Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the UPSC Civil Service Examination on the National Level to fill numerous vacancies in the prestigious All India Service and various Central Civil Services. The selection of the candidates will be done through Prelims, Mains, and Interview rounds. The UPSC CSE Prelims Exam is going to be held on 25th May 2025. Candidates can check the elaborated information regarding the Exam Details, Important Dates, Eligibility Criteria, IAS Salary, Online Application Form, Syllabus, and UPSC Full Form in the article.

UPSC 2025 Notification Out

The official notification of the UPSC CSE Indian Administrative Services Exam and UPSC Forest Service Examination has been released by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on 22nd January 2025 at its official website www.upsc.gov.in. Candidates are advised to go through the detailed notification to ascertain their eligibility and check other important details. The direct link to download the UPSC 2025 Notification PDF is also attached here. 

UPSC CSE 2025 Notification - Click to Download

UPSC IFS Notification 2025- Click to Download

UPSC Calendar 2026 Out- Click to Check

UPSC IAS 2025- Important Dates

As per UPSC Calendar 2025, the UPSC IAS 2025 Notification PDF was released along with important dates. UPSC Prelims exam for candidates who have applied 

UPSC IAS 2025- Important Dates
EventsDates
UPSC Notification 2025 Release Date22nd January 2025
UPSC Registration Date Begins on22nd January 2025
Last Day to Apply for UPSC Exam 11th February 2025
Withdrawal of ApplicationTo be Notified
Release of UPSC Admit Card 2025May 2025
UPSC Admit Card 202513th May 2025
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 202525th May 2025
UPSC Prelims Result 202511th June 2025
Mains Examination 202522nd August 2025 onwards

UPSC CSE 2025 Admit Card Out

The hall ticket for the UPSC Civil Service Preliminary Examination has been released by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on 13th May 2025 at the official website www.upsc.gov.in. Candidates who are registered for the UPSC CSE exam and are going to appear for the exam can know details regarding the admit card by clicking on the link below. 

UPSC Admit Card 2025 Out - Click to Download

UPSC IAS 2025 Vacancy

UPSC conducts the CSE exam to recruit candidates for the highly bureaucratic posts of the central government, UPSC recruits candidates for various posts which are given below. This year a total of 1129 vacancies are released for for various Civil Service posts through the Civil Service Examination (CSE) and Indian Forest Service Examination (IFS). Out of the total vacancies, 979 vacancies will be filed through the IAS CSE Exam and 150 vacancies will be filled under the Indian Forest Service Examination 2025.

Exam NameVacancies
Civil Service Examination 2025979
Indian Forest Service Examination 2025150
Total1129

Steps to Apply Online for UPSC CSE Exam 2025

  • Click on the link given below to go to the Registration Page. Click on the link ‘UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025’ under the Active Examinations section Enter your Name, Date of Birth, Email Address and Mobile Number.
  • Entering Application Form Details: Fill in all the personal and professional details in the application form which are necessary to fill by candidates to get their form selected.
  • Upload Documents: Upload all the important documents which are asked to upload by the commission during the application process which includes photographs, education qualifications, valid I.D proof and other documents.
  • Application Fee: General, OBC, EWS candidates: Rs 100/-.Women, SC, ST, and PWD candidates are exempted from paying the fee.

Note: For online payment, use a credit card/debit card/Rupay card or Internet Banking Services. For offline payment, download the e-challan and submit the cash in SBI bank branches on the next day itself.

Instructions for UPSC CSE Online Application Form

Candidates must possess the following documents, and information from which is required for the application submission:

1. Any Valid Photo Identity Proof.

2. Candidates must make a scanned copy of their passport-size photograph and Education Certificates.

UPSC IAS Syllabus and Exam Pattern

To master, any exam candidates need to know the Exam Schema and Syllabus of the Exam. Candidates must note that UPSC IAS Syllabus is one of the most lengthy syllabus of any exam in the country. Therefore, the aspirants must aware of the UPSC CSE Syllabus and Exam Pattern. Knowledge of these two helps a candidate to maintain their focus and prepare themselves to get through the prestigious UPSC Exam.

Every candidate has to pass all three stages of the UPSC CSE Exam to get their name on the merit list of the UPSC IAS Result 2025.

1. Preliminary

2. Mains

3. Interview

UPSC Exam Pattern 2025 [Prelims + Mains]- Click to Check

UPSC Prelims Syllabus 2025- Click to Check

UPSC IAS Mains Syllabus 2025- Click to Check

IAS Salary, Perks, Emoluments

UPSC CSE offers the most lucrative job salary, perks and emoluments in the country. No other jobs in India offer such kind of salary in the country. Candidates can check the salary perks and emoluments by clicking on the link given below.

Click here to check IAS Salary, Perks, Emoluments

UPSC CSE 2025 Admit Card

The UPSC IAS Prelims is scheduled to be held on 25th May 2025 and UPSC IAS Admit Card 2025 notify you when it will be released. The Commission will release the UPSC CSE Prelims and Mains Admit Card separately before each stage of the recruitment process. The candidates have to download their UPSC Admit Card from the official website www.upsc.gov.in and check all details mentioned on it carefully. 

UPSC Exam 2025- Exam Centres

The candidates who appear every year for the UPSC CSE Exam are about 09 to 10 lakhs only. Since the number of candidates is far less in the UPSC Exam exam hence the number of centers is also less. The UPSC Exam Centres are given below:

The Exam Center Cities for UPSC
AhmedabadDehradunMumbai
AizawlDelhiPatna
AllahabadDispur (Guwahati)Raipur
BangaluruHyderabadRanchi
BhopalJaipurShillong
ChandigarhJammuShimla
ChennaiKolkataThiruvananthapuram
CuttackLucknowVijayawada

Note: The official website informs that allotment of centers (for both Preliminary and Mains) will be on a first-apply-first allot basis. Once the capacity of a particular center is attained, the same will be frozen and applicants will have to choose a center from the remaining options. Applicants are, therefore, advised to apply early so that they can get an exam center of their choice.

UPSC CSE Exam 2025-FAQs

A total of 1129 vacancies are released under UPSC CSE Notification 2025.

UPSC CSE 2025 Prelims Exam will be conducted on 25th May 2025.

The educational qualification required for UPSC CSE is graduation degree from the recognized university.

If a candidate have applied more than one application, then the last application will be accepted by the commission.

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