UPSC ESE 2025: Engineering Services Prelims and Mains Exam Postponed; Know Latest Details Inside

The Union Public Service Commission has postponed UPSC ESE 2025 and the Engineering Services preliminary and mains examinations. Candidates appearing for the examination can check the official notice on UPSC's official website at upsc.gov.in.

As per the official notice, the Commission has decided to conduct the ESE (Preliminary) 2025 on 8 June 2025 and ESE (Main) Exam 2025 on 10 August 2025. Earlier, the UPSC ESE prelims exam was scheduled for 2 February and the ESE mains exam was scheduled for 22 June 2025. This recruitment drive will fill up a total of 232 posts in the organisation.

The Commission decided to postpone the UPSC Engineering Service examination and reopen the application window after the Government decided that recruitment to the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) will be made through the Civil Services Examinations (for Traffic, Accounts, and Personnel Sub-cadres) and ESE (for Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Signal & Telecommunication, and Stores Sub-cadres).

It must be noted that those who have already applied for the examination need not apply again. However, they can make corrections to their OTR profile during the application window from 18 October to 22 November 2024.

UPSC ESE 2025: Steps to apply

1. Visit the official website- upsc.gov.in
2. Click on the active examination link and a list will come up
3. Now click on ESE 2025 examination link and then again a new page will open
4. Click on the link to apply and fill the registration details
5. Login to the account and fill the application form
6. Make the payment of the application fee
7. Click on submit and download the page
8. Keep a hard copy of the same for future reference

UPSC ESE 2025: Direct Link