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IRS exam 2024 will be conducted in three stages to select candidates for Indian Revenue Service (IRS). Find out more about IRS Exam 2024 here!
IRS exam 2024 is a Group A service under UPSC Civil Service. Candidates who clear UPSC CSE exam 2024 are eligible to be selected for IRS. The final allotment of service depends on the candidate’s preference as well as rank.
The exam procedure and other details of IRS Exam 2024 is similar to UPSC CSE 2024. Candidates have to appear for UPSC prelims, UPSC mains and UPSC interview before qualifying the IRS Exam 2024.
Here, we will provide you with the complete information required to attempt and clear the IRS Exam 2024!
The IRS Exam 2024, better known as Civil Service Examination, is conducted by the UPSC. There is no separate exam for IRS, unlike the IFoS Exam. The overview of IRS Exam 2024 is given below.
| Stage | Mode of Exam | Paper to be Attempted | Total Marks | Nature of Exam |
| Stage 1: Prelims | MCQ | Paper 1: General Studies
Paper 2: CSAT |
Paper 1: 200
Paper 2: 200 |
Qualifying |
| Stage 2: Mains | Descriptive Papers | Paper A: Indian Language
Paper B: English |
Paper A: 300
Paper B: 300 |
Qualifying in Nature |
| Essay
General Studies 1 General Studies 2 General Studies 3 General Studies 4 Optional Paper 1 Optional Paper 2 |
250 X 7 = 1750 | Marks Considered for Merit list | ||
| Stage 3: Interview | Oral Interview | – | 275 | Marks added to Mains marks to prepare the merit list |
The notification for IRS Exam 2024 was released by the UPSC in the form of UPSC CSE Notification 2024. The IRS Prelims Exam will be conducted on 16th June while the mains will take place from 20th September 2024.
| Date of Notification | 14th February |
| Number of Vacancies | 1056 (CSE)
150 (IFoS) |
| Beginning of Registration | 14th February |
| End of Registration | 5th March |
| Release of Admit Card | May 2024 |
| Date of Preliminary Examination | 16th June |
| Results of Preliminary Exam | June/July |
| Dates of Mains Examination | September 20 Onwards |
UPSC has notified certain criteria that a candidate has to fulfil to apply for IRS Exam 2024. The details of these criteria are mentioned below.
For being eligible for IRS Exam 2024, candidates must be at least 21 years old and not more than 32 years old as of August 1, 2024.
UPSC provides age limit relaxation for candidates belonging to certain categories:
| Category of Candidates | Age Relaxation |
| Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes | 5 years |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 3 years |
| Defence Services Personnel disabled in operations | 3 years |
| Ex-servicemen (Commissioned Officers, Emergency Commissioned Officers and Short Service Commissioned Officers) with at least five years of service | 5 years |
| Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)
(a) blindness and low vision; (b) deaf and low hearing; (c) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; (d) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; and (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness |
10 years |
There is a citizenship qualification for IRS Exam 2024. The details are as follows.
| Service | Citizenship Requirements |
| IRS | A citizen of India, or
A citizen of Nepal, or A citizen of Bhutan, or A Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 for settling permanently, or A Person of Indian origin (PIO) who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Ethiopia, Zaire, and Vietnam, for permanently settling in India. |
Candidates who are citizens of Nepal, Bhutan, a Tibetan refugee or a Person of Indian origin (PIO) who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Ethiopia, Zaire, and Vietnam to permanently settling in India must furnish a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India for getting appointed, even though they are eligible to write exam without it.
Minimum education qualification is necessary for IRS Exam 2024. These qualifications are given below.
The UPSC has put restrictions on the number of attempts a candidate can make for the IRS Exam. This number varies depending on the category of the candidate.
| Category | Number of Attempts | Maximum Age (Years) |
| General and EWS | 6 | 32 |
| OBC | 9 | 35 |
| PwBD | 9 | 42 |
| SC and ST | Unlimited | 37 |
| Ex-Servicemen | 9 | 37 |
| Disabled Defence Services Personnel | 9 | 35 |
| General/OBC/EWS PwBD candidates | 9 | See below Description |
| SC/ST categories PwBD candidates | Unlimited | See below Description |
| Age Relaxation for PWD Candidate
The prescribed upper age-limit of an examination (wherever applicable) is relaxable up to a maximum of 10 years in the case of candidates belonging to PwBD categories as below (a) low vision and blindness; (b) deaf and hard of hearing; (c) Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; (e) Multiple disabilities from amongst person under clauses (a) to (e) including deaf, blindness. PwBD candidates, who also belong to either SC or ST or OBC or Ex-servicemen, are eligible for grant of cumulative age-relaxation under both categories. |
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Candidates have to appear for the medical test after finishing all the stages of IRS Exam 2024. This test will assess the mental and physical fitness of the candidate to decide if they are fit for civil service.
The medical test for assessing the physical fitness will be conducted at the following hospital in New Delhi:
The procedure to apply for IRS Exam 2024 is same as applying for UPSC CSE 2024. The candidate has to fill the OTR, followed by Part 1 and part 2 to successfully register for IRS Prelims 2024.
The Candidate needs to complete the Part-1 of the application form before proceeding to the Part-2. The details for filling the Part-1 of the application form is as follows:
The candidature will be invalid without filling Part 2 of the exam. It is therefore advised to fill Part 2 immediately after completing Part 1.
The pattern of IRS Exam 2024 will be the same as UPSC CSE 2024. The exam involves three stages: prelims, mains and interview. A candidate has to secure the cutoff marks to proceed to the next stage. The marks scored in mains and interview will be added to prepare the merit list.
