The UPSC has released the UPSC Calendar 2025. The exam session will start from 11 January onward for the Geo-Scientist Preliminary Exam and the notification for this will start from the First week of September.
The engineering service exam will be conducted in February 2025. The notification regarding this will be released in the month of September.
UPSC Calendar 2025
| UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PROGRAMME OF EXAMINATIONS/RECRUITMENT TESTS (RTs) -2025 | |||||
| Sl. No. | Name of Examination | Date of Notification | Last Date for receipt of Applications | Date of commencement of Exam | Duration of Exam |
| 1. | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 11.01.2025 (Saturday) | 2 DAYS | ||
| 2. | Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2025 | 04.09.2024 | 24.09.2024 | 09.02.2025 (Sunday) | 1 DAY |
| 3. | Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2025 | 18.09.2024 | 08.10.2024 | 09.02.2025 (Sunday) | 1 DAY |
| 4. | CBI (DSP) LDCE | 27.11.2024 | 17.12.2024 | 08.03.2025 (Saturday) | 2 DAYS |
| 5. | CISF AC(EXE) LDCE-2025 | 04.12.2024 | 24.12.2024 | 09.03.2025 (Sunday) | 1 DAY |
| 6. | N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (I), 2025 | 11.12.2024 | 31.12.2024 | 13.04.2025 (Sunday) | 1 DAY |
| 7. | C.D.S. Examination (I), 2025 | ||||
| 8. | Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2025 | 22.01.2025 | 11.02.2025 | 25.05.2025 (Sunday) | 1 DAY |
| 9. | Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2025 through CS(P) Examination 2025 | ||||
| 10. | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 14.06.2025 (Saturday) | 2 DAYS | ||
| 11. | I.E.S./I.S.S. Examination, 2025 | 12.02.2025 | 04.03.2025 | 20.06.2025 (Friday) | 3 DAYS |
| 12. | Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2025 | 21.06.2025 (Saturday) | 2 DAYS | ||
| 13. | Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2025 | 22.06.2025 (Sunday) | 1 DAY | ||
| 14. | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 05.07.2025 (Saturday) | 2 DAYS | ||
| 15. | Combined Medical Services Examination, 2025 | 19.02.2025 | 11.03.2025 | 20.07.2025 (Sunday) | 1 DAY |
| 16. | Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2025 | 05.03.2025 | 25.03.2025 | 03.08.2025 (Sunday) | 1 DAY |
| 17. | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 09.08.2025 (Saturday) | 2 DAYS | ||
| 18. | Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2025 | 22.08.2025 (Friday) | 5 DAYS | ||
| 19. | N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (II), 2025 | 28.05.2025 | 17.06.2025 | 14.09.2025 (Sunday) | 1 DAY |
| 20. | C.D.S. Examination (II), 2025 | ||||
| 21. | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 04.10.2025 (Saturday) | 2 DAYS | ||
| 22. | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 01.11.2025 (Saturday) | 2 DAYS | ||
| 23. | Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2025 | 16.11.2025 (Sunday) | 7 DAYS | ||
| 24. | S.O./Steno (GD-B/GD-I) LDCE | 17.09.2025 | 07.10.2025 | 13.12.2025 (Saturday) | 2 DAYS |
| 25. | Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 20.12.2025 (Saturday) | 2 DAYS | ||
| Note: The dates of notification, commencement and duration of Examinations/ RTs are liable to alteration, if the circumstances so warrant. | |||||