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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