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UPSC - Union Public Service Examination released Civil Service Exam 2025 Calendar at the official website - upsc.gov.in.

UPSC Indian Revenue Service (IRS) 2025:

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the notification for CSE Indian Revenue Service (IRS) Preliminary Exam on 22 January, 2025. Candidates aspiring to join the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) can now apply online at the official website - upsc.gov.in. The CSE IRS Application window is open from 22 January, 2025 and closes 11 February, 2025. Candidates are requested to pay online mode because there is no option to pay through offline mode. The candidates must pay through net banking of SBI branches throughout the country, or by visa card/ credit card or debit card.

IRS Examination Schedule :

1. Preliminary Examination : 25 May, 2025.

Structure

Paper I : General Awareness (GS)

Paper II : Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT)

2. Main Examination : 22 August, 2025 Onwards.

Structure

Nine descriptive papers, including General Studies, Essays, and an Optional Subject of the candidate's choice.

3. Personality Test

Conducted Post-Mains, for candidates clearing the written exam.

Time Table For Civil Services (Main) Examination 2025:

Date/Day Forenoon Session (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM) Afternoon Session (2:00 PM to 5:00 PM)
22-08-2025 (Friday) Paper-I

(Essay)
No Paper
23-08-2025 (Saturday)

Paper-II

(General Studies-I)

Paper-III

(General Studies-II)

24-08-2025 (Sunday)

Paper-IV

(General Studies-III)

Paper-V

(General Studies-IV)

30-08-2025 (Saturday)

Paper-A (Indian Languages)

[Assamese/Bengali/Bodo/Dogri/
Gujarati/Hindi/Kannada/Kashmiri/
Konkani/Maithili/Malayalam/Manipuri/
Marathi/Nepali/Oriya/Punjabi/Sanskrit/
Santhali (Devanagari/Olchiki Script)/
Sindhi (Devanagari/Arabic Script)/Tamil/
Telugu/Urdu]

Paper-B

English

31-08-2025 (Sunday)  Paper-VI (Optional Paper-I)

[Agriculture/Animal Husbandry &
Veterinary Science/Anthropology/
Botany/Chemistry/Civil Engineering/
Commerce & Accountancy/Economics/
Electrical Engineering/Geography/
Geology/History/Law/Management/
Mathematics/Mechanical Engineering/
Medical Science/Philosophy/Physics/
Political Science & International
Relations/Psychology/Public
Administration/Sociology/Statistics/
Zoology/Literature of any one of the
following languages:
Assamese/Bengali/Bodo/Dogri/
Gujarati/Hindi/Kannada/Kashmiri/
Konkani/Maithili/Malayalam/Manipuri/
Marathi/Nepali/Oriya/Punjabi/Sanskrit/
Santhali/Sindhi/Tamil/Telugu/Urdu/
English]
Paper-VII (Optional Paper-II)

[Agriculture/Animal Husbandry &
Veterinary Science/Anthropology/
Botany/Chemistry/Civil Engineering/
Commerce & Accountancy/Economics/
Electrical Engineering/Geography/
Geology/History/Law/Management/
Mathematics/Mechanical Engineering/
Medical Science/Philosophy/Physics/
Political Science & International
Relations/Psychology/Public
Administration/Sociology/Statistics/
Zoology/Literature of any one of the
following languages:
Assamese/Bengali/Bodo/Dogri/
Gujarati/Hindi/Kannada/Kashmiri/
Konkani/Maithili/Malayalam/Manipuri/
Marathi/Nepali/Oriya/Punjabi/Sanskrit/
Santhali/Sindhi/Tamil/Telugu/Urdu/
English]

Note:

The dates of notification, commencement, and duration of examinations may be changed if there is a need to be changed.

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Title Date
IRS Civil Services (Preliminary) Date of Notification 2025 22-01-2025
Start of Online Registration 22-01-2025
End of Online Submission (Till 6:00 PM) 11-02-2025
Admit Card (Preliminary Examination) 2025 May 2025
Date of IRS Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2025 25-05-2025
Date of IRS Civil Services Main Examination 2025 22-08-2025 To 31-08-2025
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