UPSC ESE Prelims Exam Date 2025 Released: The Union Public Service Commission has released the ESE Prelims exam dates 2025 on the official website- upsc.gov.in. As per the announcement, the authority will conduct the UPSC ESE Prelims exam on February 9, 2025 . For the same, the online registration process has also started. Interested and eligible candidates should visit the official website on or before October 8, 2024 (till 6 PM) and should complete the registration process. A total of 232 vacancies will be filled via the UPSC ESE 2025 exam.
Candidates who are between 21 years to 30 years old and have completed a Bachelor in Engineering (B.E/ B.Tech) from any recognized University are eligible to participate in the UPSC ESE 2025 exam. Before submitting the UPSC ESE Prelims application form, the candidates should pay Rs 200 (The registration fee is exempted for reserved category candidates) as the registration fee.
UPSC ESE Prelims Exam 2025 Dates
Check out the completed schedule of the UPSC ESE Prelims exam date and other event’s dates 2025 here in the given table:
Events | Dates |
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Last date of UPSC ESE Prelims registration | October 8, 2024 (Till 6 PM) |
UPSC ESE Prelims exam | February 9, 2025 |
UPSC ESE Prelims Exam Pattern 2025
Here the candidates can check out the UPSC ESE Prelims 2024 exam pattern in the given section:
- Time duration: 5 hours (Paper 1: 2 hours; Paper 2: 3 hours)
- Total allotted marks: 500 marks (Paper 1: 200 marks; Paper 2: 300 marks)
- Total number of papers: 2 (Paper 1: General Studies & Engineering Aptitude; Paper 2: Concerned Engineering Stream)
- Mode of the exam: Offline, both the papers will be conducted in an offline mode
- Type of the questions: Objective type
- Total number of questions asked: 250 questions
- Negative marking: Yes, 1/3 of marks will be deducted for every incorrectly marked answer