UKPSC Prelims Result 2025 — Revised Result Declared on 06 January 2026
Last Updated: May 20, 2026 | Source: Official UKPSC Notification | psc.uk.gov.in
The Uttarakhand Public Service Commission declared the prelims result on 08 October 2025, with 1931 candidates qualifying. A writ petition before the Uttarakhand High Court changed that — on 04 December 2025, the court ordered one GS question deleted and the result recalculated. The revised result, with 1933 qualified candidates, was published on 06 January 2026. The Mains exam, originally scheduled for December 2025, is now proposed for April 2026.
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Quick Overview
| Detail | Information |
| Advertisement No. | A-1/E-1/PCS-2025/2025-26 |
| Total Vacancies | 116 |
| Prelims Date | 29 June 2025 |
| Original Result | 08 October 2025 — 1931 qualified |
| HC Order | 04 December 2025 |
| Revised Result | 06 January 2026 — 1933 qualified |
| Mains (Proposed) | April 2026 |
Why the Uttarakhand HC Cancelled the October Result
Writ Petition 455(SB)/2025, filed by Kuldeep Kumar Rathi and others against UKPSC, was heard in the Uttarakhand High Court. On 04 December 2025, the court directed deletion of one question from GS Paper I:
- Set A — Question No. 70
- Set B — Question No. 42
- Set C — Question No. 05
- Set D — Question No. 130
All four refer to the same question across different sets. With this deletion, UKPSC recalculated scores for all candidates and prepared a fresh merit list. The revised result, revised cut-offs, revised answer key, and revised marks were all published together on 06 January 2026.
Two PIL petitions — PIL 48/2024 and PIL 152/2024 — remain pending before the HC. The revised result stands subject to their final outcome.
Post-wise Change: Original vs Revised Qualified Candidates
| Post Code | Post | Original | Revised | Change |
| 01,02,03,06,07,08,09,11 | Combined (Deputy Collector, DSP, Finance Officer, etc.) | 1212 | 1214 | +2 |
| 04 | Asst Director / Accounts Exam Officer (Finance) | 72 | 72 | – |
| 05 | Sub-Registrar Grade-AA (Finance) | 141 | 141 | – |
| 10 | Sub Education Officer / Staff Officer / Legal Officer | 188 | 186 | -2 |
| 12 | Inspector, Govt Beggars Home / Divyang Karmshala | 36 | 36 | – |
| 13 | Asst Director, Sanskrit Education | 29 | 29 | – |
| 14 | Asst Sugarcane Commissioner | 12 | 12 | – |
| 15 | District Probation Officer (Women Empowerment) | 12 | 12 | – |
| 16 | Information Officer / District Information Officer | 18 | 18 | – |
| 17 | Editor, Information & PR | 12 | 12 | – |
| 18 | Feature Writer, Information & PR | 06 | 06 | – |
| 19 | Asst Director Agriculture / Krishi Raksha | 116 | 117 | +1 |
| 20 | Asst Director Statistics, Agriculture | 12 | 12 | – |
| 21 | Food Processing Officer / Principal, Horticulture | 24 | 24 | – |
| 22 | Regional Expert / Entomologist, Horticulture | 24 | 24 | – |
| 23 | Statistics Officer Grade-2, Horticulture | 12 | 13 | +1 |
| 24 | District Tourism Development Officer | 05 | 05 | – |
| Total | 1931 | 1933 | +2 |
Post Code 10 lost two qualifiers — the only post where the deleted question worked against candidates already on the list.
The GS Question the Court Ordered Removed
The deleted question belonged to GS Paper I. In the revised answer key, it is marked [#] — meaning no marks awarded and no negative marking applied to anyone who attempted it. The paper carried 150 questions; with six total dropped questions (five existing plus one by HC order), effective scoring was based on 144 questions. Each correct answer: 1.0417 marks. Each wrong answer: −0.2604 marks.
The full revised answer key for all four sets is on the answer key page.
Prelims 2025 Cut-Off — Quick Reference
The UR cut-off for the main combined post (Deputy Collector, DSP, Finance Officer group) stood at 92.97 marks in the revised result. Post Code 10 had the highest UR cut-off at 102.09 — the most competitive post in the exam. Post Code 13 (Sanskrit Education) had the lowest at 54.95 for UR.
Category-wise cut-offs for all 17 posts are on the cut-off page.
Check Your Score in the Official Marksheet
UKPSC published individual marks for all candidates as part of the revised result on 06 January 2026. To find your score, open the official marksheet PDF on psc.uk.gov.in, use Ctrl+F on desktop or the find function on mobile, and search your roll number. Your Paper I (GS) and Paper II (CSAT) marks are listed separately.
[Revised Marks of Candidates] – Click Here
What Happens Next: Mains 2026
The Mains was originally scheduled for 06–09 December 2025. That schedule was dropped due to the HC proceedings. UKPSC has proposed April 2026 for the written Mains. Admit card details and the full Mains schedule are on the prelims overview page.
FAQs
Why was the UKPSC prelims result 2025 cancelled?
The Uttarakhand High Court ordered deletion of one GS question on 04 December 2025. This required recalculating every candidate’s score, which made the original result invalid. A fresh result was declared on 06 January 2026.
Which question was deleted from the GS paper?
Set A Q.70 / Set B Q.42 / Set C Q.05 / Set D Q.130 — all the same question across different booklet sets
How many candidates qualified in the revised result?
1933 — two more than the original 1931. The change is small but affected three posts.
Is this revised result final?
It is declared, but still subject to the outcome of two pending PILs (48/2024 and 152/2024) in the Uttarakhand High Court.
My roll number isn’t in the result — what should I check?
First confirm which post code you applied for, then check that specific section of the result PDF. Candidates appear under the post they applied for, not in a single combined list.
When is the Mains exam?
April 2026 as proposed by UKPSC. No official date announced yet.