UKPSC Recruitment 2023: Notification, Exam Schedule

The official website has released a notification regarding the postponement of the UKPSC Forest Guard 2022 PET. As indicated by the UKPSC notification, the PET/PST for UKPSC Forest Guard 2022 will now take place in October. Previously, the PET for UKPSC Forest Guard 2022 was initially scheduled to occur from August 23 to 26, 2023.

What is UKPSC Exam?

UKPSC Civil Service Exam is held to select candidates for numerous positions within State Government departments. The complete form of the UKPSC exam stands for the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission exam. Additionally, the Commission administers several other examinations for State Government establishments.

The Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) is entrusted with the responsibility of organizing Civil Service Examinations specific to Uttarakhand. This examination by the commission unfolds in two key phases – the preliminary stage for upper subordinate positions, commonly referred to as prelims, and the subsequent main examination for upper subordinate roles, known as mains.

A candidate should be an Indian citizen and should have at least 3 years’ Bachelor’s degree to be eligible for the UKPSC exams. When also should be at least 21 years old to be eligible for the exams.

UKPSC Notification

The UKPSC board will release the 2023 notification and announce the application date for the exam soon. The notification and application forms will be available on the official website of UKPSC.

UKPSC 2023: Highlights

Here are the key points of the UKSPC exam 2023.

Particulars	Details
Name of the Organization	Uttarakhand public service commission
Exam Level	State
Frequency	Annually
Mode of Application	Online
Application Fees	UR / OBC /other state- Rs 150Uttarakhand SC/ST – Rs 60
Exam Mode	Ofline
Exam Duration	Prelims- 2 Hours, Mains- 3 Hours
Language	English and Hindi
Official Website	https://ukpsc.gov.in/

UKPSC 2023: Exam Date

The UKPSC exam dates 2023 will be released with or after the release of official notification by the Commission. The exam date trends based on the previous years are given below in the table.

UKPSC Events	UKPSC Exam Dates
Release of UKPSC Official Notification	To Be Announced
Starting for UKPSC Applying Online	To Be Announced
Last Date for UKPSC Applying Online	To Be Announced
Admit Card 2023 Release Date	To Be Announced
UKPSC 2023 Mains Examination	October 14-17, 2023
UKPSC 2023 Results Announcement	To Be Announced

UKPSC 2023: Vacancy

The positions that are filled through the various UKPSC exams come under Group A and Group B cadres of the State Government posts. Since the notification for 2023 is yet to be released, we have provided the details of the 2021 vacancies below.

Posts	Number of Vacancies
Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF)	45
Assistant Review Officer	56
Translator	06
Assistant Librarian	01
Uttarakhand Judicial Service Civil Judge (JD)	30
Civil Judge (Junior Division)	14
Personal Assistant	12
Assistant Conservator	45
Economical Statistical Officer	14
Typist	02

UKPSC 2023: Eligibility

The candidate should know the eligibility for the exam before applying for the exam. Following is the complete detail about the eligibility. The UKPSC eligibility criteria are based on several factors that are nationality, education, age limit, and physical attributes for some services. Following are complete details of eligibility in each category:

UKPSC Eligibility: Nationality

The candidate must be:

A citizen of India

UKPSC Age Limit

The candidate applying for the UKPSC Exam 2023 must fulfill the age criteria as per the official notification. The age criteria are provided below.

The candidate should be a minimum of 21 years.
The candidate should be a maximum of 42 years.

UKPSC Age Relaxation

There are some age relaxations given to some specific category of students. The details of the same are given below.

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

UKPSC Eligibility: Educational Qualifications

The candidates should have 3 years bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any stream.

UKPSC Physical Requirements

There are some posts that also require some specific physical attributes. Following are the physical attributes to be fulfilled by the candidate for the Superintendent of Police and District Command of the Home Guard Post.

Superintendent Of Police

The following tables list the various criteria required for the Superintendent posts.

