The Union Public Service Commission released the Civil Service (IAS) 2025 notification on January 22, 2025. The UPSC IAS 2025 exam will be conducted on May 25, 2025. The candidates should note that the UPSC IAS 2025 application form is active now and the candidates can fill out the UPSC application form at the official website of the Commission - upsc.gov.in. The last date to apply online for the UPSC IAS 2025 exam is February 11, 2025. The candidates should read carefully and download the UPSC IAS 2025 notification pdf for future reference.
The Commission mentioned the list of Civil Services, UPSC vacancies, eligibility, age limit, optional subjects, syllabus, exam pattern and all other important rules and regulations in the official UPSC IAS notification 2025. The Commission will also release the Civil Service Examination a separate Gazette related to the Civil Service Exam rules 2025 at egazette.gov.in.
The IAS interviews 2024 will end on April 17, 2025. The Commission is expected to release the Civil Service Exam 2024 Final Result in the last week of April 2025.
UPSC IAS 2025 Latest Updates & News
UPSC IAS 2025 Exam Overview
The candidates can see here the important details related to IAS exam
UPSC 2025 Highlights | |
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Exam name |
IAS Exam 2025 |
Conducting body |
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
Exam Purpose |
To recruit the candidates for All India Services and Central Civil Services |
Exam level |
National |
Notification Date |
22-Jan-2025 |
Last Date to Apply Online |
11-Feb-2025 |
IAS 2025 Application Correction Dates |
12-Feb-2025 to 18-Feb-2025 |
IAS 2025 Prelims Exam |
25-May-2025 |
IAS Admit Card Release Date |
1-May-2025 |
Vacancies |
979 |
No. of applicants |
Approximately 10 lakh |
No. of applicants who appeared in the exam |
Approximately 6.5 lakh |
Exam frequency |
Once a year |
Exam mode |
Offline - pen and paper mode |
Exam stages |
|
Exam Duration |
Prelims - 2 hours for each paper Mains - 3 hours for each paper Personality Test - not fixed (25 to 45 minutes) |
Application fee(Prelims) |
INR 100 |
Exam helpdesk no. |
011-23098543 / 23385271 / 23381125 / 23098591 |
Official website |
https://www.upsc.gov.in/ |
UPSC 2025 exam dates are very important for the candidates as well as other State Public Service Commission because they cannot conduct any exam on this day where the eligibility is a graduate.
UPSC IAS Application Form 2025
Registration: 22 Jan '25 - 11 Feb '25
The UPSC Civil Service 2025 online application form link has been activated with the release of official notification. The candidates are required to fill out the UPSC 2025 online applications on its official website. The candidates will be required to fill out the Civil Service Application Form 2025 within the time limit. The last date to apply online for the UPSC 2025 will be February 11, 2025.
Scanned Image Specification for IAS 2025 Application
The candidates can see here the specifications for the scanned images which were uploaded for the application
Document | Dimensions | Format, Size & Bit Depth |
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Photo | Minimum: 350 pixels (Width) X 350 pixels (Height) Maximum: 1000 pixels (Width) X 1000 pixels (Height) |
Format: JPG Size: 20 KB - 300 KB Bit Depth: 24 |
Signature | Minimum: 350 pixels (Width) X 350 pixels (Height) Maximum: 1000 pixels (Width) X 1000 pixels (Height) |
Format: JPG Size: 20 KB - 300 KB Bit Depth: 24 |
Photo ID card | NA | Format: PDF Size: 20 KB - 300 KB Bit Depth: NA |
How to fill the IAS 2025 Application Form?
The candidates were required to be registered at the official website of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The candidates can check here the steps to fill out the IAS 2025 application process:
The candidates were required log in at the official website of UPSC - upsconline.nic.in
After login, the candidates got the application dashboard showing all the active and previous applications
The candidates need to click on the apply button given for the IAS exam 2025
The IAS 2025 online application appeared on the screen where most of the details were prefilled
The candidates were required to fill in the following details
- Educational Qualification
- Exam Centre
- Photo Identity Card Type
- Photo Identity Card Number
After the above details, the candidates are required to upload the scanned images of their
- Passport size photograph
- Signature
- Photo Identity Card
The candidates were required to carry the above-uploaded identity card to the exam centre.
After the details, the candidates were required to submit the application fee as mentioned for their category.
Direct link to apply: UPSC IAS 2025
IAS 2025 Application Fee
The details of the category-wise IAS application fee are as follows.
