UPSC IAS Exam Centers 2026: City-wise Test Centers for Prelims Exam
Indian Administrative Services 2026 ( IAS )
Exam On - 24 May '26
The Union Public Service Commission will release the Civil Service (IAS) exam centre list in the IAS 2026 notification. The Commission conduct the Civil Sercice (IAS) Prelims in all the major cities a state capitals. The exam will be conducted in offline mode across the nation on May 24, 2026. The candidates will be required to select the IAS exam centre in the application form.
The UPSC allot the Civil Service exam centre in first apply first allot basis. So it is suggested that to get the exam centre of one choice, one should apply as early as possible. The Civil Service (IAS) application will start on January 14, 2026. The Commission will inform the candidates about their exam centre only through their admit card.The Commission is expected to release the UPSC IAS admit card by May 10, 2026.
- UPSC IAS Exam Centres List - Prelims
- UPSC IAS 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- UPSC IAS Exam Centres List - Main Exam
- UPSC IAS Exam Centres 2026 FAQs
UPSC IAS Exam Centres List - Prelims
The number of UPSC IAS prelims exam centres are as follows.
| Agartala |
Gorakhpur |
Patna |
| Agra |
Gurgaon |
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| Ajmer |
Gwalior |
Puducherry |
| Ahmedabad |
Hyderabad |
Pune |
| Aizawl |
Imphal |
Prayagraj (Allahabad) |
| Aligarh |
Indore |
Raipur |
| ALMORA (UTTARAKHAND) |
Itanagar |
Rajkot |
| Anantpuru (Andhra Pradesh) |
Jabalpur |
Ranchi |
| Aurangabad |
Jaipur |
Sambalpur |
| Begaluru |
Jammu |
Shillong |
| Bareilly |
Jodhpur |
Shimla |
| Bhopal |
Jorhat |
Siliguri |
| Bilaspur |
Kochi |
Srinagar |
| Chandigarh |
Kohima |
Srinagar (Uttarakhand) |
| Chennai |
Kolkata |
Surat |
| Coimbatore |
Kozhikode (Calicut) |
Thane |
| Cuttack |
Leh | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Dehradun |
Lucknow |
Tiruchirapalli |
| Delhi |
Ludhiana |
Tirupati |
| Dharwad |
Madurai |
Udaipur |
| Dispur |
Mumbai |
Varanasi |
| Faridabad |
Mysuru |
Vellore |
| Gangtok |
Nagpur |
Vijayawada |
| Gaya |
Navi Mumbai |
Vishakhapatnam |
| Gautam Buddh Nagar | Nasik | Warangal |
| Ghaziabad | Panaji (Goa) |
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) |
| Mandi, (Himachal Pradesh) |
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UPSC IAS Exam Centres List - Main Exam
The UPSC IAS main exam is conducted on weekends and most of the time it takes two weekends to complete. The candidates need to make accommodations or travel various times to the exam centre. So the candidates need to include the travelling time to the UPSC IAS exam centres in their UPSC IAS preparation plan to avoid the hassles of the last minute. The candidates can see the UPSC IAS exam centre list for IAS main exam as notified by the UPSC.
| Ahmedabad |
Dehradun |
Mumbai |
| Aizawl |
Delhi |
Patna |
| Prayagraj (Allahabad) |
Dispur (Guwahati) |
Raipur |
| Bangaluru |
Hyderabad |
Ranchi |
| Bhopal |
Jaipur |
Shillong |
| Chandigarh |
Jammu |
Shimla |
| Chennai |
Kolkata |
Thiruvananthapuram |
| Cuttack |
Lucknow |
Vijayawada |
Note: The official website informs that the exam centres (for both preliminary and mains) will be allotted on a first-apply-first allot basis. Once the capacity of a particular UPSC IAS exam centre is attained, the same will be frozen and applicants will have to choose a centre from the remaining options. Applicants are, therefore, advised to apply early so that they can get an exam centre of their choice.
UPSC IAS Exam Centres 2026 FAQs
The candidates can see here important questions related to UPSC IAS exam centre.
Upcoming Sarkari Exam Dates
MAHA TET 2026 Application Form 27 Mar '26 - 16 Apr '26 SSC CHSL 2026 Tier 1 Application Form Apr '26 - Apr '26