5 Facts about PCS Exam

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INTRODUCTION

• Punjab civil services examination is a three
  tier Combined competitive exam, conducted by PPSC
  for recruitments to the various administrative
  jobs , For Example SDM, DSP, ETO, BDO etc. The
  PCS Exam is considered the gateway to most
  prestigious bureaucrats class at the state level.
• Here are certain facts that an PCS
  exam aspirants should keep in mind while
  appearing in the examination.

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Examination structure

• Punjab Public Service Commission conducts the
  exam in three stages-
• Prelims-  It consists of two objective type
  exams.
• Mains- It consists of 6 subjective type exams.
• Personality test- Oral

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Selection Procedure

• The prelims exam is the first step towards
  getting entry into the civil services at Punjab
  state level.
• The PCS prelims exam acts like a screening test
  i.e. the score obtained in this exam will not be
  counted while preparing the final merit list.
• the purpose of prelims exam is to shortlist
  candidates for the PCS mains exam on cut off
  basis. Approx 13 times.

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Selection Procedure

• The PCS mains exam consists of series of 6
  subjective type of examination.
• The score obtained in the PCS mains exam is
  counted for final selection list..
• PCS Interviews/ Personality test
• After clearing the two hurdles of PCS preliminary
  and PCS mains exam there comes the final round.
  Candidates are short listed  on the basis of
  score obtained in PCS mains exam.
• Some oral questions are asked in this stage.
• After the PCS Interview -2018 the final list will
  be published by the PPSC on the basis of PCS 2018
  Mains and PCS 2018 Interview  Marks
• The Candidate with maximum marks will be ranked
  first

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Eligibility Criteria for PCS-2018

• A Candidate must be Indian citizens to be
  eligible for PCS-2018 Exam
• A candidate need to be at least a graduate in any
  course from a recognized University
• Age should be between 21 to 37 years for General
  Category

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Syllabus

• Syllabus for PCS Prelims is very vast as in UPSC
  IAS. it consist of General Studies ( HISTORY ,
  POLITY , Geography , Every Day Science , Economy
  and Current Affairs )   
• Mental ability and Language ability ( English
  and Punjabi)
• In addition it consist of Punjab History ,
  Geography and Culture .

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Nature of questions

• As per insights from previous year PCS exams,
  The questions are dynamic in nature. It means
  these are closely linked with the  current
  affairs and issues. A deep understanding of basic
  concepts coupled with current issues is needed to
  solve the questions with credence.
• Hence reading newspapers is vital part of PCS
  preparation.

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