UPSC Notification 2025

UPSC 2025 Exam Highlights | Civil Services Examination

Know everything from the syllabus, exam pattern, booklist, and preparation strategy for the UPSC Exam 2025 here.

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UPSC Notification 2025 | Important Exam Dates

The UPSC notification is the only authentic source of information on the number of vacancies, eligibility criteria, exam date, exam pattern, syllabus, selection procedure, and any proposed changes in the upcoming examination. The UPSC Notification 2025 also provides detailed information on the pattern and marks of the Preliminary examination and Optional subjects for the UPSC Main Exam, etc.

The following exam calendar will be followed for UPSC CSE 2025:

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UPSC 2025 Registration

UPSC registration 2025 will begin on 22nd January 2025 and go on till 11th February 2025. To register, aspirants must visit the official website and fill out the Online Registration Form. The step- by-step process is as follows.

• Visit upsc.gov.in
• Click on ‘New Registration’ and register yourself on the OTR (One Time Registration)
• Then, log in using your Email ID, Mobile Number or OTR ID and verify and fill out the Application.

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UPSC 2025 Exam Dates

As per the official UPSC 2025 Calendar, the Prelims Exam will be held on 25th May 2025 (Sunday), and the Main Exams will be held on 22nd August 2025. The result of the prelims can be tentatively expected in June.

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UPSC 2025 Vacancies

As per the official notification, UPSC has announced that the number of vacancies to be filled through the examination is expected to be approximately 979.

This includes 38 vacancies reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability Category. The further breakdown is as follows.

12 Vacancies for candidates of (a) blindness and low vision;

7 Vacancies for (b) deaf and hard of hearing;

10 Vacancies for (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy;

9 Vacancies for (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c) including deaf-blindness.

It is to be noted that the final number of vacancies may undergo change after getting a firm number of vacancies from Cadre Controlling Authorities.

Reservation will be made for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the Economically Weaker Sections and Persons with Benchmark Disability in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government.