The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is responsible for conducting the Civil Service Examination every year to recruit eligible candidates in all India Services and various Central Civil Services. The exam consists of three stages i.e. Prelims Exam, Mains Exam, and Interview. The second stage of the recruitment exam will be conducted only for those candidates who declared qualified in the prelims exam. The UPSC Main Exam 2024 is scheduled to be held from 20th September 2024 onwards. Bookmark our page for the lasted updates regarding the exam date.
UPSC Mains Exam Date 2024
This year a total of 14,627 candidates have qualified in the UPSC Prelims exam and are now eligible to appear for the mains exam. The UPSC CSE Mains Exam is a descriptive type consisting of 09 papers for a total of 1750 marks. As per UPSC Calendar 2024 Mains exam will be held from 20th September 2024 onwards. With the mains exam near, candidates are reminded to pull their socks up and revise the syllabus to crack the exam. The final merit list of candidates will be prepared by the candidates’ total marks secured in the mains and interview.
| Event | Dates |
| UPSC CSE Mains Admit Card 2024 | 01st week of September 2024 |
| UPSC Mains Exam Date 2024 | From 20th September 2024 onwards |
| UPSC Mains Result 2024 | To be notified |
UPSC Mains Exam Schedule 2024
The UPSC Mains Exam 2024 will consist of 09 papers which are held in multiple shifts. The time duration of each paper is 03 hours. Except for the Essay paper, the exam will be held in two shifts from 9 am to 12 noon and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The shift timing, exam venue, exam date etc will be notified through the candidate’s respective admit card.
| UPSC Mains Exam Schedule 2024 | ||
| Date/ Day | Forenoon Session 9:00 am to 12:00 noon |
Afternoon Session 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
| 20th September 2024 (Friday) | Paper-I Essay | |
| 21th September 2024 (Saturday) | Paper-II General Studies-I | Paper-III General Studies-II |
| 22th September 2024 (Sunday) | Paper-IV General Studies-III | Paper-V General Studies-IV |
| 28th September 2024 (Saturday) | Paper-A Indian Language {Assamese / Bengali / Bodo / Dogri/ Gujarati / Hindi / Kannada / Kashmiri/ Konkani / Maithilli / Malayalam / Manipuri / Marathi / Nepali / Odia / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Santhali (Devanagari / Olchiki Script)/ Sindhi (Devanagari / Arabic Script) / Tamil / Telugu / Urdu} |
Paper-B English |
| 29th September 2024 (Sunday) | Paper-VI Optional Subject-Paper-1 Agriculture Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Anthropology Botany Chemistry Civil Engineering Commerce & Accountancy Economics Electrical Engineering Geography Geology History Law Management Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Medical Science Philosophy Physics Political Science & International Relations Psychology Public Administration Sociology Statistics Zoology Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese Bengali Bodo Dogri Gujarati Hindi Kannada Kashmiri Konkani Maithilli Malayalam Manipuri Marathi Nepali Odia Punjabi Sanskrit Santhali Sindhi Tamil Telugu Urdu English |
Paper-VII Optional Subject-Paper-2 Agriculture |
UPSC Mains Time Table 2024 (Official Notice)
UPSC CSE 2024 Mains Exam is scheduled to be held from 20th to 29th September 2024. The exam will be held in two shifts at various exam centers across the country. Candidates can check the official UPSC CSE Mains exam schedule and detailed time table here.
UPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2024
UPSC CSE 2024 main examination which consists of 9 papers with different subjects. All papers are descriptive type. Paper A, Indian language, and Paper B English is Qualifying in nature. The total marks scored in the mains exam Paper I, II, III, IV, V VI, and VII will be counted in the final merit list. Each paper will be held for 03 hours. Check UPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2024 from here.
| UPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2024 | |||
| Papers | Subjects | Marks | Duration |
| Paper A | Any Indian language (compulsory) – [Qualifying paper] | 300 | 3 hours |
| Paper B | English – [Qualifying paper] | 300 | 3 hours |
| Paper I | Essay (you can choose to write it in a medium of your choice) | 250 | 3 hours |
| Paper II | General Studies 1 (Indian and World History, Culture, Heritage, &Geography) | 250 | 3 hours |
| Paper III | General Studies 2 (Polity, Constitution, Governance, International Relations & Social Justice) | 250 | 3 hours |
| Paper IV | General Studies 3 (Economic Development, Technology, Disaster Management & Security, Biodiversity) | 250 | 3 hours |
| Paper V | General Studies 4 (Aptitude, Ethics, & Integrity) | 250 | 3 hours |
| Paper VI | Optional Subject: Paper 1 | 250 | 3 hours |
| Paper VII | Optional Subject: Paper 2 | 250 | 3 hours |
