UPSC CSE 2024 Notification Released: Vacancy Trends Over Past 7 Years Revealed

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has officially released the notification for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2024 today, setting the application process in motion. Interested candidates can fill out the online form on the official website upsconline.nic.in after the registration commences. The notification will be available on upsc.gov.in.

Last year, UPSC issued the CSE notification for 1105 vacancies. The preliminary examination for the Civil Services was conducted on May 28 last year, with the main examination following on September 15. It’s worth noting that the exam dates were announced before the official notification release. According to the released calendar, the preliminary exam is scheduled for May 26 while the main exam will be held on October 19. The UPSC examination consists of three stages – Preliminary, Main, and Interview.

In the past years, UPSC issued notifications for various numbers of vacancies. In 2014-15, the highest number of 1364 vacancies were advertised, while the lowest were 712 vacancies in 2020-21. It remains to be seen whether the number of vacancies will increase or decrease this year.

UPSC has not yet announced the exact timing for releasing the CSE notification. The official notification will be available on the website upsc.gov.in, with the application link being activated on upsconline.nic.in.

Eligibility criteria for the UPSC CSE application requires candidates to be minimum 21 years and maximum 32 years of age. However, certain categories such as SC, ST, OBC, defense service personnel, and others are provided with relaxation in the upper age limit. More detailed information regarding the age limits will be revealed to candidates once the notification is released.