UPSC 2024 Notification Live: CSE to be conducted for 1,056 vacancies, link to apply

Opening date of application: February 14, 2024

Closing date of application: March 5, 2024

Correction window: March 6 to March 12, 2024

Prelims exam: May 26, 2024

As already mentioned, the first step to submit your applications is to visit the website upsconline.nic.in. Remember that it is mandatory for applicants to register themselves on the One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, before proceeding to fill up the online application for the examination. If a candidate is already registered, he/she can proceed straightway for filling up the application. Complete story here

UPSC CSE 2024 will be conducted in two 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 various services and posts

• The photograph should not be more than 10 days old from the start date of the application process.
• The name of the candidate and the date on which the photograph was taken should be clearly mentioned.
• The candidate's face should occupy 3/4th of the space in the photograph.
• The appearance of the candidate should match with the photograph at each stage – Prelims, Main (written) and Interview/Personality Test. For instance, if a candidate uploads a bearded photograph, he must appear with the same look at each stage. The same would apply to spectacles, moustaches, etc.

Along with UPSC CSE 2024, the Union Public Service Commission has also started the registration process for the IFS Exam 2024. Candidates can apply for the Indian Forest Service Examination at upsc.gov.in. To know more, read: UPSC IFS Exam 2024 registration begins, direct link to apply here

UPSC CSE 2024: These services come under the Civil Services Examination:

• Indian Administrative Service
• Indian Foreign Service
• Indian Police Service
• Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
• Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
• Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’
• Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
• Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
• Indian Information Service, Group ‘A’
• Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
• Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’
• Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’
• Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A’
• Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A’
• Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III)
• Indian Railway Management Service, Group ‘A’
• Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
• Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’
• Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’
• Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’
• Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS), Group ‘B’

UPSC CSE Prelims 2024 Notification Live Updates: A candidate can attempt the Civil Services examination up to six times. However, relaxation has been given to reserved category candidates:

SC/ST(including PwD): Unlimited

OBC, general-PwD, OBC-PwD, EWS-PwD: 9

UPSC CSE Prelims 2024: All candidates must complete the one-time registration (OTR) process before applying for the Civil Services examination. Check more details here.

Check the UPSC CSE 2024 notice here.

UPSC CSE Prelims 2024 Notification Live Updates: Here is the direct link to apply for UPSC Civil Services Examination 2024.

UPSC CSE Prelims 2024: UPSC will conduct the Civil Services examination 2024 to fill around 1,056 vacancies under various user departments.

UPSC Civil Services Examination 2024: UPSC has released the notification for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2024.

UPSC CSE Prelims 2024: Candidates are required to apply for the CSE Prelims examination on upsconline.nic.in.

Before applying, it is essential for the applicant to register himself/herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, which is available on the commission’s website. After that, they can proceed to fill the application form.

Visit the official website of UPSC at upsc.gov.in.

Click on UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam 2024 link available on the home page.

A new page will open where candidates will have to register themselves.

Once the registration is done, login to the account.

Fill the application form and make the payment of application fees.

Click on submit and download the page.

Keep a hard copy of the same for further need.

As per the examination calendar of UPSC, the Civil Services Prelims examination will be held on May 26. The application process will begin today, February 14 and end on March 5.

A candidate holding a graduate degree from a recognised university can apply for UPSC CSE 2024. Candidates with recognised professional qualifications (engineering, medical, etc.) are also eligible.

• Candidates who have appeared at a qualifying examination but whose results are awaited can also appear in the Prelims examination, but they will have to submit proof of requisite qualifying examination in the Detailed Application Form-I (DAF 1) for the Main examination.
• In exceptional cases, the commission may treat a candidate who does not have any of the foregoing qualifications as a candidate, provided that the candidate has passed an examination conducted by any other institution, the standard of which, in the opinion of the commission, justifies the admission to the Civil Services Examination.
• Candidates who have passed the final professional MBBS or any other equivalent professional examination but have not completed their internship by the time of the Civil Services (Main) Examination will be provisionally admitted to the examination, provided they submit the original degree or a certificate from the concerned competent authority at the time of interview.

Nationality:

For the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India. For other services, s/he must be a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal, Bhutan; a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India; or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Age limits:

A candidate must be 21 years old and not more than 32 years old on the cut-off date. The cut-off date will be mentioned in the notification.

Relaxation in the upper age limit will be applicable to reserve category candidates.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will issue the Civil Services Examination (CSE 2024) notification today on upsc.gov.in.