How can I prepare for the civil services exam of UPSC?
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A lot of young people have heard of the IAS exam and express a desire to give this prestigious exam. But they have no idea of how to go about the preparation for this exam.
Preparation for Civil Service Examinations is a long journey. To make it worthwhile, you have to work smart without losing steam.
These exams have to be approached in a different manner. You need to first learn from the mistakes of previous aspirants. Things like a legible handwriting, the understanding of our culture and heritage are as important as the syllabus itself.
Also, you need to approach the exam preparation in a different manner.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
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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