UPSC Admit Card 2025 Prelims OUT @upsc.gov.in LIVE: Check How to Download, Exam Date & Guidelines

UPSC CSE prelims admit card 2025 has been released on May 13, 2025. The prelims exam will be conducted on May 25, 2025. Scroll down to read IAS prelims admit card 2025 live updates.
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released UPSC prelims admit card 2025 on May 13, 2025. The exam is scheduled to be conducted on May 25. The link to download the IAS prelims admit card 2025 has been made available on the official website. However, we have provided the direct link to download the admit card. Candidates can download their admit cards by logging with the UPSC One-Time Registration (OTR) Number. Candidates need to carry the printed copy of their admit cards along with one photo-identity proof to the exam centre. Get below UPSC prelims admit card 2025 live updates.
How to Download UPSC CSE Prelims Admit Card 2025?
The steps to download UPSC prelims admit card 2025 are given below.
- Visit the official website of UPSC
- In the ‘What’s New’ section on the home page, you will find the ‘Civil Service Prelims E-Admit Card link’
- Clicking the link, the login page will open
- Enter the required credentials
- UPSC Civil Services Prelims Admit Card 2025 appears on the screen
- Download and save it
LIVE UPDATE
UPSC Admit Card 2025 Prelims OUT @upsc.gov.in LIVE: Check How to Download, Exam Date & Guidelines
- 9:25 AM IST• 14 May 2025
UPSC IAS Prelims Admit Card 2025 Live Updates: Check the list of test cities
The list of UPSC CSE test cities is given below.
Agartala
Gorakhpur
Patna
Agra
Gurgaon
PortBlair
Ajmer
Gwalior
Puducherry
Ahmedabad
Hyderabad
Pune
Aizawl
Imphal
Prayagraj (Allahabad)
Aligarh
Indore
Raipur
ALMORA (UTTARAKHAND)
Itanagar
Rajkot
Anantpuru (Andhra Pradesh)
Jabalpur
Ranchi
Aurangabad
Jaipur
Sambalpur
Begaluru
Jammu
Shillong
Bareilly
Jodhpur
Shimla
Bhopal
Jorhat
Siliguri
Bilaspur
Kochi
Srinagar Chandigarh
Kohima
Srinagar (Uttarakhand) Chennai
Kolkata
Surat
Coimbatore
Kozhikode (Calicut)
Thane
Cuttack
Leh Thiruvananthapuram
Dehradun
Lucknow
Tiruchirapalli
Delhi
Ludhiana
Tirupati
Dharwad
Madurai
Udaipur
Dispur
Mumbai
Varanasi
Faridabad
Mysuru
Vellore
Gangtok
Nagpur
Vijayawada
Gaya
Navi Mumbai
Vishakhapatnam
Gautam Buddh Nagar Nasik Warangal
Ghaziabad Panaji (Goa)
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh)
Mandi, (Himachal Pradesh) - 7:16 AM IST• 14 May 2025
IAS Admit Card 2025 Live Updates: Is there negative marking in the exam?
There is a negative marking in IAS exam. 1/3 marks are deducted for wrong answers in the exam.
- 5:15 AM IST• 14 May 2025
UPSC CSE Prelims Admit Card 2025 Live Updates: Check the exam structure
The structure of UPSC CSE exam pattern is given below.
Paper
Questions
Marks
General Studies Paper- I
100
200
General Studies Paper-II (Aptitude Test)
80
200
Total
400
- 3:14 AM IST• 14 May 2025
UPSC IAS Admit Card 2025 Live Updates: Check the selection process
IAS selection process comprises the following tests:
- UPSC IAS Preliminary Exam
- UPSC IAS Main Exam (written)
- UPSC IAS Main Exam (Personality Test)
- 12:07 AM IST• 14 May 2025
UPSC IAS Admit Card 2025 Live Updates: Items Allowed Inside the exam centre
Candidates will be allowed to take with them only the print of e-Admit Card, pen, pencil, identity proof, copies of self-photographs (whichever applicable) and any other items as specified in the Instructions of e-Admit Card to the Venue. No other items shall be allowed to be taken inside the Venue.
