New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) will release a detailed notification for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2025 on January 22, 2025. IAS and IFS aspirants can fill up the UPSC CSE Prelims application form at upsc.gov.in and
. The Commission is scheduled to hold the Civil Services Prelims examination on May 25, 2025. The last date for submission of the online application form is February 11.
Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.nic.in. It is essential for the applicant to register himself/herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination. The Civil Services Examination will consist of two successive stages (vide Appendix I Section-I)
Candidates will be recruited for the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’ Indian Information Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’, Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A and several other posts.
Every candidate appearing at the examination, who is otherwise eligible, shall be permitted six (6) attempts at the CSE. However, relaxation in the number of attempts will be available to the SC/ST/OBC and PwBD category candidates who are otherwise eligible. The number of attempts available to such candidates as per relaxation is as under,
Number of attempts and the Category to which the Candidate Belongs
Candidates are required to apply online by using the website upsconline.nic.in. It is essential for the applicant to register himself/herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination. The Civil Services Examination will consist of two successive stages (vide Appendix I Section-I)
- (i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective type) for the selection of candidates for the Main Examination; and
- (ii) Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various Services and posts
Candidates will be recruited for the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’ Indian Information Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’, Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A and several other posts.
Every candidate appearing at the examination, who is otherwise eligible, shall be permitted six (6) attempts at the CSE. However, relaxation in the number of attempts will be available to the SC/ST/OBC and PwBD category candidates who are otherwise eligible. The number of attempts available to such candidates as per relaxation is as under,
Number of attempts and the Category to which the Candidate Belongs
- SC /ST: Unlimited
- OBC: 09
- PwBD: 09 for GL/EWS/OBC Unlimited for SC/ST