Rachit Kumar SaxenaManager-Editorial
The Civil Service (IAS) exam is a premier exam of the nation and the candidates selected through this exam will be allocated to the All India Service directly. The Union Public Service Commission released the IAS 2024 exam dates in its official UPSC exam calendar 2024 on May 10. The Commission will release the IAS 2024 notification on February 14, 2024, and the last date for the IAS 2024 application form will be March 5, 2024. The candidates will be required to apply online for the exam. The Commission will conduct the IAS 2024 exam on May 26, 2024, in offline mode at the designated exam centres.
The IAS 2023 notification was released on February 1, 2023. The candidates require the IAS exam dates to make their study plan for the IAS exam 2023. The candidates need to prepare for the prelims and main exams separately. The candidates need the IAS exam date for each stage to modulate their preparation as per the upcoming exam. IAS exam dates were released with the UPSC exam calendar released on May 5, 2022. IAS prelims 2023 applications were released on February 1, 2023, and the UPSC will conduct the main exam from September 15, 2023.
About IAS Exam Dates 2024
IAS exam dates are an essential part of the IAS preparation plan because it takes more than one year to prepare for IAS. Even after preparing for more than a year and appearing in the IAS prelims exam, the IAS aspirants are not sure about their preparation and have to chalk out an IAS preparation plan again. In chalking out a plan, IAS aspirants require the list of events of the IAS exam process. IAS exam dates help the candidates in planning the IAS preparation and the intensity of their efforts for special occasions such as at the times of IAS exams.
The candidates can see here the UPSC CSE 2024 exam dates as mentioned in the official calendar. The state administrative machinery is engaged in conducting the exam and hence all the functionaries are prepared for the dates.
IAS 2024 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IAS 2023 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
14 Feb '24 - 5 Mar '24 | IAS 2024 Application Dates |
May '24 | IAS Prelims Admit Card 2024 Issue Date TENTATIVE |
26 May '24 | IAS Prelims 2024 Exam Date |
20 Sep '24 - 29 Sep '24 | IAS Main 20234 Exam Date |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
15 Sep '23 - 24 Sep '23 | IAS Main 2023 Exam Date |
Jun '23 | IAS Prelims Result 2023 |
28 May '23 | IAS Prelims 2023 Exam Date |
IAS Exam Dates 2024 FAQs
The candidates can see here the important dates for the IAS 2024 exam.
Q: What is the date of IAS exam in 2024?
A: The IAS exam 2024 will be conducted on May 26, 2024. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is expected to release the Civil Service IAS 2024 notification on February 14, 2024. The Commission released the IAS 2024 exam dates on May 10, 2023. The Commission released the official UPSC 2024 exam calendar mentioning the application and exam dates on its official website - upsc.gov.in.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the official notification for IAS 2023 exam on February 1. The Last date to apply for the exam was February 21. The UPSC will release the IAS prelims admit card three weeks before the exam date.
Q: Who can apply for IAS exam 2024?
A: Any graduate from a recognised university can apply for the IAS exam. There is no mention of the minimum percentage required to apply for the IAS exam. The Commission provides a time window of 20 days to fill out the IAS application online. The candidates must fill out the applications as soon as possible to get to the examination centre of their choice.
Q: When will IAS Prelims 2024 be conducted?
A: The Commission released the IAS 2024 exam dates in its official exam calendar released on May 10, 2023. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) releases the exam calendar for the next year in May every year. The UPSC will conduct the IAS prelims exam 2024 on May 26, 2024. The Commission will release the official notification on February and the applications ended March 5.
Q: Will there be IAS exam in 2024?
A: UPSC will conduct the UPSC 2024 exam on May 26, 2024. There is no evidence of any kind of epidemic across the world. The Union Public Service Commission released the IAS 2024 exam dates on May 10, 2023. The Commission always conducts its exam on the given dates and there are few chances of any delay in the exam.
Q: When did the IAS 2023 admit card released for the prelims exam?
A: The IAS prelims admit card 2023 was released on May 8. The Commission releases the IAS admit card, one month before the exam date. The candidates can download and check their IAS exam centres on the admit card. The IAS prelims 2023 exam was conducted on May 28 in two sessions. The IAS prelims was an objective type MCQ-based exam conducted offline.
Q: When was the IAS 2022 Final result declared?
A: The Union Public Service Commission released the IAS 2022 final result on May 23. The Commission released the names of the candidates with their roll numbers. The Commission selected 933 candidates for different services. Ishita Kishore of Uttar Pradesh topped the Civil Service Exam 2022. The Commission released the IAS 2022 interview schedule for the remaining candidates in March 2023. The IAS personality tests were conducted till May 18.
Q: When was the IAS Prelims 2023 be conducted?
A: The IAS 2023 prelims exam was conducted on May 28, 2023. The Commission will release the IAS admit card three weeks before the exam date. The IAS 2023 exam was notified on February 1, 2023. The last date to apply for the IAS 2023 exam was February 21, 2023. IAS prelims 2023 exam was an objective type exam conducted offline. The candidates need to mark the answers in the OMR sheet provided by the Commission.
Q: When will UPSC IAS 2023 main exam be conducted?
A: IAS main exam 2023 will be conducted from September 15. Th Commission will release the official IAS main schedule in August 2023. The candidates will get the IAS main admit card 2023 in August itself. The candidate who clears the IAS prelims exam will be called to appear in the IAS main exam. IAS main exam is a descriptive type exam where the candidates are required to write essay type conventional answers in the IAS main exam.
Q: When were the IAS 2023 applications over?
A: IAS 2023 applications were over on February 21. The Union Public Service Commission released the official notification on February 1. The candidates got 20 days to fill out the IAS applications online. The UPSC conducted the IAS prelims 2023 exam on May 28.
Q: How many times IAS exam is conducted in a year?
A: IAS prelims and main exam is conducted once every year. The candidates who clear the prelims exam are allowed to appear in the main exam. IAS prelims exam is conducted on the last Sunday of May and the main exam starts on third Friday of September. The UPSC also releases the result of all the stages of the exam once in a year. The IAS prelims was conducted on May 28. The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the exam on IAS main exam from September 15.
Q: What is the duration of IAS prelims exam?
A: The IAS prelims exam is conducted in two shifts on a single day. The candidates are required to appear in both the papers and clear both of them. The IAS prelims result is prepared based on the marks scored in the General Studies paper 1. The IAS prelims General Studies paper 2 is qualifying only.
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There are three stages in the IAS selection process namely
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- IAS main (personaity test)
The IAS 2024 notification was released online on February 14 and the last date to apply for the exam will be March 4.
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