UPSC Civil Service (Pre) Examination 2026 [933 Posts]

Published on: February 23, 2026

Union Public Service Commission has invited online application for the recruitment of 979 vacancy through UPSC Civil Service (Pre) Exam 2026. Interested and eligible candidates may apply online here.

UPSC Civil Service (Pre) Examination 2026 Overview

Post Date	04/02/2026
Last Date	24/02/2026
Organization	UPSC
No. of Posts	933
Job Type	Govt. Job
Category	UPSC Job
Apply Mode	Online

UPSC Civil Service (Pre) Examination 2026

Name of examination: Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2025

No of vacancy: 933

Name of services:

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(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, Junior Grade Group ‘A’
(x) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
(xi) Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘A’
(xii) Indian Railway Protection Force Service, Group ‘A’
(xiii) Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) Group ‘A’
(xiv) Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) Group ‘A’
(xv) Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Grade III)
(xvi) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
(xvii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar
Haveli Civil Service (DANICS), Group ‘B’
(xviii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS), Group ‘B’
(xix) Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS), Group ‘B’

Eligibility Criteria of UPSC Civil Service (Pre) Examination

Age Limit

Candidates must have attained 21 years and must not have attained 32 years as on 1st August 2026.

Date of Birth must be between:
02 August 1994 to 01 August 2005

Age Relaxation

Category	Age Relaxation
SC / ST	5 Years
OBC	3 Years
PwBD (UR)	10 Years
PwBD (OBC)	13 Years
PwBD (SC/ST)	15 Years

Educational Qualification

A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University established by an Act of the Central or State Legislature or deemed to be a University under UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.

Appearing Candidates

Candidates appearing in the final year of their qualifying degree examination are also eligible to apply for the Preliminary Examination. However, they must produce proof of passing the degree before the Interview/Personality Test.

UPSC Civil Service (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.