New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has important information for candidates wishing to apply for Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2025. The last date for online application for this examination is 11 February 2025, which is very close.

Examiners are advised to complete the registration process as soon as possible and do not wait till the last time, as a technical problem may occur on the website in the last days of the application. Candidates have to go to the official website to apply:
https://upsc.gov.in/whats-new

UPSC Civil Services Exam 2025: Important dates and recruitment details

• Notification issuing date: 22 January 2025
• Date of application process starts: 25 January 2025
• Last date for online application: 11 February 2025
• Total Vacancies: 979 posts
• Date of prelims exam: 25 May 2025

The important thing is that no application will be accepted after February 11, so apply in time.

5 important points related to UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2025

1⃣ Exam Date:

• The UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination (Prelims) will be held on 25 May 2025.

2⃣ Mains (Mains):

• Candidates who are successful in prelims will be called for the main examination, which is proposed in August 2025.

3⃣ Negative Marking:

• Negative marking will be applicable in this exam, so give the answer carefully.

4⃣ Posts for Indian Forest Service (IFS):

• A total of 150 posts will be recruited through the Indian Forest Service (IFS) examination.

5⃣ Age Limit:

• The age of the candidates applying should be between 21 and 32 years on 1 August 2025.
• The maximum age limit has been given to the reserved category candidates.

For detailed information of age limit exemption and other rules, see the official notification.

UPSC Indian Forest Service (IFS) Exam 2025: Application also released

UPSC also issued a notification for the Indian Forest Service (IFS) Exam 2025 on 22 January 2025.

• The last date for application for IFS exam is also 11 February 2025.
• Candidates must first pass the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination to appear in the IFS Main Examination.
• Through this examination, 150 posts will be appointed.