PCS entrance exam pattern

Hello sir my name is ganesh. I am from Punjab. I am preparing for Punjab civil services. So will you plz provide me suitable details about pattern of this exam. Also give me the post available under this.?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

PCS Exam is a combined competitive examination just like RAS , IAS . It is held by the Punjab Public Service Commission for recruitment t of candidates for various services/posts:

Post available:
S.No Name of the Post No. of Posts
1 Punjab Civil Service (Executive Branch) 23
2 Deputy Superintendent of Police 10
3 Deputy Superintendent of Jail (Grade-II)/District Probation Officer(jails) 16
4 Excise & Taxation Officer 52
5 Tehsildar 06
6 Block Development & Panchayat Officer 11
7 Labour and Concilliation Officer 2

Total 120


Pattern of Preliminary Exam
Paper Subject No of Questions Marks Time Allowed
I General Studies 100 250 2 Hrs.
II Civil Services Aptitude Test 80 200 2 Hrs.
Total 180 450

Pattern of PCS Mains Exam

It will consist of written examination and then an interview test. The written examination will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type in the subjects as given below.

Paper Subject Maximum Marks
I Punjabi Compulsory 100
II English Compulsory 100
III Essay 150
IV General Studies Paper -I (History, Geography and Society) 250
V General Studies Paper -II (Indian Constitution & Polity, Governance and International Relation 250
VI General Studies Paper -III (Economics, Statistics and Security Issues) 250
VII General Studies Paper -IV (Science and Technology, Enviornment, Problem Solving and Decision Making) 250
VIII Interview 150
Grand Total 1500

Address and contact details:
PCS Exam / Punjab Civil Services Exam Contact Details

Baradari Garden
P.B. No. 39
Patiala
Punjab, India, Pin Code – 147001
Telegram Address - Punsercom
Phone - 0175 - 5014847(O), 0175 - 5014849(O)
Fax - 0175 - 5014831