UKPSC Upper PCS 2025 Prelims
The Uttarakhand Public Service Commission successfully conducted the UKPSC Upper PCS 2025 Prelims exam on June 29, 2025. This highly competitive state civil services examination took place across multiple regional centers. Therefore, thousands of aspirants appeared to secure prestigious administrative posts in Uttarakhand.
To help future candidates, we have compiled the official question papers below. You can download the PDF files directly to analyze the changing exam pattern.
Analyzing the UKPSC Upper PCS 2025 Prelims reveals important trends for future aspirants. First, the General Studies paper maintained a balanced mix of conceptual and factual questions. Second, questions regarding Uttarakhand’s geography, state schemes, and local history dominated the state GK section.
Meanwhile, the CSAT re-examination held on September 10, 2025, featured a slightly higher difficulty level. Specifically, the math and analytical reasoning sections required deep calculation. Candidates must secure a minimum of 33% qualifying marks in this aptitude paper.
Uttarakhand PCS Upper 2025 Prelims Paper 1: General Studies
The first paper covers history, geography, polity, economy, general science, and crucial current affairs. In addition, it features a heavy emphasis on Uttarakhand-specific general knowledge.
Uttarakhand PCS Upper 2025 Prelims Paper 2: CSAT
The second paper evaluates reasoning, analytical ability, basic mathematics, and reading comprehension. However, the commission had to reschedule this exam for certain centers due to technical anomalies.
Uttarakhand PCS Upper 2025 Prelims Paper 2: CSAT 2 (re-examination held on 10-09-2025)
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Prelims FAQ
No, the preliminary round functions strictly as a screening test. Consequently, the commission only uses these scores to shortlist candidates for the Mains. Your final ranking depends entirely on your Mains exam and interview marks.
The exam follows a strict penalty system for incorrect submissions. Specifically, the commission deducts one-fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to that question for every wrong answer. This rule applies to both General Studies and CSAT papers.
The CSAT paper is entirely qualifying in nature. Therefore, every candidate must score a minimum of 33% marks to pass. If you fail to hit this threshold, the commission will not evaluate your General Studies paper.
As per the official blueprint, at least one-third (minimum 33%) of Paper I focuses entirely on Uttarakhand. This includes state-centric geography, dynamic economic history, tribal cultures, and regional government welfare policies. Thus, local general knowledge is vital.
General category candidates can actively appear for the exam up to the age of 42 years. Furthermore, the commission provides age relaxations for reserved categories according to state government regulations.
No, the exam does not feature any unit-wise or topic-wise sectional cutoffs. Candidates only need to clear the aggregate cutoff score of Paper I to advance to the Mains stage.