UPSC Civil Services Exam 2024

UPSC Civil Services Exam 2024 – Apply Online for 1056 Posts Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has given a notification for the recruitment of Civil Services Exam 2024.

Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the notification & apply online.

Total Vacancies : 1056 Posts

There are two categories of posts for which UPSC conducts the civil service examination. They are Group A and Group B. The list of some important Group A & Group B posts is given below.

Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
Indian Police Service (IPS)
Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’
Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’
Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group ‘B’
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group ‘B’

Qualification

Candidates should posses Any Degree from a recognized University.

Age Limit (as on 01-08-2024)

Minimum Age: 21 Years

Maximum Age: 32 Years

i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1992 and not later than 1st August, 2003.

Age relaxation is applicable as per rules.

Application Fee

For all Other Candidates: Rs. 100/-

for SC/ ST/ Female & PwBD: Nil

Payment Mode: Through Net Banking facility of any bank or by using Visa/Master/RuPay/Credit/Debit Card/UPI Payment.

The exam pattern for UPSC 2024 Prelims is as follows:

UPSC Civil Service Exam Pattern – Prelims
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
Total Marks	400 (where GS Paper II is qualifying in nature with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%)

The exam pattern for UPSC 2024 Mains is as follows:

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 Interview – The UPSC interview is of 275 marks, thus bringing the total marks for UPSC Mains and Interview for the merit list consideration to 2025.