Civil Services prelims exam 2018: Admit cards released by UPSC, how to download

New Delhi: Admits cards of UPSC Civil Services preliminary exam of 2018 have been released online. Aspirants who have registered for the exam can now download their e-Admit card at UPSC’s official website ‘upsc.gov.in’.

It is necessary for the candidates of the exam to carry the printout copy of the admit cards at the exam centre. “Candidates are advised to download their e-admit cards and take a printout thereof. The admitted candidates will have to produce the printout of their e-admit card at the allotted venue for the examination,” UPSC said in a statement.

UPSC conducts the civil services exam annually. The exam is carried out in three stages- preliminary, main and interview. The successful candidates are selected for the post of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.

This year, the Civil Services preliminary exam will be held on June 3, 2018 along with the Indian Forest Services exam. Last year, the Civil Services (preliminary) examination, 2017 was conducted on June 18, 2017. A total of 9,57,590 candidates had applied for it and 4,56,625 actually appeared for the exams. The final results were declared in the month of April, 2017. With 55.6 percent, Durishetty Anudeep secured the first rank.

UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2018: Steps to download the Admit cards

• Go to official website at upsc.gov.in
• Click on the admit card link
• Enter the registration number or the roll number
• Download the e-admit card.

(Note: Do not use mobile or other gadgets for downloading e-Admit card. Preferably use Windows OS on Desktop Machine,’ reads the technical instruction guideline)

Candidates have been also suggested by UPSC not to wait till the last minute and download the admit card beforehand.

Approximately 782 is the number of vacancies to be filled by the result of this year’s civil services exams. This also includes 32 vacancies reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability Category.

Rules for candidates appearing for UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2018

• In case the photograph is blurred or is not available on the admit card, candidates shall have to carry to identical photographs to the exam hall along with ID proof.
• ID proof can be Aadhaar Card, Driving License, Passport, Voter ID Card etc.
• Errors, if any, found in the e-admit card can be communicated to the Commission at uscsp-upsc@nic.in.
• Black ball point pen must be used for the exam
• Objections against the question paper of Civil Services prelims 2018 can be submitted online through Online Question Paper Representation Portal (QPRep).
• The link will be active from June 4 till June 10, 2018.