General Information of UPSC Civil Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2024
| Exam Board | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Exam Name | UPSC Civil Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2024 |
| Number of Posts | CSE- 1105 IFS- 150 |
| Question Paper (2) | General Studies Paper-I General Studies Paper-II |
| Answer Key Issue Date | – |
| Answer Key End Date | – |
| Official Website | https://upsc.gov.in |
UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2024 is going to be held on June 16, 2024. The admit card link for this exam has been released by UPSC on the official website (https://upsc.gov.in) on June 07, 2024. You can download your admit card from there.
UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2024 was scheduled to be held on 26th May, 2024 (Sunday) but due to Lok Sabha elections in India, this exam is now being conducted on 16th June, 2024 (Sunday).
UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination is conducted through two multiple choice type question papers. Both the question papers of this examination are conducted on the same day. Information about these question papers is given below.
General Studies Paper-I
| Exam Date | 16-06-2024 |
| Exam Day | Sunday |
| Exam Mode | Offline |
| Question paper language | Hindi & English |
| Question paper type | Objective |
| Subject | General Studies |
| Total Question | 100 |
| Maximum Marks | 200 |
| Negative Marking | 1/3 |
| Time | 02.00 Hours |
General Studies Paper-II
| Exam Date | 16-06-2024 |
| Exam Day | Sunday |
| Exam Mode | Offline |
| Question paper language | Hindi & English |
| Question paper type | Objective |
| Subject | General Studies |
| Total Question | 80 |
| Maximum Marks | 200 |
| Negative Marking | 1/3 |
| Time | 02.00 Hours |
UPSC Civil Services Selection Process
- The selection process for the UPSC Civil Services involves the following stages:
- 1. Preliminary Examination
- 2. Main Examination
- 3. Interview (Personality Test)
How to download UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary Exam), 2024 Answer Key :-
You can download the answer Key of UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2024 directly by clicking on the link given below. Or you can also download the answer key by visiting the official website of UPSC.
Following is the method to download the answer key from the official website of UPSC-
- First of all, you have to search by typing UPSC in Google.
- In the search result, you have to click on the official website of UPSC ‘https://upsc.gov.in’.
- After opening the official website of UPSC, click on the option of ‘Examination’ in the menu.
- After clicking on ‘Examination’, a sub-menu will open in front of you in which you have to click on the option of ‘Answer Key’.
- Now a page will open in front of you in which the option of ‘Name of Examination’ will be given.
- In ‘Name of Examination’, you have to search by writing the name of your exam. Like- ‘Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination’
- After searching, you will get the option of ‘Download’ in which you can download the PDF of the answer key of General Studies-I and General Studies-II question paper.
Important Link
| Subject | Link |
| Download UPSC Civil Services (Prelims) Exam, 2024 Question Paper PDF | Paper-1 | Paper-2 |
| Download UPSC Civil Services (Prelims) Exam, 2024 Answer Key PDF | Click Here |
| Official Website | Click Here |