UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2025 Notification Released: Check Now!

On January 22, 2025, the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) released the notification for the applications for Preliminary Civil Service Examination (CSE). The examination includes some of the most prestigious government jobs in the country. The Commission has released the guidelines and the process for filling out the application form through their official notification. Candidates can check the direct link to the official notice in the article as well. Explore the entire article to know complete details.

How to download UPSC Civil Services 2025 official notification?

1. Visit the official UPSC website at https://upsc.gov.in/.
2. On the home page, Explore notifications under the ‘What’s New’ section.
3. Look for ‘Exam Notification: Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2025’.
4. Click on the link to view the notification. The UPSC CSE exam notification will appear on the screen.
5. The notification contains two documents, one is the detailed notice and the other is detailed instructions. Candidates can check both of them properly for filling out the application form.
6. The link to the application form is also available on the same webpage.

For the direct link of the notification, Click Here. Alternatively, check the direct links for downloading the official notice and instruction below.

Direct link to UPSC Preliminary CSE 2025 notification 

Candidates can access this direct link to download the official notice and instructions from the official website of UPSC.

(Check UPSC Notification Notice Here)

(Check UPSC Notification Instructions Here)

Direct Link to UPSC Preliminary CSE 2025 Application Form

The direct link for filling out the application form for the UPSC Civil Service (Preliminary) examination can be accessed here. 

(Link to UPSC Civil Service (Preliminary) Examination Application Form)

Important Dates in UPSC Civil Service notification 

Application Fee

The application fee details for the UPSC Civil Service Preliminary examination is detailed below:

• Female/ SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disability- Exempted from payment of fee
• Other Candidates- INR 100/- (Rupees One Hundred Only)

The payment can be made at any branch of State Bank of India either by cash or by Net banking facility or by using Visa/ Master/ Rupay/ Credit/ Debit Card/ UPI Payment. The facility to deposit cash shall close a day prior to the last date i.e., on 10th February 2025 at 11:59 PM. Candidates can check details on page 14 of the official notice here.

Details of Vacancies

The number of vacancies to be filled through the examination is expected to be approximately 979 which include 38 vacancies for Persons with Benchmark Disability Category i.e.,

1. 12 vacancies for candidates of blindness and low vision;
2. 07 vacancies for candidates with deaf and hard hearing;
3. 10 vacancies for people suffering with locomotor disability comprising cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy;
4. 09 vacancies for multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c) including deaf-blindness.

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Scheme and subjects of Preliminary Examination

• The Preliminary examination shall comprise of two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.
• A candidate shall be disqualified if he does not appear in both of the papers.
• Paper II is a qualifying examination with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
• Questions in the preliminary examination shall be objective type Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) of the duration of two hours each.
• The question papers are available in both hindi and english.
• The details of the syllabus for both the preliminary examination are available on page 30 of the detailed notice here.

Number of attempts

The candidates shall be permitted six (6) attempts at the UPSC CSE. However, there is a relaxation in number of attempts for SC/ST/OBC and PwBD category as:

• SC/ST Category- Unlimited attempts
• OBC Category- 09 attempts
• PwBD Category- 09 for GL/EWS/OBC and Unlimited for SC/ST

Detailed information at page 13 in the official notice here.

Age limits

A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on the 1st August, 2025. Candidates must be born between 2nd August, 1993 and 1st August, 2004 so as to fit within the age limits criteria. However, there are certain relaxations on the upper age limit, candidates can check the details on page 11 of the official notice here.

UPSC Helpline Desk

• For seeking any sort of guidance or clarification, candidates are advised to visit UPSC facilitation counter near gate ‘C’ of its campus.
• Alternatively, one can also contact given telephone numbers on all working days from 10:00 – 17:00 IST hours: 011-23385271/ 011-23381125/ 011-23098543.

Inner Fulfilment Above Material Success 

The success obtained by cracking the civil service examination is not more than a  task of life, the bigger goal is the attainment of salvation. A UPSC aspirant is considered to be proficient in terms of educational excellence but the concepts about the true spiritual knowledge are far away from being examined. Jagatguru Tatvdarshi Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj sheds light on the need to rise above from this race of material success and understand the concept of attaining salvation.

We have been running after material wealth since inception, turning us blind in the process of identifying God. For instance, planning to go on a trip without fuel in your car is similar to the way we are leading our lives, without understanding what is required after life comes to an end. 

He explains that even the rich often struggle to find true satisfaction, and some of them even abandon their wealth in search of God. However, without the right spiritual knowledge, their efforts go in vain. The guidance offered by Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj, the only Tatvdarshi Sant as per holy Gita ji, is the ultimate solution to all your problems and can offer you complete satisfaction and inner fulfilment. His devotees have transformed their lives and are now leading a happy and a satisfied life. 

Therefore, in this world with a never-ending battle to stay ahead, seek refuge under Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj to find eternal peace and an everlasting solution to all your hardships. For more information visit His website www.jagatgururampalji.org and order a free copy of His book ‘Gyan Ganga’ or else you can watch spiritual videos at ‘Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj’ youtube channel.

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