UPSC Prelims 2025 Exam Analysis Highlights: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on May 25 held the Civil Services Examination (CSE) Preliminary examination for paper 1 and paper 2. While the UPSC CSE prelims paper 1 exam started at 9.30 am, the paper 2 exam started at 2:30 pm. UPSC Prelims 2025 was an overall lengthy paper, according to students and mentors. Some of the coaching faculty said that the exam was easier than last year.
In 2025, 979 posts, are on offer for roles in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Postal Service (Group A), Indian Railway Protection Force Service (Group A), etc.
In 2024, a total of 1,129 vacancies were filled, including 180 posts in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), 55 in the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and 147 in the Indian Police Service (IPS).
UPSC CSE prelims exam
The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is conducted to test the eligibility of aspirants admitted into the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and other Grade A and B posts in the central government and its departments.
The eligibility test is conducted in three stages including prelims, mains and the interview test. The Main exam is descriptive in nature and will be preceded by an interview round to test the candidate’s personality.
