UPSC ESE Application Form 2025 (Re-Opened) - How to Apply, Link

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has closed the UPSC ESE 2025 application form correction window online on November 29, 2024. The UPSC ESE 2025 application form correction window was activated on November 23, 2024 at upsc.gov.in. The UPSC ESE 2025 application form window was reopened on October 18, 2024. The authority will conduct UPSC ESE prelims exam on June 8, 2025 and mains exam on August 10, 2025.

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1. UPSC ESE Application Form 2025 - Overview
2. UPSC ESE Application Form 2025 - Dates
3. UPSC ESE Eligibility Criteria 2025

The last date to submit the UPSC ESE application form 2025 combining the new applicants was November 22, 2024. Earlier, the commission closed the UPSC ESE 2025 application form process on October 8, 2024. The authority released UPSC ESE application form 2025 on September 18, 2024 on their official website. The UPSC ESE 2025 application form correction window has also been revised.

Candidates must keep their personal, educational and payment details ready, along with scanned images of documents to be uploaded while applying for the UPSC ESE exam. Applicants belonging to General, EWS and OBC categories have to pay a fee Rs. 200 to submit the IES application form 2025. The commission decided to include the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) with its sub-cadres of Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Signal & Telecom in the UPSC ESE exam. For more information on the UPSC ESE application process 2025, read the article below.

UPSC ESE Application Form 2025 - Overview

Aspirants can check the UPSC ESE application form highlights from the below table.

UPSC ESE Application Form 2025 - Dates

The UPSC IES application form 2025 will be released on September 18, 2024. All the important exam dates will be mentioned in the IES notification 2025. Candidates can check the same in the table below.

UPSC ESE Exam Dates 2025

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UPSC ESE Eligibility Criteria 2025

Union Public Service Commission prescribed the eligibility criteria for aspirants wanting to appear for the UPSC ESE 2025 exam. Those who fulfill the UPSC ESE eligibility criteria can fill out the application form online. Applicant's age between 21 to 32 years, with a bachelor's degree in engineering can apply for the UPSC ESE exam. For more details on the UPSC ESE eligibility criteria 2025, check the table below.

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UPSC ESE Eligibility Criteria 2025

Documents Required to Fill UPSC ESE Application Form 2025

While filling the UPSC Engineering Service Examination application form 2025, applicants must keep the details and the documents ready. The information and documents needed to apply online for the ESE 2025 exam is given below.

• Active mobile number

• Valid email ID

• Scanned photograph, signature and one valid photo ID card.

• Other documents required (if applicable).

• Educational qualification details

• Personal details

• Fee payment details, etc.

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How to Fill UPSC ESE Application Form 2025?

Candidates need to follow the instructions mentioned in the UPSC ESE notification 2025 on how to fill the application form. The instruction must be followed carefully to avoid the rejection of the UPSC ESE form 2025 at a later stage of the selection process. The steps to apply online for the UPSC ESE 2025 are scripted below.

Step 1 - Go to the UPSC official website - upsc.gov.in

Step 2 - Go to the What's New section on the home page. And search for the “Exam Notification: Indian Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2025” links and click on them.

Step 3 - A new window will be opened on the screen with the IES notification 2025 and UPSC ESE registration form 2025 link will appear on the screen.

Step 4 - Download the UPSC notification 2025 by clicking on the link in the Documents column. Read the ESE notification thoroughly before proceeding to fill the ESE exam registration.

Step 5 - To proceed to fill the ESE registration form 2025, press the Click here link applicants will be redirected to the ESE registration page. The registration page contains the following details and links.

Step 6 - Click on the "New Registration" link, to complete One Time Registration (OTR).

Step 7 - Fill the asked details and verify them to complete the UPSC ESE registration form

Details to be filled and verified in the UPSC ESE registration form as mentioned in the below table

Step 8 - Once registered, log in with your account using registered mobile number or E-mail ID as Login ID through OTP or OTR ID through the password.

• Through OTP
  • Login ID as Mobile number or e-mail ID
  • OTP (six numeric digit)
• Through Password
  • Login ID as One Time Registration ID (OTR ID)
  • Password

Step 9 - Next, applicants needs to verify the details entered during the One Time Registration

Details to be verified as mentioned in the below table

Step 10 - Now, Click the link to fill the UPSC ESE application form 2025 on the "Active notification" section on your dashboard.

Step 11- Fill photo ID card and UPSC ESE 2025 mains details

UPSC ESE application form 2025 mains details

Step 12 - Preview the details filled in the UPSC ESE application form 2025

Step 13 - Pay the UPSC ESE application fee 2025 either in online or offline mode as per your convenience. After paying the UPSC ESE application form 2025 fee click on the “Continue” button.

UPSC ESE 2025 application fee

Step 14 - Upload the documents and images asked like photograph, signature in jpg/ jpeg format. And photo identity card in PDF format. The documents have to be uploaded in the dimension and size specified.

UPSC ESE Scanned Images dimensions

Step 15 - Select the UPSC ESE 2025 prelims exam centre and verify the photo ID card number entered in Step 9, and select the prelims examination city. Read the declaration and click on the “I have read the declaration and agree button” to finally submit the UPSC ESE application form 2025.

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How to Access UPSC ESE Application Form 2025 Correction Window

Candidates can make changes to their ESE application form 2025 for a certain duration of time which. The UPSC ESE application form correction window will be opened from November 23 to 29, 2024. All they need to do is follow the steps given below:

1. Visit the UPSC official website - upsc.gov.in

2. Click on the OTR link

3. Enter your login credentials

4. Next, click the UPSC ESE 2025 application form correction window link

5. Make the changes in the UPSC ESE application form 2025 and save it.

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UPSC ESE Application Form 2025 - Detailed Application Form (DAF)

Aspirants who qualify the ESE 2025 prelims exam will have to fill the UPSC ESE 2025 DAF form online for appearing in the Mains exam. Candidates have to upload scanned copies of the following documents to be eligible for the personality test round.

• Birth Certificate

• Class 10th and 12th certificates

• Bachelor's degree and mark sheets

• Caste certificate for reserved category

• Certificate in support of a claim for age and fee concession (if applicable)

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UPSC ESE Application Form 2025 - Important points to remember

While filling in the UPSC ESE application form 2025, candidates must pay attention to every detail they input. Some important points while filling the UPSC ESE application form are -

• Read the ESE notification 2025 carefully.

• Go through the UPSC ESE Eligibility Criteria 2025 properly

• Check if the details entered are correct or not.

• While uploading the documents check whether they are as per the prescribed dimensions, etc.

In case of any difficulty, while filling the ESE application form 2025, candidates can get in touch with the UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near gate C of its campus in person or over telephone - 011-23385271/ 011-23381125/ 011-23098543.