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Ishita Ranganath | May 10, 2023 | 10:47 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the UPSC Exam Calendar 2024 today, May 10, 2023. Candidates that wish to appear for the UPSC exams 2024 can check the complete schedule of exams here or on the official website at upsc.nic.in.

The UPSC CSE exam 2024 will be held May 26, 2024 and will be able to apply for the exam till March 3, 2024. The NDA, NA exam-1 along with CDS exam-1 will be held on April 21, 2024. The UPSC Engineering Services (Main) Exam 2024 will be held on June 23, 2024.

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Name of Exam Date of notification Last date for applications Commencement of exams
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam

January 1, 2024
Engineering services (preliminary) exams 2024 September 6, 2023 September 26, 2023
February 18, 2024
Combined Geo-scientist (preliminary) exam 2024 September 20, 2023 October 10, 2023 February 18, 2024
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam


February 24, 2024
CISF AC (EXE) LDCE 2024 November 29, 2023 December 19, 2023 March 10, 2024
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam


March 9, 2023
NDA and NA exam-1 2024 December 20, 2023 January 9, 2024 April 21, 2024
CDS exam-1 2024
UPSC CSE (preliminary) exams 2024 February 14, 2024 March 3, 2023 May 26, 2025
Indian Forest Service (preliminary) exam 2024
IES/ ISS exam 2024 April 10, 2024 April 30, 2024 June 21, 2024
Combined geo-scientist (main) exam 2024

June 22, 2024
Engineering services (main) exams 2024


June 23, 2024
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam


July 6, 2024
Combined Medical services exam 2024 April 10, 2024 April 30, 2024 July 14, 2024
Central armed police force exam 2024 April 24, 2024 May 14, 2024 August 4, 2024
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam


August 10, 2024
NDA and NA exam-2 2024
May 15, 2024 June 4, 2024 September 1, 2024
CDS exam-2 2024
UPSC CSE (main) exams 2024


September 20, 2024
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam


October 19, 2024
Indian Forest Service (main) exam 2024


November 24, 2024
SO/Steno (GD-B/GD-1) exam 2024 September 11, 2024 October 1, 2024 December 7, 2024
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Exam


December 21, 2024

Candidates should note that the dates mentioned in the calendar are tentative and are subject to change. "The dates of UPSC notification, application form, exam, and duration of examinations/ RTs are liable to alteration, if the circumstances require, mentioned by the commission.," reads the official notice.

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