No of vacancy: 933 posts
Name of services:
(i) Indian Administrative Service
(ii) Indian Foreign Service
(iii) Indian Police Service
(iv) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(v) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(vi) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’
(vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
(viii) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
(ix) Indian Information
Service, Group ‘A’
(x) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
(xi) Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service, Group
‘A’
(xii) Indian Railway Management Service (Traffic), Group ‘A’
(xiii) Indian Railway Management Service (Personnel), Group ‘A’
(xiv) Indian Railway Management Service (Accounts), Group ‘A’
(xv) Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’
(xvi) Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A’
(xvii) Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A’
(xviii) Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III)
(xix) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s
Grade)
(xx) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra
& Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’
(xxi) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and
Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’
(xxii) Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’
(xxiii) Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS), Group ‘B’
Exam Notice No: 05/2026-CSE
Dated 04.02.2026
Helpline No: 11-24041001 or email
ID – upscsoap@nic.in
Eligibility Criteria of UPSC Civil Services (Pre) Examination
Age Limit: A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not
have attained the age of 32 years on the 1st of August, 2026 i.e., the
candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1994 and not later
than 1st August, 2005.
Age Relaxation: Category-wise age relaxation is as mentioned below.
# SC/ ST: 5 years
# OBC: 3 years
# PwBD (Unreserved): 10 years
# PwBD (OBC): 13 years
# PwBD (SC/ ST): 15 years
Educational Qualification: A candidate must hold a degree of any of the
Universities incorporated by an Act of the central or State Legislature in
India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or
declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants
Commission Act, 1956 or possess an equivalent qualification.
Appearing Candidates: Candidates who have appeared at a qualifying
examination the passing of which would render them educationally qualified for
the Commission’s Examination but have not been informed of the result as also
the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination will also
be eligible for admission to the written part of Civil Services Examination,
2026. However, all such candidates, who are declared qualified by the
Commission for Interview/Personality Test, will be required to produce proof of
passing of the requisite qualifying examination within the time limit
prescribed in Rule 13 of CSE, 2026.
UPSC Civil Services (Pre) Examination Scheme
The Civil Services Examination will consist of two successive stages :
(i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective type) for the selection
of candidates for the Main Examination; and
(ii) Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the
selection of candidates for the various Services and posts noted above.
Examination Centres @ Assam: Jorhat and Dispur .
Application Fee: Category-wise application fee is as under.
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Category |
Fee |
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SC/ST/Women/PwBD
category |
Nil |
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Other
category |
Rs.
100/- |
Important Dates of UPSC Civil Services (Pre)
Examination 2026
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Starting date of submission of online application: 4th February 2026
# Last date of submission of online application: 24th
February 2026, 6 PM
# Date of Preliminary Exam: 24th May 2026
Important
Web-Links of UPSC Civil Services (Pre) Examination
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Online
Application Form |
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Official
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