The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the final results of the Civil Services Examination (CSE), 2025. This year, Anuj Agnihotri has secured All India Rank 1, emerging as the topper of one of the toughest and most prestigious examinations in India.
At ClearIAS, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to Anuj Agnihotri, the other toppers, and every candidate who has made it to the final list. Clearing the UPSC Civil Services Examination is not just about academic brilliance. It is about discipline, resilience, emotional strength, consistency, and the courage to continue despite uncertainty.
This is a proud moment not only for the toppers and their families, but also for every serious aspirant in India who believes that dreams backed by hard work can indeed come true.
Congratulations to the toppers of UPSC CSE 2025
The top ranks in UPSC CSE 2025, as per the official result, are:
- Anuj Agnihotri
- Rajeshwari Suve M
- Akansh Dhull
- Raghav Jhunjhunwala
- Ishan Bhatnagar
- Zinnia Aurora
- A R Rajah Mohaideen
- Pakshal Secretry
- Astha Jain
- Ujjwal Priyank
A big salute to all of them.
Every rank in the UPSC final list carries a story behind it — a story of silent effort, missed celebrations, repeated revisions, self-doubt, mock tests, failures, corrections, and patient persistence. These candidates have shown that extraordinary success is often the result of doing ordinary things consistently for a long time.
UPSC CSE 2025 Final Result: Key Highlights
Based on the written examination held in August 2025 and the Personality Tests conducted between December 2025 and February 2026, UPSC has recommended candidates for appointment to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and Central Services Group A and Group B.
Here are the key highlights:
- Total candidates recommended: 958
- General: 317
- EWS: 104
- OBC: 306
- SC: 158
- ST: 73
The official notification also notes that the 958 recommended candidates include PwBD candidates across categories, namely:
- 10 PwBD-1
- 14 PwBD-2
- 9 PwBD-3
- 9 PwBD-5
Reserve List and Extended List
UPSC has also maintained a consolidated reserve list of 258 candidates. The category-wise break-up of the reserve list is:
- General: 129
- EWS: 26
- OBC: 86
- SC: 8
- ST: 6
- PwBD-1: 1
- PwBD-2: 2
In addition to this, UPSC has stated that it is also maintaining an Extended List under the Civil Services Examination Rules, 2025.
Total vacancies reported by the Government
The Government has reported 1087 vacancies to be filled through CSE 2025, including 42 PwBD vacancies.
Service-wise vacancy distribution is as follows:
- IAS: 180
- IFS: 55
- IPS: 150
- Central Services Group ‘A’: 507
- Group ‘B’ Services: 195
This once again shows the scale, prestige, and complexity of the Civil Services Examination process.
UPSC Results 2025: Important official notes from UPSC
UPSC has made a few important observations along with the result:
- The claims of recommended candidates regarding EWS/OBC/SC/ST/PwBD reservation status are subject to verification by the concerned authorities.
- The candidature of 348 recommended candidates has been kept provisional.
- The results of 2 candidates have been withheld.
- UPSC has said that marks will be available on the website within 15 days from the date of declaration of the result.
UPSC Final Results 2025: Download Ranklist (PDF)
UPSC has released the final ranklist in PDF format.
Download UPSC CSE 2025 Final Results (PDF)
UPSC Results 2025: To those who cleared UPSC CSE 2025
Congratulations once again.
You are not merely selected candidates. You are now role models for lakhs of aspirants across India. Your success proves that persistence works. Your journey will inspire many who are still in the middle of their own struggle.
Today, you celebrate a result. Tomorrow, the nation will expect service, leadership, empathy, integrity, and wisdom from you.
May you serve India with competence and compassion.
UPSC Results 2025: To those who missed out this time…
This part is important.
If your name is not in the final list, please do not think your journey is over.
UPSC preparation is not a small investment. It takes years of focus, sacrifice, emotional strength, and hope. So yes, disappointment is natural. Allow yourself to feel it. But do not reduce your worth to one result.
A result can decide the selection.
It cannot decide your potential.
Many candidates who succeed in later attempts were once exactly where you are today — disappointed, uncertain, and exhausted. What changed their story was not luck alone. It was an honest reflection, a better strategy, stronger execution, and the courage to begin again.
And even beyond UPSC, the knowledge, maturity, discipline, awareness, and mental toughness you have built are not wasted. They stay with you for life.
So pause if needed. But do not give up on yourself.
What this result teaches every aspirant
Every UPSC result sends the same message in a new way:
- Success is possible,
- effort matters,
- consistency matters more,
- and right guidance can save years.
UPSC is not an exam that can be cleared by random studying. It requires a long-term plan, smart revision, answer-writing practice, current affairs integration, mock-test discipline, and emotional balance.
That is exactly why preparation should not be left to chance.
ClearIAS congratulates all successful candidates
At ClearIAS, we are delighted to congratulate all the candidates who have cleared UPSC CSE 2025.
Whether you prepared independently, with mentors, through mock tests, through online platforms, or with institutional support, this achievement deserves respect.
If ClearIAS resources helped you in even a small way — through courses, articles, mock exams, study materials, classes, strategy posts, or mentorship — we are honoured to have been part of your journey.
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Final words
Once again, congratulations to Anuj Agnihotri, who has secured AIR 1 in UPSC CSE 2025, and to all the 958 recommended candidates.
And to those who missed out this time: please remember, one list does not define your destiny.
Sometimes success comes this year.
Sometimes next year.
Sometimes in another form, even greater than what you imagined.
But for that, you must stay alive in the journey.
Keep learning.
Keep refining.
Keep moving forward.
Your story is still being written.
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