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Every year, UPSC releases the UPSC Annual Exam Calendar for the exams to be conducted in the academic year. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has already released the UPSC calendar 2024 for the various national-level exams on its official website, www.upsc.gov.in. Through UPSC Exam Calendar 2024, the dates for notification, online registration and exams have been announced which would be of great help to the candidates who are planning to prepare for UPSC Exams for the year 2024.
UPSC Calendar 2024
The commission holds every right to change the dates of notification, commencement and duration of Examinations/ RTs, if the circumstances so warrant. If you are planning for any UPSC Exam, then bookmark this UPSC 2024 Calendar to stay updated with the UPSC Exam Dates 2024. The UPSC CSE prelim exam is scheduled to be conducted on 16th June 2024.
UPSC Annual Calendar 2024
For the year 2024, UPSC will be conducting UPSC Exams 2024 for various posts under Civil services, Indian Forest Service (IFS), NDA- NA I & II, CDS I & II, engineering services and combined geo-scientist, ISS, IES, CAPF, and other exams. This year, the UPSC CSE Prelims exam will be held on 16th June 2024 as postponed due to elections. The official exam calendar contains information like notification release dates, registration dates, and examination dates for all UPSC Exams 2024 are attached below.
| UPSC Programme of Examinations/Recruitment Tests (RT) – 2024 | |||||
| Sl.no. | Name of Examination | Date of notification | Last date for receipt of applications | Date of commencement of exam | Duration of exam |
| 1. | Reserved for UPSC/RT Examination | 13-1-2024 (Saturday) | 2 days | ||
| 2. | Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination 2024 | 6-9-2023 | 26-9-2023 | 18-2-2024 (Sunday) | 1 day |
| 3. | Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination 2024 | 20-9-2023 | 10-10-2023 | 18-2-2024 (Sunday) | 1 day |
| 4. | Reserved for UPSC/RT Examination | 24-2-2024 (Saturday) | 2 days | ||
| 5. | CISF AC (EXE) LDCE 2024 | 29-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | 10-3-2024 | 1 day |
| 6. | Reserved for UPSC/RT Examination | 9-3-2024 | 2 days | ||
| 7. | NDA and NA examination (I) 2024 | 20-12-2023 | 9-1-2024 | 21-4-2024 (Sunday) | 1 day |
| 8. | CDS Examination (I) 2024 | ||||
| 9. | Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2024 | 14-2-2024 | 5-3-2024 | 16-6-2024 (Sunday) | 1 day |
| 10. | Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination 2024 through CS(P) Examination 2024 | ||||
| 11. | IES/ISS Examination 2024 | 10-4-2024 | 30-4-2024 | 21-6-2024 (Friday) | 3 days |
| 12. | Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination 2024 | 22-6-2024 (Saturday) | 2 days | ||
| 13. | Engineering Services (Main) Examination 2024 | 23-6-2024 (Sunday) | 2 day | ||
| 14. | Reserved for UPSC/RT Examination | 6-7-2024 | 2 days | ||
| 15. | Combined Medical Service Examination 2024 | 10-4-2-2024 | 30-4-2024 | 14-7-2024 (Sunday) | 1 day |
| 16. | Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination 2024 | 20-4-2024 | 14-5-2024 | 4-8-2024 (Sunday) | 1 day |
| 17. | Reserved for UPSC/RT Examination | 10-8-2024 (Saturday) | 2 days | ||
| 18. | NDA and NA examination (II) 2024 | 15-5-2024 | 4-6-2024 | 1-9-2024 (Sunday) | 1 day |
| 19. | CDS Examination (II) 2024 | ||||
| 20. | Civil Services (Main) Examination 2024 | 20-9-2024 (Friday) | 5 days | ||
| 21. | Reserved for UPSC/RT Examination | 19-10-2024 (Saturday) | 2 days | ||
| 22. | Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination 2024 | 24-11-2024 (Sunday) | 7 days | ||
| 23. | SO/Steno (GD-B/ GD-I) LDCE | 11-9-2024 | 1-10-2024 | 7-12-2024 (Saturday) | 2 days |
| 24. | Reserved for UPSC/RT Examination | 21-12-2024 | 2 days | ||
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UPSC Calendar 2024
Let's have a look at the brief about the important exams like CAPF, to be covered in UPSC Calendar 2024.
UPSC IAS: The Civil Service Exam is commonly named as UPSC IAS Exam for which every year lakhs of graduates try their luck for officer posts in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and other reputed services. For the year 2024, UPSC IAS Prelims Exam is scheduled for 26th May 2024 and Mains will be held for 5 consecutive days beginning from 20th September 2024 as notified in UPSC Calendar 2024.
UPSC CAPF: The Central Armed Police Forces Exam 2024 will be held on 04th August 2024 for Assistant Commandants posts. The Central Armed Police Force is a unified name of the seven security forces in India which is authorized by the MHA. The recruited candidates in the UPSC CAPF 2024 exam will be selected for vacant Assistant Commandants posts in seven security forces.
UPSC NDA: NDA Exam is conducted two times a year for the candidates who are interested in admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of NDA and Indian Naval Academy Courses (INAC). According to the UPSC Calendar 2024, NDA I will be held on 21st April 2024 & NDA II is scheduled for 01st September 2024. The selection process for NDA-NA will be conducted through an online examination and SSB Interview.
UPSC CDS: UPSC will be conducting CDS Exam twice a year (21st April 2024 & 01st September 2024) for the aspirants interested in joining the defence force in the Indian Air Force, Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Officer’s Training Academy. The selection will be done through an online exam, interview, and medical examination.