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UPSC ESE main exam date 2025 has been announced. The IES main exam 2025 will be held in two shifts in August. Check exam schedule here

UPSC ESE Mains 2025 Exam Date Announced

UPSC ESE Mains 2025 Exam Date Announced

UPSC ESE Mains 2025 Exam: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the Engineering Services Examination (ESE, formerly IES) 2025 Mains schedule. Candidates who have registered and are appearing for the main exam can check the UPSC ESE 2025 timetable on the official website at upsc.gov.in. As per the announced date, UPSC ESE mains exam will be held on August 10 in two shifts.

The IES Mains exam will be conducted for discipline-specific papers, including: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, and Telecommunication Engineering. The UPSC ESE 2025 recruitment drive aims to fill 457 vacancies.

UPSC ESE Mains 2025 Exam Schedule

As per the notice pdf, the IES mains exam will be held in two shifts on a single day. The first ESE Main exam shift will be conducted from 9 AM to 12 noon (Paper I) and the second shift will be held from 2:30 to 5:30 PM (Paper II). Check the table for detailed information:

Date and Day

Time

Subject

August 10, 2025 (Sunday)

9 to 12 Noon

Discipline Specific Paper (Paper-I): Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (Conventional, 3 hrs, 300 Marks)

August 10, 2025 (Sunday)

2:30 to 5:30 PM

Discipline Specific Paper (Paper-II): Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (Conventional, 3 hrs, 300 Marks)

When will UPSC ESE Mains 2025 Admit Card be released?

It is expected that the IES admit card 2025 can be released by end of July or in the first week of August. However, no official date has been announced by the officials regarding the release date of UPSC ESE Mains exam admit card 2025. Once available, they can download ESE Mains 2025 admit card online at the official website: upsc.gov.in.

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Q:   Is the IES main 2023 DAF released?
A:
The Commission is expected to release the UPSC ESE IES 2023 admit card in the first week of June. The Commission will conduct the IES 2023 main exam on June 25. The Commission is expected to release the UPSC ESE IES 2023 Detailed Application Form, The IES main exam will be a descriptive type exam where the candidates will be required to write essay-type conventional answers. The eligible candidates who cleared the IES 2023 prelims exam will be able to fill out the IES main exam form after login.
Q:   When did UPSC ESE IES 2023 notification release?
A:
UPSC ESE IES 2023 notification was released online on September 14, 2022. The last date to fill out the application was October 4, 2022. The IES 2023 prelims was conducted on February 19, 2023, across the nation in offline mode. The IES 2023 prelims result was released online on March 3. The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the IES 2023 main exam on June 25. The Commission is expected to release the UPSC ESE (IES) 2023 main exam admit card on June 4. The IES main exam 2023 will be conducted in offline mode at the designated exam centres across the nation. The IES main exam result is expected to released in September 2023.
Q:   When was UPSC ESE (IES) 2023 main exam conducted?
A:

UPSC ESE (IES) 2023 main exam was conducted on June 25. UPSC released the admit card for the same on June 5, 2023. The Union Public Service Commission released the IES exam dates in the official UPSC exam calendar 2023 released in May 2022. The UPSC releases the IES exam dates one year in advance so that the candidates can prepare for the exam efficiently.

The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC ESE (IES) 2023 main result on August 7.

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