ForumIAS announcing GS Foundation Program for UPSC CSE 2025-26 from 19 April. Click Here for more information.
ForumIAS Answer Writing Focus Group (AWFG) for Mains 2024 commencing from 24th June 2024. The Entrance Test for the program will be held on 28th April 2024 at 9 AM. To know more about the program visit: https://forumias.com/blog/awfg2024
Detailed Application Form or DAF for UPSC CSE Mains 2021 is available from today on the website of UPSC. The last date to submit the same is December 1st, 2021 6:00 PM. Aspirants, who were successful in the UPSC CSE Prelims 2021, can fill the form using the link given below:
DAF for UPSC CSE Mains 2021
Important Instructions to filling DAF for UPSC CSE Mains 2021
– To log in to the form, you need to first create an account on the UPSC website through this link.
– Candidates must carry their Photo ID Proof at the Mains Examination venue. Photo ID should be the same which was submitted by them while applying for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2021.
–Optional Subject, which was filled during the Prelims registration, cannot be changed under any circumstances.
–“Pay by Cash” mode will be deactivated on 30th November 2021. Then applicants will be able to pay through online mode till 1800 hours of 1st December 2021. Applicants, whose case payment details have not been received from the bank, they will be treated as fictitious payment cases. Such applicants shall be required to submit the proof within 10 days from the date of release of the list of fictitious payment cases.
–Fee exemption is not available to OBC and EWS candidates, and they are required to pay the full prescribed fee.
-DAF submitted after the prescribed time or incomplete DAF are liable to be rejected by the commission.
– The Main Examination will be held only at the following Centres:— Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dispur (Guwahati), Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, and Vijayawada.
For More Information on DAF for UPSC CSE Mains 2021 – Download the official document.
UPSC Mains examination 2021 exam schedule
UPSC Mains Exam 2021 is scheduled to be held from 7th Jan till 16th Jan 2022. Following is the schedule for the same:
| Date | 1st Session (9 AM -12 PM) | 2nd Session (2 PM – 5 PM) |
| 7th January 2022 | Essay Paper | – |
| 8th January 2022 | GS Paper-I | GS Paper – II |
| 9th January 2022 | GS Paper – III | GS Paper – IV |
| 15th January 2022 | Language Paper-1 | English Language Paper |
| 16th January 2022 | Optional Paper-I | Optional Paper-II |
