UPSC Notification For Civil Services Exam 2024 - F.No. 1/3/2023-E.I(B)
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F.No. 1/3/2023-E.I(B) : Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination for recruitment to the Services and Posts mentioned below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on 26h May, 2024 in accordance with the Rules published by the Department of Personnel & Training in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 14th February, 2024. All candidates must carefully read the Civil Services Examination- 2024 Rules together with all the Appendices along with the Annexures thereof and this Examination Notice derived from the CSE Rules-2024 in entirety for gaining awareness of the current Rules and Regulations as changes may have been incorporated since the previous Examination Rules.
- Indian Administrative Service
- Indian Foreign Service
- Indian Police Service
- Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Information Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A’
- Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A’
- Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III)
- Indian Railway Management Service, Group ‘A’
- Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
- Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’
- Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’
- Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’
- Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS), Group ‘B’
The number of vacancies to be filled through the examination is expected to be approximately 1056 which include 40 vacancies reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability Category, i.e. 06 Vacancies for candidates of (a) blindness and low vision; 12 Vacancies for (b) deaf and hard of hearing; 09 Vacancies for
(c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; and 13 Vacancies for (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c) including deaf-blindness. The final number of vacancies may undergo change after getting firm number of vacancies from Cadre Controlling Authorities. Reservation will be made for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes. Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the Economically Weaker Sections and Persons with Benchmark Disability in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government.
As per the decision taken by the Government for increasing the access of unemployed to job opportunities, the Commission will publicly disclose the scores of the candidates (obtained in the Written
Examination and Interview/Personality Test) through the public portals. The disclosure will be made in respect of only those willing candidates who will appear in the Interview/Personality Test for the Civil Service Examination and are not finally recommended for appointment. The information shared through this disclosure scheme about the non-recommended candidates may be used by other public and private recruitment agencies to appoint suitable candidates from the information made available in the public portal.
Candidates will be required to give their options at the time of Interview/Personality Test, while downloading the e-Summon Letter from the Commission’s website for the interview. A candidate may opt out of the scheme also and in that case his/her details will not be published by the Commission.
Besides sharing of the information of the non-recommended willing candidates of this examination, the Commission will not assume any responsibility or liability for the method and manner in which information related to such candidates is utilized by public/private organizations.
Note : A list of Services Identified suitable for Persons with Benchmark Disability
NameoftheService(s) |
Category(ies)forwhichIdentified |
SuitableCategoryofBenchmarkDisabilities[erstwhileFunctinal Classification(FC)] |
FunctionalRequirements [erstwhilePhysicalRequirements(PR)] |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
1. Indian AdministrativeService, 2. IndianForeignService, |
(i) Locomotor disabilityincluding CerebralPalsy,LeprosyCured,Dwarfism,AcidAttackVictimsandMuscular Dystrophy |
OA, OL, BA, OAL, BLA,BLOA,BL,BAOL,SD,SI,CP,LC,Dw,AAV,MDy |
S,SE,H, RW,C |
3.IndianAuditandAccounts |
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Service,Group'A', |
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4. Indian Civil Accounts |
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Service, 5. Indian Corporate LawService,Group‘A’, 6. IndianDefenceAccountsService,Group'A', 7. Indian Defence EstatesService,Group'A', 8. IndianInformationService,Group'A', 9. Indian Postal Service,Group'A', |
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(ii)BlindnessandLowVision |
LV,B |
MF,PP,S,ST,W,L,C, RW(includinginbraille/software),H,KC,BN |
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(iii)DeafandHardofHearing |
D,HH |
MF,PP,S,ST,W,L,C,RW,KC,BN |
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(iv)Multipledisabilityfromamongst onlyabovethreecategories |
Anycombination ofFCs fromdifferentcategoriesas allowedunder(i)to(iii),exceptthecombinationofblind&deaf(B+D) |
S,RW(includinginbraille/software),C |
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10.IndianPandTAccounts |
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and Finance Service, Group |
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'A', |
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11. Indian Revenue Service |
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(CustomsandIndirectTaxes), |
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Group'A', |
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12. Indian Revenue Service |
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(IT),Group'A', |
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13. Indian Trade Service, |
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Group'A'(GradeIII), |
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14. Indian Railway |
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ManagementService, Group |
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'A', |
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15. Armed Forces |
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Headquarters (AFHQ) Civil |
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Service,Group'B'(SectionOfficer’sGrade), |