Height

Category	Male	Female
General	167.7 cm	152 cm
ST	160 cm	147 cm
Mountain Region Candidates	162.6 cm	147 cm

Chest (Only for Male Candidates)

Category	Normal	Inflated
General and Others	76.5	81.5
ST/ Mountain region Candidates	78.8	83.8

District Command of Home Guard

The candidates applying for the post of District Command of Home Guard have to meet the following physical requirements in order to be eligible for the post.

Category	Height	Chest Normal	Chest Inflated
Male	165 cm	84	89
Female	150 cm	79	84
Mountain Region/ ST Candidates	160 cm	84	89

UKPSC 2023: Application Form

The details of the UKPSC application form of prelims and mains exams are mentioned on the official website. The application form will be made available online on the official website of UKPSC. Following are the steps to apply to the official website:

Steps to Apply Online

Step 1: Visit the official website of UKPSC at https://ukpsc.gov.in/.

Step 2: Click on the “apply online” option.

Step 3: Click on new registration and fill out necessary details such as name, date of birth, address, Aadhar card, mobile number, email id, class 10th,12th, and graduation details, and other such details.

Step 4: After registration, the candidate will receive system-generated login credentials for further application.

Step 5: Log in using your credentials and click on apply now.

Step 6: Fill in the mandatory details and select the language for the examination and exam centre.

Step 7: Upload the passport size, signature, caste category certificate (if any), and other mandatory documents.

Step 8: Pay the required application fees through digital payment such as debit card, credit card, internet banking, mobile wallets, etc.

Step 9: After payment of fees, print the application form for any future reference.

UKPSC Application Fees 2023

The candidate has to pay a fee for successfully applying. The candidate can pay the fees through credit cards, debit cards, digital wallets, etc. The following are application exam fees for different categories.

UKPSC 2023: Admit Card

UKPSC Admit Card will be released on the official portal before the UKPSC exam. The candidates who apply for the UKPSC exam will be able to download the admit card from the official website using their login credentials.

How to Download UKPSC Admit Card?

Here are the steps to download the UKPSC Admit Card 2023

Step 1: Visit the official website of UKPSC.
Step 2: Under the recent update, look for the UKPSC Exam Admit Card Link and click on it.
Step 3: Enter your login credentials and enter.
Step 4: Your UKPSC Admit Card will appear on your screen, download and print it for future purposes.

It is compulsory to take a printout of the UKPSC Admit Card to be allowed to give the exam. The candidates are also advised to take one photo id proof during the examinations along with the Admit Card.

Details on UKPSC Admit Card

The UKPSC Admit Card may contain the following details about the candidates.

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

If any mismatch or errors are found in the UKPSC Card details, the candidates must contact the relevant officials immediately. The contact details are available on the official website.

The applications must also read the instructions written on the UKPSC Admit Card and follow them during the examination.

UKPSC Exam Centre

UKPSC 2023: Exam Centre

The UKPSC Prelims Exam is going to be held in various cities of Uttarakhand. The exam centre allotted to the candidate is declared in admit card of the exam.

UKPSC Prelims Exam Centre 2023

The following is the list of the cities where UKPSC Prelims exams are held.

UKPSC Prelims Exam Centre 2023
Rishikesh	Bageshwar	Kotdwar
Dehradun	Srinagar Garhwal	Champwat
Pithoragarh	Uttarkashi	Pauri
Almora	Haldwani	Roorkee
Ranikhet	New Tehri	Rudrapur
Pantnagar	Rudraprayag	–

UKPSC Mains Exam Centre 2023

UKPSC Mains exams are held only in Haldwani and Haridwar in Uttarakhand. Following are the locations in Haldwani and Haridwar where the Mains exam is held.

