UPSC ESE 2025: Update DAF before UPSC ESE interview, without it the dream of government job will remain incomplete..

UPSC ESE 2025: Thousands of engineers from across the country appear for the UPSC ESE exam every year. By passing it, one gets government jobs in engineering-related posts in various central departments. UPSC ESE is conducted in 3 stages: Preliminary Examination, Main Examination, and Personality Test / Interview. It is necessary for the candidates who are successful in the UPSC ESE Mains 2025 exam to update the DAF, i.e. Detailed Application Form. Without this, they will not get a chance to appear in the interview.

THE UPSC ESE Mains exam was held on 10 August 2025, and the official result was released on 4 September. Candidates successful in the Mains exam will have to update their DAF before the Personality Test / Interview. In case of not updating the DAF, they will not get permission for the personality test, and their candidature may be cancelled. You can update DAF on the website of the Union Public Service Commission upsconline.gov.in, from 12 September to 26 September 2025.

When and how to update DAF?

It is clearly written in the notice of the Union Public Service Commission that the DAF update window will be open from 12 September to 26 September 2025. Candidates will have to update their DAF in the meantime. For this, candidates have to visit the official portal of UPSC upsconline.gov.in. Then you can fill out the DAF form by logging in with One Time Registration (OTR) credentials.

What to update in DAF?

Many details have to be given in the DAF form of the Engineering Service Examination of the Union Public Service Commission. Questions are asked in the interview on the basis of those. In this, it is mandatory to upload the certificate of educational qualifications and the engineering course. Matching of name, category, address, contact details, and other identity cards has to be ensured. Information related to work experience (if any), achievements, service preference, and service allocation will also have to be given.

What will happen if the deadline is missed?
The candidature of the candidates who do not update the UPSC ESE DAF on time will be canceled. They will not be given the opportunity to appear in the personality test. The Union Public Service Commission has given clear instructions regarding this that no changes will be accepted in the DAF after this period. Whatever details are given during this deadline will be considered final.

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