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2 months agoBeginner-Level 5
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.
The UPSC IAS Main exam will be conducted offline and they will be require to write the essay type answers. The UPSC CSE IAS Main exam will start on August 22, 2025.
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2 months ago
Contributor-Level 9
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 their UPSC One Time Registration (OTR) number and password.
The UPSC CSE (IAS) Main exam will be conducted from August 22 to 31, 2025.
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2 months agoBeginner-Level 5
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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2 months agoBeginner-Level 5
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 |
New answer posted
2 months agoBeginner-Level 5
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 password.
The UPSC CSE (IAS) Main exam 2025 will be conducted from August 22 to 31.
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2 months agoContributor-Level 9
You are a PCM student, which means that you possess good analytical skills that can be useful in Civil Services. Any Bachelor degree is applicable although a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) is usually advised. Direct correlations are possible with subjects such as History, Political Science, Economics, Geography, or Public Administration with UPSC civil Services exam (CSE) syllabus in general studies papers as well as optional subjects, so you stand at an advantageous position. Or, else, having a B.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics will also help you in case you have a plan to opt amongst these in your optional subject in Mains. Select
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2 months agoContributor-Level 9
For this type of purpose, the best college among all over India for both things is IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Bhubaneswar, and some others. Also GEO IAS – NIT Special UPSC Batch it integrates both things in one. These colleges are of the best among other for this purpose.
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3 months agoContributor-Level 6
To become an IPS (Indian police service) officer, you need to first graduate with a bachelor's degree from a recognised University. There's no specific degree required but subjects like political Science history and law can be helpful for the UPSC civil services exam.
- Complete your 12th grade
- Get a bachelor's degree
- Prepare for UPSC
- Undego training
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