Wed Jan 22 17:07:24 UTC 2025: ## UPSC Announces 979 Civil Service Vacancies for 2025
**New Delhi, [Date of Publication]** – The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the notification for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2025, announcing 979 vacancies. This is a slight decrease from the 1,105 vacancies offered in 2024. The notification, available on upsc.gov.in, opens the application window until February 11, 2025. The preliminary examination is scheduled for May 25, 2025.
The 979 vacancies include 38 reserved for candidates from benchmark disability categories, distributed across various disabilities including blindness, deafness, locomotor disability, and multiple disabilities.
The UPSC has emphasized specific guidelines for photograph uploads, requiring images taken no older than 10 days prior to application submission (after January 12, 2025), clearly displaying the candidate’s name and date, and showing a three-quarter view of the face.
The CSE is a three-stage process: a preliminary objective-type exam, a descriptive main examination (scheduled for five days starting August 22nd), and a final interview round for selected candidates. Candidates clearing the preliminary exam’s cutoff will be eligible for the main exam.
The UPSC saw a significant failure rate in its December 2024 session, with 70% of candidates failing – a detail unrelated to the 2025 notification but included in the source material.
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