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Candidates who have cleared the Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2025 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) can apply for the Mains exam from today, June 16. The commission has opened the Detailed Application Form (DAF-I) window for the main examination. Only candidates who submit this form can appear in the main examination. Candidates who have passed the preliminary examination and have not filled the DAF-I, all such candidates will not be able to appear in the Mains exam.

Candidates who have passed the preliminary examination will have to fill out the DAF-I online on the official website upsc.gov.in between June 16 and June 25, 2025. Candidates will have to enter their personal, educational and other details, upload documents, and choose their service preferences. It is important to fill the form carefully and before the deadline to avoid any problems.

UPSC CSE 2025 Mains Exam: What is UPSC DAF-I?

DAF-I is called Detailed Application Form-1, which is the stage after the preliminary examination. It is required to finalize the candidature for the main exam. It includes the provision of personal details, education, employment history, document upload, service preferences, and PwBD/Scribe requirements. The final Mains hall ticket and confirmation of candidature depend on the accurate timely submission of UPSC DAF.

UPSC CSE 2025 Mains Exam How to fill DAF-I: How to fill DAF-I?

Visit the official website of UPSC upsc.gov.in.

Click on the DAF-I link given on the home page.

Now the candidate should enter his one time registration login.

The form will appear on the screen.

Now enter the details and upload the documents and submit.

UPSC CSE 2025 Mains Application Fee: How much is the application fee?

The application fee for General/OBC (Male) candidates has been fixed at Rs 200. At the same time, women, SC, ST and PwBD candidates are exempted from paying the application fee. Fee can be deposited online.

UPSC CSE 2025 Mains Exam Date: When will the main exam be held?

UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2025 will be conducted from 22nd August at various centers across the country. All the candidates filling DAF-1 will be issued hall tickets to appear in the exam, which the candidates will be able to download by visiting the official website of the Commission. The result of the prelims was declared on June 11, in which a total of 14,161 have been declared successful, who will now appear in the main examination for further selection process.

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