UPSC 2025: Result OUT, Vacancies Increased, Cutoff, DAF Dates, Syllabus, Exam Pattern

The UPSC 2025 Prelims Result has been released. The Union Public Service Commission selected 14,161 candidates for the UPSC 2025 main exam. It also kept the result of 4 candidates withheld due to the pending Court cases. It is anticipated that the number of vacancies for the UPSC 2025 exam has been increased to over 1,100 because the Commission selected over 14,000 candidates for the main exam, almost comparable to last year. The candidates should note that the UPSC 2025 cutoff for the prelims exam will also be approximately similar to last year. The UPSC 2025 main exam will start on August 22, 2025. The candidates can see here the important details about the UPSC 2025 exam and other aspects. 

UPSC 2025 Details

UPSC 2025 Prelims Result Released: The Union Public Service Commission has released the UPSC 2025 Prelims result PDF on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The Commission released the Civil Service Result PDF with roll numbers and names of the selected candidates separately. The Commission kept the result of 4 candidates as withheld due to the pending Court case. The Commission selected 14,161 candidates for the UPSC 2025 Main exam. 

The selected candidates are required to submit the Detailed application form by June 25, 2025. The UPSC 2025 DAF for the main exam will be available on June 17, 2025. The UPSC main exam 2025 will clash with the SSC CGL 2025 exam.

The Commission released the UPSC admit card 2025 on May 13, 2025, for all the candidates with a valid Civil Service Exam(CSE) application form. 

The UPSC notification was released on January 22, 2025, on its official website - upsc.gov.in. UPSC IAS 2025 notification was released on January 22, 2025, as per the UPSC exam calendar 2025. The Commission notified 979 vacancies in the official notification. The Union Public Service Commission is the exam-conducting body for the Civil Service Exam. In the official notification, the Commission mentioned the UPSC eligibility, vacancies, dates, exam pattern, syllabus and the rules and regulations which will govern the exam.

UPSC 2025 Prelims Result OUT

The Union Public Service Commission has released the UPSC 2025 Prelims Result PDF on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The candidates can check and download the UPSC 2025 result PDF below:

Download Here - UPSC 2025 Prelims Result PDF (with Roll Numbers)

Download Here - UPSC 2025 Prelims Result PDF (with Names)

UPSC 2025 Overview

The Civil Services Exam is considered one of the most prestigious examinations in India. The UPSC conduct the CSE exam every year to recruit candidates for the All India Service and Central Civil Services. These are Group A and Group B gazette services. 

List of All India & Central Civil Services

The candidates can see below the list of three All India Services and Central Civil Services.

Three All India Services

1. Indian Administrative Service
   Indian Police Service
   Indian Forest Service (Prelims Only)

Central Civil Services

The candidates can see below the list of the Central Civil Service, which are recruited through the Civil Service Exam.

The Commission can amend the number of service to be recruited through the Civil Service Exam. 

About the Civil Service Exam

The Civil Services Exam was introduced by the British to create a ruling class over the Indian society to propagate their economic interest. After independence, the Civil Service evolved to serve the administrative needs of a democratic India.

UPSC 2025 – Summary 

The candidates can see below the important UPSC Civil Service Exam (IAS) event dates and other information in a tabular format.

The number of vacancies is tentative and can be changed till the final iteration.

UPSC 2025 Analysis

The candidates should note that the UPSC 2025 prelims will be conducted on May 25, 2025, across the nation at the designated exam centres. The candidates will get here the section-wise exam analysis of the UPSC 2025 prelims exam and the expected cutoff. The UPSC exam analysis will be very important to anticipate the overall difficulty level of the paper.

UPSC 2025 Expected Cutoff

The candidates should note that the cutoff for any exam is dependent on the following factors.

1. Difficulty Level of the Question Paper
2. Number of Vacancies
3. Number of candidates who appeared in the exam

The candidates can see below the UPSC 2025 Expected Cutoff

The candidates should note that the third condition is obsolete in most of the exams because the number of candidates are always more than the number of vacancies. The candidates can see here the UPSC Previous Year's Cutoff for the prelims exam.

UPSC 2025 Notification 

The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC notification 2025 on January 22, 2025. The official notification provided all the important information related to the exam dates, eligibility, vacancies, syllabus, exam pattern, optional subject list, and the rules and regulations that will govern the conduct of the exam.

Download Here: UPSC 2025 Notification PDF

UPSC 2025 Eligibility Criteria

The Union Public Service Commission notifies the eligibility criteria in detail for the UPSC exam. The Commission mention each and every detail for all the components of the eligibility criteria. The candidates can see below the factors of UPSC Eligibility 2025.

Nationality Criteria for UPSC 2025

The candidates can see below the nationality requirement of candidates as mentioned in the official notification.

For IAS and IPS: Indian citizenship is mandatory.

For all other services, a candidate can either be a citizen of India or

• A subject of Nepal/Bhutan
• A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India
• A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India

Note: Candidates who are subjects of Nepal/ Bhutan or Tibetan refugees are not eligible to apply for the Indian Foreign Service (IFS).

