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The Union Public Service Commission will release the IAS 2025 notification, application and exam dates in the UPSC exam calendar 2025. The Commission will release the IAS 2025 notification on January 22, 2025. The last date to apply for the IAS 2025 exam will be February 11, 2025. The IAS prelims 2025 will be conducted on May 25, 2025. The IAS main exam 2025 is pre-poned by a month and it will be conducted from August 22, 2025.
The Commission conducted the Civil Service (IAS) main exam 2024 till September 29 2024. The IAS admit card 2024 for the main exam is expected to be released online in the first or second week of August 2024. The UPSC IAS prelims result 2024 was released online on June 28, 2024. The Commission conducted the Civil Service Prelims (CSP) on June 16, 2024, at the designated exam centres. The Commission releases the IAS result within a fortnight of the exam. The UPSC IAS 2024 admit card was released on June 7, 2024.Â
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Q: Â What is IAS 2025 Prelims Exam Date?
The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC IAS 2025 prelims and main exam date. The Commission will release the IAS 2025 notification online on January 22, 2025. The last date for the IAS 2025 application will be February 11, 2025. The Commission will conduct the IAS 2025 prelims exam on May 25, 2025.
The IAS main exam 2025 will be conducted from August 22, 2025. The Commission preponed the main exam by one month.
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Q: Â What is the IAS 2024 Prelims Exam Date?
UPSC has postponed the IAS 2024 prelims exam. The IAS 2024 exam will now be conducted on June 16, 2024. The Union Public Service Commission mentioned that because of the General Election the Commission decided to postpone the Civil Service Prelims exam.
The Commission released the UPSC calendar 2024 mentioning the notification, the last date of application and the exam dates. The IAS 2024 notification will be released on February 14 and the last date to apply for the IAS exam 2024 was March 6, 2024.
Upvote Q: Â When was IAS 2024 Prelims Admit Card released?
The UPSC IAS admit card 2024 was released on June 7, 2024. The Commission conducted the IAS 2024 exam(Prelims) on June 16. The Commission has a standard time line of releasing the admit card, three weeks before the exam date. But this year, the Commission released the IAS admit card only ten days before the exam.
Upvote Q: Â Is the UPSC Exam Calendar 2025 released?
The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC Exam Calendar 2025 on April 25, 2024. The Commission released the notification, application and the exam dates in the official exam calendar. The IAS 2025 prelims exam will be conducted on May 25, 2025. The Commission preponed the IAS main exam by one month to August. The IAS main 2025 exam will be conducted from August 22, 2025.
The Commission do not mention the dates for the UPSC admit card in the official exam calendar.
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About IAS Exam Dates 2024
IAS exam dates are an essential part of the IAS preparation plan because it takes more than one year to prepare for IAS. Even after preparing for more than a year and appearing in the IAS prelims exam, the IAS aspirants are not sure about their preparation and have to chalk out an IAS preparation plan again. In chalking out a plan, IAS aspirants require the list of events of the IAS exam process. IAS exam dates help the candidates in planning the IAS preparation and the intensity of their efforts for special occasions such as the times of IAS exams.
The candidates can see here the UPSC CSE 2024 exam dates as mentioned in the official calendar. The state administrative machinery is engaged in conducting the exam and hence all the functionaries are prepared for the dates.
Q: Â Will there be an IAS exam in 2024?
UPSC conducted the UPSC 2024 exam on June 16, 2024. Earlier, the Commission postponed the IAS prelims 2024 exam from May 26 because of the General Elections in the country. The Commission also released the IAS prelims result 2024 on June 28, 2024. The Commission will conduct the IAS main exam 2024 from September 20.
Upvote Q: Â What can be the IAS Prelims Result Date?
The Union Public Service Commission released the IAS 2024 notification online on February 14, 2024. The Commission is expected to release the IAS 2024 admit card online on May 1, 2024. The UPSC will conduct the IAS 2024 exam on May 26, 2024. The Commission will conduct the IAS 2024 exam in online mode in the pen and paper mode. The exam will be conducted at the designated exam centres.
IAS 2024 notification was released online on February 14, 2024 mentioning that there will be 1056 vacancies for the exam.
Upvote Q: Â When was IAS 2024 Prelims Admit Card released?
The UPSC IAS admit card 2024 was released on June 7, 2024. The Commission conducted the IAS 2024 exam(Prelims) on June 16. The Commission has a standard time line of releasing the admit card, three weeks before the exam date. But this year, the Commission released the IAS admit card only ten days before the exam.
Upvote IAS 2024 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IAS 2024 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
22 Jan '25 - 11 Feb '25 | IAS 2025 Application Dates |
May '25 | IAS Prelims Admit Card 2025 Issue Date TENTATIVE |
25 May '25 | IAS Prelims 2025 Exam Date |
22 Aug '25 - 31 Aug '25 | IAS Main 2025 Exam Date |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
20 Sep '24 - 29 Sep '24 | IAS Main 2024 Exam Date |
16 Jun '24 | IAS Prelims 2024 Exam Date |
07 Jun '24 - 15 Jun '24 | IAS Prelims Admit Card 2024 Issue Date |
IAS Exam Dates 2024 FAQs
The candidates can see here important FAQs related to IAS exam dates 2024.
Q: Â How many times IAS exam is conducted in a year?
The Union Public Service Commission conduct the Civil Service Exam once in a year. The Commission releases the IAS notification in February. IAS prelims and main exam is conducted once every year. The IAS prelims exam is conducted on the last Sunday of May and the main exam starts on third Friday of September. The candidates who clear the prelims exam are allowed to appear in the main exam. The UPSC also releases the result of all the stages of the exam once in a year.
The IAS 2024 prelims exam will be conducted in May 26, 2024.
Upvote Q: Â What is the duration of IAS prelims exam?
The IAS prelims exam is conducted offline in a pen and paper mode. The IAS prelims exam in conducted in two shifts on a single day. The candidates are required to appear in both the papers and clear both of them. The IAS prelims result is prepared based on the marks scored in the General Studies paper 1. The IAS prelims General Studies paper 2 is qualifying only.
The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the IAS 2024 exam on June 16, 2024. The Commission is expected to release the IAS 2024 admit card online in the last week of May 2024.
Upvote Q: Â Who can apply for the IAS exam 2024?
The Union Public Service Commission mention the IAS 2024 eligibility in the official notification every year. The Commission released the UPSC IAS 2024 notification on February 12, 2024. The Commission mention the educational qualification and the age criteria in the official notification.
Any graduate from a recognised university can apply for the IAS exam. There is no mention of the minimum percentage required to apply for the IAS exam. The Commission provides a time window of 20 days to fill out the IAS application online. The candidates must fill out the applications as soon as possible to get to the examination centre of their choice.
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