UPSC CSE Prelims Exam 2024 in 10 Days; Check Syllabus, Admit Card Release Date, Other Details
UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam Date 2024: The Union Public Service Commission will hold the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2024 on June 16, 2024. Candidates are advised to download the UPSC CSE Prelims Admit Card 2024(once released) at upsc.gov.in and The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each. Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions) and each will be of two hours duration. The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%. The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
UPSC CSE Prelims Exam 2024 in 10 Days; Check Syllabus
Part A—Preliminary Examination
Paper I – (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
Current events of national and international importance.
History of India and Indian National Movement.
Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social
Sector Initiatives, etc.
General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization.
General Science.
Paper II-(200 marks) Duration : Two hours
Comprehension;
Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
Logical reasoning and analytical ability;
Decision making and problem solving;
General mental ability;
Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level);
Note 1 : Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
Note 2 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.
Note 3 : It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does cnot appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.
With no official update as to when the Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) will release the Civil Services Prelims Admit Card 2024, media reports claim that the e-admit card for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2024 is expected to be released by the first week of June 2024. It is to be noted that there is no official announcement on the UPSC CSE Prelims Admit Card 2024 Release Date And Time.
UPSC CSE Prelims Admit Card 2024: How to Download Civil Services Preliminary E-Admit Card?
Visit the official website: and
On the homepage, look for the link that reads, “Download E-ADMIT CARDS FOR VARIOUS EXAMINATIONS OF UPSC. or Download e-ADMIT CARDS FOR Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2024.”
Enter the login details such as application number and date of birth.
Your UPSC CSE Prelims Admit Card 2024 will be displayed on the screen.
Download and take a printout of it for future reference.
