Applications will be accepted online via the official UPSC portal -- upsc.gov.in. The last date to apply for the exam is February 3.UPSC CSE 2026 Notification Live Updates: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which was scheduled to start the application process for the Civil Services Examination on January 14, has now postponed the release date of the notification. This nationwide recruitment aims to select candidates for positions such as IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, and other Group A and Group B services. Applications will be accepted online via the official UPSC portal — upsc.gov.in. The last date to apply for the exam is February 3.
UPSC CSE aspirants must ensure they submit their applications within the stipulated deadline at the official website. The Commission had earlier released the tentative schedule for the exam where the Civil Services (Prelims) 2026 will be held on May 24, 2026, and the Main exam will begin from August 21, 2026.
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Once the notification is issued, it will have comprehensive details on vacancies, eligibility criteria, exam dates, syllabus, and the selection procedure. The selection process includes three stages: Prelims, Mains, and Personal Interview.
The UPSC has postponed the Civil Services (CSE) and IFS 2026 notifications, originally due Jan 14. Citing "administrative reasons," the Commission will announce new dates soon. This delay impacts the application window for the prelims tentatively set for May 2026. Stay tuned for updates.
The interview process for UPSC CSE 2025 is ongoing in two phases at the Union Public Service Commission headquarters in Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi. The interview and personality test will carry 275 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks).
Once the notification is issued, it will have comprehensive details on vacancies, eligibility criteria, exam dates, syllabus, and the selection procedure. The selection process includes three stages: Prelims, Mains, and Personal Interview.
The Centre has tightened the rules on the use of scribes in competitive examinations for persons with disabilities (PwDs), making it mandatory for examining bodies to prepare their own vetted scribe pools within two years and phasing out the widely used “own scribe” system flagged for malpractice.
The revised guidelines, issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, aim to ensure fairness, transparency, and integrity in exams while aligning them with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is likely to start the application process for the Civil Services Examination on January 14.
Once the notification is issued, it will have comprehensive details on vacancies, eligibility criteria, exam dates, syllabus, and the selection procedure. The selection process includes three stages: Prelims, Mains, and Personal Interview.
Originally from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, Dubey began her UPSC journey in 2018. A biochemistry graduate from Banaras Hindu University, she once dreamed of becoming a doctor. “I was a PCB ( Physics, Chemistry, Biology) student in school. But I was allotted dental based on my rank. So I decided to pursue BSc instead,” she says.
But the journey has been anything but easy, with five missed attempts. “In my first three attempts, I didn’t even clear the prelims. In the fourth, I reached the interview round but couldn’t clear it. Last year, I missed the cut-off by 12 marks,” she says. “That was the lowest point in my life. I really thought I should give up.”
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on April 22 announced the final results for the civil services examination for 2024 cycle. This year, the top two positions have been secured by women, Shakti Dubey and Harshita Goyal. Additionally, from Jamia Millia Islamia’s Residential Coaching Academy (RCA), 32 candidates have been selected in UPSC’s Civil Services Exam 2024. A total of 78 students from RCA appeared in the interview out of which 32 have been finally selected. 12 out of 32 selected candidates are women.
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Wednesday imposed a penalty of Rs 11 lakh on a coaching institute — Vision IAS that provides coaching for UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) — for publishing “misleading advertisements” on its official website, as per a statement by CCPA.
As per the authority, Vision IAS had claimed “7 in top 10 and 79 in top 100 selections in CSE 2023” and “39 in top 50 selections in CSE 2022” on their website. The advertisement features the names, photographs, and ranks of successful candidates.
Following an examination of the advertisements, the consumer watchdog found that while the institute clearly disclosed the specific course opted for by Shubham Kumar, All India Rank 1 in UPSC CSE 2020 — who was enrolled in the GS Foundation Batch (classroom) — it deliberately concealed similar information for other candidates displayed on the same webpage.
–For the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), there are 55 vacancies, including 23 for General, 5 for EWS, 13 for OBC, 9 for SC, and 5 for ST.
–For the Indian Police Service (IPS), the total vacancies are 147, with 60 for General, 14 for EWS, 41 for OBC, 22 for SC, and 10 for ST.
–The Central Services Group ‘A’ has 605 vacancies: 244 for General, 57 for EWS, 168 for OBC, 90 for SC, and 46 for ST.
–Group ‘B’ Services have 142 vacancies: 55 for General, 15 for EWS, 44 for OBC, 15 for SC, and 13 for ST.
The overall total across all services is 1129 vacancies, which includes 50 vacancies reserved for PwBD candidates (12 for PwBD-1, 8 for PwBD-2, 16 for PwBD-3, and 14 for PwBD-5). The candidature of 241 recommended candidates has been kept provisional. The UPSC CSE of one candidate has been kept withheld.
