UKPSC Exam 2023: Latest News, Dates, Eligibility, Salary & Vacancies

A state-level recruitment organisation called the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) is responsible for holding several competitive exams to choose applicants for civil service and administrative positions in Uttarakhand. To ensure the fair and effective selection of deserving candidates, the commission employs a strict selection procedure that comprises preliminary exams, main exams, and interviews. Candidates are recommended to frequently check for the most recent announcements by visiting the UKPSC’s official website, which frequently posts significant notices and changes.

The UKPSC is essential in finding qualified candidates for important government jobs and ensuring that the hiring procedure adheres to the highest standards of integrity and fairness. The commission seeks to find deserving people who can help the state government function effectively and serve the people of Uttarakhand by offering a variety of exams for various positions, including the Uttarakhand Civil Services, Judicial Services, and Engineering Services.

Latest Updates:

• Application Open for 65 posts for Sanitary Inspector till 28th August, 2023. Apply here.
• UKPSC Admit Card released for Civil Judge on 8th August,2023.
• UKPSC Admit Card released for Assistant Engineers on 29th July,2023.

UKPSC Highlights

Organisation	Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC)
Post Name	The positions to be filled through the UKPSC exam vary each year and can include roles such as UKPSC Patwari, UKPSC Forest Guard, UKPSC Junior Assistant, UKPSC Assistant Engineer (AE), and others.
Vacancy	The notification for 2023 has not yet been made public.
Exam Date	UKPSC 2023 Mains Examination will likely be held from 14th October 2023 to 17th October 2023.
Application Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Offline
Recruitment Process	The UKPSC recruitment process includes various stages such as prelims, mains, interviews, and document verification.
Educational Qualification	The minimum requirement for candidates is a three-year bachelor’s degree in any field.
Age Limit	The age limit for UKPSC exams is usually between 21 to 42 years, with age relaxations applicable to reserved categories as per government norms.
Salary	The salary scale for UKPSC positions varies based on the post and level. It generally ranges from INR 20,000 to INR 60,000 per month.
Official Website	The official website of UKPSC is https://ukpsc.gov.in/

UKPSC Important Dates

The UKPSC board will soon announce the application time and release the 2023 announcement. The UKPSC’s official website will provide the notification and application forms. Here is a tentative list of the UKPSC exam calendar.

Important Events	Date
UKPSC Notification 2023	To be announced
Registration Start	To be announced
Registration Ends	To be announced
UKPSC Admit Card release (Prelims)	To be announced
UKPSC Prelims Exam Date	To be announced
UKPSC Mains Exam Date	14th October 2023- 17th October 2023
UKPSC Interview Date	To be announced
UKPSC Result (Prelims)	To be announced
UKPSC Result (Mains)	To be announced
UKPSC Score Card	To be announced

UKPSC Eligibility

Each candidate must meet the following requirements to be eligible to take the UKPSC exams:

Age

• As of 01st July 2021, the candidate’s age shall fall between 21 and 42.

• Relaxation: For OBC, its 3 years

• For SC/ST, its 5 years

Age Relaxations

Categories	Age Relaxations
OBC candidates	3 Years
SC/ST candidates	5 Years

Educational Qualification

• The candidate must possess a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a reputed university.
• For the position of Sahayak Nagar Niyojak, candidates must possess a post-graduate certificate in town and architect planning or associate membership of the educational institution, American Institute of Town, Institute of Town Planner, or Institute of Town Planner (India).
• To be eligible to apply for the position of District data official/Feature author, applicants must have completed their undergraduate degree with Hindi as a major.

Nationality

• The applicant must be a resident of India. 
• Tibetan refugees who arrived in India and established permanent residence here before 1962 may also apply. However, these candidates must possess a pertinent certificate from the authorities.
• Competitors from countries like Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, and the United Republic of Tanzania who arrive in India to permanently relocate here are, on the whole, qualified. However, even they are required to have a state-issued eligibility certificate.

