The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday opened the registration process for the Civil Services Examinations (CSE) Prelims 2024. Candidates preparing to appear in the UPSC CSE 2024 can register themselves online through the official website of UPSC at upsc.gov.in. As per the official notification, the last date to apply for UPSC CSE 2024 is March 5, while the preliminary examination is scheduled for May 26.
UPSC CSE 2024: Vacancy
The total number of vacant posts under the UPSC CSE 2024 has not been yet announced. Last year, there were 1,105 vacancies for recruitment, the highest so far in the past seven years.
UPSC CSE 2024: Eligibility
For a candidate to apply for the UPSC CSE 2024 Prelims exams, he or she needs to have a graduation degree from any of the universities recognised by the central or state government.
Apart from this, the candidate applying for the examination has to be between 21 years and 32 years old. There is an age relaxation for the reserved category candidates.
UPSC CSE 2024: Number of attempts
The General candidates can take as many as six attempts to clear the UPSC exam. However, candidates belonging to the reserved category of OBC and PwBD will get nine attempts. The SC/ST categories candidates are allowed unlimited attempts until they attain the permissible relaxed age limit.
UPSC CSE 2024: How to Register?
Visit the official website of UPSC at upsc.gov.in.
Click on the ‘UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam 2024’ link available on the homepage.
Register and log in to the account with the required credentials.
Fill in the application form and pay the application fees as required.
Review and click on ‘Submit’.
Download the confirmation page and keep a hard copy of the same for future reference.
UPSC CSE 2024: Selection Process
The selection process entails three stages -- Prelims, Main, and Interview rounds.
In the preliminary examination, the candidate has to appear for an objective MCQ-based exam consisting of General Studies (Paper I) and CSAT (Paper II).
In the main round, the candidates, who clear the preliminary exam, appear for the written descriptive exam testing knowledge, understanding, and analytical skills across nine papers.
At the end, the shortlisted candidates from the main round are called for an interview.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
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