UPSC CSE 2024: Marksheet, Final Result and Cutoff for 2023 Out

Hafsha Qureshi

Updated on - Apr 19, 2024

UPSC CSE Result for the 2023 Examination has been declared on the official website. The result was out on Apr 16, 2024. A total of 1016 candidates have passed the exam successfully, with Aditya Srivastava topping the exam. The cutoff marks for the same have been declared on Apr 18, 2024. Additionally, the UPSC CSE Marksheet 2023 for the qualified candidates has also been announced.

UPSC CSE 2024 Prelims notification was released on Feb 14, 2024, for which the last date to apply was Mar 5, 2024. UPSC CSE Prelims exam date 2024 is May 26, 2024. The UPSC CSE Mains 2024 exam date is Sep 20 - 24, 2024. The application correction window was activated on the official website from Mar 6-12, 2024.

UPSC CSE 2023 Mains interview for phase 3 schedule has been released. As per the schedule, the Personality Test (PT) of 817 candidates was conducted between Mar 18, 2024 and Apr 9, 2024. The morning session begins at 9 a.m., while the afternoon session begins at 1 p.m.

Candidates who intend to take the Civil Services Exam must meet the nationality, age, and educational qualification requirements. The candidate must be at least 21 years old and no older than 32 years old. The candidate must also hold a bachelor's degree in any field from a recognised university.

In India, the Civil Services Exam (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination administered by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

Table of Contents

• UPSC CSE Cutoff Marks 2023
• UPSC CSE Result 2023
• UPSC CSE Prelims Exam Centres 2024
• UPSC CSE 2024 Application Form
• UPSC CSE 2023 Result
• UPSC CSE 2024 Exam Date
• About UPSC CSE
• UPSC CSE 2024 Notification
• UPSC CSE 2024 Eligibility Criteria
• UPSC CSE 2024 Admit Card
• UPSC CSE 2024 Exam Pattern
• UPSC CSE 2024 Syllabus
• UPSC CSE 2024 Answer key
• UPSC CSE 2024 Results
• UPSC CSE 2024 Cut Off
• UPSC CSE 2024 Vacancy
• Posts Offered through UPSC CSE
• UPSC CSE 2024 Important Instructions
• UPSC CSE 2024 Contact Details

UPSC CSE Cutoff Marks 2023

The commission has announced the cutoff marks for all the exam rounds. The UPSC CSE cutoff 2023 was announced on Apr 18, 2024. Applicants can check the marks as per their category in the tables below.

UPSC CSE Marksheet PDF 2023: Download Here

UPSC IAS Final Cutoff 2023

The cutoff marks for the final exam are as follows:

UPSC IAS Mains Cutoff 2023

The cutoff details for the Mains Exam are as follows:

UPSC IAS Prelims Cutoff 2023

The cutoff details for the Prelims Exam are as follows:

UPSC CSE Result 2023

The UPSC Result for the 2023 Examination has been announced on the official website. The result was out on Apr 16, 2024. Applicants who took the exam can check the details for their reference. A total of 1016 candidates have passed the exam.

Also Read: UPSC CSE Result 2023

UPSC CSE 2024 Exam Centres

The UPSC CSE Prelims Exam centre change facility for the Imphal candidates has begun from Apr 8, 2024, via the official website. This facility will remain active till Apr 19, 2024. Applicants who opted for Imphal as their centre earlier can now choose from 80 other centres. The exam is to be held on Jun 16, 2024.  There will be 2 different exam centres one is to conduct the UPSC CSE 2024 Preliminary Exam and the other is to conduct the UPSC CSE 2024 Mains Exam.

No. of Centres: The Preliminary Exam consists of 72 centers across India and the Mains Exam consists of 24 centers across India.

Choice of Centre: The allotment of exam city would be as per the order of preference clicked by the applicant during online registration on a first cum first-served basis.