UPSC CSE Results 2024: Meet toppers
Harshita Goyal
Dongre Archit Parag
Shah Margi Chirag
Aakash Garg
Komal Punia
Aayushi Bansal
Raj Krishna Jha
Aditya Vikram Agarwal
Mayank Tripathi
Ettaboyina Sai Shivani
Ashi Sharma
Hemant
Abhishek Vashishtha
Banna Venkatesh
Madhav Agarwal
Sanskriti Trivedy
Saumya Mishra
Vibhor Bhardwaj
Trilok Singh
UPSC on April 22 announced the results for the Civil Service Examination 2024 cycle. This year, Shakti Dubey topped the CSE with rank one, followed by Harshita Goyal. For the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), there were 180 vacancies, which included 73 for General, 18 for EWS, 52 for OBC, 24 for SC, and 13 for ST.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination, often seen as a ladder to power and influence, has recorded less than 40 per cent female participation in the 2010-2021 period, along with abysmally low participation of transgender candidates, as reflected in the Commission’s annual reports.
According to the 2021 UPSC annual report, only 32.98 per cent of candidates appearing for the CSE Prelims examination were women. Of these, just 14.75 per cent qualified in the preliminary round.
In the second and final stages of the CSE, the mains and interview, only 26.87 per cent (408) of the candidates were women. In the final list for 2021, only 15.66 per cent, or 201 women, cleared the exam.
The Union Public Service Commission introduced the Pratibha Setu feature, aimed at opening up new opportunities for civil services aspirants who reach the final interview stage but do not make it to the final merit list.
The initiative, launched as part of the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2023 result process, enables verified employers — ranging from government ministries and public sector undertakings (PSUs) to autonomous bodies and private organisations — to access the profiles of such non-recommended yet qualified candidates. The initiative is designed to facilitate alternate career pathways by connecting these aspirants with organisations seeking top-tier talent.
The Centre has tightened the rules on the use of scribes in competitive examinations for persons with disabilities (PwDs), making it mandatory for examining bodies to prepare their own vetted scribe pools within two years and phasing out the widely used “own scribe” system flagged for malpractice.
The revised guidelines, issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, aim to ensure fairness, transparency, and integrity in exams while aligning them with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.
A 2023 batch officer from the Maharashtra cadre, she drew public attention after Pune Collector Suhas Diwase accused her of misconduct, which included using a private car fitted with a beacon light and demanding a separate office, official vehicle, and staff facilities that are not ordinarily extended to trainee officers.
Following the Pune Collector’s report, questions emerged regarding the validity of the disability and Other Backward Class (OBC) certificates submitted by Pooja Khedkar to qualify for the Civil Services Examination. As of May 21, 2025, the Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar in the case.
In 2025, also saw the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) chairperson, Dr Ajay Kumar, hold a live interaction session with civil services aspirants on October 1. In the open interaction, Dr Kumar addressed long-standing questions related to eligibility, CSAT, evaluation, reforms, and fairness in the examination system.
In the interaction, many aspirants felt that the CSAT (Paper II in prelims) gives an edge to candidates with engineering or quantitative backgrounds. Answering the queries, the chairperson said, CSAT is only a qualifying paper, requiring 33% marks and not contributing to the merit list. The paper is structured with three balanced sections—language, quantitative ability, and logical reasoning—ensuring that every candidate has the opportunity to clear it based on their individual strengths.
The Commission, established on 1 October 1926, enters its centenary in 2025–2026. Marking 100 years of its legacy, the Commission has announced year-long celebrations that will run from 1 October 2025 to 1 October 2026.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), in its notice, has informed all the aspirants that those participating in recruitment examinations by the Commission will undergo facial authentication at the examination venues. They stated that this measure would enhance the integrity of the examination process.
The UPSC is responsible for conducting various recruitment examinations for government jobs, including the civil services exam, which selects officers for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others.
The interview process for UPSC CSE 2025 is ongoing in two phases at the Union Public Service Commission headquarters in Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi. The interview and personality test will carry 275 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks).
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday said the state government is making focused efforts to prepare the youth for future competitive examinations by providing free academic and physical training under Mission Pragati.
Interacting with students at the district library here, Mann said the initiative has been launched to support rural and meritorious students who cannot afford costly coaching.
Free coaching has started at the district library for exams related to the Services Selection Board (SSB), police and the armed forces, he added.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the schedule for the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA) Examination (I), 2026. Aspirants can view the complete schedule on the official UPSC website, upsc.gov.in.
According to the notification, the NDA and NA Examination (I), 2026, is scheduled for April 12, 2026, and will be conducted in two sessions. The mathematics paper will be held in the morning shift from 10 am to 12:30 pm, while the general ability test (GAT) will take place in the afternoon shift from 2 pm to 4:30 pm.
Once the notification is issued, it will have comprehensive details on vacancies, eligibility criteria, exam dates, syllabus, and the selection procedure. The selection process includes three stages: Prelims, Mains, and Personal Interview.
Applications will be accepted online via the official UPSC portal — upsc.gov.in. The last date to apply for the exam is February 3.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is likely to start the application process for the Civil Services Examination on January 14. This nationwide recruitment aims to select candidates for positions such as IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, and other Group A and Group B services.
On the other hand, the interview process for UPSC CSE 2025 is ongoing in two phases at the Union Public Service Commission headquarters in Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi. The interview and personality test will carry 275 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks).
This year, a total of 14,161 candidates have qualified the UPSC Prelims 2025 to appear in the UPSC CSE Mains exam. The written examination was conducted over five days, from August 22 to August 31. The exam was conducted with two three-hour papers scheduled each day.
