Overview
- Applications must be submitted on upsconline.nic.in or upsc.gov.in with One-Time Registration, required document uploads and an online fee payment by the 6 pm cutoff.
- The Preliminary Examination is scheduled for May 24, 2026, followed by the Main Examination on August 21, 2026, with August 1, 2026 as the age-eligibility cut-off date.
- Eligibility requires a bachelor’s degree and an age range of 21–32 years, with government-prescribed relaxations for reserved categories.
- The last date was moved from February 24 to February 27 after heavy traffic and technical glitches affected the portal.
- UPSC will fill 933 vacancies through CSE 2026 across three stages—Prelims, Mains and Personality Test—with the current window also covering Indian Forest Service applications.