UPSC Result 2025: Prelims Result Date, Merit List, Direct Link

UPSC Prelims Result 2025 - The Union Public Service Commission announced the UPSC Result 2025. The UPSC prelims result is be announced on June 11, 2025. The exam body has released the UPSC merit list 2025, containing the roll number and names of toppers. The UPSC prelims result 2025 download link is now available at upsc.gov.in.

Last year, Shakti Dubey from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, has secured the top rank in the UPSC Civil Service Examination, followed by Harshita Goyal and Archit Parag at Rank 2 and Rank 3, respectively.  Over the years, the representation of women in the UPSC CSE has been on the rise. In previous year, women constituted approximately 25% of the final merit list.

In the Civil Service Examination 2024, a total of 1,009 candidates have been recommended for appointment against the 1129 vacancies in different categories.

In accordance with Rule 20 (4) & (5) of the Civil Services Examination Rules 2024, the Commission is maintaining a consolidated Reserve List of 230 Candidates. Also, the candidature of 241 recommended candidates has been kept provisional.

After the declaration of the UPSC result 2025, the commission will also release the UPSC prelims result 2025 PDF, which contains the marks obtained by the candidates in different phases - prelims, mains, and interview of the UPSC exam. The commission has also released the UPSC cut-off 2025 for the candidates on the official website. Candidates who will qualify the UPSC exam will be appointed as IAS, IPS, IRS, IFS, depending upon their ranks

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UPSC Result 2025 Date

Candidates can check the UPSC Mains result date in the table below:

UPSC Prelims Result 2025 PDF with Marks

Candidates will be able to download the UPSC final result PDF with marks on the official website of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) - upsc.gov.in. The commission releases two PDFs - first the PDF of only shortlisted candidates and then later, the UPSC final result 2025 PDF with marks scored by candidates released. This list contains all candidates who appeared in the UPSC CSE exam.

UPSC Mains Result 2025

The UPSC IAS Mains result is released after the conclusion of the mains round. The candidates are selected in a ratio of 1:3. For example, if there are 1000 vacancies, around 3000 candidates will be selected for the IAS interview round. The UPSC CSE mains result is released in the form of PDF containing the roll number of shortlisted candidates. The UPSC Mains result date is November/December 2024 (tentative). The UPSC IAS Mains Cutoff was 745 in the year 2021.

Candidates clearing the IAS Mains cutoff are again required to fill out the UPSC CSE DAF -2 Form. Interested aspirants can check the important details to be filled in the IAS DAF 2 form.

• Service Preference
• Zone Preference
• Educational Qualifications
• Address/Mobile Number
• Interests and extracurriculars

UPSC Mains Result 2025 PDF Download

UPSC Prelims Result 2025

The UPSC IAS prelims result is issued after the successful conclusion of the preliminary exam. The results are published in PDF format and include the roll number of selected applicants. Check the official prelims result PDF provided below: 

UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2025 PDF - Download

Shortlisted candidates are eligible to appear for the UPSC Mains examination. The number of candidates who qualified for the UPSC IAS exam result is 10-12 times the number of posts announced by the UPSC. The UPSC IAS Prelims cutoff in 2021 was 87.5. 

What is DAF Form in IAS exam?

Candidates clearing the IAS prelims result are required to fill up the Detailed Application Form (DAF) for mains examination. The form consists of 6 modules each of which is necessary to fill out. Candidates are also required to pay a fee of INR 200 while filling out the UPSC IAS DAF. 

Service and cadre preferences are two of the most essential categories to fill out in the DAF. It is recommended that candidates think carefully before filling out the service preferences and cadre preferences, since once they have been filled out and submitted, they cannot be changed.

Detailed Application Form 2025: Guidelines

• Candidates can access the DAF form on the official website of UPSC. The application form is to be filled online only.
• Candidates must confirm that all columns are correctly filled out. The Commission will not accept correspondence from applicants seeking to modify any of the entries submitted in the online Detailed Application Form.
• To fill out the Online Detailed Application Form (DAF), candidates must first register at www.upsc.gov.in after qualifying the IAS prelims.
• Name (as documented on the matriculation/secondary examination certificate), Roll Number (in six digit format), Date of Birth (as recorded on the matriculation/secondary examination certificate), and e-mail address are required on the DAF registration module.
• Once registered, candidates can login with their email address and password.
• The DAF form will appear on the screen which has six modules as follows:

1. Personal Information
2. Educational Information
3. Parental Information
4. Employment Information
5. Upload documents
6. Final Submission

• Candidates must fill out all modules in totality before the Form is submitted online.
• Candidates must save each module after filling out it. Candidates will, however, have the chance to make modifications to any module before submitting the DAF. Once the Final Submission has been made, no changes may be done online.

UPSC Result 2023 Final - Reserve List

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has also kept 230 candidates in the reserve list. The category-wise break down is in the table below:

UPSC Result 2024: Post-wise Selected Candidates

Below are the post-wise selected candidates in the UPSC Final result 2023: 

UPSC CSE Result 2024: Women's Passing Percentage

The participation of female candidates has seen a sudden increase in the UPSC CSE exam. Over the past few years, many female candidates have made it to the top 10 and top 100. Interested candidates can check the trend of women's success rate in the last two decades below:

UPSC Final Result 2024 - Toppers List 

UPSC Final Result 2024

The UPSC result is announced at the end of each phase. The UPSC final result is released following the end of the interview phase. The post would be assigned to candidates based on their rank. Candidates in the top 200-300 are appointed to the post of Indian Administrative Services (IAS) and the Indian Police Services (IPS).

How to Check the IAS Result 2024?

Candidates can follow the steps below to check their IAS Final result 2024:

• Visit the official website of UPSC
• Click on the UPSC Result link on the website's home page.
• On clicking the link, the IAS result list will appear on the screen of the candidate in PDF format.
• Candidates can check their roll number in the list.
• Download the PDF and save it for future reference.

UPSC Final Result

The UPSC IAS final result is released for candidates who appear for the interview round. Selected candidates must subsequently complete a two-year training period based on their rank. 

UPSC IAS Final Cutoff - Last Five Year Trends

UPSC CSE Result: Top 10 Universities with Best Success Rate

The top 10 universities with best success rate from 1975-2014 can be seen below:

UPSC CSE Result 2022: Topper List

Interested candidates can check the list of toppers in the table below:

UPSC IAS Topper’s List 2021

Following the conclusion of the interview process, the UPSC publishes a list of all selected applicants. The top 20 rank holders are considered IAS toppers. The rank of a candidate in the UPSC Civil Service Exam is determined solely by the marks obtained in the Main Examination and the Interview. The main exam is for 1750 marks, while the interview is worth 275 marks, totalling 2025 marks.

According to previous year's trends, a candidate must have at least 50-55% to stay in the top 20.

UPSC Mains Paper-wise Marks Distribution

The UPSC Mains examination consists of nine papers, seven of which are considered for the merit list. The two 300-mark papers, Indian Language Paper and English Language Paper, are qualifying in nature. Read More: UPSC Exam Pattern 2023

UPSC IAS Answer Key

• After the entire civil services examination process, the Union Public Service Commission publishes IAS answer keys, marks, and cutoffs.
• Candidates who have taken the IAS exam can obtain the UPSC IAS Answer Key from the official website.
• The answer key is available for all sets of question booklets

Read More: UPSC Answer Key 2024