Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination 2024
The Commission has announced the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2024 on its official website @upsc.gov.in. The UPSC Exam Calendar 2024 indicates the notification dates, exam dates, and complete schedule of the various recruitments to be conducted by the commission in 2024.
UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) is about to release a notification for the recruitment of the Civil Services Examination 2024.
| Particulars | Details |
| Exam Name | Civil Services Examination (CSE / IAS) |
| Conducting Body | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Official website | Upsc.gov.in |
| UPSC 2024 vacancy | TBA |
| Exam Level | National |
| Exam stages | Preliminary exam Main exam Personality Test |
| Mode of exam | Offline |
| Number of Papers | Preliminary – Two papers Mains – Nine Papers |
| Duration of Exam | Preliminary – Each paper is of 2 hours Mains – Each paper is of 3 hours |
| Language of exam | Prelims – English and Hindi |
| Application fee Prelims | Rs 100 |
| Exam Centres | For Preliminary exam – TBA For Mains exam – TBA |
The candidate interested and meets their eligibility criteria can visit the official website and fill out the online application form according to the instructions provided on the webpage.
Name of the Portal: Union Public Service Commission
Name of the Exam: Civil Services Examination 2024
Vacancy: Various
Starting Date for Submission of Online Application: 14/02/2024
Last Date for Submission of Online Application: 05/03/2024
Admit Card Download: May 2024
Exam Date: 26/05/2024
UPSC Civil Services Exam Posting List
UPSC Posts List: All Indian Services
- Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
- Indian Police Service (IPS)
- Indian Forest Service (IFoS)
UPSC Posts List: Group A Civil Services
- Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
- Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IAAS)
- Indian Communication Finance Services (ICFS)
- Indian Postal Service (IPoS)
- Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS)
- Indian Revenue Service (IRS)
- Railway Protection Force (RPF)
- Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS)
- Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS)
- Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS)
- Indian Trade Service (ITS)
- Indian Corporate Law Service (ICLS)
- Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS)
- Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES)
- Indian Information Service (IIS)
- Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS)
UPSC Posts List: Group B Civil Services
- Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service
- DANICS
- DANIPS
- Pondicherry Civil Service
- Pondicherry Police Service
Eligibility Criteria
| Nationality | Indian |
| IAS exam age limit | 21 to 32 years |
| UPSC Educational qualification | General Categories – 6 attempts OBC- 9 attempts SC/ ST- Unlimited attempts till the upper age limit |
| UPSC attempt limit | General Categories – 6 attempts OBC- 9 attempts SC/ ST- Unlimited attempts till upper age limit |
Exam Pattern 2024
| Number of papers | 2 |
| Language of paper | English |
| Hindi | |
| Duration of exam | 4 hours (2 hours each) |
| Number of questions | General Studies paper 1: 100 General Studies paper 2: 80 |
| Maximum marks | 400 (200 each) |
| Qualifying marks | 33% |
| Paper | Type | No. of questions | UPSC Total Marks | Duration | Negative marks |
| General Studies I | Objective | 100 | 200 | 2 hours | Yes |
| General Studies II (CSAT) | Objective | 80 | 200 | 2 hours | Yes |
Note: GS Paper II is qualifying in nature with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%
UPSC IAS mains exam pattern 2024
| Particulars | Details |
| Number of papers | 9 |
| Language of paper | English |
| Hindi | |
| Descriptive paper: Candidates can appear for language paper in 22 languages mentioned in schedule 8 of the Indian constitution | |
| Duration of exam | 3 hours each |
| Subjects | Compulsory Indian language English Essay General Studies I General Studies II General Studies III General Studies IV Optional I Optional II |
| Number of questions | Part A and B: 300 each General studies and optional paper: 250 each |
| Maximum marks | 1750 |
| UPSC CSE Exam Pattern: Mains | |||
| Paper | Subject | Duration | IAS Total marks |
| Paper A | Compulsory Indian language | 3 hours | 300 |
| Paper B | English | 3 hours | 300 |
| Paper I | Essay | 3 hours | 250 |
| Paper II | General Studies I | 3 hours | 250 |
| Paper III | General Studies II | 3 hours | 250 |
| Paper IV | General Studies III | 3 hours | 250 |
| Paper V | General Studies IV | 3 hours | 250 |
| Paper VI | Optional I | 3 hours | 250 |
| Paper VII | Optional II | 3 hours | 250 |
UPSC Prelims Syllabus 2024
| General Studies Paper I Syllabus | General Studies Paper II Syllabus |
| Current events of national and international importance. | Comprehension |
| General issues on Environmental ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization | Interpersonal skills including communication skills |
| History of India and Indian National Movement. | Logical reasoning and analytical ability |
| Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc | Decision making and problem-solving |
| General Science | General mental ability |
| Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc | Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data Interpretation (Charts, Graphs, Tables, Data sufficiency etc.—Class X level) |
| Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World |
Selection Process
There are three stages in the selection process for the UPSC CSE Examination.
- Prelims
- Mains
- Interview