Physical Standards

A candidate applying for the position of superintendent of police and district commandant home guard through the Uttarakhand PCS must meet the following physical requirements:

For Superintendent of Police:

(Height)

Category	Male Candidates	Female Candidates
General and all other candidates	167.7 cm	152 cm
ST candidates	160 cm	147 cm
Mountain region candidates	162.6 cm	147 cm

Chest Measurements (For Male candidates only)

Category	Normal	Inflated
ST and Mountain region candidates	76.5cm	81.5cm
General and other candidates	78.8cm	83.8 cm

For District Command of Home Guard-

Category	Height	Chest (normal)	Chest (inflated)
Male candidates	165 cm	84 cm	89 cm
Female candidates	150 cm	79 cm	84 cm
Male candidates from Kumaun, Gadwal and ST candidates)	160 cm	84 cm	89 cm

UKPSC Application Form

On the official website, information on the UKPSC’s preliminaries and mains exam application form is provided. On the UKPSC’s official website, the application form will be made available.

Application Fees

If the application is accepted, the candidate must pay a charge. The candidate can use credit cards, debit cards, digital wallets, etc., to pay the fees. The following list includes the application exam costs for various categories.

Category	Application Fees
Unreserved (UR)/ OBC / Other state candidates	Rs. 150
SC/ ST/ PwBD	Rs. 60

Application Steps

The steps to apply on the UKPSC official website are as follows:

• Step 1: Go to https://ukpsc.gov.in, the UKPSC official website.
• Step 2: Select “apply online” from the menu.
• Step 3: Select “New Registration” and enter the required information, including your name, date of birth, address, Aadhar card, phone number, email address, and details about your class of 10, 12, and graduation, among other things.
• Step 4: The candidate will obtain system-generated login credentials following registration to continue the application process.
• Step 5: Log in with your credentials and select “Apply Now” from the menu.
• Step 6: Complete the required information and choose the exam’s language and location.
• Step 7: Upload the required documents, including the caste category certificate (if applicable), passport size, and signature.
• Step 8: Make the necessary application fee payments using a debit card or credit card online.
• Step 9: Print the application form for your records after the payments have been paid.

UKPSC Admit Card

Before the UKPSC exam, the admit card will be available on the UKPSC official website. Using their login information, applicants for the UKPSC exam can access the official website to download their admission cards.

To download their admit cards, candidates should follow these instructions:

• Check out the UKPSC official website.
• The “Admit Card” or “Download Hall Ticket” link should be easy to find.
• You will be taken to the page where you may download the admission card after clicking the link.
• Provide your login information, including your registration number and password.
• Enter the necessary information and then submit it.
• On the screen, your UKPSC admit card will appear.
• Verify all the information, including your name, exam center, date, and time on the admit card.
• Take a printout of the admit card after downloading it for your records.

Admit Card Details

The UKPSC admission card includes crucial exam-related information. It contains:

• Name
• Date of Birth
• Photograph and signature
• Registration number/roll no
• Name of Exam Centre
• Date of Exam
• Reporting Time of each paper
• Covid guidelines
• Gender
• Exam instruction
• Exam duration
• Guardian name

Candidates must get in touch with the appropriate officials right away if any discrepancies or inaccuracies are discovered in the UKPSC Card data. On the official website, you can find the contact information.

Applications must also read and abide by the directions on the UKPSC admit card when taking the test.

Exam Centre Details

The exam locations for the UKPSC are dispersed throughout the state of Uttarakhand. The conducting body releases a precise list of exam locations, which can change annually. When the admission cards are distributed, candidates can obtain a complete list of exam locations in the official notification or on the UKPSC website.