Category |
Preliminary Exam Fee |
Mains Exam Fee |
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General/ EWS/OBC |
INR 100 |
INR 200 |
Females/ SC/ ST/ Persons with Benchmark Disability |
Nil |
Nil |
The Commission provides the above-said exemption to the mentioned categories.
IAS 2025 Notification
The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC IAS 2025 notification on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The candidates are suggested to download the UPSC notification 2025 PDF for future reference because the official notification is the ready reckoner for all the information related to the Civil Service Exam 2025.
Download Here: IAS 2025 Notification PDF
What is IAS Exam?
IAS exam or Civil Service Exam (CSE) is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) every year. The exam is conducted at the pan-India level. UPSC recruits the candidates for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Central Civil Service through this exam. All the ministries and the departments in the union and state governments are headed by the IAS officers which makes this exam the most prestigious one in the nation. The topper of the IAS exam has the opportunity to become the Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India. It is the highest bureaucratic position one person can have in India.
Merit-based Civil Service was first introduced in India in 1854. For this purpose, a Civil Service Commission was set up in 1854 in London and a competitive examination was conducted in 1855. This service was called Indian Civil Service (ICS) during that period. In 1922, the Indian Civil Service Examination was conducted in India for the first time in Allahabad. In India, the exam was conducted by the Federal Public Service Commission, but the ICS examination in London was conducted by the Civil Service Commission.
IAS Full Form
The full form of IAS is the Indian Administrative Service. It is the indigenous avatar of the Imperial Civil Service which was called ICS during British Rule. In 1948, the IAS was officially formed by the then legislature. The members of ICS officially became members of IAS.
IAS Eligibility 2025
IAS eligibility criteria 2025 is defined in the IAS notification 2025 PDF. The eligibility criteria are defined based on the age limit, educational qualifications and the permitted in the IAS exam. Notification will be the official source of all the rules and regulations that govern recruitment till its completion. The candidates need to read and understand all the eligibility conditions prescribed in the official notification and if they conform to IAS eligibility 2025 to ensure that they fulfil the criteria.
Nationality
For appointment in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), a candidate must be a citizen of India. For all other services, a candidate can either be a citizen of India or
- A subject of Nepal/Bhutan
- A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India
- A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India
Note: Candidates who are subjects of Nepal/ Bhutan or Tibetan refugees are not eligible to apply for the Indian Foreign Service (IFS).
Educational Qualification for IAS
Candidates must hold a Graduate degree in any stream from any university established under the act passed by the Parliament of India or the State legislature. Candidates who are in the last year of graduation and awaiting results are also eligible to apply for IAS preliminary exam. However, such candidates need to submit proof of passing the requisite exam at the time of applying for the Main exam. There is no minimum percentage required in the graduate degree. It implies that any graduate irrespective of the percentage can apply for the exam.
IAS 2025 Age Limit
UPSC prescribes the age limit for the IAS exam in the official Civil Service notification. The prescribed age limit for the IAS exam is mentioned below.
Age on 01-Aug-2025 (in years) | |
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Minimum Age Limit | 21 |
Maximum Age Limit | 32 |
The above age criteria were mentioned for the unreserved category. The candidates can see the age limit for the reserved category candidates as prescribed in the official notification.
Age Limit Relaxations for IAS 2025
There is also age relaxation of some years for reserved category candidates:
Category |
Age Relaxation (in years) |
Upper Age Limit (in years) |
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SC/ ST |
5 |
37 |
OBC |
3 |
35 |
Defence Services Personnel, disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof |
3 |
35 |
Ex-servicemen including commissioned officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years of military service as on August 1, 2024, and have been released |
5 |
27 |
PwD [(a) blindness and low vision; (b) deaf and hard of hearing; (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; and (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness] |
10 |
42 |
No age relaxation was provided to the Economically Weaker Sections in the UPSC Civil Services (IAS) Exam 2024.
IAS Exam Attempts Allowed
All candidates are allowed to have six attempts in the IAS exam. However, it may be noted that the restriction of the number of attempts is not applicable for candidates belonging to SC/ST category. Also, candidates belonging to OBC and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities categories are allowed a maximum of nine attempts in the exam.
If a candidate appears in any one paper of the IAS prelims exam, then it is deemed that s/he has made an attempt in the IAS exam.
Category | Number of Attempts (Allowed) |
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General/Economically Weaker Section(EWS) | 6 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 9 |
SC/ST | Till the age limit |
Person with Disabilities (PwD) | Till the age limit |
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