- 11:02 PM IST• 13 May 2025
UPSC IAS Admit Card 2025 Live Updates: Items prohibited inside the exam centre
Candidates are not allowed to enter the examination premises with any bag, baggage, luggage, valuables/costly items, mobile phones, smart/digital watches, other IT gadgets, books, etc. Candidates are advised not to bring banned items as Venue Supervisor will not make any arrangement for keeping these items at the Venue. In case, a candidate brings any such banned items, he/she will make his/her own arrangement for keeping the same outside the Venue and the Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.
- 10:35 PM IST• 13 May 2025
UPSC CSE Admit Card 2025 Live: Check shift timings
UPSC Civil Services shift timings 2025 are given below:
Shift Timings First Shift - GS Paper 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Break 3 Hours (11:30 – 2:30) Second Shift - CSAT Paper 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM - 10:28 PM IST• 13 May 2025
The photograph in the UPSC IAS prelims admit card 2025 is not clear. What to do?
Candidates whose photograph in the IAS prelims admit card 2025 is not clear need to bring a photo identity card along with two passport size photographs (with his/her name and date of photograph), one for each session, for appearing in the Examination with an undertaking.
- 10:14 PM IST• 13 May 2025
UPSC Admit Card 2025 Prelims OUT @upsc.gov.in LIVE: What if there are discrepancies in the admit card?
In case of any discrepancy in the e-Admit Card, the same may be communicated to the Commission immediately by email (at email IDuscsp-upsc@nic.in) for taking decision in the matter.
- 10:08 PM IST• 13 May 2025
UPSC Admit Card 2025 Prelims OUT @upsc.gov.in LIVE: Check the reporting time
The entry gate for Shift 1 will close 30 minutes before the exam. The entry gate for the forenoon session will close at 2 pm.
- 9:58 PM IST• 13 May 2025
UPSC Admit Card 2025 Prelims OUT @upsc.gov.in LIVE: Details mentioned in the admit card
Following are the details mentioned in UPSC CSE admit card 2025:
- Candidate'sName
- Roll Number
- Father's Name
- Mother's Name
- Centre of Examination
- The venue of the Examination Hall
- Time Table
- 9:53 PM IST• 13 May 2025
UPSC Admit Card 2025 Prelims OUT @upsc.gov.in LIVE: Can I download the admit card offline?
UPSC Civil Services prelims admit card is released online only. There is no facility to download it offine.
- 9:51 PM IST• 13 May 2025
UPSC Admit Card 2025 Prelims OUT @upsc.gov.in LIVE: Where can I get the admit card link?
UPSC NDA 1 admit card 2025 is made available on May 13. Candidates can download their admit cards by logging with the required credentials. The hard copy of the admit card is not sent to candidates by post.
To appear in the UPSC examination, candidates must carry specific documents along with their admit card. The requirements vary slightly between the Preliminary and Mains stages, as well as for the Personality Test. Here's a detailed breakdown:
Documents Required for UPSC Prelims
Admit Card: Must be printed and brought to the exam center.
Government-Issued Photo ID: This can include:
Aadhaar Card
Voter ID
PAN Card
Passport
Driving License
Photograph: A recent passport-sized photograph (usually required to be affixed on the attendance sheet).
Signature: A scanned copy of your signature must be uploaded during the application process.
The candidates should note that the Union Public Service Commission can release the Civil Service Exam (IAS) prelims admit card 2025 anytime in the first weelk of May. The Commission released the UPSC CSE (IAS) 2025 notification in January 2025. It preponed the notification by one month. The Commission releases the UPSC admit card on its official website - upsconline.gov.in.
The candidates will be required to login with their UPSC One-Time Registration (OTR) number and password to download the UPSC admit card.
The Union Public Service Commission started the One-Time Registration Process recently for the candidates. To download the UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) admit card 2025, The candidates will need the following information:
Registration ID or Roll Number: You can use either your Registration ID or your Roll Number to access the admit card.
Date of Birth: This is required to verify your identity and match it with the records.
Captcha Code: You may need to enter a security code displayed on the screen during the download process.
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UPSC CSE admit card 2025 has been released on May 13, 2025. The UPSC CSE (IAS) Prelims exam 2025 will be conducted on May 25, 2025. Candidates can download their admit cards by logging with the required credentials. The hard copy of the admit card us not sent to candidates by post. Candidates need to carry the printed copy of their admit cards along with one photo-identity proof to the exam centre.