UPSC Civil Services (Pre) Examination 2025 – 979 Posts
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the official notification for the recruitment of 979 vacancy through Civil Service (Prelims) Examination 2025. Interested and eligible candidates may apply online here.
UPSC Civil Services (Pre) Examination 2025
Name of examination: Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2025
No of vacancy: 979 posts
Name of services:
(i) Indian Administrative Service
(ii) Indian Foreign Service
(iii) Indian Police Service
(iv) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(v) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(vi) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’
(vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(viii) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
(ix) Indian Information Service, Group ‘A’
(x) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
(xi) Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’
(xii) Indian Railway Management Service (Traffic), Group ‘A’
(xiii) Indian Railway Management Service (Personnel), Group ‘A’
(xiv) Indian Railway Management Service (Accounts), Group ‘A’
(xv) Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’
(xvi) Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A’
(xvii) Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A’
(xviii) Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III)
(xix) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
(xx) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’
(xxi) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’
(xxii) Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’
(xxiii) Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS), Group ‘B’
Exam Notice No: 05/2025-CSP Dated 22.01.2025
Helpline No: 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543
Related: UPSC CDS I Examination 2025
Eligibility Criteria of UPSC (Pre) Examination
Age Limit: 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 i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1993 and not later than 1st August, 2004.
Age Relaxation: The upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST candidates and 3 years for OBC candidates.
Educational Qualification: A candidate must hold a degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or possess an equivalent qualification.
Appearing Candidates: Candidates who have appeared at a qualifying examination the passing of which would render them educationally qualified for the Commission’s Examination but have not been informed of the result as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination will also be eligible for admission to the written part of Civil Services Examination, 2025. However, all such candidates, who are declared qualified by the Commission for Interview/Personality Test, will be required to produce proof of passing of the requisite qualifying examination within the time limit prescribed in Rule 13 of CSE, 2025.
UPSC Civil Services (Pre) Examination Scheme
The Civil Services Examination will consist of two successive stages :
(i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective type) for the selection of candidates for the Main Examination; and
(ii) Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various Services and posts noted above.
Examination Centres @ Assam: Jorhat and Dispur .
Application Fee
● General/ OBC: Rs. 100/-
● SC/ ST/ Female & PwBD: Nill
● Payment Mode: Depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash/ Net Banking/ Credit/ Debit card.
Related: SSC CGL Recruitment 2025
How to Apply for UPSC Civil Services Examination ?
Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for these vacancy through online mode by visiting official UPSC Recruitment Portal. Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply for UPSC Civil Services Recruitment.
Step 01: Scroll down, go to "Important Web-Links" section .
Step 02: Click on the "Online Application" and register yourself.
Step 03: Next again click on "Online Application" and Log in.
Step 04: Fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
Step 05: Make payment of application fee as per your category and submit the form.
Step 06: At the end, take a print out of the application form.
Important Dates of UPSC Civil Services Jobs
● Starting date of submission of online application: 22nd January 2025
● Last date of submission of online application: 11th February 2025, 6 PM
● Date of Preliminary Exam: 25th May 2025