UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the notification for Civil Services Examination 2025. The Civil Services Examination is conducted to recruit officers for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and other Central Services.

Interested and eligible candidates can apply online through the official website before the last date.

Nationality

A candidate must be either:

• A citizen of India, or
• A subject of Nepal, or
• A subject of Bhutan, or
• A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
• 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.

Age Limits

A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on the 1st of August, 2025.

Age relaxation is applicable as per government rules.

Educational Qualification

Candidates must have a degree from a recognized University or equivalent qualification.

The Civil Services Examination consists of two successive stages:

1. Preliminary Examination (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for the Main Examination
2. Main Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various Services and posts.

Preliminary Examination

The Preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 400 marks:

• Paper I: General Studies (200 marks) - 2 hours
• Paper II: Civil Services Aptitude Test (200 marks) - 2 hours

Main Examination

The Main Examination will consist of written examination and an interview test.

The written examination will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type.