Candidates willing to become IAS, IPS, or IFS can check UPSC 2025 notification. The UPSC notification will be released on 22 January 2025. Explore this article to know more about IAS 2025.
UPSC 2025 Notification
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will release the UPSC 2025 notification on the official website. The UPSC notification 2025 will be available on 22 January 2025 at upsc.gov.in. The UPSC exam is held annually to recruit candidates for prestigious positions in the Indian government such as IAS (Indian Administrative Service), IPS (Indian Foreign Service), and other group A and group B Central services. As per the UPSC calendar, UPSC Prelims 2025 will be conducted on 25 May 2025.
UPSC 2025
The UPSC exam is one of the most competitive exams in the world because of the unpredictable nature of the questions. Every year lakhs of candidates take exams to secure a position in UPSC CSE but less than 1% of candidates are selected. Out of lakhs of students only 1000 candidates are selected for the UPSC mains exam. Candidates willing to serve the nation can apply for UPSC CSE 2025 as the UPSC 2025 notification will be released on 22 January 2025.
| Organisation | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Posts | Group A and Group B |
| Exam name | UPSC Engineering Service Examination (ESE) 2025 |
| Exam level | National |
| Vacancy | To be announced |
| Application mode | Online |
| Prelims exam date | 25 May 2025 |
| Education qualification | Bachelors or diploma in Engineering |
| Age limit | 21 years to 30 years |
| Selection process | Prelims, Mains, Interview |
| Official website | https://upsc.gov.in/ |
UPSC Posts
Indian Public Service Commission conduct the civil service examination for two categories of posts: group A and group B. Candidates can look for the posts below:
- Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
- Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
- Indian Police Service (IPS)
- Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’
- Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’
- Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group ‘B’
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group ‘B’
UPSC 2025 Exam Date
UPSC has announced the UPSC exam date 2025. As per the commission, the UPSC prelims 2025 will be conducted on 25 May 2025. The UPSC 2025 mains exam will be conducted from 22 August 2025 onwards. The examination will be conducted offline. For more detailed updates candidates must check UPSC 2025 notification. Interested candidates can look the complete UPSC exam 2025 schedule.
| Event | Date |
| UPSC Exam calendar 2025 | 25 April 2024 |
| UPSC 2025 notification | 22 January 2025 |
| UPSC Application form 2025 | 22 January to 11 February 2025 |
| UPSC Admit Card 2025 | To be released |
| UPSC Prelims exam 2025 | 25 May 2025 |
| UPSC Mains exam 2025 | From 22 August 2025 onwards (5 days) |
UPSC 2025 Vacancy
The UPSC vacancy 2025 will be released along with the UPSC 2025 notification. The Union Public Service Commission releases various post for civil service exam. Last year a total of 1056 vacancies has been released. We will update here the UPSC ESE vacancy after the release of UPSC notification 2025.
UPSC 2025 Eligibilty
The Union Public Service Commission has set some eligibility criteria for UPSC 2025. The details UPSC eligibility 2025 will be released along with the UPSC 2025 notification. For UPSC IAS candidates must be graduates in any stream check the details UPSC IAS Exam eligibility below.
UPSC IAS Education Qualification
- Interested candidate must have a Bachelors Degree from recognise University.
- Candidate in their final year of graduation can also apply for UPSC 2025.
- For more detail education qualification read UPSC 2025 notification.
UPSC Age Limit 2025
The age limit for UPSC 2025 will be vary on the categories of candidates:
- General category candidates age limit is 21 to 32 years (as of 1 August 2025)
- OBC category candidate Age relaxation up to 3 years.
- SC ST category candidates relaxation up to 5 years
| Category | Minimum Age Limit for UPSC | Maximum Age Limit for UPSC |
| IAS exam Age Limit for General Category | 21 | 32 |
| EWS | 21 | 32 |
| SC/ST | 21 | 37 |
| IAS OBC Age Limit | 21 | 35 |
Nationality: candidate must be citizen of India who want to apply for UPSC 2025.