UKPSC Prelims Exam Centre

Rishikesh	Bageshwar	Kotdwar
Dehradun	Srinagar Garhwal	Champwat
Pithoragarh	Uttarkashi	Pauri
Almora	Haldwani	Roorkee
Ranikhet	New Tehri	Rudrapur
Pantnagar	Rudraprayag	–

UKPSC Mains Exam Centre

Only Haldwani and Haridwar in Uttarakhand host UKPSC Mains exams. The sites in Haldwani and Haridwar where the Mains test is held are listed below:

DAV Centenary Public School

Sri Guru Ram Rai Public School

Government Girls Inter College

Achievers Home Public School

Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College

Jwalapur Inter College Jwalapur

Bal Vidhya Temple Senior Secondary School

Delhi Public School Sector 3

Chinmaya Degree College

Ramanand Institute of Pharmacy and Management

UKPSC Exam Pattern

The UKPSC test has two levels. Candidates must pass both the Preliminary and Main Examinations to be selected, according to the UKPSC test structure. Shortlisted applicants for the Mains exam are those who passed the Preliminary exam. If the individual is chosen after the interview and they pass the Mains exam, they will then be sent to training.

UKPSC Prelims Exam Pattern

The preliminary exam is a paper-and-pencil test with two papers. Both papers of the exam, which are taken offline, have objective-style questions.

The general studies paper is the first assignment. Every question has one mark. The second exam consists of 100 questions and gauges the student’s aptitude. Each question is worth 1.5 points.

The table below provides the UKPSC Prelims Exam Pattern.

Paper	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
General Studies Paper 1	150	150	2 Hours
General Studies Paper 2	100 Questions (unit 1: 80 questions and Unit 2: 20 questions)	150	3 Hours

UKPSC Mains Exam Pattern

The UKPSC Prelims Exam cutoff marks are used to further narrow down the field of candidates before the main exam.

• The main exam consists of a subject paper that is completed in offline form.
• Seven papers are worth 200 points, except for the language paper, which is worth 300 points.
• All of the exams include subjective question types.
• Each right response is worth 1.5 points.
• The exam lasts three hours in total.

UKPSC Interview

• Candidates who pass the main exam are invited to the interview stage.
• The candidate’s personality, knowledge, and suitability for the job are evaluated during the interview.

UKPSC Syllabus

The UKPSC syllabus is as follows:

UKPSC Prelims Examination

Paper I – General Studies

Unit 1: Indian History, culture, and national movement	Prehistoric period Mauryan empire Gupta empire Post-Gupta empire The advent of Islam in India Mughal Empire Advent of Europeans Indian national congress First world war and National Indian Movement Government of Indian Act 1935 History and Culture of Uttarakhand
Unit 2: Indian and world geography	Geography of world Geography of India Geography of Uttarakhand
Unit 3: Indian Polity	National International Constitution of India Indian polity Panchayati Raj public policy Issues concerning rights The political system of Uttarakhand
Unit 4: Economic and social development	National International Uttarakhand
Unit 5: General Science and Technology in India	Current affairs Ecology environment Physical awareness Life science Scientific glossary

Paper II – General Aptitude 

Unit 1: Aptitude	Aptitude Communication and interpersonal skills Logical and analytical ability Decision General mental ability Numerical identification Statics analysis
Unit 2: Language	English (unseen passage and Grammar) Hindi (unseen passage and Grammar) Mains Syllabus

UKPSC Mains Examination

Paper I – Language

Unit 1: English language (150 MM)	General English (20)Essay writing (130)
Unit 2: Hindi language	General Hindi (150)

Paper II – Indian History, a Cultural and national movement 

Unit 1: Prehistoric Period	Prehistoric period Copper age Vedic civilisation Mahajanapadas Mauryan empire Post Mauryan empire Gupta dynasty
Unit 2: Advent of Islam of the Indian empire, Arab invasion of Sindhi, Turk invasion of India	Establishment of Delhi Sultanate Khilji dynasty Tughlaq dynasty Socio religious movement Southern India Establishment of The Mughal Empire Rise of Maratha power
Unit 3: Advent and Expansion of European Powers in India	Colonization Society and economy during the 18th century Indian states and the British Structure of government and economics policies of the British Empire in India (1757-1857) Socio-religious reform movements in the 19th century Opposition to British rule Indian national movement 1st world War and national movement National movement (1927-1947) National polities (1935-1939) National movement during 2nd world war Indian after independence Foreign policy History and Culture of Uttarakhand British rule in Uttarakhand The popular movement in Uttarakhand

