the 18th Lok Sabha elections on the UPSC civil services exam schedule. The preliminary exam has been rescheduled to June 16, affecting the selection process for IAS, IFS, and IPS officers.
Due to the 18th Lok Sabha elections, UPSC postponed the civil services exam, which had an impact on the selection of IAS, IFS, and IPS officers. The five-day main exams begin on September 20. Seven phases of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be held, with the vote count on June 4.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday moved the civil services preliminary examination from May 26 to June 16 in anticipation of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, which are scheduled to begin on April 19. The UPSC administers the civil services test every year to choose officers for the Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Administrative Service (IAS), and Indian Foreign Service (IFS), among other services.
“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,” according to an official UPSC statement.
The General Studies and Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) are the two shifts that the UPSC IAS written exams will be offered in. The CSAT will take place in the afternoon from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM, after the General Studies paper in the morning from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
At least ten days before the test, the UPSC IAS preliminary admit card for 2024 will be made available. Candidates can use their registration number, roll number, or date of birth to download their UPSC Prelims hall ticket 2024 from the official website at upsc.gov.in.
The UPSC IAS Main examinations are slated to begin on September 20 and run for five days.