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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the notification for the Civil Services Examination (IAS/IFS) 2025. Candidates interested in applying can fill out the online application form between January 22, 2025, and February 11, 2025. Below are all the essential details regarding the application process, eligibility, and exam pattern.
UPSC Civil Service (Prelims) Exam (CSE) 2025 Overview
| UPSC Civil Service (Prelims) Exam (CSE) 2025 Overview | |
| Recruitment Organization | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Exam Name | Civil Service Examination (Prelims) 2025 |
| Post Name | IAS, IPS, IFS, and Other Gazetted Posts |
| Advt. No. | UPSC CSE(P) 2025 |
| Total Vacancies | 979 |
| Notification Date | 22 January 2025 |
| Post Category | UPSC CSE 2025 Notification |
| Official Website | upsc.gov.in |
Important Dates
| Event | Date |
| Notification Release | January 22, 2025 |
| Application Start | January 22, 2025 |
| Application End | February 11, 2025 |
| Prelims Exam Date | May 25, 2025 |
Application Fee
| Application Fee | |
| General/ OBC/ EWS | Rs. 100/- |
| SC/ ST/ PWD/ Female | Rs. 0/- |
| Mode of Payment | Online |
Eligibility Criteria
Age Limit (as of August 1, 2025):
- Minimum Age: 21 years
- Maximum Age: 32 years
- Born Between: August 2, 1993, and August 1, 2004
- Age relaxation is applicable as per the rules.
Educational Qualification:
- IAS: Bachelor’s degree in any stream from a recognized university.
- IFS: Bachelor’s degree in subjects like Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Zoology, Agriculture, or equivalent.
Vacancy Details
| Service | Vacancies |
| Indian Administrative Service | 979 |
| Indian Forest Service | 150 |
Other posts include positions in the Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and several Group A and B services.
UPSC Exam 2025 Prelims Pattern
The UPSC Prelims is the first stage of the UPSC 2025 Exam and consists of two objective-type papers: General Studies I and General Studies II (or CSAT). These papers are conducted on the same day in two sessions in offline mode (pen-paper).
IAS aspirants can check the UPSC Prelims Exam Pattern in the given below table:
| Type | General Studies Paper 1 | GS Paper II- (CSAT) |
| Questions | 100 Objective Types MCQ’s | 80 Objective Type MCQ’s |
| Marks | 200 Marks | 200 Marks |
| Negative Marking | +2 Marks/Question and -0.66 Negative Marks/Question | +2.5 Marks/Question /Question and -0.83 Negative Marks/Question |
| Duration Of Exam | 2 Hours | 2 Hours |
| Qualifying Marks | Cut-Off List | Minimum 33% |
| Languages | English and Hindi | English and Hindi. |
| Presence | Mandatory | Mandatory. |
UPSC 2025 Exam Mains Pattern
- Descriptive: The UPSC Mains exam pattern includes nine theory-based papers, all of which are descriptive in nature.
- Among these nine papers, seven will be considered for creating the merit list.
- Optional Subject: As part of the UPSC Mains, candidates will need to choose one optional subject for the examination.
- Evaluation: The essay,’ General Studies and Optional Subject’ of all the candidates would be done simultaneously along with evaluation of their qualifying papers on ‘Indian Languages’ and ‘English.
- Minimum Qualifying Standards of 25%: However, the papers on ‘Essay’, General Studies, and Optional Subject of only such candidates will be taken cognizance who attain 25% marks in ‘Indian Language’ and 25% in English as minimum qualifying standards in these qualifying papers.
| UPSC Exam 2025 Mains Pattern | |
| Total Number of Papers | Qualifying Papers: 2
Compulsory Papers: 7 |
| Language of Papers | English
Hindi Descriptive paper: Candidates can appear for language paper in 22 languages mentioned in schedule 8 of the Indian constitution. |
| Subjects | Compulsory Indian language
English Essay General Studies I General Studies II General Studies III General Studies IV Optional I Optional II |
| Marks | Part A and B: 300 each
General studies and optional paper: 250 each |
| Maximum Marks | 1750 |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours for each paper |
| Medium of Examination | Part A and Part B: Respective Languages
General Studies: Medium chosen by the candidate. Optional: English, Hindi or the language of the literature. |
UPSC Exam 2025 Personality Interview
Candidates who successfully clear the Mains stage of the UPSC 2025 Exam with the required cut-off marks move on to the final stage, which is the Personality Test or Interview round conducted by the UPSC Board Members.
| Total Interview Marks | 275 |
| Interview Location | Dholpur House, New Delhi |
| Interview Medium | English, Hindi, or any other regional language chosen by the candidates. |
| Dress Code | Formal attire or any other dress that is presentable. |
| Eligibility | Candidates qualifying the UPSC Mains |
UPSC Prelims Exam Syllabus 2025
UPSC 2025 Exam prelims will be in MCQ format. Candidates will have to attempt two papers: General Studies and CSAT. The marks scored in only General Studies paper will be considered for qualification for mains. The candidates have to secure a fixed cutoff of 66.66 marks in the CSAT paper.