Paper III – Indian polity, social justice, international relation

The constitutional framework of Indian Policy Indian polity Admirative system of Indian Panchayati raj Public Management in India Human resource and community development Employment and development Education Health Social welfare and social legislature International relation International and regional organization Uttarakhand state: political, social, administrative context Current events of Uttarakhand

Paper IV –  Indian and world geography 

World Geography Lithosphere Atmosphere Hydra sphere Geographical phenomena Distribution of natural resource Agricultural industries Population Main tribes Transportation Environment World trade Geography of Indian Environment degradation Geography of Uttarakhand

Paper V – Economic and social development 

Economics and social development Indian agricultural and industry Planning and foreign trade Public finance and monetary system Economy of Uttarakhand

Paper VI – General Science and Technology

Physical and chemical science Space technology Life science Computer, information, communication, and cybersecurity Environmental Problems and disaster management Uttarakhand Rehabilitation and reconstruction authority

Paper VII – General Aptitude and Ethics

General aptitude Ethics

UKPSC Result and Cutoffs

The UKPSC will soon post the Preliminary and Main Results on its website. The commission announces the candidates’ scores and the minimum requirements for passing the exam in several categories. Candidates can check their results on the official website at ukpsc.gov.in after they are made public.

UKPSC Result:

The ways to check the UKPSC Result 2023 are as follows.

1. Step 1: Go to the UKPSC website, which is located at https://ukpsc.gov.in 
2. Step 2: To view the most recent result, click on the result/answer key on the homepage.
3. Step 3: From the portal, download the result pdf.
4. Step 4: Using their name, registration, and roll number, the candidate can locate their results.
5. Step 5: The contestant should add up their scores to determine if they met the exam’s cutoff for their caste.

UKPSC Cutoff

The cutoff result is made public by the commission. The candidate is considered to have passed if their score exceeds or exceeds the cutoff mark. The candidate who receives the highest grades is typically chosen for an interview. Therefore, the student should strive to get the best grades.

The minimum marks applicants must achieve to pass the test are listed in the following table. Passing the test does not ensure eligibility for the following round, though. 

To be summoned for the following round, candidates must obtain the minimum cutoff scores. Here is the cut-off score for 2022.

Category of Candidate	Minimum Qualifying Marks
Unreserved (UR)	45%
Other Backward Classes (Uttarakhand)	40%
SC / ST	35%

UKPSC Salary Structure

The average income for candidates who pass the PSC exams is Rs. 4.5 LPA. While working, the candidates also get a lot of privileges and other advantages. The following are the advantages and extras:

1. Allowance for housing rent
2. Dearness compensation
3. Medical bonus allowance
4. Allowance for overtime
5. pension advantages

UKPSC Preparation Tips

• Make a Study Plan: Create a well-structured study schedule that allows specific time for studying each subject or exam part. Set aside enough time for revision as well.
• Assemble reading materials: Gather the necessary study materials, such as books, test questions from prior years, and study guides. Always consult reputable, up-to-date sources.
• Manage Time: Managing your time well during the exam is essential. To increase your speed and accuracy, practice answering questions within the allotted time restrictions.
• Mock Tests: Take routine practice exams and work on practice papers to determine your level of readiness. It will enable you to recognise your assets and areas for improvement.
• Concentrate on Conceptual Clarity: Thoroughly comprehend the concepts and underlying principles of each subject. Whenever necessary, dispel your doubts and request an explanation.

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