India rejects OIC’s Baghdad resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir as ‘malicious, biased and false’
UPPCS angle: UPPCS: India’s foreign policy towards West Asia and Pakistan.
19 Oct 2026
UPPCS · Uttar Pradesh PCS
UPPCS 2026/27: prepare UP first, with every paper mapped.
UPPCS rewards the aspirant who knows Uttar Pradesh deeply and sees how it connects to the rest of GS. Start from UPPSC's own questions, find where you are weak, and build from there with monthly UP current affairs, GS-V and GS-VI notes and the syllabus line by line. No copied strategy. Just yours.
–days to UPPCS Prelims 2026
Sunday, 6 December 2026 · as scheduled by UPPSC
Sunday, 6 December 2026 · as scheduled by UPPSC
1300UPPCS PYQs explained
311UP current-affairs notes
GS-V · VIUP papers covered
Start with UPPSC's own questions
The fastest way to stop guessing: see exactly what the commission has asked.
UP Special
The part of UPPCS that UPSC books never cover. Know Uttar Pradesh deeply and GS-V and GS-VI stop feeling like a gamble.
GS-V · GS-VI
GS-V and GS-VI themes
Every UP Special area mapped to the two UP papers, with notes, PYQs and current affairs.
HistoryUP history and culture
Ancient and medieval UP, the freedom struggle, architecture, arts, fairs, festivals, ODOP and GI crafts.
GeographyUP geography
Physiography and rivers, climate and soils, forests and wildlife, minerals.
EconomyUP economy
Agriculture, budget, industry and investment, infrastructure and expressways, urban development.
SchemesUP schemes and policies
State schemes and policies, with polity, governance and welfare alongside.
PYQsUP-specific PYQs
44 UPPCS questions on Uttar Pradesh, plus the GS-V and GS-VI Mains papers.
Monthly UP Current Affairs
A whole month of Uttar Pradesh in one page, grouped by theme, each item summed up in a few lines.
22 UP items
October 2026
Monthly compilation for GS-V and GS-VI
24 UP itemsSeptember 2026
Monthly compilation for GS-V and GS-VI
17 UP itemsAugust 2026
Monthly compilation for GS-V and GS-VI
20 UP itemsJuly 2026
Monthly compilation for GS-V and GS-VI
13 UP itemsJune 2026
Monthly compilation for GS-V and GS-VI
18 UP itemsMay 2026
Monthly compilation for GS-V and GS-VI
UPPCS exam pattern
From the official notification. Always re-check the current year's notice.
Prelims (objective)
| Paper | Format | Note |
|---|---|---|
| GS Paper I | 150 Q · 200 marks · 2 h | Counts for merit |
| GS Paper II (CSAT) | 100 Q · 200 marks · 2 h | Qualifying, 33% |
Negative marking: one-third of the marks for that question, per wrong answer. [verify in current Advt.]
Mains (descriptive)
| Paper | Marks | Note |
|---|---|---|
| General Hindi | 150 | |
| Essay | 150 | |
| GS I: History, culture, geography, society | 200 | |
| GS II: Polity, governance, social justice, IR | 200 | |
| GS III: Economy, S&T, environment, security, disaster management | 200 | |
| GS IV: Ethics, integrity & aptitude | 200 | |
| GS V: Uttar Pradesh: history, culture, polity, governance & administration | 200 | UP-specific |
| GS VI: Uttar Pradesh: economy, agriculture, industry, environment, infrastructure | 200 | UP-specific |
Written 1500 + Interview 100 = 1600 marks · no optional subject (removed; replaced by GS V & VI)
How UPPCS asks
Computed from the official UPPSC papers in the Battle IAS bank.
How UPPCS asks · computed
Polity in UPPCS Prelims GS-I (2025)
UP Special
Uttar Pradesh questions in the same paper
7
questions in Prelims 2025 GS-I were UP-specific (districts, ODOP, forests, divisions, state reports). Pair this with UP current affairs.
Exam guide
Eligibility, pattern, dates, cut-offs and a beginner plan, from UPPSC notifications.
01
What is UPPCS
UPPCS is UPPSC's Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services Examination for posts like Deputy Collector and DSP. About…
02Eligibility
UPPCS 2026 eligibility from the official advertisement: bachelor's degree from a recognised university and post-specific qualifications.
03Age limit & relaxations
UPPCS 2026 age limit is 21 to 40 years on 1 July 2026, with 5 extra…
04Number of attempts
The UPPCS 2026 advertisement sets no cap on the number of attempts; the age limit is…
05Exam pattern
UPPCS pattern: Prelims GS I (150 Q) + CSAT (100 Q, 33% qualifying); Mains 1,500 marks…
06Exam calendar
UPPCS 2026 dates: advertisement 25 June 2026, applications till 27 July, corrections till 3 August, Prelims…
07How to prepare
A beginner UPPCS plan: diagnose, PYQs first, common core with UPSC, a daily UP slot, General…
08Cut-off trends
How UPPSC publishes UPPCS cut-offs, what they are based on, and how to set a safe…
09Posts & salary
Posts filled through UPPCS (Deputy Collector, DSP, BDO and more) and the pay range given in…
National news, UPPCS angle
Each item opens the one full note in Current Affairs; the UPPCS angle is summed up here.
India to host 61st CIML meeting on legal metrology in New Delhi, 26–28 October
UPPCS angle: UPPCS: role of the UP Legal Metrology department in consumer protection.
19 Oct 2026NMC withdraws MSMER-2023: medical colleges lose the fixed penalty rulebook, annual disclosure stays
UPPCS angle: UPPCS: quality of UP’s growing number of government medical colleges.
19 Oct 2026Shared GS topics
Polity, history, geography and the rest are common to UPSC and UPPCS. Each topic page is the single full version; study it there.