DAV Centenary 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 2023: Selection Process

The selection of the candidates is done in three stages:

Stage 1 prelims exams: The first stage of the psc exam in Uttarakhand is the prelims exam where the candidate has to give two papers of general studies and an aptitude test. If the candidate passes the exam the candidate is eligible for the mains exam.
Stage 2 mains exam: the second stage of the psc exam in Uttarakhand is the mains exam where the candidate has to give 7 papers. The candidate will be selected based on the cutoff released by the board. The top candidate of the list would be selected for the interview stage
Stage 3 interview: the candidates who have passed the last two stages successfully are eligible to give interviews conducted by the board. The interview is also of 200 marks in total. The candidate would be selected on a merit basis. If the candidate get passes in an interview the candidate will go under few months of training before working full term

UKPSC 2023: Exam Pattern

The UKPSC is a two-tier examination. According to the UKPSC exam pattern, candidates have to clear the Prelims as well as the Mains examination for the final selection. The candidates who qualify in the Preliminary exam are shortlisted for the Mains exam. After qualifying for the Mains exam, the candidate will be interviewed and be sent for training, if selected after the interview.

UKPSC Prelims 2023 Exam Pattern

The preliminary exam is an offline-based exam that contains 2 papers. The exam is conducted offline and both the papers contain objective-type questions.

The first paper is general studies paper. Each question contains 1 mark. The second paper is for testing the aptitude of the student and contains 100 questions. Each question contains 1.5 marks.

The UKPSC Prelims Exam Pattern is provided in the table below.

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 question)	150	3 hours

UKPSC Mains 2023 Exam Pattern

The candidates who qualify cutoff marks in the UKPSC Prelims Exam are further shortlisted for the mains exam.

The mains exam is a subject paper taken through an offline mode exam.
It contains seven papers of 200 marks each, except for the language paper which has 300 marks.
All the papers contain Subjective type questions.
Every correct answer contains 1.5 marks.
The total duration of the exam is 3 hours.

Prelims Syllabus

UKPSC Prelims Syllabus 2023

The candidate should be well versed with the syllabus of the exam to plan their preparation strategies. The following tables give detailed information syllabus of UKPSC prelims.

UKPSC General Studies (Paper 1) Syllabus

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

UKPSC Aptitude Test (Paper 2) Syllabus

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 Syllabus 2023

Paper 1: language

Unit 1: English language (150 MM)

General English (20)
Essay writing (130)

Unit 2: Hindi language

General Hindi (150)

Paper 2: Indian history, a cultural and national movement

Unit 1: Prehistoric Period

Prehistoric period
Copper age
Vedic civilization
Mahajanapadas
Mauryan empire
Post Mauryan empire
Gupta dynasty

Unit 2: Advent of Islam of the Indian empire, Arab invasion 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 stats and the British
Structure of government and economics policies of the British empire in India (1757-1857)
Socio religious reform movements in 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 3: 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 event of Uttarakhand

Paper 4: Indian and world geography

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

Paper 5: 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 6: General science and technology

Physical and chemical science

Space technology
Life science
Computer, information, and communication, and cybersecurity
Environmental problems and disaster management
Uttarakhand rehabilitation and reconstruction authority

Paper 7: General Aptitude and ethics

General aptitude
Ethics

UKPSC 2023: Result

The UKPSC declares the results of the UKPSC Prelims and Mains soon on its website. The commission declares the marks of the candidates as well as the minimum cutoff marks for qualifying the exam in different categories. Once released, the candidates can check their results on the official website at ukpsc.gov.in

How to Check UKPSC Result 2023?

Here are the steps to check the UKPSC Result 2023.

Step 1: Visit the official website of UKPSC – https://ukpsc.gov.in
Step 2: Click on the result/answer key on the homepage for the latest result
Step 3: Download the result pdf on the portal
Step 4: The candidate can find its result by its name, registration, roll number.
Step 5: The candidate should tally its marks was the cutoff of the exam according to caste category

UKPSC 2023: Cutoff

The commission announces the cutoff result. If the candidate scores more or equal to the cutoff marks the candidate is deemed to be passed. Most of the time the candidate scoring the top marks is selected for an interview. So, the student should aim at scoring the highest marks possible

The following table shows the minimum qualifying marks that the candidates have to score in order to pass the exam. However, passing the exam doesn’t guarantee eligibility for the next round. The candidates have to achieve the minimum cutoff marks to be called for the next round.

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

UKPSC 2023: Salary & Benefits

After completing the PSC exams the candidate receives an average salary of Rs. 4.5.LPA. The candidates also receive various perks and other benefits while working. Following are the benefits and perks: