UKSSSC Group C study guide
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The Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC, उत्तराखण्ड अधीनस्थ सेवा चयन आयोग) is a state body constituted under the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission Bill, 2014 (Adhiniyam Sankhya 20 of 2014), published vide Notification No-181/XXXVI(3)/2014-39(1)/2014 dated June 24, 2014. The Governor's consent for its formation, with headquarters at Dehradun, was notified by the Personnel Section-2 of the Government of Uttarakhand vide Notification No-106/XXX(2)/14-03(01)/2014 TC-III dated September 17, 2014. The Commission's current Chairman is Shri G.S. UKSSSC conducts recruitment for subordinate-service posts across Uttarakhand state departments and corporations. Its homepage shows live recruitment activity spanning posts such as Junior Assistant, Computer Assistant, Stenographer, Assistant Accountant, Scaler, Technician Grade-II, Tourism Officer, Livestock Extension Officer, Surveyor, Driver and Artist/Cartographer, together with advertisement numbers (for example Advt. 74, 76, 78, 79 and 70/UKSSSC/2025). Topics on this exam: General Studies / subject-specific syllabus as notified per advertisement (not enumerated in source). The UKSSSC Group C study guide has 1 section and about 426 words.
01General Studies / Subject-Specific Syllabus (as Notified per Advertisement)
The General Studies paper in UKSSSC Group C recruitments is Uttarakhand-weighted: Indian polity, modern Indian history with the hill districts' role in the freedom struggle, Indian and Uttarakhand geography, general science, economy and current affairs. The subject-specific component changes with the post - Forest Guard papers lean on environment and forest science, Patwari on arithmetic and Hindi, Junior Assistant on Hindi, English and office procedure - so the syllabus annexed to your own advertisement, not an older paper, is the authority. Statehood: carved from Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000 as Uttaranchal, the 27th state; renamed Uttarakhand on 1 January 2007. Dehradun is the seat of government; Gairsain (Chamoli) was declared summer capital in 2020; the High Court sits at Nainital.
426 words, about 2 minMore study resources for UKSSSC Group C
- Practice questionsThe Uttarakhand Public Service Commission conducts the Group C recruitment examinations for which of the following categories of posts in the state?
- FlashcardsUttarakhand formation date. Uttarakhand became India's 27th state on 9 November 2000, created from the hill districts of Uttar Pradesh after the separate-state movement.
- Cheat sheetUttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000 as the 27th state of India; its first Chief Minister was Nityanand Swami and its interim capital is Dehradun (Gairsain is the summer capital).
- Key termsUttarakhand Movement (Andolan). The 1990s agitation in the hill districts of Uttar Pradesh demanding a separate Himalayan state, which led to the creation of Uttarakhand on 9 November 2000 as India's 27th state.
- Study planMap the full notified syllabus for your specific UKSSSC Group C advertisement and list every subject heading with its approximate weight.
- Common mistakesCoaching PDFs and YouTube channels push current affairs because it is cheap to produce and feels 'fresh', while the Uttarakhand static section is dry and requires local sources; candidates assume GS means national current affairs and underestimate how many marks the state-specific block carries.
- Exam-day guideCarry more than one hard copy of the admit card (hall ticket) issued for this recruitment.