General Information
| Exam Board | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Exam Name | UPSC Civil Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2025 |
| Number of Posts | CSE- 979 IFS- 150 |
| Question Paper (2) | General Studies Paper-I General Studies Paper-II |
| Advertisement Number | 05/2025-CSP 06/02025-IFoS |
| Admit Card Status | Available |
| Admit Card Issue Date | 13 May, 2025 |
| Admit Card End Date | 25 May, 2025 (04:00 PM) |
| Official Website | https://upsc.gov.in |
UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2025 is going to be held on May 25, 2025 (Sunday). The admit card link for this exam has been released by UPSC on the official website (https://upsc.gov.in) on May 13, 2025. You can download your admit card from there.
UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination is conducted through two multiple choice type question papers. Both the question papers of this examination are conducted on the same day. Information about these question papers is given below.
General Studies Paper-I
| Exam Date | 25-05-2025 |
| Exam Day | Sunday |
| Exam Mode | Offline |
| Question paper language | Hindi & English |
| Question paper type | Objective |
| Subject | General Studies |
| Total Question | 100 |
| Maximum Marks | 200 |
| Negative Marking | 1/3 |
| Time | 02.00 Hours |
General Studies Paper-II
| Exam Date | 25-05-2025 |
| Exam Day | Sunday |
| Exam Mode | Offline |
| Question paper language | Hindi & English |
| Question paper type | Objective |
| Subject | General Studies |
| Total Question | 80 |
| Maximum Marks | 200 |
| Negative Marking | 1/3 |
| Time | 02.00 Hours |
Important Date
| Subject | Date |
|---|---|
| Starting Date (Online Apply/ Payment) | 22/01/2025 |
| Last Date (Online Apply/ Payment) | 21/02/2025 (Till 06:00 PM) |
| Correction Date | 22/02/2025 To 28/02/2025 |
| Admit Card Date | 13/05/2025 |
| Preliminary Exam Date | 25/05/2025 |
Selection Process
| Phase | प्रक्रिया |
|---|---|
| First Phase | Preliminary Examination |
| Second Phase | Main Examination |
| Final Phase | Interview (Personality Test) |
Services
| S. No. | Name of Service |
|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Administrative Service (IAS) |
| 2 | Indian Foreign Service (IFS) |
| 3 | Indian Police Service (IPS) |
| 4 | Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ |
| 5 | Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ |
| 6 | Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’ |
| 7 | Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ |
| 8 | Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’ |
| 9 | Indian Information Service, Group ‘A’ |
| 10 | Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’ |
| 11 | Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’ |
| 12 | Indian Railway Management Service (Traffic), Group ‘A’ |
| 13 | Indian Railway Management Service (Personnel), Group ‘A’ |
| 14 | Indian Railway Management Service (Accounts), Group ‘A’ |
| 15 | Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’ |
| 16 | Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’ |
| 17 | Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A’ |
| 18 | Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III) |
| 19 | Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade) |
| 20 | Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’ |
| 21 | Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’ |
| 22 | Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’ |
| 23 | Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS), Group ‘B’ |
Download Admit Card
How to download UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary Exam), 2025 Admit Card :-
You can download the admit card of UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2025 directly by clicking on the link given below. Or you can also download the admit card by visiting the official website of UPSC.
Following is the method to download the admit card from the official website of UPSC-
- First of all you have to search by typing UPSC in Google.
- In the search result, you have to click on the official website of UPSC ‘https://upsc.gov.in’.
- After opening the official website of UPSC, click on the option of ‘Admit Card’ on the right side of the home page.
- Now a new page will open in front of you in which you have to click on ‘E-Admit Cards for various Examinations of UPSC’.
- Now you have to click on the option of ‘Download’.
- After clicking on download, a new page will open in front of you in which general information about UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2025 Admit Card will be given and in front of it there will be an option of ‘Click Here’. You have to click on it.
- Now a new page will open in front of you in which important instructions will be written and below it there will be an option of ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ in which you have to click on ‘Yes’.
- After clicking on ‘Yes’, a page will open in front of you in which two options ‘By Registration Id’ and ‘By Roll Number’ will be given. You can download your admit card from any of these two options.