UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2025: UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2025 to be Released Soon at upsc.gov.in:

UPSC administered the UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) Prelims 2025 examination on May 25, 2025, in offline mode. Know the expected date of result release.

UPSC CSE Prelims 2025 Result to be OUT Soon

Saloni Kumari

Jun 6, 2025

Last update on Jun 6, 2025

UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2025: UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2025 to be Released Soon at upsc.gov.in UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2025: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) administered the UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) Prelims 2025 examination on May 25, 2025, in offline mode, across numerous exam centres. The UPSC CSE Prelims examination is conducted every year to place candidates at various All India Services and Central Civil Services posts, The Prelims is the combined exam for both. This year, a total of 979 vacancies are available to fill positions of 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. According to the UPSC CSE Prelims 2025 marking scheme, candidates will be awarded full marks for a correct answer, and 1/3 of the mark will be deducted for an incorrect response. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is anticipated to release the Civil Services Examination (CSE) Preliminary Result 2025 by mid-June. The candidates who this year appeared for the UPSC CSE Prelims 2025 examination will be able to access their results once they are released. Candidates must secure a minimum of 33% marks in the CSAT paper and also score above the cut-off marks for the General Studies Paper I to clear the UPSC examination. The UPSC CSE Mains 2025 examination is scheduled to be administered on August 22, 2025, by the commission. There is no merit list available for the UPSC prelims exam. The UPSC CSE Prelims 2025 examination included two objective-type papers (MCQs), each held for the duration of two hours. Each paper was of 200 marks weightage.

UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2025: Expected Cut-Off

The expected cut-off for the UPSC CSE Prelims 2025 examination is as follows:

Category	UPSC 2025 Prelims Expected Cutoff
General	86+5
EWS	85+5
OBC	83+5
SC	74+5
ST	70+5

UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2025: Previous Year Cut-Off

The table below includes the cut-off for UPSC CSE Prelims 2024:

Category	IAS Prelims Cut off 2024
General	87.98
EWS	85.92
OBC	87.28
SC	79.03
ST	74.23
PwBD1	69.42
PwBD2	65.3

UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2025: Marking Scheme

The UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2025 will be made using the below marking scheme:

Paper	Number of Questions	Marks Assigned for Correct Answer	Negative Marking
General Studies Paper 1	100	2	0.66
General Studies Paper 1 (CSAT)	80	2.5	0.83

UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2025: How to Download

The steps below can be followed to download the UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2025:

Step 1: Visit the official UPSC website at upsc.gov.in.
Step 2: On the homepage, navigate to the “What’s New” section.
Step 3: Click on the link reading “UPSC CSE Prelims 2025 Result.”
Step 4: The UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2025 will be displayed on the screen.
Step 5: Download the PDF file containing the roll numbers of qualified candidates.
Step 6: Use the function "Ctrl+F" to search your roll number.
Step 7: Save and print the PDF for future reference.

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