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16.Delhi,AndamanandNicobar Islands,Lakshadweep,DamanandDiuandDadraandNagarHaveli Civil Service(DANICS),Gr.'B', |
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17.PondicherryCivilService(PONDICS),Group‘B’ |
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Note:Ifthereisanychangeinthe‘SuitableCategoriesofBechmarkDisabilities’and‘FunctionalRequirements’inanyoftheService(s)asprescribedabove,the sameshallbe notified subsequently. |
List of Abbriviations used:
CategoriesofDisability |
LD |
LocomotorDisability |
VI |
Visual Impairment |
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HI |
HearingImpairment |
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MD |
MultipleDisabilities |
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Sub-Categories |
OA |
OneArm |
OL |
OneLeg |
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BA |
Both Arms |
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OAL |
OneArmOneLeg |
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BLA |
BothLegsandArms |
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BLOA |
BothLegsOneArm |
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BL |
BothLegs |
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BAOL |
BothArmsandOneLeg |
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SD |
SpinalDeformity |
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SI |
SpinalInjury |
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CP |
CerebralPalsy |
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LC |
LeprosyCured |
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Dw |
Dwarfism |
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AAV |
AcidAttackVictims |
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MDy |
MuscularDystrophy |
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LV |
LowVision |
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B |
Blind |
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D |
Deaf |
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HH |
HardofHearing |
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MD |
MultipleDisabilities |
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FunctionalRequirements |
S |
Sitting |
ST |
Standing |
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W |
Walking |
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SE |
Seeing |
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H |
Hearing |
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RW |
ReadingandWriting |
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C |
Communication |
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MF |
ManipulationwithFingers |
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PP |
Pulling&Pushing |
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L |
Lifting |
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KC |
KneelingandCrouching |
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BN |
Bending |
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JU |
Jumping |
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CL |
Climbing |
2(A)
(i)CentresofCivilServices(Preliminary)Examination:TheExamination will be held at the following Centres:
Sl. No. |
CENTRE |
Sl.No. |
CENTRE |
Sl.No. |
CENTRE |
1 |
AGARTALA |
29 |
GURGAON |
57 |
PORTBLAIR |
2 |
AGRA |
30 |
GWALIOR |
58 |
PRAYAGRAJ(ALLAHABAD) |
3 |
AHMEDABAD |
31 |
HYDERABAD |
59 |
PUDUCHERRY |
4 |
AIZAWL |
32 |
IMPHAL |
60 |
PUNE |
5 |
AJMER |
33 |
INDORE |
61 |
RAIPUR |
6 |
ALIGARH |
34 |
ITANAGAR |
62 |
RAJKOT |
7 |
ALMORA (UTTARAKHAND) |
35 |
JABALPUR |
63 |
RANCHI |
8 |
ANANTHAPURU |
36 |
JAIPUR |
64 |
SAMBALPUR |
9 |
CHHATRAPATISAMBHAJINAGAR[AURANGABAD (MAHARASHTRA)] |
37 |
JAMMU |
65 |
SHILLONG |
10 |
BAREILLY |
38 |
JODHPUR |
66 |
SHIMLA |
11 |
BENGALURU |
39 |
JORHAT |
67 |
SILIGURI |
12 |
BHOPAL |
40 |
KARGIL |
68 |
SRINAGAR |
13 |
BILASPUR (CHHATISGARH) |
41 |
KOCHI |
69 |
SRINAGAR (UTTARAKHAND) |
14 |
CHANDIGARH |
42 |
KOHIMA |
70 |
SURAT |
15 |
CHENNAI |
43 |
KOLKATTA |
71 |
THANE |
16 |
COIMBATORE |
44 |
KOZHIKODE (CALICUT) |
72 |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM |
17 |
CUTTACK |
45 |
LEH |
73 |
TIRUCHIRAPALLI |
18 |
DEHRADUN |
46 |
LUCKNOW |
74 |
TIRUPATI |
19 |
DELHI |
47 |
LUDHIANA |
75 |
UDAIPUR |
20 |
DHARAMSHALA(HIMACHAL PRADESH) |
48 |
MADURAI |
76 |
VARANASI |
21 |
DHARWAR |
49 |
MANDI(HIMACHAL PRADESH) |
77 |
VELLORE |
22 |
DISPUR |
50 |
MUMBAI |
78 |
VIJAYAWADA |
23 |
FARIDABAD |
51 |
MYSURU |
79 |
VISHAKHAPATNAM |
24 |
GANGTOK |
52 |
NAGPUR |
80 |
WARANGAL |
25 |
GAUTAMBUDDH NAGAR |
53 |
NASIK |
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26 |
GAYA |
54 |
NAVIMUMBAI |
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27 |
GHAZIABAD |
55 |
PANAJI(GOA) |
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28 |
GORAKHPUR |
56 |
PATNA |
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(ii) CentresofCivilServices(Main)Examination:-
Sl. No. |
CENTRE |
Sl. No. |
CENTRE |
Sl. No. |
CENTRE |
1 |
AHMEDABAD |
9 |
DELHI |
17 |
PATNA |
2 |
AIZAWL |
10 |
DISPUR(GUWAHATI) |
18 |
PRAYAGRAJ ( ALLAHABAD) |
3 |
BANGALURU |
11 |
HYDERABAD |
19 |
RAIPUR |
4 |
BHOPAL |
12 |
JAIPUR |
20 |
RANCHI |
5 |
CHANDIGARH |
13 |
JAMMU |
21 |
SHILLONG |
6 |
CHENNAI |
14 |
KOLKATA |
22 |
SHIMLA |
7 |
CUTTACK |
15 |
LUCKNOW |
23 |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM |
8 |
DEHRADUN |
16 |
MUMBAI |
24 |
VIJAYAWADA |
The Centres and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be changed at thediscretion of the Commission. Applicants should note that there will be a ceiling on the number of candidatesallotted to each of the Centres, except Chennai, Dispur, Kolkata and Nagpur. Allotment of Centres will beonthe"first-apply-firstallot"basis,andoncethecapacityofaparticularCentreisattained,thesamewillbefrozen. Applicants, who cannot get a Centre of their choice due to ceiling, will be required to choose aCentrefromtheremainingones.Applicantsare,thus,advisedthattheymayapplyearlysothattheycouldgetaCentreoftheirchoice.
NB : Notwithstanding the aforesaid provision, the Commission reserves the right to change the Centresat its discretion if the situation demands. All the Examination Centres for Civil Services (Preliminary),Examination,2024 will cater to examinationfor PersonswithBenchmarkDisability in their respectiveCentres. Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed of the time table and place or places ofexamination.Thecandidatesshouldnotethatnorequestforchangeof Centrewillbeentertained.