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UPSC CSE Mains 2025 Registration Opens for Prelims Qualifiers; Apply by June 25

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has officially opened the application window for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) Mains 2025. Only those candidates who successfully cleared the preliminary examination are eligible to apply. This year, 14,161 aspirants made it through the Prelims stage and can now move forward by registering for the Mains via the official portal — upsconline.nic.in. The deadline to submit the Detailed Application Form (DAF) is June 25, 2025. The UPSC CSE Mains is scheduled to begin on August 22, and the written examinations will conclude within five days. The application fee for General category candidates is ₹200, while candidates from SC, ST, PwBD categories, as well as female applicants, are exempt from payment. How to Apply for UPSC CSE Mains 2025: Visit the official websites — upsc.gov.in or upsconline.nic.in. Log in using your registration ID and password from the Prelims stage. Fill in personal information like name, date of birth, category, etc. Provide academic qualifications and upload the corresponding documents. Submit employment details (if any), including job title, organization, and responsibilities. Indicate your service preferences by arranging them in the desired order. Enter additional details such as hobbies, achievements, and extracurricular involvement. Upload required documents, including a recent photo, signature, and government-issued photo ID. Review the form carefully, pay the fee (if applicable), and submit the application. Candidates can also update specific accessibility-related details such as requirements for a scribe, assistive tools, or large-print materials. In case of a name change, a gazette notification can be uploaded for verification. The Prelims result list is now available on the UPSC website, although the results of four candidates have been withheld due to ongoing legal matters. UPSC has also announced that the marks, cutoff scores, and answer keys for the Preliminary exam will be released only after the entire selection process, including both the CSE and Indian Forest Service exams, is complete and final results are published. Source: Indian Express

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UPSC Releases CSE 2024 Prelims Answer Key; 2025 Prelims Scheduled for May 25

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has officially released the answer keys for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) Preliminary 2024 on May 21. Candidates who appeared for the General Studies Paper 1 and Paper 2 can now access the answer keys through the Commission’s official websites — upsc.gov.in and upsconline.gov.in. For General Studies Paper 1, three questions from each of the four test series — A, B, C, and D — have been removed. However, no questions have been eliminated from Paper 2. The preliminary exam took place on June 16, 2024, followed by the mains held over five days — September 20, 21, 22, 28, and 29. Candidates who cleared the mains were invited for the personality test (interview) round, which ran from January 7 to April 17, 2025. A total of 2,845 aspirants reached this final interview stage. UPSC declared the final results for CSE 2024 on April 22, 2025. This year, Shakti Dubey secured the All India Rank (AIR) 1. A total of 1,009 candidates have been recommended for various elite services, including the IAS, IFS, IPS, and Central Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ services. However, the candidatures of 241 individuals remain provisional pending further verification. Looking ahead, the UPSC CSE 2025 prelims are scheduled for May 25, with 979 vacancies open across various civil services. Hall tickets for the upcoming prelims have already been issued. Candidates who find discrepancies in their admit cards must promptly report the issue to the Commission via email at uscsp-upsc@nic.in. It is essential to include key personal details such as name, roll number, registration ID, and examination year while raising any concerns. In instances where the photograph on the admit card is either unclear or missing the name and date, candidates are required to bring a valid photo ID along with two recent passport-sized photographs (bearing their name and date) for both examination sessions. An undertaking will also need to be submitted at the exam venue. The UPSC CSE is a three-tiered selection process — comprising the preliminary test, mains, and a personal interview. The final merit list is prepared by combining scores from the mains and the interview round. Source: Indian Express Photo Credit: TOI    

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