Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the result of the Civil Services Exam Prelims 2024 on Monday. The exam was conducted on June 16 this year.
Candidates can check the result on UPSC's official website at upsc.gov.in or upsconline.nic.in. The General Studies paper was reportedly easier than last year, raising expectations of higher cut-offs.
The exam took place across 79 cities at designated centres. The first shift, from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM, featured the General Studies Paper 1.
The second shift, from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM, conducted the General Studies Paper 2, also known as CSAT.
Approximately 1.3 million candidates registered for the prelims this year.
Go to the official website of UPSC at upsc.gov.in.
On the homepage, click on the link "Result - CIVIL SERVICES (PRELIMINARY) EXAMINATION, 2024".
The result will be displayed on the screen.
Check your result by searching your roll number.
In the Civil Services Preliminary Examination, there are two objective-type papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2, totalling 400 marks combined. Both papers are conducted in pen and paper mode.
Clearing the Preliminary Examination is necessary to qualify for the Civil Services Main Examination. However, the marks obtained in Prelims do not count towards the final merit.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has also recently released the calendar for the recruitment examinations scheduled for 2025.
According to the UPSC exam calendar for 2025, the Civil Services Examination (CSE) Preliminary Examination, along with the Indian Forest Service Examination (IFS) Preliminary Examination, will be conducted jointly on May 25, 2025.
Registration for the Preliminary Examination will commence on January 22, 2025, and will remain open until February 11, 2025.
The Civil Services Main Examination for 2025 is scheduled to be held from August 22, 2025, and will span over 5 days.
