UPSC Exam Analysis 2024: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the Civil Service Examination (CSE) on June 16 in two shifts for GS and CSAT. Read on to learn about the difficulty level, questions asked, answer key, and expected cut-off. As per the reports, more than 13 lakh candidates appeared in the exam for a total of 1056 vacancies for the recruitment of all the Group ‘A’ officer vacancies under the Government of India.
According to a number of reports, the UPSC IAS Prelims 2024 examination was easier as it was last year. In terms of difficulty, the preliminary exam was described as moderate overall. Applicants who have taken the test may read the UPSC Analysis 2024 to get insight into exam trends, including good attempts, subtopics, and topics with different levels of difficulty.
As per the feedback received, many of the questions in geography, environment, science and technology are based on current affairs and a new question pattern is also seen where 3 statement-based questions were asked. A lot of questions in the polity and geography sections were directly asked from NCERT.
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UPSC Exam Analysis 2024
The UPSC prelims exam 2024 conducted in two sessions with an exam duration of 2 hours in each shift. Session 1 was conducted for Paper 1 (GS) and Session 2 was conducted for Paper 2 (CSAT). Going by the previous 5-year analysis, the overall difficulty level has been reported to be moderate to difficult.
- The UPSC IAS prelims exam is offline, i.e., a pen and paper-based test.
- The preliminary paper comprises two sections, i.e., General Studies and CSAT.
- There will be a negative marking for every incorrect answer.
- CSAT (Paper 2) of the prelims will be a qualifying paper with minimum marks fixed at 33%.
Candidates who have appeared in the exam can check the UPSC Prelims exam analysis here.
UPSC Prelims Exam Analysis 2024: IAS Paper 1
In the UPSC preliminary paper 1, questions about current affairs, science and technology, history, the Indian Constitution, etc. were asked. Based on the feedback of the exam-takers the overall level of the examination was moderate. We have compiled the UPSC CSE Paper 1 exam analysis regarding the difficulty levels for both subjects below. Many of the questions were asked from NCERT.
| Subject | Number of Questions Asked | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| Geography | 16-18 | 10-13 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Environment | 12-14 | 6-10 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Science and Tech | 10-12 | 7-11 | Moderate to Difficult |
| History | 14-16 | 8-12 | Moderate |
| Economics and Govt. Schemes | 15-20 | 10-12 | Easy to Moderate |
| Polity | 14-16 | 9-11 | Easy to Moderate |
| Current Affairs and Sports | 6-8 | 3-5 | Moderate |
Note: The Difficulty level and number of good attempts are written based on the experience shared by candidates. Actual difficulties and good attempts may vary from candidate to candidate.
UPSC Prelims Exam Analysis 2024: IAS Paper 2
In the UPSC preliminary paper 2, questions about reading comprehension, quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning were asked. Based on the feedback of the exam-takers, we have compiled the UPSC CSE Paper 2 exam analysis regarding the difficulty levels for both subjects below.
| Subject | Number of Questions Asked | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 22-24 | 14-17 | Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 23-25 | 15-18 | Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning | 35-40 | 21-26 | Moderate |
Note: The Difficulty level and number of good attempts are written based on the experience shared by candidates. Actual difficulties and good attempts may vary from candidate to candidate.
UPSC CSE Question Paper 2024
The question paper helps candidates to get insights on the number of questions asked form each in different sets. Click on the link below to download IAS question paper 2024
| Question Paper 2024 | PDF Download |
| GS Paper Set A | Click Here |
| GS Paper Set B | Click Here |
| GS Paper Set C | Click Here |
| GS Paper Set D | Click Here |
| CSAT Paper Set A | Click Here |
| CSAT Paper Set B | Click Here |
| CSAT Paper Set C | Click Here |
| CSAT Paper Set D | Click Here |
UPSC Last 5 Year Exam Analysis for GS
Here we have tabulated the trends of the number of questions asked from each subject in the previous 5 years. Candidates must be versed with the UPSC IAS syllabus as well as the list of subjects in the paper.
| Year/Subject | Current Affairs | History | Geography | Polity | Economics | Science and Technology | Environment |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 14 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
| 2021 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 |
| 2022 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 27 |
| 2023 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
UPSC Last 5 Year Exam Analysis for CSAT
Here we have tabulated the trends of the number of questions asked from each subject in the previous 5 years of CSAT Paper
| Year/Subject | Reading Comprehension | Quantitative Aptitude | Logical Reasoning |
| 2019 | 30 | 26 | 24 |
| 2020 | 25 | 40 | 15 |
| 2021 | 27 | 36 | 17 |
| 2022 | 27 | 35 | 18 |
| 2023 | 26 | 44 | 10 |
UPSC Prelims Expected Cut Off 2024
Candidates can check the UPSC Prelims expected cut-off marks to anticipate their qualifying chances in the prelims exam. Those who fail to obtain marks more than or equivalent to the UPSC Prelims cut-off will not be called to appear in the mains exam. Here is the list of essential factors that contribute to determining the UPSC Prelims cutoff marks as given below.
- Number of Exam-Takers
- Number of Vacancies
- Difficulty Level of Exam
- Category
- Candidate’s performance
| Category | Expected Cut off 2024 |
| General | 85-90 |
| EWS | 76-81 |
| OBC | 83-88 |
| SC | 70-75 |
| ST | 63-68 |
| PwBD-1 | 53-58 |
| PwBD-2 | 53-58 |
| PwBD-3 | 40-45 |
| PwBD-5 | 42-47 |
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