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UPSC 2024 Exam dates
The UPSC 2024 exam calendar was published on May 10, 2023. The exam dates for UPSC 2024 exam are as follows:
- UPSC Exam Calendar 2024 May 10, 2024
- UPSC 2024 exam notification 14 February 2024
- UPSC 2024 exam application form 14 February 2024 to 5 March 2024
- UPSC 2024 admit card To be released
- UPSC 2024 Civil Services Prelims exam 26 May 2024
- UPSC 2024 Civil Services Mains exam 20 September 2024
UPSC 2024 vacancies
UPSC will release the 2024 vacancy details and the official Notification. Candidates must note that lakhs of candidates applied for the 2023 Civil Services exam, which had a provision of 1105 vacancies. Candidates must now have an idea about the competition involved in the exam. For detailed information on UPSC vacancies, candidates can refer to the official notification of the respective exam.
UPSC Eligibility
The UPSC IAS eligibility criteria are decided by the Commission. Let’s check the UPSC IAS 2024 eligibility criteria in this section.
UPSC IAS Exam 2024 Eligibility — Nationality
Candidates planning to appear for the Indian Administrative Services must be a citizen of India. For other posts, candidates can check the nationality details on the official notification by the Commission.
Age Limit for IAS 2024
The candidates must have attained 21 years of age and be less than 32 years of age as of 1st August 2024 i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd August 1992 and not later than 1st August 2003.
UPSC Exam Pattern
The UPSC exam consists of three stages: the Preliminary examination, the Main examination, and the Personality Test.
UPSC Prelims: The UPSC Preliminary examination is an objective type test consisting of two papers, namely the General Studies Paper I and the General Studies Paper II, also known as the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT).
UPSC Mains: The Main examination is a subjective type test consisting of nine papers, including an Essay paper, four General Studies papers, two optional papers, and two language papers. Candidates who clear the UPSC Mains examination are eligible for the final round, i.e UPSC interview.
UPSC Interview: The Personality Test, also known as the Interview, is conducted for the candidates who have qualified for the Main examination. This part of the examination assesses a candidate’s personality, behaviour, response to situations, knowledge of surroundings, mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear and logical exposition, a balance of judgement, variety and depth of interest, and other aspects. Candidates who are selected in this round finally get to attend the training for different posts and services based on preferences and ranks.
