Punjab State PCS Exam Pattern

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Punjab Civil Services Exam is a combined competitive examination held by the PPSC for recruitment to the following given services/posts:

Punjab Civil Service (Executive Branch)
Deputy Superintendent of Police
Tehsildar
Block Development & Panchayat Officer
Labour and Concilliation Officer
Deputy Superintendent of Jail (Grade-II)/District Probation Officer(jails)
Excise & Taxation Officer

Educational Qualification:
Applicants should possess a degree of bachelor in any discipline from a recognized university or institution.

The candidates must have passed punjabi of matric or its equivalent standard

Candidate should not be less than 21 years and more than 38 years of age

Exam Pattern
Punjab Public Service Commission Consists of Two Stages ie.
PCS Preliminary Exam and
PCS Mains Exam

Preliminary Exam
Subject Questions Marks Time
IGeneral Studies 100 250 2 Hrs.
IICivil Services
Aptitude Test 80 200 2 Hrs.
Total 180 450


The written examination will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type in the subjects as given below:

Subject Maximum Marks
IPunjabi Compulsory 100
IIEnglish Compulsory 100
IIIEssay 150
IVGeneral Studies
Paper -I (History, Geography and Society)250
VGeneral Studies Paper -II
(Indian Constitution & Polity,
Governance and International Relation 250


VIGeneral Studies Paper -III (Economics, Statistics and Security Issues) 250
VIIGeneral Studies Paper -IV (Science and Technology, Enviornment, Problem Solving and Decision Making) 250
VIIIInterview150
Grand Total1500