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UPPSC PCS · Study log

One topic a day, written up properly, until the UPPSC PCS exam.

Every concept I learn becomes a post you can use: explained simply, with the UP angle, the facts, previous-year questions, practice MCQs and a mains outline. English first, a full Hindi version of every post.

…days to prelimsplaceholder date 5 December 2027
2/516topics published
1current phaseFoundation: core scoring areas

Study days

One topic a day: read it, explore the map and timeline, then take the quiz.

  1. Day 2The race for India: Europeans arrive, England and France fight it outModern India and National Movement · 19 October 2026
  2. Day 1Making of the Constitution: the Constituent AssemblyIndian Polity · 20 October 2026

Where we are headed

I am preparing for the PCS cycle whose prelims fall in or after December 2027. That is most likely PCS 2027, with prelims around October to December 2027, mains about six months later, and the interview after that. The exact dates will come from the Commission's 2027 calendar, expected in late January 2027, and this page will update when they do.

The plan is simple and slightly boring on purpose. The syllabus is broken into 516 small topics across all eight mains papers and both prelims papers. Each day I take one topic, read the standard source with the previous-year questions in front of me, explain it from memory, answer three questions on it, attempt ten MCQs, write a short answer, and only then publish the post. Topics come back for revision after 3, 10, 30 and 90 days.

Nothing here is coaching. It is one person's notes, checked against official sources and cleaned up so that they are useful to someone else. If something is wrong, the post will say when it was corrected.

The exam at a glance

Prelims

2 papers · 200 marks each · 2 hours

Paper I, General Studies: 150 questions, decides who reaches mains. Paper II, CSAT: 100 questions, qualifying at 33 percent. One third negative marking.

Mains

8 papers · 1500 marks · 3 hours each

General Hindi 150, Essay 150, General Studies I to VI at 200 each. Papers V and VI are entirely about Uttar Pradesh. No optional subject.

Interview

100 marks

Final merit is out of 1600. Age 21 to 40 on 1 July of the exam year, with relaxations as per rules. Any bachelor's degree.

PCS 2025: about 2.7 lakh sat the prelims, 11,727 were called for mains, 920 posts. PCS 2026 prelims are on 6 December 2026.

Source: UPPSC advertisement A-1/E-1/2026 and the UPPSC examination calendar dated 30 January 2026.

The roadmap

  1. 1

    Foundation: core scoring areas

    20 October 2026 to 28 March 2027 · 9 topics a week

  2. 2

    Breadth: remaining GS and the UP papers

    29 March 2027 to 25 July 2027 · 9 topics a week

  3. 3

    Mains layer and consolidation

    26 July 2027 to 26 September 2027 · 8 topics a week

  4. 4

    Prelims mode

    27 September 2027 to 4 December 2027

  5. 5

    Mains sprint

    6 December 2027 to 3 June 2028 · 6 topics a week

Up next

The first topics in the plan. The order follows prerequisites and how often each area appears in past papers.

  1. 22 October 2026India: location, extent, frontiers and neighboursIndian Geography · 2 h
  2. 23 October 2026Basic concepts: GDP, GNP, NNP, real vs nominal, base yearIndian Economy · 2.5 h
  3. 24 October 2026UP location, extent, boundaries, neighbouring states and NepalUP Geography and Environment (GS-VI) · 1 h
  4. 24 October 2026Ecology basics: ecosystem, food chain, energy flow, cyclesEnvironment and Ecology · 2 h
  5. 25 October 2026Mughal UP: Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Allahabad fort, Taj MahalUP History and Culture (GS-V) · 2 h
  6. 25 October 2026Earth: origin, interior, rocksPhysical Geography · 2 h

The syllabus map

516 topics in 28 areas. Each bar fills as posts go live.

History and culture

Ancient India0/22
Medieval India0/18
Modern India and National Movement1/32
Art and Culture0/16
World History0/8

Geography and environment

Physical Geography0/18
Indian Geography0/22
World Geography0/8
Environment and Ecology0/22

Polity, governance and IR

Indian Polity1/40
Governance and Social Justice0/14
International Relations0/10
Internal Security and Disaster Management0/10

Economy, agriculture and science

Indian Economy0/36
Agriculture0/10
Science and Technology0/24

Society and ethics

Indian Society0/10
Ethics (GS-IV)0/20

Uttar Pradesh (GS-V and GS-VI)

UP History and Culture (GS-V)0/30
UP Polity and Governance (GS-V)0/24
UP Social Sectors and Current Affairs (GS-V)0/14
UP Economy (GS-VI)0/26
UP Geography and Environment (GS-VI)0/24
UP Agriculture (GS-VI)0/10

Skills: CSAT, essay, Hindi, current affairs

CSAT (Prelims Paper II)0/20
Essay0/8
General Hindi0/10
Current Affairs Method0/10

What every post contains

  1. The concept, explained simply, with one example
  2. The UP angle: where this shows up in Uttar Pradesh
  3. Static facts: dates, articles, names, numbers
  4. Linkages to related topics and papers
  5. Previous-year questions by year and paper, with answers
  6. Ten practice MCQs in UPPSC style, with explanations
  7. One mains question with an answer outline
  8. A quick-revision box you can read in ninety seconds
  9. A Hindi terms glossary
  10. Sources and the date of the last revision