UPSC Civil Services (Pre) Examination 2024: 1056 Posts

UPSC Civil Services (Pre) Examination 2024: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the official notification for the recruitment of 1056 vacancies through the Civil Service (Prelims) Examination 2024. The last date for submission of the application is 05/03/2024.

Name of examination: Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2024

• No of Vacancy: 1056 posts
• Name of services:

(i) Indian Administrative Service
(ii) Indian Foreign Service
(iii) Indian Police Service
(iv) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(v) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(vi) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’
(vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(viii) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
(ix) Indian Information Service, Group ‘A’
(x) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
(xi) Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’
(xii) Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’
(xiii) Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A’
(xiv) Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A’
(xv) Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III)
(xvi) Indian Railway Management Service, Group ‘A’
(xvii) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
(xviii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’
(xix) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’
(xx) Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’
(xxi) Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS), Group ‘B’

• Exam Notice No: 05/2024 – CSP
• Helpline No: 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543

Eligibility Criteria of UPSC Civil Services (Pre) Examination

•  Age Limit: A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on the 1st of August, 2024 i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1992 and not later than 1st August, 2003.
• Age Relaxation: The upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST candidates and 3 years for OBC candidates.
• Educational Qualification: A candidate must hold a degree from any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or possess an equivalent qualification.

UPSC Civil Services (Pre) Examination Scheme

The Civil Services Examination will consist of two successive stages :

(i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective type) for the selection of candidates for the Main Examination; and
(ii) Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various Services and posts noted above.

Application Fee: Category-wise application fee is as follows.

• SC/ST/Women/PwBD category: Nil
• Other category: Rs. 100/-

How to Apply for the UPSC Civil Services Examination?

Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for these vacancies through online mode by visiting the official UPSC Recruitment Portal. Candidates may follow the below-mentioned steps to apply for UPSC Civil Services Recruitment.

• Scroll down, and go to the Important Web-Links section.
• Click on the “Online Application Form”  and register yourself.
• Next again click on “Online Application Form” and Log in.
• Fill out all your personal and educational details and upload the necessary documents.
• Make a payment of the application fee as per your category and submit the form.
• At the end, take a printout of the application form.

Important Dates of UPSC Civil Services (Pre) Examination 2024

• Starting date of submission of online application: 14th February 2024
• Last date of submission of online application: 5th March 2024, 6 PM
• Date of Preliminary Exam: 26th May 2024

Those who wish to apply are advised to go through the below official notification in detail before submitting applications.