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For UPPSC PCS aspirants

A UPPSC plan that survives the full PCS cycle.

General Studies, UP-specific material, CSAT, essay and General Hindi — Lighthouse Prep structures the whole syllabus into a daily routine you can keep.

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UPPSC PCS runs across months — Prelims with GS and CSAT, a descriptive Mains, then the interview. The national General Studies is the part everyone studies. The part that decides ranks is UP-specific material and the descriptive papers, and those are the ones that keep sliding down the list.

Lighthouse Prep keeps them in your daily routine.

How the planner builds your UPPSC plan

You tell it:

  • The exam you're preparing for
  • Your exam date
  • How many hours a day you can study, and when you usually study

The AI builds a daily routine of timed sessions across national GS, UP-specific GS, CSAT and current affairs, weighted towards the topics that appear most in previous papers. Add essay practice and General Hindi as sessions of your own.

A typical UPPSC study day

  • Morning session — one national GS subject in depth (Polity, History, Geography, Economy).
  • UP-specific block — state history, geography, economy or schemes, every day rather than deferred.
  • Current affairs — 30–45 minutes, national plus UP.
  • Descriptive practice — essay or answer writing, depending on the week.
  • Lighter session — CSAT practice or General Hindi.

Each session carries a topic and a duration. Start the timer, study, and the timer stops itself when the session is done.

Spaced revision across a long cycle

Most candidates who miss Prelims did the reading. What they lost was retention — a subject covered in month two is gone by month eight.

Lighthouse Prep brings every topic you study back after 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 and 60 days, with a harder question each time, so the early syllabus is still with you on exam day.

Features for UPPSC prep

  • A plan from the UPPSC pattern — sessions weighted towards the topics that appear most in previous papers.
  • Your own sessions — add CSAT practice, essays or General Hindi; they run on the same timer and count towards your study hours.
  • Prelims to Mains — when you move on, rebuild your routine with Plan with AI, or keep a separate plan for each stage.
  • Spaced revision — automatic, no manual scheduling.
  • Focus timer — measures real study time, not desk time.
  • Wastage report — shows, session by session, how much of your planned time you actually studied.
  • Lumi, your AI mentor — remembers your exam and weak subjects, and checks in when you've gone quiet.

Who this is for

  • First-attempt PCS candidates who need structure for a full cycle
  • Working candidates fitting UPPSC around a job
  • Repeat candidates rebuilding after a near miss
  • Anyone preparing for UPPSC and UPSC in parallel

Build your UPPSC plan today

Open the app, set your exam date, and start with today's first session.

Frequently asked questions

Does it cover Uttar Pradesh-specific General Studies?
Yes. The plan is built from UPPSC's own pattern and previous papers, so UP history, geography, economy and state affairs are part of it, and you can add more UP-specific sessions yourself. State material is what separates ranks in PCS, and it is the first thing candidates postpone.
How does it handle CSAT?
CSAT is qualifying, which is why people ignore it until it bites. Add it as a short session in your daily routine — regular light practice rather than a panic block before Prelims. It runs on the same timer as everything else.
Can it plan essay and General Hindi for Mains?
Yes. Add both as sessions in your routine. They run on the same timer as everything else, so the wastage report shows how much of that time you really spent on them. The planner does not mark essays, so get a few checked each month.
I'm preparing for UPPSC and UPSC together. Does that work?
Yes. Add both as separate exams, each with its own exam date and plan, and switch between them on Today's Plan. Every session you run counts towards your study hours.
Is it free?
Yes. You can build a plan, run the session timer, revise on a spaced schedule and see where your study time went without paying. AI features such as generating study material use credits, and every account starts with 50,000 free.