Uttarakhand PCS (UKPSC) — Exam Pattern ✓ verified

Prelims

UKPSC PCS (Combined State Civil Services) Prelims: GS Paper I + CSAT Paper II (qualifying); strong Uttarakhand weightage (state geography, movements, culture); negative marking 1/4.

Mains

UKPSC Mains: 8 compulsory descriptive papers, NO optional — includes two Uttarakhand-specific GK papers; language papers qualifying, GS/state papers merit; Interview follows.

VERIFIED 2026-08: optional removed, CSAT made qualifying, two extra Uttarakhand GK papers added (state-centric compulsory-paper model). Per-paper mains marks to reconfirm on notification.

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