UPSC Civil Services 2024: Preliminary Exam in 80 Centers; View the list of IAS test centers here

The UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam, 2024 will be held at 80 test centers. View the IAS test centers list here.

UPSC Civil Services 2024: The registration process for the UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2024 is on the way; aspirants can fill the applications before March 5. According to the UPSC CSE Exam Center 2024the preliminary exam is conducted in 80 exam centers and the main exam is conducted in 24 exam centers. While filling his/her application form, the candidate must carefully decide on his/her choice of center for the examination. If a candidate appears at a center other than the center mentioned by the Commission in his/her admission certificate, the papers of such candidate will not be assessed and his/her candidature may be cancelled.

“The allocation of centers will be on a 'first apply, first allocate' basis and once the capacity of a particular center is reached, it will be frozen. Applicants who cannot get a Center of their choice due to the cap will have to choose a Center from the rest. Applicants are thus advised to apply early so that they can get a center of their choice,” UPSC said in an official statement.

UPSC Centers of Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam: The exam will be held at the following centers:

AGARTALA
AGRA
AHMEDABAD
AIZAWL
AJMER
ALIGAR
ALMORA (UTTARAKHAND)
ANANTHAPURU
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR [AURANGABAD (MAHARASHTRA)]
BAREILLY
BENGALURU
BHOPAL
BILASPUR (CHHATISGARH)
CHANDIGARH
CHENNAI
COIMBATORE
DISCOUNT
DEHRADUN
DELHI
DHARAMSHALA (HIMACHAL PRADESH)
DHARWAR
EXPLORE
FARIDABAD
GANGTOK
GAUTAM BUDDH NAGAR
GAYA
GHAZIABAD
GORAKHPUR
GURGAON
GWALIOR
HYDERABAD
IMPHAL
INDORE
ITANAGAR
JABALPUR
JAIPUR
JAMMU
JODHPUR
JORHAT
KARGIL
KOCHI
KOHIMA
KOLKATTA
KOZHIKODE (CALICUT)
LEH
LUCK
LUDHIANA
MADURAI
MANDI (HIMACHAL PRADESH)
MUMBAI
MYSURU
NAGPUR
NASIK
NAVI MUMBAI
PANAJI (GOA)
PATNA
PORTBLAIR
PRAYAGRAJ (ALLAHABAD)
PUDUCHERRY
PUNE
RAIPUR
RAJKOT
RANCHI
SAMBALPUR
SHILLONG
SHIMLA
SILIGURI
SRINAGAR
SRINAGAR (UTTARAKHAND)
SURAT
THAN
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
TIRUCHIRAPALLI
TIRUPATI
UDAIPUR
VARANASI
VELLORE
VIJYAWADA
VISHAKHAPATNAM
WARANGAL

The number of vacancies to be filled through the examination is expected to be approximately 1056 including 40 vacancies reserved for persons with benchmark category of disability i.e. 06 vacancies for candidates with (a) blindness and low vision; 12 Vacancies for (b) deaf and hard of hearing people; 09 Vacancies for (c) motor disabilities including cerebral palsy, cure for leprosy, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; and 13 vacancies for (e) multiple disabilities among the persons under clauses (a) to (c), including deaf-blindness. Candidates are being recruited for these positions.

Indian Administrative Service
Indian Foreign Service
Indian Police Service
Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group 'A'
Indian Civil Bills Service, Group 'A'
Indian Corporate Law Service, Group 'A'
Indian Defense Accounts Service, Group 'A'
Indian Defense Estates Service, Group 'A'
Indian Information Service, Group 'A'
Indian Postal Service, Group 'A'
Indian P&T Accounts and Financial Services, Group 'A'
Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group 'A'
Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes) Group 'A'
Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group 'A'
Indian Trade Service, Group 'A' (Grade III)
Indian Railway Management Service, Group 'A'
Civil Service of the Armed Forces Headquarters, Group 'B' (Section Officer Rank)
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Group 'B'
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS), Group 'B'
Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group 'B'
Puducherry Police Service (PONDIPS), Group 'B'

Visit the official website of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for more information.