UPPSC revises PCS main time schedule | Prayagraj News
Prayagraj: The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has amended the timings for the Combined State/Upper Subordinate Service (PCS) Main examination 2024, proposed from June 29 to July 2. As per the revised schedule, it has been decided to conduct the first and second shift examinations from 9am to 12am and from 2.30pm to 5.30pm.Earlier in the advertisement, the first and second shift examinations were proposed from 9.30am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 5pm respectively. A total of 15,066 candidates were declared successful in the preliminary examination for recruitment to 947 posts of PCS. These candidates will appear in the main examination, which will be conducted in Prayagraj and Lucknow.On June 29, the first session (9am to 12pm) will be the general Hindi paper, followed by the essay paper in the second session (2.30pm to 5.30pm). On June 30, the general studies paper I will be conducted in the morning session, and paper II in the afternoon. On July 1, candidates will appear for general studies papers III and IV in the two respective sessions. Finally, on July 2, papers V and VI will be conducted. Notably, papers V and VI will focus on Uttar Pradesh-specific topics, including the state’s culture, geography, history, administrative structure and current affairs.In the main examination, which carries 1,500 marks, there will be six question papers of 200 marks each for general studies. The general Hindi and essay will be of 150 marks each.In another major announcement, the UPPSC declared the results for the Combined State Engineering Services (General/Special Selection) Preliminary Examination 2024. The exam was held on April 20, and out of 78,798 online applicants, 31,639 appeared. From these, 7,358 were declared successful for the mains against 609 vacancies.The list of qualified candidates has been uploaded to the official UPPSC website. UPPSC secretary Ashok Kumar said the detailed schedule and online application process for the engineering services mains exam will be issued separately. Marks and cut-off scores will also be released after the final selection result is declared.Significantly, this year marks a major change in the selection process for the engineering services, as the commission introduced a preliminary examination stage for the first time. Earlier, the recruitment process involved only a written examination and a personal interview.Additionally, the commission clarified that no queries under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, regarding the exam process will be entertained until after the final results are published.
