UPSC IAS Exam Application Fees 2023

The IAS exam fee is the final step of filling the application form and registering for the civil services examination. Only once the exam fee is paid by the applicant, his/her registration is said to be complete. It must also be known that the entire process of recruitment, starting from online application to the final result declaration, lasts for almost a year, making it highly exhaustive and competitive. 

There are three phases of the IAS Exam. This includes:

1. Prelims
2. Mains
3. Personality Test

Candidates who qualify prelims and are invited for mains, need to again fill in an application form and pay the exam fee.

In this article, we shall discuss the UPSC fee for prelims and mains exam registration. All aspiring candidates can go through the information and get a better understanding of the UPSC Online process. 

For details specific to the UPSC Application Process 2023, candidates can visit the linked article. 

What is the IAS Exam Fee 2023?

The latest official UPSC notification was released on February 2nd 2022, and based on the same, given below is the exam fees for the two written examinations:

UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam Fee

This is the registration fee that the applicant pays while submitting their application form for the civil services examination. Those who manage to crack the UPSC Prelims exam are called to fill a separate form for the mains examination and also pay the application fee.  

UPSC Civil Services Mains Examination Fee

The candidates who are declared to have qualified Civil Services (Main) Examination have to apply online again and submit an online Detailed Application Form [DAF] along with scanned documents and required certificates with the required Examination Fee. 

Each candidate eligible to apply for UPSC Mains can visit the official UPSC website (www.upsc.gov.in) and complete the registration process. 

Also, refer to the following related links:

How To Pay the Online/Offline Exam Fee?

Online Fee Payment for IAS – Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/Debit Card can be used to pay the fees or SBI’s Internet Banking is also an available option

Offline Fee Payment for UPSC – Applicants who opt for “Pay by Cash” mode should print the system generated Pay-in-slip during part II registration and deposit the fee at the counter of the SBI Branch on the next working day only.

UPSC CSE Fees – Points To Remember

• Candidates have the option to pay the examination fee either online or offline
• Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection
• Applications without the prescribed Fee shall be summarily rejected
• If the previous year recruitment is still ongoing and the candidate wishes to apply again, then he/she is eligible for an online application without waiting for the result or appointment letter
• For the applicants in whose case payments details have not been received from the bank they will be treated as fictitious payment cases and a list of all such applicants shall be made available on the Commission website within two weeks after the last day of submission of the online application

Aspirants looking forward to applying for the upcoming IAS recruitment can check the Guidelines to Fill UPSC Application Form and based on the same, gather the documents, details, etc.

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