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Important Dates
- Date of Notification: 14-02-2024
- Last Date to Apply Online: 05-03-2024 up to 06:00 PM
- Date for Correction Window: 06-03-2024 to 12-03-2024
- Date for Preliminary Exam: 26-05-2024
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.
Qualification
- Candidates should posses Any Degree from a recognized University.
Vacancy Details
| Post Name | Total |
| Civil Services Exam 2024 | 1056 |
Number of Attempts
- General category candidates: 6 attempts.
- OBC candidates: 9 attempts.
- SC/ST candidates: Unlimited attempts till the age limit.
- Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD): 9 attempts for general and OBC, while unlimited for SC/ST.
- UPSC IAS prelims exam pattern 2024
| Particulars | Details |
| 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% |
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 |
Prelims Syllabus
Paper 1
- Current events
- History and Indian National Movement.
- Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
- Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights
Issues, etc. - Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
- General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require
subject specialization.
Paper 2
- Comprehension;
- Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
- Logical reasoning and analytical ability;
- Decision making and problem solving;
- General mental ability;
- Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data
interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level);
UPSC IAS previous years prelims cut off marks
| Categories | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| General | 88.22 | 87.5 | 92.51 | 98 |
| SC | 74.08 | 75,41 | 74.84 | 82 |
| ST | 69.35 | 70.71 | 68.71 | 77.34 |
| OBC | 87.54 | 85.85 | 89.12 | 95.34 |
| PwD 1 | 49.84 | 68.02 | 70.06 | 53.34 |
| PwD 2 | 58.59 | 67.33 | 63.94 | 44.66 |
| PwD 3 | 40.40 | 43.09 | 40.82 | 61.34 |
| PwD 5 | 41.76 | 45.80 | 42.86 | 61.34 |
| EWS | 82.83 | 80.14 | 77.55 | 90 |
UPSC IAS previous year’s mains cut off marks
| Categories | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| General | 748 | 745 | 736 | 751 |
| SC | 699 | 700 | 680 | 706 |
| ST | 706 | 700 | 682 | 699 |
| OBC | 714 | 707 | 698 | 718 |
| PwD 1 | 677 | 668 | 648 | 663 |
| PwD 2 | 706 | 712 | 699 | 698 |
| PwD 3 | 351 | 388 | 425 | 374 |
| PwD 5 | 419 | 560 | 300 | 561 |
| EWS | 715 | 714 | 687 | 696 |
