UKPSC Exam Dates 2022 released. As per the latest UKPSC exam calendar 2022, the prelims exam date is 03 April 2022. The official notification for Uttarakhand Combined State Civil/ Upper Subordinate Service (PCS) (Preliminary) Examination -2021 was released on 10 August 2021. UKPSC apply online 2022 date has also been released. Uttarakhand PCS has re-opened the prelims application form 2022 from 13 January 2022. As per the official dates, the last date to apply online for the prelims exam is 02 February 2022.
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| UKPSC Events | UKPSC Exam Dates (Tentative) |
|---|---|
| Release of UKPSC Official Notification | March 2022 |
| Starting for UKPSC Applying Online | March 2022 |
| Last Date for UKPSC Applying Online | March- April 2022 |
| Admit Card 2022 Release Date | To Be Announced |
| UKPSC 2022 Examination | July-August 2022 |
| UKPSC 2022 Results Announcement | To Be Announced |
UKPSC 2022 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 2022 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 Application Fees 2022
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.
| Category | Application Fees |
|---|---|
| Unreserved (UR)/ OBC / Other state candidates | Rs. 150 |
| SC/ ST/ PwBD | Rs. 60 |
UKPSC Prelims Exam Centre 2022
The following is the list of the cities where UKPSC Prelims exams are held.
| UKPSC Prelims Exam Centres 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rishikesh | Bageshwar | Kotdwar |
| Dehradun | Srinagar Garhwal | Champwat |
| Pithoragarh | Uttarkashi | Pauri |
| Almora | Haldwani | Roorkee |
| Ranikhet | New Tehri | Rudrapur |
| Pantnagar | Rudraprayag | – |
UKPSC Selection Process 2022
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 Prelims 2022 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 Cutoff 2022
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% |