Civil Services Examination Rules – 2024: DOPT Notification dated 14.02.2024
Civil Services Examination Rules – 2024: DOPT Notification dated 14.02.2024
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th February, 2024
CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION RULES-2024
F. No. 13018/07/2023-AIS-I.—
INDEX
| Sl. No. | Particulars | |
| (1) | Participating Services | |
| (2) | Rules | |
| 1 | General Information | |
| 2 | Vacancies and Reservation | |
| 3 | Number of Attempts | |
| 4 | Nationality | |
| 5 | Age | |
| 6 | Educational Qualification | |
| 7 | Fees | |
| 8 | Undertaking by Government Servants/PSU Employees | |
| 9 | Fulfilling Eligibility Conditions | |
| 10 | Admission Certificate | |
| 11 | Withdrawal of Application | |
| 12 | Restrictions in Application | |
| 13-14 | Detailed Application Forms DAF-I and DAF-II | |
| 15-16 | Minimum Qualification Marks, Medium of Language | |
| 17 | Minimum Qualification Marks for Persons with Benchmark Disability | |
| 18 | Medical Examination | |
| 19 | Disqualification, Debarment, Disciplinary Action, Criminal Prosecution | |
| 20-21 | Declaration of Results, Allocation to Service and Cadre for IAS/IPS | |
| 22 | Communication of the Results of the Examination | |
| 23-24 | Suitability for Appointment | |
| 25 | Reservation against Vacancies for PwBD | |
| 26 | Change of Category | |
| 27-29 | Eligibility for Availing Reservation | |
| (3) | Appendices | |
| I | Plan, Scheme, Syllabi of Examination | |
| II | Brief Particulars Related to Participating Services | |
| III | Regulations Relating to the Medical Examination of the Candidates | |
| IV | Services Identified Suitable for Persons with Benchmark Disability along with the details of Suitable Category of Benchmark Disabilities and Functional Requirements | |
| V & VII | Certificate regarding physical limitation in an examinee to write | |
| VI & VIII | Letter of Undertaking for Using Own Scribe | |
Note : The Index above is provided to facilitate reference for relevant information. Candidates are advised that they must go through the Rules and the Appendices following, together with the Annexures thereof, in their entirety for proper understanding.
Participating Services:
The Rules for Civil Services Examination (CSE)-2024 to be held by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the purpose of filling vacancies in the following Services are, with the concurrence of the Ministries concerned and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in respect of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, published for general information:-
(i) Indian Administrative Service
(ii) Indian Foreign Service
(iii) Indian Police Service
(iv) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A‘
(v) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A‘
(vi) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A‘
(vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A‘
(viii) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A‘
(ix) Indian Information Service, Group ‘A‘
(x) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A‘
(xi) Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A‘
(xii) Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A‘
(xiii) Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A‘
(xiv) Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A‘
(xv) Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A‘ (Grade III)
(xvi) Indian Railway Management Service, Group ‘A‘
(xvii) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B‘ (Section Officer‘s Grade)
(xviii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra
&Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B‘
(xix) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra
&Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B‘
(xx) Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B‘
(xxi) Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS), Group ‘B‘