The UPSC CSE 2024 Notification will be out on February 14, 2024. Ahead of the full schedule release, take a look at the important details including eligibility criteria, application fee and exam pattern..
New Delhi: The Civil Services Examination is the toughest competitive examination of India and is also considered one of the toughest in the world. Organised by the Union Public Service Commission, thousands of candidates sit for the UPSC CSE Exam each year but only a few hundreds are able to clear the three rounds of tests including the Prelims, Mains and then the Interview. If you are aspiring to become an IAS officer and are a UPSC aspirant, please note that the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2024 Notification will be released on February 14, 2024. Ahead of the release of the full schedule, know about the important details related to the exam including eligibility criteria, application fee and examination pattern…
UPSC CSE 2024 Official Notification Release Date
As mentioned earlier, the official notification or complete schedule for the Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination (UPSC CSE 2024) will be released on Valentine’s Day, i.e. February 14, 2024. The notification will include important dates related to the exam, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, age limit and other details.
UPSC CSE 2024: Exam Date, Other Important Dates
The UPSC 2024 Exam Calendar, released in May 2023 and it specified that the notification will be out on Feb 14 and that the application process will also begin on the same day. The registration deadline is March 5, 2024; the Preliminary Examination is expected to take place on May 26, 2024 and the Mains will be held on October 19, 2024.
UPSC CSE 2024: Eligibility Criteria, Age Limit
The eligibility criteria includes the educational qualifications and the age limit. Speaking of the age limit, the minimum age requirement is 21 years while the upper age limit is 32 years. In educational qualifications, an aspirant must at least hold a BA degree recognised by the Central or State governments of India, educational institutions which are authorised by the Parliament or universities under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956.
UPSC CSE 2024: Application Fee, Exam Pattern
The application fee that every candidate must pay is Rs 100 which is based on the patterns of the previous years. Women and SC, ST and PwD candidates are exempted from paying the application fee.
As mentioned earlier, the examination pattern includes three papers – the Civil Services Preliminary Exam which is objective in nature and has multiple choice questions, the Civil Services Mains Exam that is a subjective paper with long-answer questions and the Civil Services Interview.