UPSC CSE Prelims Exam 2024 Registration: Number Of Vacancies Decreases From Previous Year; Details Inside

This year, the commission has invited online applications from eligible candidates to fill out 1056 vacancies in Indian Administrative Services (IAS), and other posts.

Written by: Sumaila Zaman Edited by: Sumaila Zaman

Updated: February 14, 2024, 4:39 PM IST

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UPSC CSE Prelims 2024: The Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) has commenced the registration process for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination today, February 14, 2024. This year, the Commission will conduct the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2024 on May 26. All candidates (male/female/transgender) are requested to carefully read the Rules of Civil Services Examination notified by the Government (Department of Personnel and Training) and this notice of examination derived from these rules.

This year, the commission has invited online applications from eligible candidates to fill out 1056 vacancies in Indian Administrative Services (IAS), and other posts. Aspirants must note that the number of vacancies to be filled through this year’s examination is lower than last year’s vacancies.

UPSC CSE Prelims Exam 2024 Registration: Number Of Vacancies Decreases From Previous Year

As per the official notification, the number of vacancies to be filled through the examination is expected to be approximately 1056 which include 40 vacancies reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability Category, i.e. 06 Vacancies for candidates of (a) blindness and low vision; 12 Vacancies for (b) deaf and hard of hearing; 09 Vacancies for (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; and 13 Vacancies for (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c) including deaf-blindness.

Reservation will be made for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes. Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the Economically Weaker Sections and Persons with Benchmark Disability in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government.

In 2016, the Commission advertised 1209 posts after which the number of vacancies continued to decline till 2022-23. In 2021, the Commission had an earlier registration form for 861 posts, which were later increased to 1011 after a total of 150 vacancies for Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS), Group ‘A’ were added. Speaking of the UPSC CSE Prelims 2023 notification, the number of vacancies to be filled through the examination was 1105.