It is expected that the commission will issue the admit cards on January 27. However, the exact date remains unconfirmed. Typically, the Union Public Service Commission follows the practice of releasing admit cards 15 days ahead of the examination date. Candidates are strongly advised to monitor the official website for the most up-to-date information and updates regarding the release of admit cards.

The Engineering Services (Preliminary) exam for the year 2024 is set to be conducted at various exam centers across the country. These examination centers encompass a wide range of cities, including Agartala, Chennai, Itanagar, Mumbai, Shimla, Ahmedabad, Cuttack, Jaipur, Nagpur, Srinagar, Aizawl, Dehradun, Jammu, Panaji (Goa), Thiruvananthapuram, Aligarh, Delhi, Jorhat, Patna, Tirupati, Allahabad, Dharwad, Kochi (Cochin), Port Blair, Udaipur, Bangalore, Dispur (Guwahati), Kohima, Raipur, Vishakhapatnam, Bareilly, Gangtok, Kolkata, Ranchi, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Sambalpur, Chandigarh, Imphal, Madurai, and Shillong.

Candidates who have applied for the examination will have their exam centers assigned based on the preferences they indicated in their application forms.