Civil Service Exam Schedule 2024
The IAS exam 2024 as usual will be held in three phases. The entrance exam for the IAS is called the Civil Service Preliminary Exams. This is only the qualifying exam for writing the mains exam. It comprises of two papers with multiple choice questions each for two hours. Once you have cleared the Prelims exam you are eligible to appear in the Mains written exams. Once you have cleared the mains exam you will be illegible to face the personality test (interview).
About 2024 Prelims
The civil services preliminary examination is scheduled to be held on 26th May 2024.
UPSC Exam Timing
Prelims exam time
Upsc preliminary examination has two papers. Usually the Morning session is General studies and Afternoon session is CSAT. For morning session the timing is from 9.30am - 11.30am. For afternoon session the timing is from 2.30pm - 4.30pm.
Mains exam time
In the Mains exam papers in the Morning session is from 9.00 A.M. to 12.00 and Afternoon session is from 2pm - 5pm.
Civil Services Examination Time Table 2024
UPSC Exam Dates
| Name of Civil Service Exam | Date of Notification/ Last date for receipt of applications | Date of commencement of Examination and its duration | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2024 |
14.02.2024 / 05.03.2024 |
26.05.2024 (SUNDAY) 1 Day |
|
| Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2024 | |||
| Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2024 |
- |
20.09.2024 (Friday) 5 Days |
Only for those who have cleared the Prelims |
| Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination,2024 |
- |
24.11.2024 (SUNDAY) 7 Days |
Only for those who have cleared the Prelims |
TIME TABLE FOR CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION, 2022
| Date(Day) | Forenoon Session 9.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon |
Afternoon Session 2.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M. |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 15.09.2023 (Friday) |
Paper-I Essay |
No Paper |
| 16.09.2023 (Saturday) |
Paper-II General Studies-I |
Paper-III General Studies-II |
| 17.09.2023 (Sunday) |
Paper-IV General Studies-III |
Paper-V General Studies-IV |
| Next Weekend | ||
| 23.09.2023 (Saturday) |
Paper-A Indian Language {Assamese / Bengali / Bodo / Dogri/ Gujarati / Hindi / Kannada / Kashmiri/ Konkani / Maithilli / Malayalam / Manipuri / Marathi / Nepali / Odia / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Santhali (Devanagari / Olchiki Script)/ Sindhi (Devanagari / Arabic Script) / Tamil / Telugu / Urdu} |
Paper-B English |
| 24.09.2023 (Sunday) |
Paper-VI Optional Subject-Paper-1 {Agriculture / Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science / Anthropology / Botany / Chemistry / Civil Engineering / Commerce & Accountancy / Economics / Electrical Engineering / Geography / Geology / History / Law / Management /Mathematics / Mechanical Engineering /Medical Science / Philosophy / Physics / Political Science & International Relations / Psychology / Public Administration / Sociology / Statistics / Zoology / Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese / Bengali / Bodo / Dogri / Gujarati / Hindi / Kannada / Kashmiri / Konkani / Maithilli / Malayalam / Manipuri / Marathi / Nepali / Odia / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Santhali / Sindhi / Tamil / Telugu / Urdu / English} |
Paper-VII Optional Subject-Paper-II {Agriculture / Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science / Anthropology / Botany / Chemistry / Civil Engineering / Commerce & Accountancy / Economics / Electrical Engineering / Geography / Geology / History / Law / Management /Mathematics / Mechanical Engineering /Medical Science / Philosophy / Physics / Political Science & International Relations / Psychology / Public Administration / Sociology / Statistics / Zoology / Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese / Bengali / Bodo / Dogri / Gujarati / Hindi / Kannada / Kashmiri / Konkani / Maithilli / Malayalam / Manipuri / Marathi / Nepali / Odia / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Santhali / Sindhi / Tamil / Telugu / Urdu / English} |
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