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Hyderabad
Aizawl
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Lucknow
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Updated: Mar 10, 2024
UPSC has recently released the calendar including the 2024 examinations, and the UPSC CSE or the IAS exam is also there. Although many people think that IAS 2024 or UPSC CSE is the same thing, it is not.
What are UPSC CSE and IAS?
The full form of UPSC CSE is the Union Public Service Commission Civil Service Examination through which candidates are selected for the civil services in various Indian government bodies. On the other hand, the IAS full form is Indian Administrative Services which is a department of civil services.
In Indian civil services, there are three major departments, IAS, IPS, and IFS. The candidates for all three departments are selected through the same examination which is UPSC CSE.
Moreover, candidates are recruited in these departments based on their rank and performance in the interview rounds. Candidates preparing for the 2024 IAS exams have only 5 months left.
To get all the information regarding the examination from dates to preparation strategy, go through this page thoroughly and make notes if needed.
To appear for the UPSC civil service examination, candidates must fulfill these eligibility criteria:
The age limit is 21-32 years. It means that anyone who is younger than 32 and older than 21 years of age. However, there is age relaxation for special candidates which is mentioned below:
OBC candidates get an age relaxation of 3 years
SC/ST candidates get an age relaxation of 5 years
Defense servicemen who went disabled in their service period get 5 years of age relaxation
Ex-servicemen who have served for 5 years (applicable till 1st August 2021) get 5 years of age relaxation
Candidates with disability get 10 years of age relaxation
Candidates who have lived in Jammu and Kashmir (Applicable for the period of 1st Jan 1981 to 31st December 1989) get 5 years of age relaxation
Any student holding a graduate degree in any specialization from any recognized university can apply for IAS 2024.
Only Indian nationals are eligible to appear for the UPSC 2024. People of Indian origin who came to India to settle down before 1962 from Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and African countries like Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zaire, Malawi, Uganda, and Kenya will also be considered Indians. Therefore, they can appear for the examination.
A candidate can take only a selected number of attempts which are mentioned in the list below:
General - 6 attempts
OBC - 9 attempts
SC/ST - Unlimited attempts
General+ PH - 9 attempts
OBC+PH - 9 attempts
SC/ST +PH - Unlimited attempts
Disabled Servicemen - Unlimited attempts
In the calendar, UPSC has mentioned the prelims and main exam dates only. The exact dates for registration will be updated in further notification. However, the dates can still be predicted which is mentioned in this table.
Dates | Exam Regarding Events |
Official Notification Update | Feb 14th, 2024 |
Beginning of the Registration Process | Feb 14th, 2024 |
Application Submission | Same as above |
End of Application Process | March 5th, 2024 |
Last Fee Payment Date | Same as Above |
Admit Card Release | Not Updated Yet |
Prelims Exam Date | May 26th, 2024 |
Answer Key Out | No Information is Out |
Final Results | No Information is Out |
First Notification for UPSC Mains | July 2024 |
Registration for UPSC CSE Mains | Same as Above |
Application Submission Deadline | No Specific Details |
Fee Payment Deadline | No Specific Details |
Admit Card Collection | Will be Updated |
Mains Exam Date | Sep 20th, 2024 |
Answer Key Out | No Information Available |
Final Results | No Information Available |
Filling out the UPSC 2024 application form is easy if you follow some steps. Remember, if any information that you provide is wrong, you might be expelled from appearing for this examination. The steps elaborated in this table placed below:
Registration | To appear for the IAS exam 2024, students need to visit https://upsc.gov.in/. After opening the “examination” tab, they will see the active examination option, they must click on that to reach the registration page where they need to give their details and create an account. |
Application Submission | After the students have successfully registered, they can start filling up the application form and upload the documents. Tip: 1. Double-check the information 2. Always upload the documents in PDF format |
Fee Payment | As the last step, candidates need to pay the fees. They will not receive any admit card without paying the fees. |
Admit Card Collection | Candidates need to use the same credentials that they created at the time of registration to log in again and collect their UPSC 2024 admit cards. All; the information regarding the examination dates, and centers will be there on the admit card. |
General candidates need to pay Rs 100 for the prelims and Rs 200 for the mains. Other candidates can appear without paying any application fees.
For the UPSC 2024 prelims exam, a total of 79 exam centers, and for the Mains 22 exam centers have been allocated. The below-mentioned list is of the same.
