UPSC Civil Services Exam 2024: Check out registration process, vacancies, exam timing and other details
UPSC Civil Services Exam 2024 is now open. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the notification for the same earlier on February 14, with important information such as examination timings, number of vacancies, eligibility criteria, and examination pattern.
According to the notification, there will be approximately 1056 vacancies this year, slightly less than 1,105 vacancies announced last year.
Of the total vacancies this year, 40 are reserved for candidates with benchmark disabilities. These disabilities include blindness and low vision, deaf and hard of hearing, locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims, muscular dystrophy, and multiple disabilities from amongst persons under the mentioned categories. However, the final number of vacancies may change based on the information received from Cadre Controlling Authorities.
The selection process remains the same; there will be three stages of the exam — preliminary, main, and personality test.
Over ten lakh candidates typically apply for the preliminary round, and last year, around 13 lakh applications were received. Out of these, slightly more than 14,600 candidates were selected for the main exam round.
The Civil Services Prelims examination for 2024 is scheduled to take place on May 26, 2024. The CSE Main exam is expected to commence on September 20, 2024, and will span five days, covering various papers.
To apply for the UPSC CSE 2024 Prelims exam, candidates must register online on the website
