Understand the process of UPSC online registration, application, and preparation for the IAS Exam 2024.
Aspirants who cherish the dream of IAS, IPS, or IFS need to appear in the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Only those aspirants who register and apply in the prescribed UPSC online form will be allowed to sit in the exam.
The first step is Registration. Registration is the process by which an account is created on the UPSC website. Once registered, aspirants need to apply online and pay the exam fees.
While the Civil Services Examination (CSE) is still conducted in the ‘paper and pen’ way, registration and payment of fees for the exams are online.
There are two main websites for UPSC:
Aspirants should note that all applications to the UPSC Civil Services Examination should be filed only on the website upsconline.nic.in.
The official UPSC website – upsconline.nic.in – hosts UPSC exam online forms, admit cards, and related information.
The notification for the UPSC Civil Services Examination for 2024 will be published on February 14, 2024. You can apply for UPSC CSE 2024 between February 14, 2024, and March 05, 2024.
You need to apply for each exam conducted by UPSC separately. There are separate application forms for UPSC Civil Services Exam Prelims, Mains, and Interview.
There is nothing too complicated about the application process. The UPSC CSE 2024 notification will explain the IAS application process in detail. To get an idea, we are explaining the steps below:
The UPSC Civil Services Examination Application Form has two parts – Part I and Part II.
Note: If you have any additional questions or queries, refer to the ClearIAS UPSC Online Application guide.
Only candidates who qualify for UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2024 can apply for UPSC Mains 2024.
The qualified candidates need to submit the Detailed Application Form I (DAF-I) online on upsconline.nic.in.
Only candidates who qualify for the UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2024 can apply for the UPSC Interview 2024.
The qualified candidates need to submit the Detailed Application Form II (DAF-II) online on upsconline.nic.in.
For Prelims and Mains, UPSC collects a small fee from candidates. Candidates can pay the UPSC Exam application fee in online or offline mode.
Online mode: Candidates can make online payment of the application fee via Visa/ Master/ RuPay credit/ debit card or internet banking of SBI.
Offline mode: Candidates can make offline payments of application fees by paying cash at any branch of SBI. Applicants who opt for the ‘Pay by Cash’ mode should print the system-generated pay-in-slip during part II registration and deposit the fee at the counter of the SBI Branch on the next working day only. Candidates must note that the ‘Pay by Cash’ mode will be deactivated one day before the application process closes. However, candidates who have generated their pay-in-slip before the process is deactivated can make the payment at any SBI branch during banking hours on the closing date.
Preliminary Exam Fee: Rs. 100 for General/OBC Male Candidates
Mains Exam Fee: Rs. 200 for General/OBC Male Candidates
Note: Females/ SC/ ST/ Persons with Benchmark Disability are exempted from the payment of fees.
In case of any guidance/ information/ clarification regarding applications, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near gate C of its campus in person or over telephone number 011-23385271/ 011-23381125/ 011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs.
Tip: You can also refer to UPSC FAQs by ClearIAS for quick resolutions of queries by the ClearIAS Team.
The candidates can withdraw their UPSC application by doing the following steps:
In the above manner, the candidates can withdraw their UPSC CSE 2024 application.
Instead of hall tickets (paper), UPSC now issues e-admit cards. Once applied, aspirants can download an e-admit card 1 month before the exam. Aspirants then need to take a printout of the same and bring it to the exam hall.
UPSC conducts many exams including Civil Services Examination (CSE), Engineering Services Examination (ESE), Indian Forestry Services Examination (IFoS), Central Armed Police Forces Examination (CAPF), Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS).
Among the exams, the Civil Services Examination is widely considered the most prestigious test.
UPSC Exam notification will be published on the website upsc.gov.in.
This will also be released as a Gazette notification.
You can download a sample UPSC notification from the ClearIAS beginners’ guide.
UPSC syllabus for the Civil Services Examination will be published in detail on the exam notification.
UPSC Civil Services Examination syllabus can also be accessed from the ClearIAS website or App (directly from the Menu section).
The result of the UPSC CSE Prelims 2024 exam will be declared by mid-June 2024 (tentative).
Mains 2024 results can be expected around December 2024 (tentative).
The final results of UPSC CSE 2024 can be expected around May 2025 (tentative).
Check the UPSC Results page for ClearIAS for the latest exam results.
Marks of all candidates who appeared in the Civil Services Examination will be declared on the UPSC Online Website.
Marks, cut-off marks, and answer keys of UPSC CSE 2024 will be uploaded on the UPSC Online website only after the entire process of the Civil Services Examination, 2024 is over i.e. after the declaration of the final result.
ClearIAS helps UPSC aspirants prepare online and clear the IAS exam by self-study.
Free UPSC study materials for all subjects mentioned in the UPSC syllabus are provided in ClearIAS.
Also, as per the ClearIAS Test-based approach, 40 online mock exams are provided (for Prelims).
Model exams are provided for Mains as well.
The concept of the ClearIAS TTT Approach is to invest in the 3 ‘T’s – Textbooks, Test Series, and Techniques. These three ‘Ts’ are the tools for you to succeed in the UPSC Civil Services Exam.
Regarding books, ideally, you should start your preparation with NCERT books and then move on to standard reference textbooks.
The mock Test Series is very important for the UPSC Preliminary Exam (Objective) and UPSC Main Exam (Written). ClearIAS Test Series integrates the textbooks and techniques into the model exams, which makes it unique.
UPSC Civil Services Exam demands not just knowledge but certain exam skills too. ClearIAS has developed various techniques to clear the UPSC Civil Services Exam with ease. You read more about ClearIAS Techniques and strategies here.
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