Prayagraj
Ahmedabad
Hyderabad
Sambalpur
Bengaluru
Jammu
Puducherry
Aizawl
Imphal
Pune
Agartala
Gorakhpur
Patna
Agra
Aligarh
Indore
Raipur
Almora (Uttarakhand)
Itanagar
Rajkot
Gurgaon
Portblair
Ajmer
Gwalior
Aurangabad
Jaipur
Shillong
Bareilly
Jodhpur
Shimla
Bhopal
Jorhat
Siliguri
Bilaspur
Ananthapuru
Jabalpur
Ranchi
Kochi
Srinagar
Chandigarh
Kohima
Srinagar (Uttarakhand)
Chennai
Warangal
Ghaziabad
Panaji (Goa)
Dharamsala (New)
Mandi (New)
Kolkata
Surat
Coimbatore
Kozhikode (Calicut)
Thane
Cuttack
Ludhiana
Tirupati
Dharwar
Madurai
Udaipur
Dispur
Leh
Thiruvananthapuram
Dehradun
Lucknow
Tiruchirapalli
Delhi
Mumbai
Varanasi
Faridabad
Mysuru
Vellore
Gangtok
Nagpur
Vijayawada
Gautam Buddha Nagar
Nasik
Vishakhapatnam
Gaya
Navi Mumbai
Ahmedabad
Delhi
Hyderabad
Aizawl
Dispur (Guwahati)
Prayagraj ( Allahabad)
Thiruvananthapuram
Raipur
Patna
Lucknow
Bhopal
Jaipur
Ranchi
Chandigarh
Bengaluru
Jammu
Shimla
Cuttack
Kolkata
Dehradun
Mumbai
Vijayawada
Shillong
Chennai
You will be asked to choose an exam center while filling out the application form. We suggest you choose the earnest exam center in your city. However, if no exam center is allocated to your city, choose the nearest one.
Always remember, if you choose any exam center which is far away from your native place, in case of any mishappening UPSC will not be responsible or answerable to any allegations.
The UPSC CSE exam happens in three stages: prelims, mains, and interviews. The prelims happen in one day while it takes 5-7 days for the mains. Moreover, the paper mode is also different for both. The interview part comes much later. Candidates who have completed the Mains examination and have secured marks above the cut-off will be called for the interviews.
Mode of Exam: MCQ
Number of Papers: 2
Total Marks: 400 (200 each)
Papers: General Studies 1 and General Studies 2
Language: English/Hindi
Time: 2 Hours for each paper
Marking System: For GS 1, 2 marks will be given for every right answer, and for GS 2, 2.5 marks will be given for every right answer. ⅓ marks will be deducted for every wrong answer. However, unattempted questions hold no value.
Mode of Exam: Descriptive
Number of Papers: 7
Total Marks: 1750 marks (300 each)
Papers: Compulsory Indian Language, English, Essay, General Studies - I, II, III, IV, Optional Subjects: I, II
Language: English/Hindi
Time: 3 Hrs each paper
Test Type: Personality Test
Marks: 275
The UPSC CSE syllabus is pretty huge. Being one of the toughest exams in India, the questions asked in the examination are well-researched and need deep knowledge to be answered.
Exam Type | Paper | Syllabus |
Prelims | General Studies I | Current Affairs, Indian Polity and Governance, Economy, General Science, Environmental Issues, etc. |
General Studies II | Data interpretation, Numerical skills, logical ability, etc. | |
Mains | Compulsory Indian Language | Knowledge of the language, literature, history, etc. |
English | Knowledge of literature | |
Essay | Essay Writing | |
General Studies I | Indian Culture, Role of Women, Modern History, World Geography, Social Empowerment, industries, etc. | |
General Studies II | Indian constitution, Judicial bodies, Important aspects of governance, International relations, Hunger and poverty issues, etc. | |
General Studies III | Security challenges, scene, technology, corps, food management, government budgeting, etc. | |
General Studies IV | Probity in governance, ethics, and values of civil services | |
Optional Subjects (2) | Specified Syllabus |
To get the detailed syllabus visit the official website after the notification releases.
The cut-off for the UPSC CSE 2023 has not been released. However, you can find it here https://upsc.gov.in/examinations/cutoff-marks– once it is available.
Last year, 13 lakh students appeared for the examination and only 14624 candidates were able to appear for the mains. Therefore, the UPSC CSE 2024 is going to be a more challenging examination than the previous year.
Candidates can collect the response sheet from the UPSC official website. The link to get the same will be there after the conclusion of the examination.
Unlike other examinations, the UPSC CSE examination is not open for students to challenge answer keys. The marks given by the authority will be considered as the final one.
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Garima Lohia
Laghima Tiwari
Anoushka Sharma
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Krithika Goyal
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Develop the mindset of studying and analyzing concepts, not just memorizing them.
Mark the chapters that you are weak in and start with them first.
Give equal importance to each subject and practice them daily
No need to study all day, just make a schedule and stick to that
Go through IAS officers’ interviews to understand the system more.
Spend time outside your home and make yourself open to various experiences as you can learn from them as well.
Go through previous years’ question papers to know the question standards
Take regular mock tests
Practice descriptive writing
Yes, it is indeed needed. You can crack the prelims all by yourself if you are disciplined but for the mains, it becomes difficult to manage everything all by yourself. You can find offline coaching in your state or if your state does not have any, shift somewhere else.
Coachings in Kota, New Delhi, and Chandigarh are some of the most popular ones with the highest success rates. Coachings Institute provides you with a premium study schedule, strategies, study resources, and tests that boost your confidence. You can also take online coaching as it is also a useful way to prepare for IAS.
Remember, it is your preparation. You don’t have to follow the same routine as the topper of the previous year, try to set a routine that justifies your strength, capabilities, and efficiency. Do not compromise on your health or sleep. Just try to utilize the maximum amount of time when you are not eating, sleeping, or bathing. And save the rest of the time for these things.
Engage yourself in physical activity to stay active and healthy. Try to develop healthy habits like reading or researching as questions will be asked about your hobbies so if you have one, try to gather knowledge about the same. If you don’t have any hobbies, no need to lie just be yourself, be respectful, take your time while answering and that’s all.
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