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UPSC Civil Services Main Exam 2025 Schedule: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the exam dates for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) Mains 2025. According to the notice, the written examination will take place over five days, from August 22 to August 31. The exam will consist of two three-hour papers scheduled on each day.
This year, 14,161 applicants qualified for the UPSC Prelims 2025 and will take the UPSC CSE Mains test. These candidates will now participate in the written stage, followed by an interview round for qualified candidates.
UPSC Civil Services Main Exam 2025: Complete paper-wise schedule below
| Date (Day) | Forenoon Session (9 am to 12 noon) | Afternoon Session (2:30 pm to 5:30 pm) |
| August 22, (Friday) | Paper I – Essay | No Paper |
| August 23 (Saturday) | Paper II – General Studies-I | Paper III – General Studies-II |
| August 24 (Sunday) | Paper IV – General Studies-III | Paper V – General Studies-IV |
| August 30 (Saturday) | Paper A – Indian Language(List of languages below) | Paper B – English |
| August 31 (Sunday) | Paper VI – Optional Subject – Paper 1(List of subjects below) | Paper VII – Optional Subject – Paper 2
(Same Subjects as Paper |
List of languages for Paper-A (Indian Language):
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali (Devanagari / Olchiki Script), Sindhi (Devanagari / Arabic Script), Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
List of optional subjects for Paper-VI & VII:
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce & Accountancy, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science & International Relations, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology.
UPSC Civil Services Main Exam 2025: When will admit cards be issued?
The Commission typically issues e-admit cards two to three weeks before the start of the exam. Given that the Mains are slated from August 22 to 31, candidates should expect to receive their UPSC CSE Mains admit cards on the Commission’s official website in the second week of August 2025.
Source: IE
