UPSC CSE Mains 2024 exam on September 20; DAF-1 form submission last date today

NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will close the window to submit Detailed Application Form-I (DAF-I) for the Civil Services Examination Main (UPSC CSE Mains 2024) today. Candidates who qualified in UPSC CSE prelims 2024 will have to submit the detailed application form-1 to take the IAS Main exam. As per the UPSC exam calendar, the CSE Mains exam 2024 is scheduled to be held on September 20.

Through the UPSC CSE 2024, the commission aims to fill approximately 1,056 vacancies, including 40 vacancies reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability Category (PwBD).

The Civil Services preliminary exam 2024 was held on June 16 and the results were declared July 1 on the official website, upsc.gov.in and upsconline.nic.in. “It may be noted that as per Rules of Civil Services Examination-2024, any delay in submission of the DAF-I or documents in support beyond the prescribed date will not be allowed and will lead to cancellation of the candidature for the CSE-2024,” the commission said.

While filling the UPSC DAF-2 form, candidates are required to mandatorily indicate order of preferences only for those services participating in the Civil Services Examination for the year before the personality test commences. “Further, the candidates who wish to indicate IAS, IPS as their service preference are advised to indicate all the Zones and Cadres in the order of preference in their on-line DAF-II as per the extant Cadre Allocation Policy applicable for the Civil Services Examination, 2024,” it said.

As per the age limit, candidates should have attained the age of 21 years and should not have attained the age of 32 years as on August 1, 2024. Aspirants should not have been born earlier than August 2, 1992 and not later than August 1, 2003.