Educational Qualifications Required for UPSC

The important points for the educational requirements are given below:

• A candidate must hold a bachelor's degree from a recognised university.
• Final-year students can also apply, provided they present proof of graduation before the Main (written) exam.
• The eligibility criteria are categorised based on education, age, and nationality.

Age Limit Required for UPSC 2025

The Union Public Service Commission mention the age criteria for the UPSC 2025 exam in the official notification. 

Minimum Age Limit: 21 years
Maximum Age Limit: 32 years (General Category)

The Commission also provide the age-relaxation for the candidates as per their category in the following way:

No age relaxation is provided to the Economically Weaker Sections in the UPSC.

Number of Attempts Allowed

The Union Public Service Commission mention the number of attempts for each category separately in the official notification. The candidates can see below the number of attempts allowed for the candidates belonging to each category.

UPSC 2025 Exam Structure

The Union Public Service Commission conduct the Civil Service Exam every year to recruit candidates for the most reputed posts across the nation. The UPSC changed the Civil Service Exam structure way back in 1979 when the Prelims Exam stage was introduced. The UPSC Civil Service Exam comprises three stages:

1. Prelims (Objective)
2. Mains (Descriptive)
3. Interview (Personality Test)

The candidates should note that there are two objective-type papers in the UPSC prelims exam. The candidates are required to appear in both papers in the prelims exam only then will they be considered eligible for marking. The marks secured in the UPSC General Studies Paper 2(CSAT) are qualifying in nature.

UPSC 2025 Exam Pattern

The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC (IAS) exam pattern 2025 in the official notification. The candidates can see below the UPSC (IAS) Prelims exam pattern 2025 as mentioned in the official notification.

The candidates should note that there will be a negative marking in the UPSC prelims exam. The candidates can see below the quantum of negative marking in the UPSC 2025 prelims exam.

Negative Marking in UPSC 2025 Prelims Exam

The Commission mention the details of the negative marking in the UPSC 2025 prelims exam in the following manner:

The candidates should abstain from marking the answers based on their wild guess, otherwise, the negative marking will take a heavy toll on their aggregate marks.

UPSC 2025 Syllabus

The UPSC syllabus is the most important component of UPSC preparation. The candidates need to prepare for all the topics mentioned in the official notification. The important point to consider is that the Commission does not mention the UPSC IAS syllabus in detail. It only mentions the names of the topics. The candidates are expected to expand the topic to their entirety and prepare all the subtopics, whether mentioned or not. The candidates can see below the UPSC 2025 Prelims Syllabus:

• Current events of national and international importance (Current Affairs)
• History of India and Indian National Movement
• Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World
• Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc
• Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc
• General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization
• General Science

The candidates should select each topic and prepare a proper plan to cover all the subtopics within time. 

The Commission does not mention the weightage of the topic, and hence, the UPSC is free to ask any number of questions on any topic. The candidates are advised not to leave any topic because it can be a spoilsport in the IAS prelims exam. 

The UPSC Prelims will be a qualifying exam only, and the marks scored in the prelims exam will not be considered for any other purposes. The UPSC prelims qualified candidates will be called for the UPSC main exam.

UPSC 2025 Prelims Preparation Strategy

The candidates should note that only some days are left for the exam, and most of the candidates are only practising with the mock test papers and UPSC previous year question papers. This will be the best strategy to cover the whole UPSC syllabus in the shortest period. The candidates are advised to see the official UPSC answer key to know the actual correct answers to the previous year’s IAS questions. 

The candidates must see the previous year’s UPSC prelims cutoffs and analyse the trends of the qualifying UPSC prelims score. Though each year is different, the candidates can guess the number of correct questions required to clear the UPSC prelims exam.

The only mantra that we would suggest to clear the UPSC exam is the following.

• Stay calm and read the question patiently.
• On the day of the UPSC prelims exam, candidates feel anxiety and nervousness. They are advised to stay calm to perform better. If the candidate reads and understands the question correctly, half the task is done.

Solve the UPSC Question Paper in Rounds

• Do not try to solve the paper in one go. First, read the question, and if you know the answer, mark it carefully on the OMR sheet. The candidates are asked to mark the answer with a ballpoint pen, and it would be difficult to delete the marks of the pen from the OMR.
• If you can answer the question through the elimination of answer options, answer the question on the question paper and do not mark the answer on the OMR sheet. Mark this question to answer it in the second round.
• Read the next question, and if you don’t know the answer, leave it for the second round.
• In the second round, check the OMR sheet and jump to the questions where the answer is not marked. 
• The UPSC maintain a standard of the question paper every year. This is the reason that when a person qualifies the prelims exam once, it becomes easy in the later attempts.

Mantra to Succeed in UPSC Prelims 

• • Answer the easy questions correctly. If you answer them incorrectly, your selection becomes difficult.
  • Try to answer the moderately difficult level questions through elimination and intelligent/calculated guess.
  • Try to answer some of the hard questions not all keeping in mind the negative marking.

The candidate should keep visiting this page to know the difficulty level of the UPSC prelims exam and the student reaction video.