Overview
- The Civil Services Preliminary exam was held on May 24 and about 5.49 lakh candidates sat the test at 2,072 centres across 83 cities.
- As of June 15 the commission has not posted results but major outlets report a merit‑list PDF of shortlisted roll numbers is expected soon on upsc.gov.in and upsconline.nic.in.
- UPSC issued a provisional answer key on May 28 and closed the objection window on May 31 using the QPRep portal.
- Coaching experts describe Paper I as lengthier and more analytical than recent years and some analysts say that could push the prelims cut‑off lower than in 2024–25.
- Qualified candidates will have to submit the Detailed Application Form and prepare for the Mains in August while remembering that prelims marks do not count toward the final merit order.