UPSC Mains 2025 Result OUT — 2736 candidates shortlisted for the Personality Test (Interview)

UPSC Mains 2025 Result OUT: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2025 written result.

Candidates who wrote Mains from 22–31 August 2025 can now check whether they have been shortlisted for the Personality Test (Interview).

The official roll-number and name lists are available.

Download UPSC Mains 2025 Result (Direct Link)

Download PDF → UPSC Mains 2025 Results – with candidate names (PDF).

Quick tip: Open the PDF and press Ctrl+F to search your Roll Number / Name.

Save the file for future reference and document verification.

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Note: About 2,736 candidates were shortlisted for the Personality Test (Interview).

How to Check Your Result (Step-by-Step: Official Website)

Go to UPSC → Examinations → Written Results.

Click “Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2025.”

Download both PDFs:

• Roll-number list
• Name-wise list

Use Ctrl+F to search your roll number or name.

If shortlisted, start interview prep immediately; e-Summon & schedule usually follow soon.

What To Do Next (Two Paths)

Path 1: If You’re Shortlisted for the Interview

ClearIAS can help you prepare for your interview right away. We can provide support for:

• DAF-Pro Review
• One-to-One & Panel Mocks
• State/District dossiers + Current Affairs briefers
• Optional & GS refreshers — interview-style

Explore the ClearIAS Interview Marks Booster Program and ClearIAS Interview Personal Mentorship.

Email [email protected] to know more about ClearIAS Interview programs.

Path 2: If You Didn’t Make the List (Strategic Reset)

• Paper-wise audit: where did marks leak (content, structure, specificity, speed)?
• Strengthen base: Optional + GS foundations; add examples, data, judgments, schemes.
• Routines: newspaper → daily notes → monthly consolidation.
• Rewrite practice: 5–10 answers per paper every week to UPSC’s standard.
• Wait for marksheet: UPSC releases marks after the final result; use the exact gap to plan for next year.

Tip: Enrol in ClearIAS Courses to make your next year’s preparation foolproof.

UPSC Mains Result Timing

UPSC typically declares Mains results ~70–75 days after the last paper.

In 2025, the gap from 31 Aug → 11 Nov is ~72 days, in line with earlier cycles.

Selection Funnel — Perspective for Aspirants

Traditionally, about 10-12 candidates apply for UPSC CSE. About 5 lakhs write Prelims → ~10–15k write Mains → ~2.5–3k face Interview → ~1k finally selected.

• Interview Shortlist (2025): ~2,736 candidates
• Vacancies (CSE 2025): ~979 (CSE vacancies reported; final allocation varies).

UPSC CSE Mains Cut-Off Marks in Previous Years

UPSC CSE Vacancies: Previous Year Trends

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What should the candidates who qualified for UPSC CSE Mains do now?

All the candidates, who qualified for the Personality Test (Interview), are mandatorily required to fill/update the requisite field(s) viz. Details of educational qualification status (whether appearing/appeared) along with proof of passing the requisite qualifying Examination, and upload the relevant document as proof of their claim.

2. When will the marksheets of UPSC CSE Prelims and Mains be available?

The mark sheets of all the candidates will be uploaded on the Commission’s Website within 15 days from the date of publication of the final result [after conducting Personality Tests (Interview)] and will remain available on the Website for a period of 30 days.

Final Word from ClearIAS

To everyone who made it: Congratulations!

Use this window to polish presence, clear thinking, and delivery.

To those who didn’t: this is just a deviation, not a dead-end.

Smart analysis + right guidance → a stronger comeback.