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