UPSC CSE Prelims Result 2025 Expected By June 14: How To Download, Direct Link, And Next Steps

India

oi-Ruchika Pareek

Published: Sunday, June 8, 2025, 14:21 [IST]

The
result
of
the
UPSC
Civil
Services
Preliminary
Examination
(CSE
Prelims)
2025
is
expected
to
be
declared
around
June
14,
based
on
trends
from
previous
years.
The
examination
was
conducted
on
May
25,
and
the
results
are
typically
released
within
two
weeks.
However,
the
official
date
and
time
of
the
result
announcement
are
still
awaited.
Once
declared,
candidates
will
be
able
to
check
their
results
on
the
official
website
of
the
Union
Public
Service
Commission
(UPSC)
–
upsc.gov.in.

Steps
to
Download
UPSC
CSE
Prelims
2025
Result

• To
  access
  the
  UPSC
  CSE
  Prelims
  2025
  result,
  follow
  these
  steps:
• Visit
  the
  official
  website
  of
  UPSC
  at
  upsc.gov.in.
• On
  the
  homepage,
  locate
  the
  “What’s
  New” section
  or
  scroll
  to
  the
  “Examination”
  section.
• Click
  on
  the
  link
  titled
  “UPSC
  CSE
  Prelims
  2025
  Result”
  or
  a
  similar
  heading.
• A
  PDF
  file
  will
  open
  or
  download,
  which
  contains
  the
  roll
  numbers
  of
  qualified
  candidates.
• Use
  the
  Ctrl+F
  function
  to
  find
  your
  roll
  number
  in
  the
  list.

This
year,
UPSC
introduced
a
new
One-Time
Registration
(OTR)
system.
All
candidates
were
required
to
register
on
this
portal
before
applying
for
the
exam.
The
OTR
profile
only
needs
to
be
created
once
and
remains
valid
for
all
future
UPSC
exams.
Those
who
had
already
registered
were
allowed
to
proceed
directly
with
the
application
form
for
the
Preliminary
Examination.

UPSC
CSE
Prelims
2025:
Exam
Pattern

The
Civil
Services
Examination
is
conducted
in
two
major
phases:
Prelims
and
Mains.
The
Prelims
serves
as
a
qualifying
screening
test.
It
consists
of
two
objective-type
papers:
General
Studies
Paper
I
and
CSAT
(Paper
II),
carrying
a
total
of
400
marks.
The
exam
includes
multiple-choice
questions,
and
incorrect
answers
incur
a
penalty
of
one-third
of
the
marks
assigned
to
that
question.
There
is
no
penalty
for
unanswered
questions.

UPSC
CSE
Prelims
2025:
Passing
Criteria

To
qualify
for
the
Mains
stage,
candidates
must
obtain
at
least
33%
marks
in
CSAT
and
also
meet
the
cutoff
score
for
General
Studies
Paper
I,
as
determined
by
the
Commission.
Based
on
these
criteria,
a
list
of
shortlisted
candidates
will
be
prepared.

What
Happens
After
the
Prelims
Result?

Once
the
result
is
announced,
all
candidates
who
have
cleared
the
Prelims
will
be
required
to
fill
out
the
Detailed
Application
Form-I
(DAF-I)
in
order
to
proceed
to
the
Mains
Examination.
The
Commission
will
soon
release
a
notification
specifying
the
guidelines
and
deadlines
for
submitting
the
DAF-I.