UPSC ESE 2025 personality test for 1,376 candidates begins on October 13

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will commence the UPSC Engineering Services Mains Exam (ESE) personality test for 1,376 candidates starting from October 13. The e-summon letter will be made available on the UPSC official website, upsc.gov.in.

UPSC will not accept any date and time change for the personality test from candidates. The interview test schedule is available on the official website for the candidates. The reporting times for the forenoon and afternoon sessions are 9:00 am and 1:00 pm, respectively.

The commission will also grant an interview for reimbursement of travelling expenses for appearing in the interview, which will be restricted only to the second and sleeper class train fare.

However, in case candidates are planning to travel on their own by any other mode, the same will be dealt with as per the commission’s guidelines.

UPSC ESE Mains results 2025 were declared on September 4. Of the passed candidates, 646 qualify in civil engineering, 182 in mechanical, 237 in electrical, and 311 in electronics.

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UPSC also declared the NDA 2 result , and candidates can now access their results on the official website using their login credentials. Those who qualify for the NDA 2 exam have to appear for the interview test along with a physical fitness screening test.

The commission held a virtual town hall for civil services aspirants on October 1. The chairman Ajay Kumar addressed several key topics, such as the implications of suing fake certificates, the introduction of facial authentication at exam centres, and whether coaching is necessary for UPSC aspirants.

The chairman further added: "For UPSC, cheating is not at all acceptable. We have a zero-tolerance policy on this. And if anything like this happens, we take, and we will take strict action.” Also, the commission has integrated Aadhaar in the application process to prevent impersonation.