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4 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 |
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4 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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5 months agoBeginner-Level 5
Yes, the Union Public Service Commission mention the main exam (written) and main exam (interview) in the official notification. The candidates should note that the marks secured in the UPSC main exam is considered for the final result.
The face to face interview is the part of the main exam and hence we can say that the UPSC conduct the Civil Service Main exam is conducted in two parts.
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5 months agoBeginner-Level 5
The UPSC Civil Service Exam Notification mention that the Civil Service Prelims exam is qualifying only. The UPSC IAS prelims exam is a MCQ based exam conducted offline at the designated exam centre. The marks scored in the UPSC prelims exam is not considered for the final selected process.
The prelims exam was introduced to filtering of candidates and restricting the number of candidates for the main exam.
New answer posted
5 months agoBeginner-Level 5
The Union Public Service Commission mentioned the UPSC CSE (IAS) selection process in the official notification. The Commission notified three stages for the Civil Service Exam:
- Prelims Exam
- Mains (writtern) exam
- Mains Interview
New answer posted
7 months agoBeginner-Level 5
The Union Public Service Commission dropped 3 (three) questions from the UPSC Civil Service Prelims (CSP) exam 2024. The marks of the candidates were assigned marks from 97 questions only. The candidates should check their answers from the official answer key and compare them with the cutoff mentioned in the official UPSC CSP cutoff 2024.
In case their marks are more than their category cutoff. they should send representation against the prelims and final UPSC result 2024.
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7 months agoBeginner-Level 5
Yes, the Union Public Service Commission has released the UPSC Civil Service Prelims exam 2024 on May 21, 2025. The Commission dropped 3 questions from the General Studies paper. The final marks are calculated from 97 questions only in the UPSC prelims exam 2024.
The Commission did not dropped any questions from the UPSC CSE prelims General Studies Paper 2.
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7 months agoBeginner-Level 5
There is no objective answer to this question. It depends on various factors which are beyond the control of the candidates. Every year is different and so the UPSC Prelims question paper. The Commission does not mention the weightage to any section and can ask any number of questions from any section. This is the reason, the candidates find it difficult to predict the questions and the difficulty level is also a subjective factor.
None the less, we can say Good attempts vary by subject. For instance, in the General Studies Paper I, good attempts might be:
- Geography: 10-13 questions
- History: 8-12 questions
- Polity: 9-11 questions
- Environment
New answer posted
7 months agoBeginner-Level 5
The candidates should note that the Union Public Service Commission conduct the Civil Service Exam every year. The Commission releases the official notification every year which mention all the eligibility criteria for all the categories separately. The number of attempts is also one such criteria which is defined based on the category of the candidate.
The Commission mention the pemissible number of attempts in the following manner:
Category | Number of Attempts (Allowed) |
|---|---|
General/Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 6 |
Other Backward Classes | 9 |
SC/ST | Unlimited - till the age limit |
Person with Disabilities | Unlimited - till the age limit |
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