UPSC CSE
Prelims result 2025 declared at upsconline.gov.in
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UPSC has announced the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2025 prelims results. 14,161 candidates qualified for the Main exam. Results can be checked on official websites upsc.gov.in and upsconline.gov.in.
UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2025 Link at upsc.gov.in, upsconline.gov.in: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on June 11 announced the results for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) preliminary exam 2025. Candidates who have appeared in the UPSC CSE 2025 prelims exam can now check their result status on the official websites at upsc.gov.in and upsconline.gov.in.
In addition to the UPSC CSE prelims exam result status, the Commission has also announced the result of UPSC Indian Forest Service (prelims) result status. Qualified candidates can provide and update details from June 16 to 25, 2025, on the Commission’s website, including payment of Rs 200 exam fee (except for female/ PwBD/ SC/ ST category candidates); scribe details, assistive devices, and large-font question paper requests; and gazette notification for name changes or discrepancies.
UPSC CSE prelims 2025 marks, cut-off marks and answer keys will be uploaded on the Commission’s website – upsc.gov.in only after the entire process of the Civil Services Examination, 2025 and Indian Forest Service Examination, 2025 is over i.e., after the declaration of final result in 2026.
The exam was held on May 25, 2025 for paper 1 and paper 2. While the UPSC CSE prelims paper 1 for general studies paper started at 9:30 am, the paper 2 exam for Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) started at 2:30 pm. UPSC Prelims 2025 exam was an overall lengthy paper, according to students and mentors. This year, 979 posts will be filled as part of the recruitment process.
Last year, the UPSC CSE prelims exam was conducted on June 16 and the results were declared on July 1. In 2023, the UPSC prelims CSE exam was held on May 28 and the result was announced on June 12.
Comparative overview of UPSC CSE prelims cut-offs (2020–2024)
Year |
General |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
EWS |
PwBD 1 |
2024 |
87.98 |
87.28 |
79.03 |
74.23 |
85.92 |
69.42 |
2023 |
75.41 |
74.75 |
59.25 |
47.82 |
68.02 |
40.40 |
2022 |
88.22 |
87.54 |
74.08 |
69.35 |
82.83 |
49.84 |
2021 |
87.54 |
84.85 |
75.41 |
70.71 |
80.14 |
68.02 |
2020 |
92.51 |
89.12 |
74.84 |
68.71 |
77.55 |
70.06 |
Candidates scoring above the cut-off marks in CSE prelims will become eligible to register for the UPSC main examination. The mains will be descriptive and will be conducted from August 22 for five days.
The UPSC CSE exam is conducted in three stages — prelims, mains and interview. A final merit list is prepared for candidates qualifying the exam and the interview with the highest marks.