Read More: UPSC CSE 2024 Exam Centre 

UPSC CSE 2024 Application Form

UPSC CSE 2024 application form was released on the official website on Feb 14, 2024. The last date to apply for the form was Mar 5, 2024. Now, the commission has opened the application correction window. The window was active from Mar 6-12, 2024. Candidates must enter the details required to be shared carefully and should always cross-check the details before final submission.

The important dates for the related events are shared in the table below.

Application Forms are available on the official website i.e. upsc.gov.in. General/ OBC category candidates (male) have to pay INR 100 for the Preliminary Exam and INR 200 for Mains Exam and SC/ ST/ PH/ Female candidates are exempted from the Registration Fee.

Candidates have to upload their recently taken passport-size photograph and signature.

Read More: UPSC CSE Application Form 2024 

UPSC CSE 2023 Result

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the Mains interview for the Civil Services online at upsc.gov.in. Candidates who have been shortlisted for the IAS, IFS, IPS, and other central services must take the Personality Test (Interview) from Jan 2, 2024, till Feb 16, 2024. The Phase 3 Personality Tet interviews were conducted on Mar 18, 2024, and Apr 9, 2024.

"All the candidates, who qualified for the Personality Tests (Interviews), are required to fill and submit their Detailed Application Form-II (DAF-II) mandatorily," said the board of directors.

UPSC 2023 main result was made available online on Dec 8, 2023. The Union Public Service Commission will publish the roll number and names of candidates who are eligible for IAS interviews.

UPSC CSE prelims exam 2023 qualified 14,624 students, making them eligible to take the mains exam on Sep 15, 16, 17, 23, and 24, 2023. The Commission picked candidates for the main exam, and for the 1,105 UPSC openings, the Commission is expected to select roughly 3 thousand people for the IAS interviews.

UPSC CSE IAS Cutoff 2023

UPSC CSE 2023 expected cutoff for the IAS exam.

UPSC CSE 2024 Exam Date

UPSC CSE 2024 Mains exam is scheduled from Sep 20 - 24, 2024. UPSC CSE 2024 Prelims exam date is May 26, 2024. The following table needs to be referred to by the candidates which displays information regarding UPSC CSE 2024 Important Dates.

UPSC CSE Mains Exam Dates 2024

UPSC CSE 2024 Mains exam was held in two sessions from 9 AM to 12 PM and from 2 PM to 5 PM. UPSC CSE 2024 Mains exam was scheduled on Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, and Sep 24, 2024.

UPSC CSE timetable 2024 is tabulated below:

About UPSC CSE

Union Public Service Commission Civil Service Examination (UPSC CSE) is a national-level entrance examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) among many others. It is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.

The Government of India recruits its civil servants and officials based on merit, the middle management positions in the bureaucracy are buried through competitive exams. Candidates who belong to the general category can have a maximum of 6 attempts in the UPSC Civil Services Examination.

The recruitment is done for Group-A and Group-B services. Group-A Services include IAS, IFS, and IPS among many others.

Exam Pattern: UPSC 2024 has 3 exams:

• UPSC CSE Prelims Exam (CSAT): The prelims exam consists of Multiple choice-based Objective type questions and the syllabus is General Studies & Engineering Aptitude Syllabus.
• UPSC CSE Mains Exam: The Mains exam consists of both Multiple choice objective type questions and descriptive questions and the syllabus is Mental Ability, General Studies & Engineering Aptitude Syllabus.
• UPSC CSE Personal Interview: Candidates who qualify for the UPSC Mains Exam will be called for the Personality Test/ Interview.

UPSC CSE 2024 Highlights

The below table gives all the details regarding UPSC CSE 2024 highlights.

UPSC CSE 2024 Notification

UPSC Notification 2024 has been released on the official website along with the application form on Feb 14, 2024. It will be active till Mar 5, 2024. UPSC CSE 2024 exam date for the Preliminary is May 26, 2024, and the Mains exam on Sep 20 - 24, 2024.

UPSC CSE 2024 important dates are mentioned below.

