UPPCS Optional Subjects 2023 - Subject List, Mains Syllabus, Pattern, Preparation Tips

UPPCS Optional Subjects 2023: The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) conducts the Provincial Services Examination (PCS) that is also known as the combined state/upper subordinate services exam. The UPPSC PCS exam is one of the toughest and competitive exams in India.

The UPPSC PCS 2023 exam is conducted in three stages - preliminary, mains and personality test. As per the exam pattern of UPPSC, the preliminary test has 2 papers. The mains on the other hand has 8 papers out of which two are the UPPSC 2023 optional subjects. In this article on optional subjects of UPPCS 2023, candidates can check the main optional subjects of the UP PCS.

UPPSC PCS Syllabus Stages 2023

  • UPPSC PCS Preliminary Syllabus

  • UPPSC PCS Mains Syllabus

  • UPPSC PCS Personality Test/Interview

The syllabus for UPPSC PCS is released for the preliminary and the mains stage on the official website at uppsc.up.nic.in. The detailed syllabus is mentioned in the UPPSC notification released on March 3, 2023 at uppsc.up.nic.in. Candidates planning to appear for the UPPSC PCS exam can also check the UPPCS 2023 optional subjects.

UPPCS 2023 optional subjects

From the following table candidates can check the UPPCS optional subjects 2023.

UPPCS optional subjects 2023

Agriculture

Physics

Economics

Geology

Law

Management

Anthropology

Electrical engineering

Hindi literature

Public administration

Geography

Philosophy

Botany

Statistics

History

Commerce and accountancy

Mechanical engineering

Urdu literature

Zoology

Mathematics

Sociology

Political Science & International Relations

Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences

Psychology

Civil engineering

English literature

Sanskrit literature

Medical science

Chemistry

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Quick links:

  • UPPSC PCS eligibility criteria 2023
  • UPPSC PCS application form 2023

UPPSC Mains Syllabus 2023

The mains syllabus is very lengthy just like the UPSC IAS syllabus. The UPPSC mains syllabus has 8 papers and all of them are conducted in descriptive mode. From the following table, candidates can check the UPPSC mains papers, time duration and the marks.

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UP PCS Exam Pattern 2023 For Mains Exam

Subject

Maximum marks

Duration

General Hindi

150

3 hours

Essay

150

3 hours

General Studies - I

200

3 hours

General Studies - II

200

3 hours

General Studies - III

200

3 hours

General Studies - IV

200

3 hours

Optional Subject – Paper I

200

3 hours

Optional Subject – Paper II

200

3 hours

Quick links:

  • UPPSC PCS admit card 2023
  • UPPSC PCS exam centres 2023
  • UPPSC AE Syllabus 2023

UPPSC Preparation Tips 2023

UP PCS exam stands equivalent to all other state public service commission exams. Candidates preparing for the UPPSC exam must have sheer dedication, perseverance and continuous effort. Candidates give in maximum hours so that there is no scope for errors in the exam. From the following table, we have shared the preparation tips for the mains stage of the UPPSC exam.

  • Refer to the official exam pattern and syllabus and segregate the subjects like difficult to easy.

  • Download previous year question papers of UPPSC and practice them.

  • Mains is all about the answer writing, candidates must give a test series to increase their writing skills.

  • Check the UP PCS cut off to know the difficulty level of the exam and cut off trends.

  • Time management is the key in the mains exam and candidates must always keep a timer while writing the answers and essays.

  • There is a trick while writing answers, some UPPSC toppers suggest breaking the long answers into short paragraphs and use pointers in between.

  • Quoting famous people in the answers related to democracy, poverty, economics etc. can also fetch good marks.

Quick links:

  • UPPSC PCS answer key 2023
  • UPPSC PCS result 2023