Based on the 2019 notification (application last date 19 February 2019); check the latest official notification for any change in pattern.
Exam Pattern at a Glance
- Offline written exam with objective, MCQ-based questions.
- Paper I: 300 marks, 150 minutes.
- Paper II: 50 marks, 60 minutes.
- Total: 350 marks; no negative marking in either paper.
Paper I: General Intelligence Test (25 Questions, 50 Marks)
- Critical and analytical ability
- Similarities and differences, relationship concepts
- Space visualisation and figure classification
- Problem solving, analysis, judgement and decision making
- Visual memory and discriminating observation
- Basic mental ability questions
- Statistics, graph representation and diagram-based questions
Paper I: General Knowledge (50 Questions, 100 Marks)
- Computer knowledge
- Culture of Uttar Pradesh
- Agriculture, economics, business and related social topics
- Basic human behaviour
- Ancient Indian history and national movements
- Indian and world geography
- Indian politics and political science
- Indian economy, commerce and banking
- Current affairs and Indian agriculture
Paper I: General Science / Arithmetic (50 Questions, 100 Marks)
- General Science: science, biology, physics and chemistry; science and technology questions
- Role of science and technology in a balanced diet: calorie distribution, proteins, vitamins
- Health: diarrhoea, vitamin deficiency diseases, anaemia, vaccination
- Water cycle, water resources and checking drinking water quality
- Electromagnetic resistivity and magnetic resistivity surveys
- Basic high school mathematics: arithmetic, algebra and geometry
Paper II: General Hindi (25 Questions, 50 Marks)
- Unseen Hindi/Urdu passages with related questions
- Hindi grammar: word formation, types of words, vocabulary, word correction, sentence making
- Proverbs and translation
- Languages and local dialects of Uttar Pradesh, with corrections
- Hindi to English and English to Hindi translation
- Knowledge of the Urdu language
Marking Scheme
- No negative marking in Paper I or Paper II.
- The section-wise marks listed for Paper I (50 + 100 + 100) do not match the stated Paper I total of 300 marks, so confirm the exact split from the official syllabus or notification.
Preparation Pointers
- General Knowledge and General Science / Arithmetic carry 100 marks each, the two biggest sections of Paper I.
- With no negative marking, attempting every question does not cost marks.