The prelims exam for Uttar Pradesh Combined State Upper Subordinate Services Examination-2025 was successfully conducted on 12th October 2025, and thousands of candidates appeared in the exam. After the exam, candidates wait for the release of the answer key to cross-check their responses and calculate their approximate marks.
The official UPPSC Answer Key 2025 will be released shortly, but before that, our team has prepared an unofficial answer key with explanations to the questions, and the same is also shared in this article.
UPPSC PCS Prelims Answer Key 2025
The unofficial answer key helps the candidates to analyse their performance, which they attempted in the exam held on 12th October 2025. The exam was conducted in two shifts, wherein in the 1st shift, Paper 1 (General Studies) was held with 150 questions and in 2nd shift, Paper 2 (CSAT) was held with 100 questions.
UPPSC Answer Key 2025 with solved answers has been provided to help the candidates know how many marks they could score in the exam and whether be able to appear for the Mains Exam or not.
UPPSC PCS Answer Key 2025 PDF
To know the correct answer for each question of Paper 1 and Paper 2 of the UP PCS Prelims Exam, download the unofficial UPPSC Answer Key PDF from below and go through all answers carefully. Once the official answer key is released, the link will be updated.
UPPSC Answer Key 2025 Marking Scheme
The Prelims exam of UPPSC PCS 2025 is an offline mode of examination having 2 papers in different shifts. The total marks allotted for each paper is 200, and the total time allotted for the completion of each Paper of the Prelims exam is 2 hours. The total number of questions in Paper-1 (General Studies I) is 150, while Paper-2 has 100 questions.
General Studies Paper I:
- Correct Answer: 1.33 marks
- Incorrect Answer: 0.33 mark deduction
General Studies Paper II:
- Correct Answer: 2 marks
- Incorrect Answer: 0.67 mark deduction
How to Download UP PCS Prelims Answer Key 2025 from Official website?
To download the UP PCS Prelims Answer Key 2025 from the official website candidate can follow the steps provided below.
- Visit the official website of Uttar Pradesh Staff Selection Commission (UPPSC) at www.uppsc.up.nic.in.
- On the left side of the homepage, click on “View Answer Key”.
- Against A-1/E-1/2025, click on “QUESTION BOOKLET WITH ANSWER – GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 1 AND PAPER 2”.
- UP PCS Prelims Answer Key PDF opens on your screen.
- Download and cross-check the answer and calculate the approximate marks.