UPSC CSE 2024 Eligibility Criteria

UPSC CSE 2024 Eligibility Criteria is structured by the Union Public Service Commission, Government of India. Candidates must make sure to fulfil all the eligibility criteria for UPSC CSE 2024 before proceeding to the UPSC CSE 2024 application form. Applicants must go through UPSC CSE 2024 eligibility criteria listed below for appearing in the entrance exam as issued by the conducting authority–

Educational Qualification

• Candidate must have passed a Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognized university or the Central Government of India.
• Candidates who are pursuing their final year or appearing for the final semester are also eligible to apply.

Age Limit

• The minimum and maximum age limit of the candidates must be 21 years and 32 years respectively.
• The relaxation in the upper age for the candidates of the SC and ST categories will be 5 years and for the OBC category will be of 3 years.

Nationality

The candidate must be an Indian Citizen.

Read More: UPSC CSE 2024 Eligibility 

UPSC CSE 2024 Admit Card

UPSC CSE 2024 admit card will be released soon. Candidates can download the UPSC CSE admit card using either the registration ID or roll number. Once downloaded, the details of the UPSC CSE admit card 2024 must checked.

UPSC CSE 2024 admit card dates are given below.

Document for Proof: Candidates will not be allowed to appear for the UPSC CSE 2024 exam unless he/ she produces the hall ticket from the UPSC website at the exam centres along with ID proof in original & a photocopy of the same.

Note: The admit card will not be sent through the post for any of the candidates by the authority, they should download it by themselves from the official website.

Read More: UPSC CSE 2022 Admit Card

UPSC CSE 2024 Exam Pattern

UPSC CSE is conducted through Offline i.e. Paper and Pen-based Test (PBT). UPSC CSE will consist of Preliminary - 2 Papers and Mains - 7 Papers The Preliminary paper consists of 200 marks each, and a total of 400 marks and the Mains total of 1750 marks.

The preliminary exam consists of Objective questions and for the Mains exam there will be both Objective and subjective The time given to complete the Preliminary exam will be 2 hours and Mains exam will be 3 hours. Candidates who qualify for the main exam will be called for the interview process. UPSC CSE 2024 interview questions are designed to assess the personality and communication skills of the candidates.

Read More: UPSC CSE 2024 Exam Pattern 

UPSC CSE 2024 Syllabus

The prelims section covers questions from History, Polity, Geography and Agriculture, Science and Technology, Ecology and Environment, Economics, Arts and Culture, Social Welfare and GK. Candidates must know the correct UPSC CSE study materials for the preparation.

UPSC CSE Syllabus for Mains assesses a candidate’s academic expertise in his specialized subject. It also tests his ability to present knowledge clearly and coherently and his overall intellectual traits and understanding of concepts.

Note: If UPSC is for Engineering, Medical Science, and law, the level corresponds to the Bachelor’s Degree. Get more information about the syllabus in UPSC CSE 2024 Syllabus section.

UPSC CSE 2024 Results

UPSC CSE Prelims result 2024 was declared on Jun 12, 2024. The UPSC CSE Prelims result pdf has been published on upsc.gov.in. A total of 14624 candidates have qualified for the UPSC CSE Mains exam 2024. Once the DAF-I is released, candidates must submit it within the deadline. 

UPSC CSE result dates are mentioned below.

UPSC CSE Answer Key: The Union Public Service Commission releases the Civil Service Exam Answer Key within one month after the completion of the exam.

UPSC CSE Cutoff: The cutoff is the minimum mark that a candidate must score to seek recruitment. CSE cutoff varies for all different categories. It will be decided by UPSC.

Read More: UPSC CSE 2022 Results

UPSC CSE 2024 Answer key

UPSC CSE 2024 answer key will be in a PDF format on the official website after the conducting authority releases it. Candidates can refer to the answer key and cross-check it with their answers to get a brief idea about the possible score. Candidates should also note that UPSC dropped one question from the question paper. Hence, the marks were counted from 198 marks only instead of 200 marks. However, the marks mentioned in the official answer key were 200.

