
Key Facts

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations 2024 results. Candidates who took the exam can view their results on the official UPSC website, upsc.gov.in.
The UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations 2024 took place nationwide on June 16 at various exam centers. Over 13.4 lakh candidates took the exam in two shifts, covering General Studies and Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT).
General Studies (Paper I) covered Indian politics, geography, history, the Indian economy, science and technology, environment and ecology, and international relations.
Civil Services Aptitude Test, or CSAT (Paper 2), consisted of reasoning and analytical questions, reading comprehension questions, and decision-making questions.
The exam consisted of objective-type questions with four options and carried a total of 400 marks. Successful candidates will be eligible to take the next phase, the UPSC Civil Services (Mains) Exam 2024, followed by an interview or personality test.