UPSC ESE Exam Date 2025 Out, Prelims Official Schedule

The Union Public Service Commission has decided to conduct the UPSC Engineering Services Exam (ESE) for the selection of 232 vacancies for various Group A and B posts. Interested and eligible candidates have applied for this national-level examination and those applications will be accepted and will undergo a three-stage selection process i.e. prelim, mains, and interview. The UPSC ESE Exam Date 2025 for the prelims stage has been announced already and is going to be conducted on 9th January 2025 (Thursday). Start preparing for the exam accordingly and refer to the latest exam pattern discussed in the article.

UPSC ESE Notification 2025 Out

UPSC has announced 232 posts under four categories Civil, Mechanical, Electrical- Electronics, and Telecommunication through an official UPSC ESE Notification 2025 which has been released on the official website. The detailed notification that discusses application dates, fees, exam dates, exam pattern, selection process, and other details about UPSC Engineering Services Exam (ESE) is attached below.

UPSC ESE Notification 2025-Download PDF

UPSC ESE 2025-Highlights

Every year, the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) is held responsible for conducting the UPSC Engineering Services Examination (ESE) 2025 and for this year, 232 vacancies are released for various departments. Although the complete details are discussed in the notification pdf, you can have a look at the brief overview details from the below table.

UPSC ESE Exam Date 2025 Out

The UPSC ESE Prelims Exam Date 2025 has been released, UPSC Engineering Services Exam is scheduled for 9th January 2025. The preliminary examination consists of two papers- 1, and 2 and for 600 marks total. Candidates need to thoroughly prepare for the exam to clear this stage.

UPSC ESE 2025 Important Dates

The candidates should note down a few important dates related to the UPSC ESE Exam 2025. The admit card for the UPSC ESE 2024 exam will be released on the last working day of the week before the exam. Below are the important dates for UPSC ESE 2025.

UPSC ESE Vacancy 2025

Through UPSC ESE Notification 2025, the Union Public Services Commission has released 232 vacant posts for Civil, Mechanical, Electrical- Electronics, and Telecommunication departments. Out of the 232 applications, 17 are reserved for 12 vacancies for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) ( 7 vacancies for Locomotor Disability including, Leprosy cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack victims, and Muscular Dystrophy, and 5 vacancies for Hard of Hearing). The vacancies for various Categories and Sub-Categories are yet to be released.

UPSC ESE 2025 Online Form Link

The UPSC ESE 2025 has released the official notification has been released officially. The link for the online form for UPSC ESE 2025 available at the UPSC Official website, https://upsc.gov.in/ have become inactive now. The direct link to fill out the online form given below is also inactivated.

Click to Apply for UPSC ESE 2024 Exam [Link Inactive]

UPSC ESE 2025 Application Fees

The UPSC ESE 2025 has an application fee that applicants have to pay, as part of the application process. The candidate has to pay Rs. 200 as per the official notification of UPSC ESE 2025. There is no fess for  Female/SC/ST/PwBD. The candidates can pay the fees in both online mode and offline mode (Cash). The method to pay offline is to click on “Pay Cash”, and then take the slip given to the nearest SBI along with the fees.

Step to Apply for UPSC Engineering Service Exam 2025

The candidates should have all the important documents for verification of date of birth, educational eligibility, age, etc. before they fill out the examination form. The candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to download the UPSC ESE 2025.

1. First visit the official website of UPSC, https://upsc.gov.in/.
2. Then click on “Recruitment” on the top.
3. Scroll down and click on, “Online Recruitment Application”.
4. Then in the opened window click on, “New Registration”.
5. Then fill in all the necessary details like Name, Father’s Name, Category, Nationality, etc.
6. Then it will ask for documents that should be uploaded on the website, keep their copies ready, and upload them.
7.   In the end pay the fees and download the application for future reference.

Documents Required to Fill the UPSC ESE Online Form 2025

The candidate has to upload a few documents required they should have their soft copies ready before filling out the form. The following are the self-attested documents required to fill out the UPSC ESE 2025 form.

1. Certificate of Age.
2. Photograph of the Candidate (clicked within 7 days with name and date).
3. Certificate of Educational Qualification.
4. Certificate in support of the claim to belong to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Section(EWS) wherever applicable.
5.  Certificate in support of claim for age/ fee concession, wherever applicable.

UPSC ESE 2025 Eligibility Criteria

The UPSC ESE 2025 is being conducted for Group A and Group B Engineering Services all across India. The UPSC ESE 2025 is being conducted for four categories, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, and Telecommunication. The eligibility criteria of each of the categories in terms of Educational Qualification, Nationality, and Age Limit. Below are details mentioned for the minimum eligibility criteria for each.

UPSC ESE Educational Qualification

The candidate should have minimum qualifications to take the UPSC ESE 2025. The minimum qualification should have at least this, and it’s essential to know them. The Minimum Educational Qualification for UPSC ESE 2025, is to have obtained a degree in Engineering from a University or obtained a degree/diploma in Engineering from such foreign University/College/Institution recognized by the Government.

Note: For Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engg. Posts) minimum educational qualification is an M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics, or Radio Engineering as a special subject. For the Indian Radio Regulatory Service Group “A” minimum educational qualification is an M.Sc. degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communication Electronics, Radio Physics, or Radio Engineering as a subject or a Master’s Degree in Science with Physics and Radio Communication or Electronics or Telecommunication as a special subject

UPSC ESE Nationality

The UPSC ESE 2025 has set some eligibility for different nationals. As the UPSC ESE 2025 can be given by a few nationalities other than Indians. For UPSC ESE 2025, the candidate must be either:

1.  A citizen of India
2.  A subject of Nepal
3.  A subject of Bhutan
4. A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st of January, 1962 intending to permanently settle in India
5. A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia.

UPSC ESE Age Limit (as on 01/01/2025)

The age limit for UPSC ESE is 21 years and 30 years on the 1st January 2025. The age limit varies for categories and subcategories as UPSC provides certain relaxation for these categories. So, here is an overview of the age relaxation in UPSC ESE 2025 according to category

UPSC ESE 2025 Selection Process

To get selected for the Group A and Group B Engineering Services the candidates have to clear the three stages of the UPSC ESE 2025 as per the official notification released. The three stages for the UPSC ESE 2025 are as follows.

1. First Stage: UPSC ESE Prelims Exam
2. Second Stage: UPSC ESE Mains Exam
3. Third Stage: Personality Test

UPSC ESE 2025 Exam Pattern

In UPSC ESE Exam, the exam pattern for each stage varies, the candidate should detail the exam pattern for each stage. The MCQ-based exam in UPSC ESE 2025 for both the Prelims and Mains exam has negative markings. For each wrong MCQ 1/3 or 0.25 marks will be deducted. Having the negative marking in mind here are the details for the UPSC ESE 2025.

Stage 1 (Prelims) Examination

The UPSC ESE 2025 has two papers for the first stage or Prelims.

Stage 2 (Mains) Examination

Stage 2 or the UPSC ESE 2025 Mains carries 600 marks for two papers both of the papers are conventional papers.