Instructions to Candidates of Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2024

1. The Main Examination in the scheme of the Civil Services Examination, 2021 for the services and posts mentioned in preamble to the Rules will be held from 7th January, 2022. The detailed Time Table of Examination will be made available along with the e-Admit Card.

2. The Main Examination will be held at following Centres:— Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dispur (Guwahati), Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada.

In the interest of coordinated and secured logistics, the Commission may not operate Centres where the number of candidates is very low. In such cases, the Commission may allot nearest Centres to the candidates. THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSION IN THIS REGARD WILL BE FINAL AND NO FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ENTERTAINED FROM CANDIDATES.

3. The Centres and the dates of holding the Main Examination as mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission. While every effort will be made to allot the candidate to the Centre of his  choice, the Commission may, at their discretion allot a different Centre or a new Centre that may be opened when circumstances so warrant.

4.1. The qualified candidates seeking admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination must apply online through the Commission’s website (www.upsc.gov.in) by filling the Detailed Application Form - I (DAF – I) and uploading the scanned copies of the required document within the prescribed time limit so that DAF - I is submitted by the applicant on time.

4.2. The candidates must carry their Photo ID Proof submitted by them while applying for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2021 to the Examination Venues for Civil Services (Main) Examination alongwith the e-Admit Card in support of their identity.

4.3. THE CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THEY BE ALLOWED TO CHANGE OPTIONAL SUBJECT, INDIAN LANGUAGE PAPER (PAPER-A) AND MEDIUM OF EXAMINATION THEY HAVE ALREADY INDICATED IN THEIR FILLED ONLINE CIVIL SERVICES (PRELIMINARY) APPLICATION FORM.

4.4. NO REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATURE RECEIVED FROM A CANDIDATE AFTER HE / SHE HAS SUBMITTED HIS/HER APPLICATION WILL BE ENTERTAINED.

FEE DETAILS:

Candidates applying (Except Female/SC/ST/PwBD candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) for Civil Services (Main) Examination are required to pay a fee of Rs.200/- (Rupees Two Hundred only) either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using Net Banking facility of SBI or by using Visa/Master/RuPayCredit/Debit card.