UPSC 2025 Prelims Exam Syllabus For GS Paper I (General Studies)
Candidates have to study subjects such as polity, history, economy etc as part of General Studies. The detailed prelims General Studies syllabus for UPSC 2025 Exam is as below.
- Current Affairs: Current events of national and international importance.
- History (Including Art and Culture) : History of India (Ancient, Medieval, and Modern) and Indian National Movement.
- Geography : Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
- Polity and Governance: Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
- Economy: Basic Economic Concepts, Growth, Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Trade, Demographics, Economic Organisations, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
- Environment and Ecology: General issues on Environmental ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization.
- Science and Technology: General Science and Current affairs related to scientific developments.
UPSC Prelims Exam Syllabus For CSAT (GS Paper II) 2025
Comprehension, reasoning and numerical abilities make up the syllabus of the CSAT paper in UPSC 2025 Exam. The detailed CSAT syllabus is given below.
- Comprehension: Reading Comprehension, Antonyms and Synonyms, Grammar, Vocabulary.
- Interpersonal skills including communication skills: Active and Passive Voice, Direct and Indirect Speech, Speaking, Listening, and Writing Skills.
- Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability: Analogies, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Venn Diagrams, Series, Analytical Reasoning, Syllogism.
- Decision-making and Problem-Solving: Decision Making, Problem-Solving, Decision Analysis, Data Sufficiency.
- General Mental Ability: Number series, Letter series , Mixed Patterns, Word Patterns.
- Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X level)
UPSC Mains Exam Syllabus 2025
The Mains syllabus of UPSC 2025 Exam consists of nine papers. There are two language papers (qualifying), one essay paper, four General Studies Papers and two optional papers. The details of the syllabus are given below.
UPSC Mains Exam Syllabus 2025
UPSC 2025 Exam Mains includes two qualifying papers: Paper A: Indian Language and Paper B: English. Each paper has a weightage of 300 marks. The minimum qualifying mark is 25% (75 marks) in these language papers. The marks scored in these papers will not be considered for merit rank calculation. The details of the syllabus are provided below.
- Compulsory Indian Language: Comprehension, Precis Writing, Usage and Vocabulary, Short Essays, and Translation.
- English Language: Comprehension, Precis Writing, Usage and Vocabulary, Short Essays.
- Essay: General Topics
- General Studies I: Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society.
- General Studies II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice, and International Relations
- General Studies III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management.
- General Studies IV: Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude
- The syllabus of Optional Paper I and Optional Paper II will have graduate-level topics.
Optional Subjects For UPSC Mains Examination 2025
Candidates writing the UPSC 2025 Exam mains have to select one of the optional subjects from the list below.
| 1. Anthropology | 2. Political Science and International Relations | 3. Public Administration | 4. Sociology |
| 5. History | 6. Physics | 7. Chemistry | 8. Zoology |
| 9. Botany | 10. Medical Science | 11. Statistics | 12. Philosophy |
| 13. Psychology | 14. Law | 15. Geography | 16. Geology |
| 17. Literature Language | 18. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science | 19. Agriculture | 20. Economics |
| 21. Civil Engineering | 22. Commerce and Accountancy | 23. Mechanical Engineering | 24. Mathematics |
| 25. Management | 26.Electrical Engineering |
Available Literature Languages: Assamese, Bodo, Bengali, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Kannada, Manipuri, Marathi, Santhali, Sanskrit, Maithili, Malayalam, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu. (Total 23 Languages)
Pay Scale and Benefits
The pay scale will be as per government rules and includes additional perks like housing, travel allowances, and healthcare.
If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask!
How to Apply
- Visit Official Website: Go to upsc.gov.in.
- Registration: Complete the One-Time Registration (OTR) process.
- Fill Application Form: Log in and provide personal, educational, and exam center details.
- Upload Documents: Submit scanned copies of your photograph, signature, and photo ID proof.
- Pay Fee: Make the payment using the available online modes.
- Submit Form: Double-check your details and submit the form.
- Save Confirmation: Download and print the application form and payment receipt.
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