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‘