Punjab Civil Services Exam Pattern

Will you please provide the exam pattern of Punjab Civil Services Exam?

[Arun Vats]

Punjab Civil Services Exam is a combined competitive examination organized by the Punjab Public Service Commission for recruitment to the following given services/posts:
Punjab Civil Service (Executive Branch)
Tehsildar
Block Development & Panchayat Officer
Labour and Concilliation Officer
Deputy Superintendent of Police
Deputy Superintendent of Jail (Grade-II)/District Probation Officer(jails)
Excise & Taxation Officer

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

Pattern of Preliminary
ExamPaper Subject Marks
General Studies 100 250
Civil Services
Aptitude Test 80 200
Total 180 450

The questions shall be answered by candidates on an Optical Marks Reader (OMR) sheet;
Applicants are required to appear in both papers i.e. Paper I and Paper II of the Preliminary Competitive Examination are compulsory.

Pattern of PCS Mains Exam
The main examination will consist of written examination and 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

Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants should not be less than 21 years and more than 38 years of age.
Interested Applicants should possess a degree of bachelor in any discipline from a recognized university or institution.
The Applicants must have passed punjabi of matric or its equivalent standard.