UP PCS-J rewards candidates who treat Bare Acts as primary texts. Prelims Law paper and all three Mains law papers are section-driven.
National statutes
- Constitution of India
- CPC, 1908
- BNS, 2023 / IPC transition
- BNSS, 2023 / CrPC transition
- BSA, 2023
- Contract Act, Specific Relief, TPA, Limitation, Partnership, Equity & Trusts themes
- Hindu and Muslim personal law Bare Acts
See BNS vs IPC for renumbering.
Uttar Pradesh local laws (Law-III)
Law-III historically tests penal law plus U.P. revenue and local Acts named in the UPPSC syllabus (land laws, rent/revenue statutes and other state Acts in the annexure). This list changes with notifications—download the official syllabus rather than relying on a static blog list alone.
High-ROI habit: maintain a separate thin binder for only the local Acts printed in that year’s syllabus.
Related reading
Primary sources
- UPPSC syllabus annexure; state government Bare Acts