• Paper 1 – General Studies I
• Paper 2 – General Studies II (CSAT)

• Paper 1: 150 questions
• Paper 2: 100 questions

This will test the student's knowledge and passion for learning about the country. Also, the questions are from various aspects like history, geography, economy and much more.

• Current events of national and international importance with reference to Uttar Pradesh.
• History of India: Social, Economic and Political aspects of Indian History.
• The Indian National Movement should be prepared so that aspirants know about the freedom movement, the growth of nationalism, and the attainment of Independence.
• India and World Geography - Physical, Social, and Economic Geography of India and the World.
• Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
• Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
• General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity, and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization.
• General Science:- Questions on General Science will cover general appreciation and understanding of Science, including everyday observation and experience.

The UPPSC Paper 2 in Prelims is going to be qualifying in nature. Candidates must obtain at least 33% in it. Its marks will not be considered to determine the Prelims result. The official UPPSC syllabus covers important topics as follows:

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills (including communication skills)
• Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• General Mental Ability
• Elementary Mathematics (Class 10 level – Topics include Algebra, Statistics, Geometry, and Arithmetic)
• General English and General Hindi (Class 10 level)

UP PCS syllabus for Mains exam (Paper 1) shall cover the topics that aspirants must have studied in Class 10th. Here are the important topics for UPPSC Mains syllabus for Paper 1.

• दिये हुए गद्य खण्ड का अवबोध एवं प्रश्नोत्तर।
• संक्षेपण।
• सरकारी एवं अर्धसरकारी पत्र लेखन, तार लेखन, कार्यालय आदेश, अधिसूचना, परिपत्र।
• शब्द ज्ञान एवं प्रयोग।
• उपसर्ग एवं प्रत्यय प्रयोग,
• वर्तनी एवं वाक्य शुद्धि,
• अनेकार्थी शब्द
• संधि
• समास
• क्रियाएं
• अर्थबोध
• पर्यायवाची
• मुहावरे एवं लोकोक्तियां
• विलोम शब्द,
• वाक्यांश के लिए एकशब्द,
• लोकोक्ति एवं मुहावरे।
• हिंदी वर्णमाला, विराम चिन्ह
• त्तसम एवं तद्भव देशज विदेशी (शब्द भंडार)
• हिंदी भाषा के प्रयोग में होने वाली अशुद्धियां
• उत्तर प्रदेश की मुख्य बोलियां शब्द रचना, वाक्य रचना, अर्थ

UPPSC Mains Syllabus for Paper 2 consists of essay writing of about 700 words for the following sections:

• Section-A: Literature and Culture, Political Sphere and Social Sphere.
• Section-B: Science, Economic Sphere/ Environment, Technology, Agriculture, Industry, and Trade.
• Section-C: National and International Events Landslide, National Calamities, Earthquake, Deluge, Drought, National Development Programs and Projects.

UPPSC GS 1 Syllabus shall consist of questions on the History and Geography of India. Candidates will need to understand ancient, medieval, and modern history well. The UPPSC Syllabus will also test their knowledge of the History, Culture, Tradition, Climate, and River system of Uttar Pradesh. A few other important topics that might appear in GS Paper 1 of the UP PCS syllabus are as follows:

• Role of Women in Society and women organizations, population and related issues
• Liberalization meaning, privatization, globalization, and their effects on the economy
• Distribution of major natural resources of the world such as water, soil, etc.
• Human migration & refugee problem of the world with a special focus on India
• Physical Geography features include earthquakes, volcanic activity, tsunamis, etc.

The syllabus of UPPSC GS Paper 2 is primarily based on the Indian Polity and Current Affairs with a good apprehension of Uttar Pradesh regarding Political, Administrative, Revenue, and Judicial systems. The UPPSC Syllabus for GS Paper 2 is vast but interesting to study but needs enough time to be given to grasp the information on a topic.

The UPPSC Mains syllabus constitutes the Indian Constitution, the Role of India with the neighboring countries, Parliament and State Legislatures, Civil Services in a democracy in the context of emerging trends, Bilateral, Regional, and Global groupings and agreements involving India and affecting India's interests, etc.

The UPPSC Syllabus for GS Paper 3 consists of Economy, Science and Technology, and International Security. Aspirants need to examine all the chapters critically to understand and develop answer writing for the UPPSC GS Paper 3 Syllabus.

Land reforms in India since independence, Issues of Poverty, Unemployment, Social justice, and inclusive growth, Economic planning in India, Role of NITI Aayog, Pursuit of SDGs, etc, are the important chapters of the UPPSC Mains GS Paper 3 Syllabus.

UPPSC Syllabus for Paper 4 overlaps with the UPSC Syllabus. It majorly focuses on a number of case studies of the syllabus listed in this paper. For this, aspirants must have a good level of answer-writing technique.

The UPPSC PCS GS Paper 4 Syllabus consists of Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality, Ethics and Human Interface, Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration, etc.

The newly added General Studies Papers: GS-5 and GS-6 in the UPPSC Mains syllabus are expected to test the knowledge of the candidates regarding Uttar Pradesh state. Both papers are expected to have questions on history, geography, polity, tourism in UP, implementation and introduction of various Government schemes, NGOs, etc.

Other topics that are a part of UPPSC Mains syllabus for General Studies Papers 5 & 6 are as follows: