCS” 2026 Result of the preliminary exam will be published after a few days of examination, after qualifying in the preliminary exam, an individual will be able to appear in the main exam at last.

UPPSC Syllabus

Prelims Syllabus for Paper I

• Indian Governance & Polity
• Current events of National and International importance
• Indian History: Ancient, Medieval, Modern
• Indian & World Geography: Physical, Social, Economic geography of India & World
• Social & Economic Development
• General Science
• Environmental Ecology, Climate Change & Biodiversity

Prelims Syllabus for Paper II

• Interpersonal skills (including communication skills)
• Comprehension
• Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• General Mental Ability
• General English (Class X Level)
• General Hindi (Class X Level)
• Elementary Mathematics (class X level – Algebra, Geometry, Arithmetic & Statistics)

PCS Main Exam I Syllabus

The main Exam comprises 8 papers & the marks secured in the UPPSC PCS main exam are the deciding factors in the final selection/ round for aspirants/ candidates.

UPPSC Syllabus Mains Paper II

Main Paper-II will be of 3 sections in the question paper of Candidates/ Aspirants will have to select “Essay”, one topic from each section, and they are required to write an essay in 700 words on each topic/ subject. Totally three sections, topics of the essay will be based on the following:

• Section A: Literature and Culture, Political sphere, & Social sphere
• Section B: Science, Environment and Technology, Economic Sphere, Trade, Industry & Agriculture,
• III. Section C: Natural Calamities, Landslide, Earthquake, National Development programs and projects, National & International Events, Deluge, Drought, etc

UPPSC Application Process

At Present, UPPSC PCS and ACF/ RFO 2026 Online Application Form Link & UP PCS Application Form 2026 “Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission'' (UPPSC) had released the notification for online Application Form 2026 for 200 vacancies in Provincial Civil services (PCS).

• The Application Form 2026 was released at the official website http://uppsc.up.nic.in/ and at the homepage of the website, aspirants/ candidates click on “Apply Online Link”.
• Fill up the personal details, educational qualification, contact details, UP PCS exam center, upload scanned photo & signature in prescribed size & format, etc in the application form.
• Subsequently filling all details candidates/ test-takers need to pay the application fee through Debit card/Credit card/Net banking & they can take a printout of the application form and for future reference, they save the registration number & the password carefully.
• Finally, applicants who successfully filled the application form can download the UP PCS admit card 2026 for the mains exam from September 25 tentatively. On the other hand, Candidates/ test takers must also check the UPPCS Question Paper 2026 for preparation for the UPPSC exams.

UPPSC Application Fee PCS & ACF/ RFO

Later the category-wise online application fee for PCS & Assistant Conservator of Forest (A.C.F.) / Range Forest Officer (R.F.O.) Services Examination - 2026 is as mentioned below:

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