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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the results for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) Preliminary Exam 2025. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now check their result status on the official websites — upsc.gov.in and upsconline.gov.in.The UPSC CSE Prelims 2025 was conducted on May 25, with Paper 1 (General Studies) held at 9:30 am and Paper 2 (CSAT) at 2:30 pm. As per candidates and coaching experts, this year's prelims paper was considered lengthy and time-consuming.A total of 979 vacancies will be filled through the ongoing UPSC CSE 2025 recruitment cycle.Direct link to access PDF- https://upsconline.gov.in/CSP-2025-WR-RollList-Engl-110625.pdf
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