UPSC Prelims 2025 Admit Card Released, Check The Details

NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the admit cards for Civil Services Examination (CSE) preliminary exam 2025.

Candidates who have registered for the UPSC CSE 2025 prelims can download hall tickets from the official website, upsc.gov.in and upsconline.gov.in. The exam will be held on May 25, 2025, said a notification issued by the UPSC.

To view the detailed notification, click here.  

The UPSC has announced the exam schedule for 979 posts this year. Candidates scoring above the cut-off marks in CSE prelims will become eligible to register for the UPSC main examination. The mains will be conducted from August 22 for five days.

How to download UPSC CSE Admit Card 2025

Step 1:  Visit the official UPSC website, upsc.gov.in and upsconline.gov.in

Step 2: Click on the link for e-Admit Card: UPSC CSE (P) 2025

Step 3: Enter your registration ID/roll number and date of birth

Step 4:  Submit and download the admit card

For direct link to download the admit card, click here

Candidates should check the details such as name, photograph and QR code on their admit card and report of any discrepancies to the UPSC.

In case of discrepancies in the UPSC CSE 2025 prelims hall ticket, aspirants must inform the UPSC via mail on email- ID – [email protected].

To raise grievances, the candidates need to mention names, roll number, registration ID, name and year of the examination in all the communication or correspondence with the UPSC.

A candidate, whose photograph on the e-admit card is not clear or the photograph is without the name and date of photograph, they will have to bring a photo identity card along with two passport size photographs with their names and date of photograph, one for each session for appearing in the UPSC CSE prelims examination with an undertaking.

“Candidates, who have opted for their own scribe, may note that their own scribe will be allowed for the Examination only with a separate e-Admit Card for such scribe. The e-admit cards for the own scribes has been issued in eligible cases,” the UPSC said.

Candidates need to show the UPSC CSE 2025 prelims admit cards at the allotted venue to enter the examination hall.

They need to carry a photo ID card. The entry of the candidates will be closed 30 minutes prior to the start of the examination – 9 am for the forenoon session and 2 pm for the afternoon session.

The UPSC CSE exam is conducted in three stages — prelims, mains and interview. A final merit list is prepared for candidates qualifying the exam and the interview with the highest marks.

Opting for scribe

Candidates, who have opted for scribe, may note that their own scribe will be allowed for the Examination only with a separate e-Admit Card for such scribe.

The e-Admit Cards for the own scribes has been issued in eligible cases.