UPPSC PCS Prelims 2024 Exam Postponed
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has postponed the state public service preliminary exam 2024. The Combined State/Senior Subordinate Services (Pvt.) Examination 2024 was scheduled to be held on October 27. Now the examination has been rescheduled.
According to the official notification, the UPPSC Prelims exam is now expected to be held in mid-December 2024. Candidates will be informed about the exact date and schedule via official notification subsequently. The postponement notice is available at the official website – uppsc.up.gov.in.
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The UPPSC PCS 2024 preliminary exam contains two papers – paper 1 and paper 2. The test will be conducted in an offline mode. The exam will be of two hours and carry a total of 200 marks. Paper 1 carries 150 Multiple Choice Questions and each question carries 1 mark. Paper 2 is qualifying in nature and candidates need to secure 33% marks to pass this exam A penalty of 0.33% will be applied for each incorrect answer.
Candidates appearing for the UPPSC prelims exam are not satisfied with the decision and protesting againt the delay. Also students are protesting against the decision of conducting PCS RO/ARO exam over two days shift using a normalisation pattern. Candidates are worried that this method will cause differences in the marks, which could put some candidates at a disadvantage.
