Everything happening with UPSC Civil Service — official updates and the latest news.
UPSC's annual calendar (as on 20 May 2026) schedules the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2027 to begin on Friday, 20 August 2027 and run for 5 days.
UPSC's annual calendar (as on 20 May 2026) schedules the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2027 for Sunday, 23 May 2027.
UPSC's annual calendar (as on 20 May 2026) gives 2 February 2027 as the last date for receipt of CSE 2027 applications.
UPSC's annual calendar (as on 20 May 2026) schedules the CSE 2027 notification for 13 January 2027; dates are liable to alteration per the calendar.
UPSC declared the CSE (Main) 2026 written result on 5 November 2026; qualified candidates go on to the personality test (interview), dates to be notified.
The Civil Services (Main) Examination 2026 was held on 21, 22, 23, 29 and 30 August 2026.
UPSC CSE 2026 Mains examination will begin from 21st August 2026.
UPSC's Civil Services (Main) Examination 2026 page lists the e-admit card as uploaded on 14 August 2026.
The CSE (Main) 2026 application form window closed on 29 June 2026 at 6:00 PM (the 15 June result press note had given 19 to 28 June).
Candidates who qualified CSE (Preliminary) 2026 had to submit the Main examination application form at upsconline.nic.in from 19 June to 29 June 2026 (6:00 PM).
UPSC declared the CSE (Preliminary) 2026 result on 15 June 2026; 13,343 candidates qualified for the Main examination.
The Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026 was held on Sunday, 24 May 2026.
UPSC CSE 2026 Preliminary examination was held on 24th May 2026.
UPSC uploaded the e-admit cards for CSE (Preliminary) 2026 on 15 May 2026 at upsconline.nic.in.
The online application window for CSE (Preliminary) 2026 closed on 27 February 2026 (6:00 PM); the notification had originally given 24 February 2026.
The last date to submit the online application for UPSC CSE 2026 was extended to 27 February 2026.
UPSC notified the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026 on 4 February 2026 (Notice No. 05/2026-CSE); online applications opened the same day at upsconline.nic.in.
UPSC released the CSE 2026 notification, starting the application process on 4th February 2026.
