UPSC Mains 2025 Date: UPSC prelims results declared, preparation for next stage begins; Know when the main exam will be held..

UPSC CSE Mains Exam 2025 Date: The Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) has released the results of the Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2025. This time a total of 14161 candidates have cleared the prelims exam. Now all these candidates will appear in the most important stage of UPSC, the Mains exam, which is going to start on 22 August 2025.

UPSC Mains 2025: Application will start from 16 June
The application process for the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Mains Examination (CSE Mains 2025) will be available on the official website upsc.gov.in from June 16 to June 25, 2025. To appear in this exam, general category candidates will have to pay a registration fee of Rs 200. However, female candidates, Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Person with Disabilities (PwBD) category candidates are exempted from the fee.

Candidates will also get an opportunity to provide or update scribe details and assistive devices to assist in the examination. Also, they will get the option to choose the question paper in a larger font for the main examination. If the name of a candidate has changed after matriculation or there is a difference in the name in the application form and higher secondary certificate, then it will be mandatory to submit the official documents.

Where to check the preliminary result?

Candidates can check their results in PDF format by visiting the official website of UPSC upsc.gov.in or upsconline.gov.in. Through the roll number in the PDF, it can be seen whether you have been shortlisted or not. Click here to see...

UPSC Mains 2025: Know when and how will the exam be held.

Preparations for the next phase of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination 2025 have started. The prelims exam was conducted on 25 May 2025 and its result was declared on 12 June 2025. Now the main exam for the selected 14161 candidates will be conducted from 22 August 2025. This exam will be completely written and will be taken in the form of a subject-wise paper. Candidates who will be successful in the mains will be invited for the final stage i.e. interview round. This stage will be decisive for inclusion in the final merit list.

UPSC: Exam Stages

Prelims

Mains

Interview

How many candidates appeared for the exam this time?

This year UPSC released vacancies for a total of 979 posts. More than 10 lakh candidates appeared in the prelims exam. The number of shortlisted candidates for the mains is about 12-14 times more than the vacancy, which shows how fierce the competition is.

How many posts will be recruited?
A total of 979 posts including IAS, IPS, and IFS will be filled through the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2025. This exam is for one of the most prestigious government jobs in the country and lakhs of candidates appear in it every year.

Service Total Posts
IAS (Indian Administrative Service) 180
IFS (Foreign Service) 55
IPS (Indian Police Service) 150
IA&AS (Audit and Accounts) 28
ICAS (Civil Accounts Service) 15

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