UPSC Examination Application Instructions 2025

Jul 13, 2026

The document provides detailed instructions for candidates applying for a UPSC examination in 2025, including requirements for OTR profile and online application submission, eligible identification documents, application deadlines, e-admit card availability, negative marking for wrong answers, a 7-day online question paper representation portal, guidance helpline details, restrictions on mobile phones and other banned devices, photograph upload rules, and arrival timing requirements.

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Reading Time6 h 36 min

1 | EXAMINATION NOTICE No 05/2025-CSP DATE: 22.01.2025 (LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF ONLINE APPLICATIONS: 11.02.2025 of CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2025) (The Commission’[s Website: ](s Website: www.upsc.gov.in)[www.upsc.gov.in](s Website: www.upsc.gov.in)) | | --- | | IMPORTANT 1. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION: All candidates are requested to carefully read the Rules of Civil Services Examination notified by the Government (Department of Personnel and Training) and this Notice of Examination derived from these Rules . The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to examination. Their admission to all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of e-Admit Card to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission. The Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test. 2. HOW TO APPLY: Candidates are required to apply online by using the website [http://upsconline.gov.in](http://upsconline.gov.in. It)[. It](http://upsconline.gov.in. It) is essential for the applicant to register himself/herself first at One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceed for filling up the online application for the examination. OTR Profile (Registration) has to be registered only once in life time . This can be done anytime throughout the year. If the candidate is already registered, he/she can proceed straightway for filling up the Online Application for the examination. 2.1 Modification in OTR Profile (Registration): In case, the candidate wants to effect any change in his/her OTR Profile (Registration) profile, itshall be allowed only once in the lifetime after the registration at OTR platform . The change in OTR profile (Registration) data shall be available till expiry of 7 days from the next day after the closure of application window of his/her first final application for any Examination of the Commission. In the case, the candidate after registration applies for the first time in this examination, the last date of modification of OTR Profile (Registration) would be 18.02.2025. 2.2 Modification in application form (Other than OTR Profile): The Commission has also decided to extend the facility of making correction(s) in any field(s) of the finally submitted Online Application Form for this examination from next day of the closure of the application window of this Examination. This window will remain open for 7 days from the date of opening of the same, i.e. , from 12.02.2025 to 18.02.2025. In case a candidate wants to carry out any change in | Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates

Jul 13, 2026

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