Read More: UPSC CSE Answer key

UPSC CSE 2024 Cut Off

UPSC CSE 2024 cutoff will be released soon on the official website. The Candidate has to score marks above the Cutoff to advance to the next stage from the previous step. The commission decides these cutoffs. The Cutoff varies from one category to another.

Candidates can check the UPSC IAS cutoff is mentioned in the table below. 

UPSC CSE 2024 Vacancy

UPSC has released a total of 796 vacancies for different posts this year. This year the number of vacancies released (796) is 100 less compared to UPSC CSE 2019 Vacancies (896). There are a total of 24 vacancies for the Persons with Benchmark Disability which include:

• There are 3 vacancies for candidates with blindness or low vision.
• A total of 9 vacancies are there for deaf and hard of hearing.
• There are 8 vacancies for a locomotor disability which include dwarfism, leprosy cured, acid attack victims, and muscular dystrophy.
• For multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c) including deaf-blindness has 4 vacancies.

UPSC CSE Examination/Recruitment Tests Notification 2024

UPSC has released the annual exam schedule for the year 2024. UPSC candidates can view UPSC CSE annual exam calendar on UPSC's official website, upsc.gov.in

Posts Offered through UPSC CSE

Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination for recruitment to the Services and Posts mentioned below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission by the Rules published by the Department of Personnel & Training in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 7th February 2018.

• Indian Administrative Service.
• Indian Foreign Service.
• Indian Police Service.
• Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’.
• Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’.
• Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration).
• Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group 'A'.
• Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’.
• Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’.
• Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’.
• Indian Trade Service, Group 'A'.
• Indian Corporate Law Service, Group "A".
• Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade).
• Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B'.
• Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group 'B'.
• Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B'.
• Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’.

UPSC CSE 2024 Important Instructions

Candidates are advised to keep the following pointers in mind while applying for the UPSC CSE exam. 

Candidates Should Ensure Their Eligibility For The Examination: Candidates applying for the UPSC CSE 2024 examination should ensure that they fulfil all eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission to all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.

The mere issue of an admission certificate to the candidate will not imply that his/ her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission. The Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions about original documents only after the candidate has qualified for the Interview/ Personality Test.

How To Apply: Candidates are required to apply online by using the official website. Detailed instructions for filling out the online applications are available on the above-mentioned website.

Last Date For Receipt of Applications: The online application process is currently closed. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-Admission Certificate will be made available on the UPSC website [www.upsc.gov.in] for downloading by candidates. No Admission Certificate will be sent by post.

Penalty for Wrong Answers: Candidates should note that there will be a penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.

Mobile Phones Banned

• The use of any mobile phone (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic equipment or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smartwatches etc. or camera or blue tooth devices or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable of being used as a communication device during the examination is strictly prohibited. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including a ban from future examinations.
• Candidates are advised in their interest not to bring any of the banned items including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as an arrangement for safe-keeping cannot be assured.
• Candidates are advised not to bring any valuable/ costly items to the Examination Halls, as safe-keeping of the same cannot be assured. The commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.

UPSC Prelims 2024 Instructions for filling OMR sheet

UPSC has attempted to demonstrate the correct and incorrect ways to fill up an OMR sheet by using graphics of one. Candidates should be aware that in the UPSC Prelims exam, all candidates must fill out an OMR sheet and cross-check their answers. Any errors in these details can be problematic.

Candidates can verify the proper and incorrect ways to fill up the UPSC Civil Services 2024 OMR sheet through the direct link provided here. Candidates must remember that the correct technique of filling the circles is quite critical among all of the points stated.

UPSC recommended method should be followed, and any other method should be avoided. Furthermore, candidates must be extremely cautious when filling up their personal information on the OMR page. 

UPSC CSE 2024 Contact Details

In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding UPSC CSE 2024 applications, candidature, etc. candidates can contact the concerned authorities through the following contact details. 

Address:

Union Public Service Commission
Dholpur House,

Shahjahan Road, New Delhi - 110069

Telephone No.- 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs.

Official Website: upsc.gov.in