IAS 2024 Recruitment: Eligibility, Vacancies, Application Dates & Process

To apply for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), candidates need to meet certain educational qualification criteria. As of my last knowledge update in September 2021, here are the educational qualifications required for the IAS exam:

A Bachelor's Degree: Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university or institution. There is no specific subject or stream requirement for the undergraduate degree. Candidates from various academic backgrounds, including science, engineering, commerce, humanities, and others, are eligible to apply.

Candidates in the Final Year: Candidates who are in the final year of their bachelor's degree programme are also eligible to apply for the IAS exam. However, they must ensure that they can provide proof of passing the required examination and obtaining their degree before the specified dates mentioned in the UPSC notification.

The Union Public Service Commission releases the Civil Service (IAS) notification 2024 every year to recruit the candidates for the Group A and B Civil Services. It is a common notification for all the All India Services (AIS) which includes 

• Indian Administrative Service
• Indian Police Service &
• Indian Forest Service

The Civil Service notification serves as a Common notification for the prelims exam for Indian Forest Service.

The nationality requirements for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) are as follows:

Indian Citizen: The candidate must be a citizen of India. Only Indian citizens are eligible to apply for All India Services.

Other Nationalities: Foreign nationals, including citizens of Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibetan refugees who came to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, are also eligible to apply for the IAS exam. However, they must possess an Eligibility Certificate issued by the Government of India.

Please note that these nationality requirements are based on information available up to September 2021. UPSC may update its eligibility criteria, so it's essential to check the latest UPSC notification or the official UPSC website for the most up-to-date information regarding nationality requirements for the IAS exam.

The Union Public Service Commission mention the application start and end date in the official notification. The Commission released the IAS 2024 notification online on February 14 and mentioned that the last date to apply for the IAS 2024 exam is March 5, 2024.

Every year, the UPSC provide the time frame of 20 days to fill out the IAS applications online. 

The Union Public Service Commission released the IAS 2024 notification on February 14, 2024. The Commission provides time of 20 days for the IAS applications. The IAS applications are filled online only and no application of any type is accepted physically for the IAS exam. The UPSC mention all the details related to the IAS application in the official notification. The candidates are suggested to read the official notification before applying for the exam.

The last date to apply for the IAS 2024 exam is now March 6, 2024. The candidates will be allowed to make corrections in the IAS 2024 application form from March 7 to 12, 2024.

The last date to apply for the UPSC IAS 2024 exam was March 6, 2024. The application form is available at upsc.gov.in. Union Public Service Commission released the IAS 2024 notification on February 14 and with its release, the Commission also activate the IAS 2024 application link for the candidates.

Candidates between the ages of 21 and 32 are eligible to apply. The IAS 2024 preliminary exam will be held on May 26, 2024 and the main exam will be held on September 20, 2024.

The IAS prelims exam is an objective type exam. The IAS prelims is conducted offline and the candidates need to mark their answers on the answer sheet (OMR). There are two papers in the IAS prelims exam. The details of IAS prelims exam is given below:

• General Studies Paper 1
• General Studies Paper 2 ( Aptitude Test)

The Aptitude paper is qualifying only and the passing marks in the aptitude paper is  67.5 marks out of 200.

No, the Union Public Service Commission does not change the IAS syllabus every year. The Commission is required to take the approval of the Ministry of Personnel before changing the syllabus of the IAS exam. So we can say that, the IAS syllabus does not change every year. 

The candidates need to read the Civil Service Exam Notification (IAS notification) as released by the Union Public Service Commission to know all the topics mentioned in the IAS syllabus.

 The candidates should prepare the five fundamental subjects as mentioned for the IAS prelims exam. These fundamental subjects are

• History
• Geography
• Economy
• Polity
• Current Affairs
• Environment issues
• General Science

The candidates should also prepare the Environmental issues because they have gained more importance in the recent years.

 As the name suggest, the IAS main exam has 9 descriptive papers. The details of these papers are given below:

In the IAS interview test, candidates will be judged on different skills mentioned below:

• Mental Alertness
• Critical Powers of Assimilation
• Clear and Logical Exposition
• Balance of Judgement
• Variety and Depth of Interest
• Ability for Social Cohesion and Leadership
• Intellectual and Moral Integrity

Also Read: UPSC 2024 Interview Questions

The UPSC examination recruits candidates for 24 different Civil Services posts through the Civil Service Examination (CSE) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.

Some of the various posts that are recruited through the UPSC examination include:

• Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
• Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
• Indian Police Service (IPS)
• Indian Revenue Service (IRS)
• Indian Audit and Accounts Service
• Indian Civil Accounts Service
• Indian Corporate Law Service
• Indian Defence Accounts Service
• Indian Defence Estates Service
• Indian Information Service
• Indian Ordnance Factories Service
• Indian Postal Service
• Indian Railway Accounts Service
• Indian Railway Personnel Service
• Indian Railway Traffic Service
• Indian Trade Service
• Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services

These are just a few examples of the diverse range of services for which candidates are recruited through the UPSC examination process.