The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has made available the Civil Services Preliminary Examination (CSE Prelims) 2025 question papers on its official website. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now download the GS Paper 1 and GS Paper 2 PDFs directly from the website using the links provided under the examination section.
The UPSC Prelims 2025 was held on Sunday, May 25, in two separate sessions, each lasting two hours. The first paper was General Studies Paper 1, followed by General Studies Paper 2 (CSAT) in the second shift.
This year, UPSC aims to recruit candidates for approximately 979 vacancies across various prestigious civil services.
UPSC CSE 2025: Exam Structure
The Civil Services Examination is conducted in three stages:
Preliminary Examination – Objective-type papers (GS 1 & GS 2)
Main Examination – Descriptive written test
Personality Test – Interview round
Note: There is a penalty for incorrect answers in the objective-type prelims papers (negative marking).
Direct Link To GS paper 1 2025
Direct Link To GS paper 2 2025
Steps To Download UPSC Prelims 2025 Question Papers
First visit the official website.
Click on the “Examinations” tab in the top menu.
Select the “Active Examinations” option.
Click on “Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2025”.
Scroll down to the second table and find links to GS Paper 1 and GS Paper 2.
Click to download the PDFs and review the questions asked.
For more updates related to the UPSC Civil Services Examination, candidates are advised to keep checking the official website.
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