The UPSC released the annual calendar on 25 April 2024. UPSC Aspirants must note that exam notification will be released on 22 January 2025, and the Prelims exam is scheduled for 25 May 2025.
UPSC Posts & Vacancies for 2025
There are two categories of posts for which UPSC conducts the civil service examination. They are Group A and Group B. The list can be found for Group A & Group B posts below:
- Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
- Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
- Indian Police Service (IPS)
- Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’
- Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
- Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’
- Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group ‘B’
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group ‘B’
Exam dates of UPSC 2025
| UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PROGRAMME OF EXAMINATIONS/RECRUITMENT TESTS (RTs) -2025 |
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| Sl. No. |
Name of Examination | Date of Notification | Last Date for receipt of Applications |
Date of commencement of Exam |
Duration of Exam |
| 1. | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 11.01.2025 (Saturday) |
2 DAYS | ||
| 2. | Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2025 | 45539 | 45559 | 09.02.2025 (Sunday) |
1 DAY |
| 3. | Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2025 | 45553 | 45573 | 09.02.2025 (Sunday) |
1 DAY |
| 4. | CBI (DSP) LDCE | 45623 | 45643 | 08.03.2025 (Saturday) |
2 DAYS |
| 5. | CISF AC(EXE) LDCE-2025 | 45630 | 45650 | 09.03.2025 (Sunday) |
1 DAY |
| 6. | N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (I), 2025 | 45637 | 45657 | 13.04.2025 (Sunday) |
1 DAY |
| 7. | C.D.S. Examination (I), 2025 | ||||
| 8. | Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2025 | 45679 | 45699 | 25.05.2025 (Sunday) |
1 DAY |
| 9. | Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2025 through CS(P) Examination 2025 | ||||
| 10. | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 14.06.2025 (Saturday) |
2 DAYS | ||
| 11. | I.E.S./I.S.S. Examination, 2025 | 45700 | 45720 | 20.06.2025 (Friday) |
3 DAYS |
| 12. | Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2025 | 21.06.2025 (Saturday) |
2 DAYS | ||
| 13. | Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2025 | 22.06.2025 (Sunday) |
1 DAY | ||
| 14. | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 05.07.2025 (Saturday) |
2 DAYS | ||
| 15. | Combined Medical Services Examination, 2025 | 45707 | 45727 | 20.07.2025 (Sunday) |
1 DAY |
| 16. | Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2025 | 45721 | 45741 | 03.08.2025 (Sunday) |
1 DAY |
| 17. | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 09.08.2025 (Saturday) |
2 DAYS | ||
| 18. | Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2025 | 22.08.2025 (Friday) |
5 DAYS | ||
| 19. | N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (II), 2025 | 45805 | 45825 | 14.09.2025 (Sunday) |
1 DAY |
| 20. | C.D.S. Examination (II), 2025 | ||||
| 21. | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 04.10.2025 (Saturday) |
2 DAYS | ||
| 22. | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 01.11.2025 (Saturday) |
2 DAYS | ||
| 23. | Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2025 | 16.11.2025 (Sunday) |
7 DAYS | ||
| 24. | S.O./Steno (GD-B/GD-I) LDCE | 45917 | 45937 | 13.12.2025 (Saturday) |
2 DAYS |
| 25. | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 20.12.2025 (Saturday) |
2 DAYS | ||
| Note: The dates of notification, commencement and duration of Examinations/ RTs are liable to alteration, if the circumstances so warrant. |
