UKPSC PCS: second paper splits 80 aptitude, 7 English, 13 Hindi
The commission's detailed scheme puts the General Aptitude paper at 100 questions for 150 marks in two hours, 1.5 marks per correct answer and 0.375 deducted. It is qualifying at 33 per cent.
What students should do
- Prepare the Hindi comprehension and grammar block. It carries 13 of the 100 questions, nearly twice the English share.
- Treat 33 per cent as the target. The paper is qualifying, so its marks do not count towards the prelims merit.
Turn the update into action
Prepare for UKPSC PCS
Review the exam structure and use a timed practice test instead of stopping at the announcement.
Frequently asked questions
What is an exam notification, and what does the UKPSC PCS one contain?
A notification is the advertisement a conducting body publishes to open a recruitment or admission cycle. It is the governing document for that cycle: it fixes the vacancies or seats, the eligibility conditions, the application window and fee, the examination scheme, and the reservation and relaxation rules. Where a later notice and the notification disagree, the notification is what counts until a corrigendum amends it. Anything published about UKPSC PCS before its notification, including the pattern reproduced on this site, describes the previous cycle until the new one is read.
What is the UKPSC PCS exam pattern?
The paper is 100 questions for 150 marks in 120 minutes, covering General Aptitude Core, English Comprehension and Language/Grammar and Hindi Comprehension and Language/Grammar. Wrong answers are penalised 0.375 per question. Every figure is taken from the official source linked on the pattern page and carries the date it was last checked.
Are there free UKPSC PCS mock tests?
Yes. There are 4 free tests for UKPSC PCS on TakeMockTest, with no sign-up and no paywall. Each is marked to the exam's own scheme rather than a flat one mark per question, so the score you see reflects what the same attempt would earn in the real paper.
How is this update verified, and how current is it?
This summary was written from Uttarakhand Public Service Commission's own published notice, which is linked on this page, and it records the date that source was last checked rather than the date this page was generated. That is the limit of the claim: it says the notice read as summarised on that date. Conducting bodies revise dates, vacancy counts and eligibility conditions without notice, so confirm anything you are about to act on against the official source before you act.