IAS Mains Admit Card 2024 – The Union Public Service Commission has issued the admit card for the mains UPSC exam 2024 on its official website. Candidates who have qualified for the preliminary exam and successfully filled out the Detailed Application Form can take the UPSC Mains exam 2024.
The UPSC Mains admit card 2024 release date is September 13. As per the schedule released by the commission, the UPSC CSE main examination will start from September 20, 2024, onwards. The hall ticket is expected to be released on the last working day of the preceding week of the scheduled exam date.
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UPSC Mains Admit Card 2024 Release Date
The Union Public Service Commission releases the UPSC admit card 2024 for mains examination at upsconline.nic.in. Aspirants must mandatorily carry their hall ticket to the examination hall along with valid identity proof and passport-size photographs.
| Events | Dates |
| UPSC Mains hall ticket release date | September 13, 2024 (Tentative) |
| UPSC Mains exam 2024 dates | September 20-29, 2024 |
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The last date to download the UPSC admit card for the Mains examination is September 29, 2024.
The official website to download the UPSC admit card for the mains examination is given below:
The Union Public Service Commission has released the admit card for the UPSC Mains exam 2024 at upsconline.nic.in.
The Union Public Service Commission has released the revised UPSC exam calendar indicating all the exam dates conducted by them. As per the calendar, the UPSC Prelims exam 2025 will be conducted on May 25.
To score good marks in the UPSC Mains exam, students must keep these points in mind:
The reference image of the official website to check the result is:
According to last year’s topper, Animesh Pradhan, “Challenges will arise in life, but it’s important to stay resilient and keep your support system open, as it will provide the motivation needed to persevere.”
Most toppers believe in consistent hard work to clear the UPSC examination.
The rank wise names of the candidates who topped the last year’s UPSC exam 2024 are:
Candidates can check the UPSC Mains Exam Date below:
No candidate should misbehave in any manner or create a disorderly scene in the Examination Hall or harass the staff employed by the commission for the conduct of the examination. Any such conduct will be severely penalised.
No candidate shall copy from the papers of any other candidate nor permit his papers to be copied nor give nor attempt to give nor obtain nor attempt to obtain irregular assistance of any description.
Items not allowed in the UPSC exam centre are as follows:
The following are the items permitted in the examination hall along with the UPSC admit card 2024:
The following are the documents that must be carried by candidates to the UPSC Exam Centre:
The hall ticket for UPSC Mains exam should be released likely today (the last working day of the preceding week from the date of examination).
To download the UPSC admit card for the Mains examination, follow the steps given below:
The following are the credentials required to download the UPSC admit card:
The Union Public Service Commission is set to release the UPSC Mains admit card on the official website. Once released, aspirants can download it using their login credentials. The release date is tentatively September 13, 2024. Official confirmation is still awaited.
In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near gate ‘C’ of its campus in person or over Telephone No. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on working days between 10 AM to 5 PM.
As per the official notification, the e-admit card is issued to registered candidates on the last working day of the preceding week of the date of examination.
The following are the important topics of General Studies 1:
The following are the topics in the Ethics paper:
The following are the instructions for the UPSC mains exam 2024:
The following are the services offered through UPSC exam 2024:
(i) Indian Administrative Service (ii) Indian Foreign Service (iii) Indian Police Service (iv) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ (v) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ (vi) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’ (vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ (viii) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’ (ix) Indian Information Service, Group ‘A’ (x) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’ (xi) Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’ (xii) Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’ (xiii) Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A’ (xiv) Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A’ (xv) Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III) (xvi) Indian Railway Management Service, Group ‘A’ (xvii) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade) (xviii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’ (xix) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’ (xx) Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’ (xxi) Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS), Group ‘B’
Candidates who are appearing for the UPSC mains exam from September 20 to 29, 2024 can download the question papers for practice:
The UPSC Mains exam pattern is divided into qualifying and merit papers. The marking scheme for both is as follows:
The hall ticket for the UPSC Mains examination can be downloaded from:
Once the application is submitted, the commission does not allow any withdrawals. If a candidate misses the mains exam, it will still count as an attempt.
As per the official UPSC Notification, ‘A candidate who is appointed to the Indian Administrative Service or the Indian Foreign Service based on the results of an earlier Examination and continues to be a member of that Service will not be eligible to appear at the Civil Services Examination-2024. In case such a candidate is appointed to the IAS or IFS after the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination-2024 is over and the candidate continues to be a member of that Service, the candidate shall not be eligible to appear in the Civil Services (Main) Examination-2024 notwithstanding having qualified in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination-2024. If such a candidate is appointed to the IAS or IFS after the commencement of the Civil Services (Main) Examination-2024 but before the result thereof is declared by the Commission and continues to be a member of that Service, the candidate shall not be considered for appointment to any Service/Post on the basis of the result of the CSE-2024.”
The number of attempts permitted for candidates, based on their respective categories, are as follows:
The reference image of the UPSC Mains admit card can be checked below by candidates:
The Union Public Service Commission declared a list of exam cities which are officially designated centres for the UPSC Mains exam 2024. The exam is conducted in over 24 cities which are as follows:
The Union Public Service Commission publishes the category wise UPSC Vacancy 2024 after the final result is announced.
According to the notification issued by UPSC, a total of 1,056 vacancies were announced by the commission. Of these, more than 40 positions are reserved for candidates belonging to the Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) category.
The Union Public Service Commission will provide the UPSC Mains admit card 2024 direct link on the official website – upsc.gov.in. Check the image of the homepage below.
Candidates must note that they shall not be allowed to appear at any other UPSC Mains Examination Venue except the Examination Venue mentioned in the e-Admit Card.
Aspirants who have qualified for the UPSC CSE prelims exam are eligible to appear in the IAS Mains exam which is scheduled to be held from September 20, 2024. Candidates can download their hall tickets at upsconline.nic.in, once released.
Candidates must note that entry into the examination venue shall be closed 30 minutes before the commencement of the UPSC CSE Mains examination i.e. 09:00 AM for the Forenoon Session and 02:00 PM for the Afternoon Session. No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination hall after the closure of the entry.
If any candidate finds errors in the UPSC Mains admit card 2024, they must bring the discrepancies to the notice of the UPSC immediately.
The UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) Mains exam 2024 hall ticket will have important details of the candidate. Aspirants must cross-check all the details mentioned on it carefully after downloading it. Check the list of the details below.
Candidates can check the image of the UPSC Mains admit card 2024 login window below.
As per the official schedule, the UPSC CSE Mains exam 2024 is scheduled to be held from September 20 to 29, 2024. The exam will be conducted in two sessions i.e., Forenoon and Afternoon.
The UPSC IAS Mains admit card 2024 can be accessed online on the below-given websites.
UPSC aspirants will have to login through the official portal to download their e-Admit cards for UPSC CSE Mains examination. Check the steps given below.
Step 1: Go to the official website – upsconline.nic.in
Step 2: Click on the direct link to download the admit card available
Step 3: A new login window will appear on the screen
Step 4: Enter the required login credentials as asked
Step 5: The UPSC IAS Mains admit card 2024 will be displayed on the screen in the form of pdf
Step 6: Go through the details and download it for future use
Candidates can download their UPSC mains admit card 2024 by entering the details provided below.
