IAS Exam Analysis 2025 (OUT): Check UPSC CSE Prelims Analysis & Review
Indian Administrative Services 2025 ( IAS )
The Union Public Service Commission conducted the UPSC Prelims General Studies Paper 1 as per the exam schedule. The General Studies Paper 1 was over at 11.30 AM. The candidates who appeared in the exam shared that the UPSC prelims question paper was of moderate with some difficult questions. The paper was a balanced one, and the Commission asked questions from all the sections of the UPSC Prelims syllabus.
The candidates shared that the paper was at par with the previous year's question paper. There was no surprise in the UPSC IAS Prelims exam. This year, the Commission asked three statement questions frequently in the exam. The candidates will get the IAS expected cutoff 2025 here soon. The candidates can get here the Civil Service (IAS) prelims exam analysis and the video of the candidates who appeared in the exam.
The UPSC CSE(IAS) prelims exam 2025 analysis is available here to inform the candidates about the subject-wise difficulty level, number of questions asked from a section, overall difficulty level and the expected cutoff for the UPSC 2025. The UPSC CSE exam analysis is one of the most important parts of the UPSC CSE(IAS) preparation because it provides the real insight into the question paper. The UPSC IAS exam analysis will also help in anticipating the difficulty level of the UPSC question paper. The Commission will conduct the UPSC Prelims exam 2025 offline in pen and paper mode. The candidates must see the previous year's exam analysis to know the trend of questions in the exam. The exam analysis is an integral part of the IAS preparation. The candidate can see here the IAS exam analysis of previous years to know the difficulty level of the questions.
The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the UPSC CSE Prelims exam on May 25, 2025. The candidates should note that the IAS prelims exam 2025 will be conducted offline at the designated exam centres. The Civil Service (IAS) exam 2025 analysis will be available here after the exam. The candidates can see here the IAS exam analysis of previous years so that they can prepare well for the exam. The candidates can see here the IAS Exam Analysis video of the candidates who appeared in the exam.
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UPSC CSE (IAS) Exam Analysis 2025
The Union Public Service Commission conducted the UPSC CSE prelims exam 2025 General Studies in the morning session on May 25, 2025. The candidates can get here the IAS 2025 Prelims exam analysis
Section-Wise IAS Prelims 2025 Exam Analysis
The candidates can see below the section-wise number of questions and difficulty level of the sections as well as the overall difficulty leve.
| Subject (Section) |
Number of Questions Asked |
Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| History |
14 |
Moderate with Some Difficult Questions |
| Geography |
23 |
Difficult |
| Indian Economy |
13 |
Moderate to Difficult |
| Indian Polity |
14 |
Moderate |
| General Science |
12 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Current Events of National & International importance |
24 |
Moderate to Difficult |
| Total |
100 |
Moderate to Difficult |
UPSC CSE Prelims 2025 Analysis Video
The candidates can see here the UPSC IAS 2025 Prelims Student Reaction Video
UPSC IAS CSAT Exam Analysis Video
The candidates can see below the UPSC IAS General Studies Paper 2 CSAT video:
IAS Exam Analysis 2025 FAQs
The candidates can see here important questions related to IAS exam analysis.
Commonly asked questions
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
The Union Public Service Commission will release the UPSC IAS 2026 notification on January 14 on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The Commission will also activate the UPSC CSE (IAS) 2026 online application link on its website. The last date for the UPSC IAS application form is February 3, 2026.
Contributor-Level 9
Answered a week ago
The candidates should analyse the UPSC CSE previous year question papers to know the trend of the most asked topics. The Commission releases the UPSC question paper on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The candidates can get the UPSC question paper of previous year here. The candidates can downloa
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Answered 3 weeks ago
The Union Public Service Commission will release the UPSC Civil Service (IAS) notification on January 14, 2026. With the release of official notification, the UPSC IAS Application form 2026 will also be activated for the candidates. The last date to apply online for the UPSC CSE (IAS) exam 2026 wil
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Beginner-Level 5
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The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC CSE notification 2025 on January 22, 2025. In the official notification, the Commission notified 979 vacancies for the UPSC CSE 2025 exam. But this is a tentative number and the final number of vacancies will be mentioned in the final Result of
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered a month ago
The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the UPSC CSE (IAS) Main exam (written) from August 22 to 31, 2025. The Commission will conduct the UPSC IAS main exam in offline mode at the designated exam centres. The candidates are informed about their exam centre through their UPSC admit card.
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Yes, the Union Public Service Commission has released the UPSC CSE (IAS) Main exam admit card 2025 on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The candidates are required to log in with their UPSC OTR and password. The UPSC CSE admit card will inform the candidate about their UPSC exam centre.
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The Union Public Service Commission has released the UPSC CSE (IAS) main admit card 2025 on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The Commission released the admit card for the candidates to download. The candidates are required to download the admit card from the official website by logging in with t
Contributor-Level 9
Answered a month ago
The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC CSE (IAS) Prelims cutoff 2024 after the declaration of final result. The candidates can see below the UPSC IAS Prelims Cutoff 2024
Category | IAS Prelims Cut off 2024 |
|---|---|
General | 87.98 |
EWS | 85.92 |
OBC | 87.28 |
SC | 79.03 |
ST | 74.23 |
PwBD1 | 69.42 |
PwBD2 | 65.30 |
PwBD3 | 40.56 |
PwBD5 | 40.56 |
Shiksha.com had predicted the UPSC CSE cutoff most accurately in some cases.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered a month ago
The UPSC CSE (IAS) exam result 2024-25 was released on June 11. The Commission released the final UPSC CSE (IAS) 2024 cutoff for all the categories and stages of exam. The Commission released the UPSC Cutoff 2025 for all the stages of exam as given below:
| Category | CS (Prelim)* | CS (Main)# | CS (Final) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 87.98 | 729 | 947 |
| EWS | 85.92 | 696 | 917 |
| OBC | 87.28 | 702 | 910 |
| SC | 79.03 | 685 | 880 |
| ST | 74.23 | 684 | 884 |
| PwBD-1 | 69.42 | 663 | 876 |
| PwBD-2 | 65.30 | 696 | 913 |
| PwBD-3 | 40.56 | 307 | 701 |
| PwBD-5 | 40.56 | 361 | 461 |
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered a month ago
The Union Public Service Commission is expected to release the UPSC CSE (IAS) main exam admit card 2025 soon on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The candidates will be required to download their UPSC admit card from the official website using their UPSC One-Time Registration (OTR) number and pass
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