IRS Exam 2024 prelims involves two papers: General Studies and CSAT. The cutoff marks for CSAT is fixed at 66.66. The cutoff marks for General Studies paper varies each year.
| Type | General Studies | GS Paper II- (CSAT) |
| Questions | 100 Objective Types MCQ’s | 80 Objective Type MCQ’s |
| Marks | 200 Marks | 200 Marks |
| Negative Marking | +2 Marks/Question and -0.66 Negative Marks/Question | +2.5 Marks/Question and -0.83 Negative Marks/Question |
| Duration Of Exam | 2 Hours | 2 Hours |
| Qualifying Marks | Cut-Off List | Minimum 33% |
| Languages | English and Hindi | English and Hindi. |
| Presence | Mandatory | Mandatory. |
The IRS Exam 2024 mains will be descriptive in nature. Candidates have to attempt nine papers, out of which marks scored in seven of them will be considered to determine the merit list. The candidates who secure cutoff marks will be eligible for interview.
| Total Number of Papers | Qualifying Papers: 2
Compulsory Papers: 7 |
| Language of Papers | English
Hindi Descriptive paper: Candidates can appear for language paper in 22 languages mentioned in schedule 8 of the Indian constitution. |
| Subjects | Paper A: Compulsory Indian language
Paper B: English Essay General Studies IV Optional I Optional II |
| Marks | Part A and B: 300 each General studies and optional paper: 250 each |
| Maximum Marks | 1750 |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours for each paper |
| Medium of Examination | Part A and Part B: Respective Languages
General Studies: Medium chosen by the candidate. Optional: English, Hindi or the language of the literature. |
Candidates clearing IRS Exam 2024 mains will be allowed to appear for IRS Exam 2024 Personality Test to be conducted in New Delhi.
| Interview Location | Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi |
| Interview Medium | English, Hindi or any other language chosen by the candidates. |
| Dress Code | Formal dress |
| Eligibility | Candidates qualifying IRS Mains 2024 |
The syllabus of IRS Exam 2024 is same as that of UPSC CSE 2024. the detailed syllabus can be check by clicking on the following links:
| IRS Prelims | IRS Exam 2024 Prelims Syllabus |
| IRS Mains | IRS Exam 2024 Mains Syllabus |
| IRS Optional | IRS Exam 2024 Optional Syllabus |
Candidates will have to choose one optional subject out of 48 (inclusidng Literature) as part of IRS Exam 2024 mains. There will be two papers, each 250 marks in the optional subject. following optional subjects can be chosen for IRS Exam 2024.
| 1. Anthropology | 2. Political Science and International Relations | 3. Public Administration | 4. Sociology |
| 5. History | 6. Physics | 7. Chemistry | 8. Zoology |
| 9. Botany | 10. Medical Science | 11. Statistics | 12. Philosophy |
| 13. Psychology | 14. Law | 15. Geography | 16. Geology |
| 17. Literature Language | 18. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science | 19. Agriculture | 20. Economics |
| 21. Civil Engineering | 22. Commerce and Accountancy | 23. Mechanical Engineering | 24. Mathematics |
| 25. Management | 26. Electrical Engineering |
Available Literature Languages:
Since the syllabus of IRS Exam 2024 is same as that of UPSC CSE 2024, the booklist remains the same. The books to be read for IRS Exam 2024 are as below.
| Subject | Books |
| Polity | Indian Polity by M Laxmikant
NCERT IX to XII Introduction to the Constitution of India by DD Basu |
| History | NCERT VI – X
Old NCERT – XI for Ancient & Medieval) NCERT XII (Themes in Indian History) India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra Ancient India by R.S Sharma |
| Geography | Certificate Physical Geography – G C Leong
NCERT VI – XII Geography of India by Majid Husain World Geography by Majid Husain |
| Environment and Ecology | Textbook of Environmental Studies by Erach Bharucha
Environment and Ecology – Biodiversity, Climate Change and Disaster Management by Majid Hussain |
| Disaster management | Disaster Management for UPSC Exam by K Mounika |
| Internal Security | Challenges to the Internal Security of India by Ashok Kumar
Internal Security and Disaster Management by R N Sharma |
| International Relation | NCERT XII
Current Affairs |
| Science and Technology | Current Affairs
NCERT XI and XII |
| Ethics | Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for Civil Services Main Examination by Subba Rao and P.N. Roy Chaudary
Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude by Niraj Kumar |
| Economy | NCERT IX to XII
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh |
| Art and Culture | Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
NCERT XI |
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The IRS Exam 2024 admit card will contain details of the exam centre, the candidate’s photograph and signature. It has to be carried to the examination hall.
Generally, the commission releases the admit card 3-4 weeks before the date of the examination.
Since IRS Exam 2024 Prelims has been postponed by 21 days, the release of the IRS admit card for 2024 has also been postponed.
It is likely that the admit card for IRS Exam 2024 may be released in the last week of May.
The IRS Exam 2024 admit card will be available on the official website of UPSC. Download the admit card using the following steps.
Also Read: UPSC Answer Key 2023
IRS Exam 2024 final results will be announced after all stages of the exam are completed, which is likely to be in 2025. The
IRS Exam 2024 final results can be checked using the steps below.
The cutoff marks for IRS Exam 2024 will be released after the final result. The following table contains cutoff marks for IRS Exam 2023.
| Category | Prelims Cut-off | Mains Cut-off | Final Cut-off |
| General | 75.41 | 741 | 953 |
| EWS | 68.02 | 706 | 923 |
| OBC | 74.75 | 712 | 919 |
| SC | 59.25 | 694 | 890 |
| ST | 47.82 | 692 | 891 |
| PwBD-1 | 40.40 | 673 | 894 |
| PwBD-2 | 47.13 | 718 | 930 |
| PwBD-3 | 40.40 | 396 | 756 |
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