Provincial Civil Service (Uttar Pradesh)
Provincial Civil Service (Executive Branch) of Uttar Pradesh (IAST: Prāntīya Civil Sevā (Kāryakārī Shakha), often abbreviated to as PCS, is the administrative civil service of the Government of Uttar Pradesh comprising Group A and Group B posts. It is also the feeder service for Indian Administrative Service in the state.
| Service Overview | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 April 1937 |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Staff College | U.P. Academy of Administration and Management, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Cadre Controlling Authority | Department of Appointment and Personnel, Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Minister Responsible | Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Minister of Appointment and Personnel |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Civil service |
| Current Cadre Strength | 1112 members (556 officers directly recruited by UP-PSC as deputy collectors and 556 officers promoted from Tehsildars) |
| Selection | State Civil Services Examination |
| Association | Uttar Pradesh PCS Association |
| Head of the State Civil Services | |
| Chief Secretary | Durga Shanker Misra, IAS |
| Additional Chief Secretary (DoAP) | Devesh Chaturvedi, IAS |
PCS officers hold various posts at sub-divisional, district, divisional and state level from conducting revenue administration and maintenance of law and order. The Department of Appointment and Personnel of the Government of Uttar Pradesh is the cadre-controlling authority of the service. Along with the Provincial Police Service (PPS) and the Provincial Forest Service (PFS), the PCS is one of the three feeder services to its respective All India Services.