UPSC Number of Attempts
The number of atoms for UPSC exam will depend on the category of the candidate. The general category candidate will be able to attempt a maximum of 6 times while the number of attempts for SC/ST candidates is unlimited. Check the details below:
| Category | Number of attempts |
| General/EWS | 6 |
| SC/ST | Unlimited |
| OBC | 9 |
| PWBD | 9 for general/EWS/OBC unlimited for SC/ST |
UPSC Application Form 2025
The UPSC 2025 application form will be available from 22 January 2025. The last date to apply for UPSC online form 2025 is 11 February 2025. The UPSC online form and UPSC 2025 notification release on same day. Interested and Eligible Candidate can apply online for UPSC 2025 from https://upsc.gov.in/. Candidate needs to fill out the UPSC 2025 application form by entering all the required details. Also candidate needs to be careful while filling out the UPSC online form 2025 a mistake or error my lead to the rejection of the candidature.
UPSC 2025 Notification Application Fees
All candidates needs to pay the UPSC application fees 2025. The application fees for all candidate is Rs. 100/-. It is to inform you that the application fees for female/SC/ST/person with benchmark disability candidate are exempted. The UPSC Online Application fees can be submitted through State Bank of India by cash or by using net banking facilities like Visa/Master/Rupaye/Credit/Debit Card/UPI payment etc.
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UPSC Exam Pattern 2025
The Union Public Service Commission will release the UPSC 2025 exam pattern in UPSC 2025 notification. The UPSC exam pattern consist of three main stages-prelims, main and interview.
- UPSC Prelims 2025: The prelims exam is a qualifying exam consist of two papers: General studies (GS) and Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT). The question will be asked in the format of objective-type test.
- UPSC Mains 2025: The main exam is a descriptive paper consisting of 9 papers including subjects like an essay paper, four general studies papers, two language papers and two optional papers.
- UPSC Interview 2025: those candidate who clear UPSC mains are called for an interview to assesses their personality, communication skills and suitability for civil service.
UPSC Syllabus 2025
As UPSC is a one of the most toughest exam in the world so the UPSC syllabus is also washed and comprehensive for prelims and mains. The details UPSC 2025 syllabus will be released by UPSC along with the UPSC 2025 notification. Candidate preparing for UPSC 2025 can check here the UPSC Prelims syllabus and UPSC main syllabus below.
UPSC Prelims syllabus
The UPSC Prelims syllabus is divided into General studies and CSAT (Civil Service Aptitude Test).
- General Studies: The general study is first paper for UPSC Prelims. General studies consists of 200 marks and comprise of topics related to Indian polity, History, Geography, Indian economy, Environment, Science and technology, International relations, and ecology.
- CSAT – The Civil Service aptitude test is conducted for 200 marks for the topics like Reasoning and Analytical, Reading comprehension and the seldom-asked decision-making questions.
UPSC Mains Syllabus
The UPSC main syllabus comprises 9 descriptive papers. Out of 9 papers 7 of those papers are considered for preparing for the final merit list. English and Indian literature are qualifying in nature.
The Nine papers included in UPSC Mains are:
- Compulsory Indian Language – paper A
- Paper B – English
- Essay
- General Studies I – Indian Heritage & Culture, History & Geography of the World & Society
- General Studies II – Governance, Constitution, Welfare Initiatives, Social Justice & International Relations
- General Studies III – Technology, Economic Development, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Security & Disaster Management
- General Studies IV – Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude
- Optional Subject – Paper I
- Optional Subject – Paper II
FAQs on UPSC 2025 Notification
When did UPSC 2025 Notification be released?
The UPSC 2025 Notification will be released on 22 January 2025 on the official website.
Where did the UPSC 2025 Notification will be available?
The UPSC notification 2025 will be available on the official website of Union Public Service Commission at upsc.gov.in.
What are the eligibility criteria to apply for UPSC 2025?
The eligibility criteria to apply for UPSC 2025 is candidate must be graduate in any stream from recognise University. For more details read UPSC 2025 notification.
What is the application fees for UPSC 2025?
The application fees for UPSC 2025 is Rs 100 for all candidates except SC/ST/PwD.
What is the last date to apply for UPSC 2025 application form?
The last date to apply for UPSC 2025 Publication form is 11 February 2025.