UPSC CSE (IAS) Exam Date 2026: Notification OUT, Apply Till 24 February, Admit Card Dates

Yes, the Union Public Service Commission has released the Civil Service (IAS) notification on February 4, 2026. The last date to apply online for the UPSC CSE (IAS) exam 2026 is February 24, 2026.

Yes, the UPSC IAS Notification 2026 was postponed due to administrative reasons. The Commission released the notification on its official website - upsc.gov.in on February 4, 2026. The last date to apply online for the Civil Service (IAS) exam is February 24.

The Union Public Service Commission is expected to conduct the UPSC Civil Service (IAS) interviews till March/April 2026. The Commission is expected to release the UPSC CSE (IAS) Final Result in April 2026. 

The Union Public Service Commission will release the IAS Prelims Answer Key 2026 in May 2027. The Commission releases the official answer key after the declaration of final result.

UPSC CSE (IAS) 2026 application form has been released. The Commission released the notification and application at upsconline.nic.in. The last date to fill the application form is February 24, 2026. UPSC CSE (IAS) exam 2026 will be conducted on May 24, 2026. The mains exam will be conducted on August 21, 2026.

The Union Public Service Commission released the Civil Service (IAS) notification 2026 on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The Commission notified 933 vacancies (tentative) in the notification. 

The Union Public Service Commission mention the following details on the Civil Service IAS admit card. Name Roll Number Photo Identity Card Father's Name Mother's Name Centre Venue of Examination Time Table of Exam.

The candidates will be required to carry the same photo identity proof whose number was mentioned in the UPSC application form. The candidates will be required to produce the same at the time of examination because its number will be mentioned on the UPSC admit card.

The following identity proofs are mentioned as valid identity proofs Aadhar Card PAN Card Voter-ID Card Driving Licence Passport Identity Card issued by any Government Authority.

The IAS prelims exam is conducted offline in a pen and paper mode. The IAS prelims exam is conducted in two shifts on a single day.  The candidates are required to appear in both the papers and clear both of them. The IAS prelims result is prepared based on the marks scored in the General Studies paper 1. The IAS prelims General Studies paper 2 is qualifying only.

The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the IAS 2026 exam on May 24, 2026. The Commission is expected to release the IAS admit card online in the last week of April 2026.

The Union Public Service Commission conduct the Civil Service Exam once in a year. The Commission releases the IAS notification in February. IAS prelims and main exam is conducted once every year. The IAS prelims exam is conducted on the  last Sunday of May and the main exam starts on  third Friday of September. The candidates who clear the prelims exam are allowed to appear in the main exam. The UPSC also releases the result of all the stages of the exam once in a year.

The Union Public Service Commission releases the UPSC IAS result online on upsc.gov.in. The candidates can see below the steps to check their IAS result:

• Visit the official website of UPSC at upsc.gov.in.
• Go to the "What's New" section and click on the UPSC Civil Service (IAS) exam result link.
• Click on the "Civil Services Result" link that appears.
• Search for your roll number in the UPSC Result PDF.
• Download the UPSC IAS result PDF for future reference

The candidate can appeal against the UPSC result but it would be very difficult that the candidate can win against UPSC because the procedure followed by the UPSC is very transparent and the same is submitted in the Courts when asked for by the court. The candidates can win only if they secure more than their category cutoff but still, they were declared failed in the UPSC result.