UPPSC PCS Study Plan | Prepare For UPPSC PCS In 50 Days

Preparing for the UPPSC PCS Prelims requires in-depth knowledge of both academic subjects and current affairs. Therefore, each subject of the UPPSC PCS Prelims syllabus should be thoroughly revised over the next 50 days. Therefore, we have outlined a 50-day UPPSC PCS Study Plan to clear the UPPSC PCS Prelims Exam 2021. UPPSC PCS prelims exam, scheduled for 24th October 2021, is one of the most awaited exams of the year for aspirants in Uttar Pradesh. One of the toughest exams in the country. Only a few days remain before the UPPSC PCS prelims exam, so aspirants should concentrate on the UPPSC PCS prelims exam without forgetting about the UPPSC PCS main exam until 24th October 2022.

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UPPSC Exam Pattern 2021

The candidate can check the elaborated exam pattern of UPPSC.

Name of the Exam	Type of the Exam/Time	Questions
UPPSC Prelims	Paper 1: General Studies Paper 2: General Studies II (CSAT)	Paper 1: 150 questions Paper 2: 100 questions

50 DAY UPPSC PCS Study Plan

The UPPSC PCS Study plan below gives you two days to cover one sub-section of each major topics like History, Geography, Polity, Science & Technology and more. Additionally, use a monthly current affairs refresher to cover the current affairs for the last one year. Oliveboard BOLT is designed to help you do so. It is recommended to cover 2 months current affairs in a single day, as mentioned in the plan. If you have been following current affairs regularly, use these days to cover other topics or CSAT paper. The first 30 days should be used to refresh concepts and learn a bit more about the topics.

DAY	TOPIC
DAY 1	FREE FULL MOCK PAPER 1 (GS + CSAT) & ANALYSIS
DAY 2	POLITY & CSAT
DAY 3	HISTORY
DAY 4	HISTORY
DAY 5	CURRENT AFFAIRS – JULY & AUG 2020
DAY 6	ENVIRONMENT
DAY 7	CURRENT AFFAIRS – SEP & OCT 2020
DAY 8	GEOGRAPHY
DAY 9	GEOGRAPHY & CSAT
DAY 10	CURRENT AFFAIRS – NOV & DEC 2020
DAY 11	ECONOMY
DAY 12	ECONOMY
DAY 13	SCIENCE & TECH
DAY 14	CURRENT AFFAIRS – JAN & FEB 2021
DAy 15	FULL MOCK PAPER 2 (GS + CSAT) & ANALYSIS
DAY 16	POLITY
DAY 17	HISTORY & CSAT
DAY 18	HISTORY
DAY 19	CURRENT AFFAIRS – MARCH & APRIL 2021
DAY 20	GEOGRAPHY
DAY 21	GEOGRAPHY
DAY 22	ECONOMY
DAY 23	ECONOMY & CSAT
DAY 24	CURRENT AFFAIRS – MAY & JUNE 2021
DAY 25	SCIENCE & TECH
DAY 26	ENVIRONMENT
DAY 27	SCIENCE & TECH
DAY 28	CURRENT AFFAIRS – JULY & AUGUST 2021
DAY 29	POLITY
DAY 30	FULL MOCK PAPER 3 (GS + CSAT) & ANALYSIS

Use the next 20 days for revision and taking more sectional and complete syllabus mock tests. While revising the topics make sure you cover topics that are not yet asked in the previous year papers.

DAY 31	ANCIENT HISTORY
DAY 32	HISTORY
DAY 33	GEOGRAPHY
DAY 34	GEOGRAPHY
DAY 35	FULL MOCK PAPER 4 (GS + CSAT)
DAY 36	ECONOMY
DAY 37	ECONOMY
DAY 38	POLITY
DAY 39	POLITY
DAY 40	CURRENT AFFAIRS NOTES REVISION – YEAR 2020
DAY 41	HISTORY
DAY 42	FULL MOCK PAPER 5 (GS + CSAT)
DAY 43	GEOGRAPHY
DAY 44	GEOGRAPHY
DAY 45	POLITY
DAY 46	POLITY
DAY 47	CURRENT AFFAIRS NOTES REVISION – YEAR 2021
DAY 48	HISTORY
DAY 49	GEOGRAPHY
DAY 50	FULL MOCK PAPER 6 (GS + CSAT)

UPPSC PCS Syllabus

The Prelims syllabus for Paper 1 and Paper 2 is given below.

Paper 1 Syllabus

1. Current events of National & International importance
2. Indian History and National Movement
3. Indian and World Geography – Socio-economic, Physical geography
4. Indian Governance and Polity – Political System, Constitution, Public Policy, Panchayati Raj, Rights issues, etc.
5. Social and Economic Development – Demographics, Sustainable Development, Poverty Inclusion, Social Sector initiatives etc.
6. Environmental Ecology, Climate Change, and Biodiversity – general issues that do not require subject specialisation
7. General Science

Note: – Candidates are expected to have general awareness about the above subjects with special reference to Uttar Pradesh.

UPPSC PCS Study Notes

To cover broad topics from the subjects mentioned above, candidates can take help of the following links:

Section	STUDY NOTES
History	Ancient History Notes Modern History Notes Medieval History Notes
National Movement	Modern History Notes
Indian & World Geography	Geography Notes
Indian Polity	Indian Polity Notes
Social & Economic Development	Indian Economy Notes
Environment, Ecology & Climate Change	Environment Notes

There will be questions on the above topics with special reference to Uttar Pradesh. The official syllabus will be given in the UPPSC Notification. Given below is the syllabus from the 2021 notification.

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Paper 2:

1. Comprehension
2. Interpersonal skills (including communication skills)
3. Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning
4. Problem Solving & Decision Making
5. General Mental Ability
6. Elementary Mathematics (class X level – Algebra, Statistics, Geometry and Arithmetic)
7. General English (class X level)
8. General Hindi (class X level)

UPPSC PCS Books

1.	HISTORY: ANCIENT INDIA	R. S. Sharma	2 days
2.	HISTORY: MEDIEVAL INDIA	Satish Chandra	2 days
3.	HISTORY: MODERN INDIA	Bipan Chandra & Spectrum	4 days
4.	HISTORY: ART & CULTURE	Nitin Singhania	2 days
5.	GEOGRAPHY – Fundamentals of Physical Geography	NCERT Class XI	4 days
6.	GEOGRAPHY – India: Physical	NCERT Class XI	4 days
7.	GEOGRAPHY – India: People and Economy	NCERT Class XII	1 day
8.	GEOGRAPHY – Fundamentals of Human Geography	NCERT Class XII	1 day
9.	POLITY	Laxmikanth	10 days
10.	ECONOMY	Study material	3 days
11.	ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT	Study material	3 days
12.	SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	Study material	3 days
13.	CURRENT AFFAIRS	Study material	6 days
14.	CSAT   Aptitude + Decision Making + Logical Reasoning	R. S. Aggarwal	2 days

We hope this blog is helpful for aspirants appearing for UPPSC PCS 2021. Remember to tweak this study plan as per for schedule and strengths. PCS exams requires a disciplined approach while preparing, and this study plan will help aspirants complete their preparation in time. Use the comment box or your Oliveboard App to reach us for suggestions and feedback.