Overview

• The Civil Services Preliminary Examination was held on May 25 in two sessions covering General Studies Paper I and the CSAT with a one-third negative marking penalty for wrong answers.
• Results will be published as a PDF of roll numbers on upsc.gov.in, likely by June 14, and aspirants are advised to monitor the official site for the direct link.
• To qualify for the Mains stage, candidates must clear the General Studies Paper I cutoff and secure at least 33% in the CSAT paper.
• The UPSC’s new One-Time Registration system requires candidates to create a single profile for all future exam applications, streamlining the process.
• Up to about 12,000 successful prelims candidates will file their Detailed Application Form I before appearing in the Mains exam, which will shortlist 979 civil service posts.