UPSC CSE 2024: Prelims Exam Rescheduled To 16 June Due to Lok Sabha Election 24
- Indian Masterminds Bureau
- Published on 19 Mar 2024, 8:57 pm IST
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The rescheduling of the exam timetable was made following the announcement by the Election Commission
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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has postponed the CSE 2024 prelims examination. The exam will now be held on 16th of June, 2024. Earlier, it was scheduled for May 16, 2024.
The new schedule will be released soon.
The rescheduling of the exam timetable was made following the announcement by the Election Commission about 18th Lok Sabha elections, which are set to take place from April 19 to June 1, 2024.Related Stories
The notification released by the commission states, “Due to the schedule of the impending General Election, the Commission has decided to postpone the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination – 2024 which also serves as screening test for Indian Forest Service Examination, 2024 from 26-05-2024 to 16-06-2024.”
This year, the Commission has notified a total of 1,056 vacancies for CSE (Civil Services Exam) and 150 vacancies for IFS (Indian Forest Services).
UPSC CSE exam is conducted in three stages – Preliminary, Main and Personality Test. The preliminary exam will have objective type questions. Candidates who score more than the cut-off marks will be eligible to apply for UPSC CSE Main Exam.
It is worth mentioning here that earlier, the Commission had also extended the registration deadline for Civil Services Examinations (CSE) 2024. As per the official announcement, the last date for registration was extended till March 6 (6 pm). The correction window was open from March 7 till March 13.
Thus, the application process for UPSC CSE was completed from 14 February to 13 March 2024.
All the candidates who have applied, will be issued admit cards to appear in the preliminary examination a few days before the exam date.
Candidates will be able to download the admit card only through online mode by visiting the official website and filling the required details.
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