UPSC CSE 2024, Apply Online, Notification, 1056 Civil Service Vacancies

UPSC Civil Service Exam 2024 Notification – 1056 Posts

• UPSC Civil Service Age Limit 2024:

• 21 to 32 years on the 1st August 2024 [i.e., he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1992 and not later than 1st August, 2003].
• Age Relaxation: 05 Years for SC / ST, 03 Years for OBC and Deference Services Personnel, 05 Years – if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January 1980 to the 31st December 1989, 05 Years for Ex-Serviceman and 10 Years for Physically Handicapped Candidates.

• UPSC Civil Service Vacancy 2024 Services & Posts:

• 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 Civil Service 2024 Qualifications:

• The candidate must hold a Degree of any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University Under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.

• UPSC Civil Service Exam 2024 Plans:

The Civil Services Examination will consist of two successive stages:-

• Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective type)
• Civil Services (Main) Examination
• Interview/ Personality Test

• UPSC Civil Service Preliminary Exam Pattern 2024:

(1) Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions) and each will be of two hours duration.
(2) The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
(3) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.

• UPSC Civil Service Application Fee 2024:

₹ 100/- for General and OBC Category Candidates; The fee excepting Female/ SC / ST / PH Candidates.
The payment can be made either by remitting the money in any Branch of SBI by Cash, or by using Net Banking facility of any bank or by using Visa/ Master/ RuPay/ Credit/ Debit Card/ UPI Payment.

• How To Apply UPSC Civil Service Exam 2024:

Eligible candidates are required to apply online using the website upsconline.nic.in. Candidates must first register themselves at the One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the UPSC Commission’s website, before proceeding to fill out the online application for the examination. The OTR registration needs to be completed only once in a lifetime and can be done at any time throughout the year.

The candidates should upload recent Photograph, Signature and Photo-copies of relevant documents / certificates. The last date for the receipt of online applications for the Civil Services Examination 2024 is 05/03/2024 (Tuesday) till 6:00 PM.

• Important Dates UPSC Civil Service Exam 2024:

➢ The Last date for submission of Online Application: 05/03/2024
➢ Modification in Application Form Window: From 06/03/2024 to 12/03/2024
➢ Tentative date of UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2024: 26/05/2024
➢ Tentative date of UPSC Civil Service Main Examination: Will be notified later

• FAQsQ1. How to apply for Civil Service Exam?

Eligible candidates are required to apply online through UPSC Online application portal https://upsconline.nic.in. The candidate should have details of one Photo ID Card viz. Aadhaar Card/ Voter Card/ PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving Licence/ Any other Photo ID Card issued by the State/ Central Government.

Q2. What is eligibility for IAS Exam?

A candidate must be either (a) Indian Citizens or (b) a subject of Nepal, or (c) a subject of Bhutan, or (d) a Tibetan refugee and other cases, or (e) 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.

Q3. What is qualification for UPSC civil services?

The Candidate should have passed minimum Bachelor Degree or Graduation in any discipline from UGC / AICTE recognized university / Institute.

Q4. What are Civil Service Jobs?

(1) Indian Administrative Service (IAS), (2) Indian Foreign Service (IFS), (3) Indian Police Service (IPS), (4) Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, (5) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, (6) Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), (7) Indian Defence Accounts Service, (8) Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), (9) Indian Ordnance Factories Service, (10) Indian Postal Service, (11) Indian Civil Accounts Service, (12) Indian Railway Traffic Service, (13) Indian Railway Accounts Service, (14) Indian Railway Personnel Service, (15) Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, (16) Indian Defence Estates Service, (17) Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), (18) Indian Trade Service, (19) Indian Corporate Law Service, (20) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, (21) Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, (22) Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Government Police Service, (23) Pondicherry Civil Service, (24) Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’.

Q5. Who conduct IAS Exam?

Indian Civil Services / IAS exams conducted and organized by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The Civil Services Examination notified by the Indian Government (Department of Personnel and Training). The UPSC under Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India.