Union Public Service Commission Civil Service Examination (UPSC CSE) 2025; eligibility, Exam Dates, Syllabus, Examination Pattern
UPSC Civil Service Exam 2025: All candidates (male/female/transgender) are requested to carefully read the Rules of Civil Services Examination notified by the Government (Department of Personnel and Training) and this Notice of Examination derived from these Rules. The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to examination. Their admission to all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of e-Admit Card to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission. The Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.
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Overview: UPSC Civil Service Exam 2025
| orgnization | UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC) |
| Name of Examination | Civil Service Examination |
| Notification | 2025 |
| Total Posts | |
| Official website | upsc.gov.in |
| Connect on social media |
Quick Information about UPSC Civil Service Exam 2025
Important Dates
- Start Date of Application form: 22/01/2025.
- Last Date of Application form: 18/02/2025.
- Correction date: 19 to 25 feb 2025.
- Admit Card Date: Before Examination.
- Examinatoin Date: As per Schedule
- Prelims exam date: 25/05/2025.
- Mains Exam Date: Starts from 22/08/2025 (5 Days).
- Interview Date:
Applicaton Fee
- Gen/OBC/EWS: 100/-
- SC/ST/Female/PH: 0/-
- Mode of Payment: You can pay the Examination fee through E-Challan, Net banking, Debit Cards, Credit cards, UPI, or other online methods.
Age Limit as of 01/08/2025
- Age limit: 21 to 32 years.
- Age relaxation as per UPSC CSE Rules 2025.
UPSC Civil Sercice Exam 2025: Vacancies Details
Vacancies Details
| Service Name | Total Posts |
|---|---|
| Indian Civil Service Recruitment 2025 | 979 |
| Indian Administrative Service | Indian Forest Service | Indian Audit and Accounts Service (Group A) |
| Indian Civil Accounts Service | Indian Corporatet Law Service (Group A) | Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’, |
| Indian Information Service, Group ‘A’, | Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’ | Indian P and T Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’ |
| Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes), Group ‘A’, | Indian Revenue Service (IT), Group ‘A’, | Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III), |
| Indian Railway Management Service, Group ‘A’, | Armed Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade) | Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Gr. ‘B’, |
| Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’ | Indian Police Service (IPS) |
Education Qualification
A graduate degree from any Indian university established by an Act of the Central or State Legislature.
Examination Pattern of UPSC Civil Service Exam 2025
- Stage I: Preliminary Examination.
- Paper-I (General Studies): Merit Ranking Nature.
- Total Questions: 100.
- total marks: 200
- Duration: 02 hours.
- Paper – II (CSAT): Qualifying.
- Total Questions: 80
- total marks: 200.
- Minimum Qualifying marks: 66 (33% of total marks)
- Duration: 02 Hours.
- Paper-I (General Studies): Merit Ranking Nature.
- Stage II: Mains Examination.
- Indian Language Paper Compulsory: Qualifying Nature.
- Duration: 03 hours
- Total Marks: 300
- English language compulsory: Qualifying Nature.
- Duration: 03 hours
- Total Marks:300
- Essay: Merit ranking nature.
- Duration: 03 hours
- Total Marks:250
- GS Paper-I
- Duration: 03 hours
- Total Marks:250.
- GS Paper-II
- Duration: 03 hours
- Total Marks:250.
- GS Paper-III
- Duration: 03 hours
- Total Marks:250.
- GS Paper-IV
- Duration: 03 hours
- Total Marks:250.
- Optional Paper
- Paper-I
- Duration: 03 hours
- Total Marks:250
- Paper- II
- Duration: 03 hours
- Total Marks:250.
- Paper-I
- Indian Language Paper Compulsory: Qualifying Nature.
- Stage III: Personal Interview.
- Total Marks: 275.
Note: Total Marks: 1750 (GS Marks)+275 (Interview) = 2025.
Note: Attempts
1. SC/ST: Unlimited.
2.OBC: 09.
3. General: 06.
How to Apply for UPSC Civil Service Exam 2025
It is necessary for candidates to apply online through the upsconline.nic.in website. The applicant must first register on the Commission’s website using the One Time Registration (OTR) platform before completing the online application for the test. OTR has to only be registered once over one’s lifetime. You may do this at any time of the year. The candidate can start filling out the online application for the test right away if they have already enrolled.