How can I apply for UPSC after graduating? What is the eligibility criteria and requirement for the same?
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Candidate must be a citizen of India. Candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree from any of the recognized universities.
Candidates who have appeared for the qualifying examination and are awaiting results or those who are yet to appear for the qualifying examination are also eligible for the Preliminary Examination. Such candidates have to produce proof of passing the said examination along with the application for the Main Examination. A candidate should be minimum of 21 years and maximum 32 years old as on August 01, 2018. But, he/she must have been born not earlier than August 02, 1986 and not later than August 01, 1997.
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The Commission released the UPSC ESE 2025 Mains exam schedule on the official website at upsc.gov.in. Candidates who have cleared the Prelims exam will be appearing for the Mains exam on August 10, 2025. The schedule of the Mains exam is mentioned below:
According to the notice pdf, the IES Mains exam will be held in two shifts on a single day. The first ESE Main exam shift will be conducted from 9 AM to 12 noon (Paper I) and the second shift will be held from 2:30 to 5:30 PM (Paper II). Check the table for detailed information:
Date and Day | Time | Subject |
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August 10, 2025 (Sunday) | 9 to 12 Noon | Discipline Specific Paper (Paper-I): Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (Conventional, 3 hrs, 300 Marks) |
August 10, 2025 (Sunday) | 2:30 to 5:30 PM | Discipline Specific Paper (Paper-II): Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (Conventional, 3 hrs, 300 Marks) |
As per the announced date, UPSC ESE 2025 Mains exam will be conducted on August 10, 2025 in two shifts.
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.
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.
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 2025:
- Prelims Exam
- Mains (writtern) exam
- Mains Interview
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