What are the various posts that are recruited through the UPSC examination?

The UPSC examination recruits candidates for 24 different Civil Services posts through the Civil Service Examination (CSE) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. Some of the various posts that are recruited through the UPSC examination include: Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Indian Foreign Service (IFS). Indian Police Service (IPS). Indian Revenue Service (IRS). Indian Audit and Accounts Service. Indian Civil Accounts Service. Indian Corporate Law Service. Indian Defence Accounts Service. Indian Defence Estates Service. Indian Information Service. Indian Ordnance Factories Service. Indian Postal Service. Indian Railway Accounts Service. Indian Railway Personnel Service. Indian Railway Traffic Service. Indian Trade Service. Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services.

What will be the last date to apply for UPSC IAS 2026 exam?

The last date to apply for the UPSC IAS 2026 exam will be released soon at upsc.gov.in. The Commission postponed the IAS 2026 notification. The new application dates will be notified later.

What qualities are tested in IAS Interview?

In the IAS interview test, candidates will be judged on different skills stated below: Mental Alertness, Critical Powers of Assimilation, Clear and Logical Exposition, Balance of Judgement, Variety and Depth of Interest, Ability for Social Cohesion and Leadership, Intellectual and Moral Integrity. The above information is taken from the notification and prescribed by the Union Public Service Commission.

Is there any changes done in the IAS 2025 Application Process?

The Union Public Service Commission made changes in the IAS 2025 application process. The Commission made changes the document uploading process. Now the candidates are required to upload the documents to claim any reservation in the Civil Service (IAS) 2025 exam with the application form. The Commission made changes in the photo uploading process too in the IAS application last year. The candidates were required to show the date of photograph on the image. The photograph, uploaded by candidate should not be more than 10 days old from the start of the online application process. The candidates need to check the official IAS 2024 notification pdf. The other important point for uploading the image is The name of candidate and the date on which the photograph was taken are clearly mentioned on the photograph. The candidate’s face should occupy 3/4th of the space in the photograph.

How many papers are there in the IAS prelims exam?

The IAS prelims exam is an objective type exam. The IAS prelims is conducted offline and the candidates need to mark their answers on the answer sheet (OMR). There are two papers in the IAS prelims exam. The details of IAS prelims exam is given below: General Studies Paper 1 General Studies Paper 2 ( Aptitude Test) The Aptitude paper is qualifying only and the passing marks in the aptitude paper is 67.5 marks out of 200.

What are the five fundamental subjects of IAS syllabus?

The candidates must prepare the five fundamental subjects as notified for the IAS prelims exam. These are History, Geography, Economy, Polity, Current Affairs, General Science. The candidates should also prepare the Environmental issues too.

How many papers are there in the IAS main exam?

As the name suggest, the IAS main exam has 9 descriptive papers. The details of these papers are given below: Paper Description Marks A One of the Indian language to be selected by the candidate from the languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the constitution (Qualifying only) 300 B English (Qualifying Only) 300 1 Essay 250 2 General Studies-I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) 250 3 General Studies –II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) 250 4 General Studies –III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) 250 5 General Studies –IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) 250 6 Optional Subject - Paper 1 250 7 Optional Subject - Paper 2 250

When will UPSC IAS 2026 Application Form be released?

The Union Public Service Commission will release the UPSC IAS 2026 notification on January 14 on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The Commission will also activate the UPSC CSE (IAS) 2026 online application link on its website. The last date for the UPSC IAS application form is February 3, 2026. The UPSC CSE (IAS) prelims will be conducted on May 24, 2026.

How many days are provided to fill out the IAS application form?

The Union Public Service Commission provides only 20 days to fill the UPSC Civil Service (IAS) application form online. The UPSC IAS 2026 notification has been postponed and will be released soon at upsc.gov.in.The last date to fill the online applications will also be revised from February 3, 2026.

IAS 2026 Recruitment: Eligibility, Vacancies, Application Dates & Process

191 Students Q&A

Updated on Dec 29, 2025 00:30 IST

By Rachit Kumar Saxena, Manager-Editorial

The Civil Service (IAS) recruitment 2026 will start with the release of official notification. The Union Public Service Commission will release the UPSC Civil Service (IAS) notification on January 14, 2026, to notify the official commencement of IAS recruitment. The Commission will also activate the UPSC CSE(IAS) 2026 application form link on the official website - upsc.gov.in. The candidates will be require to login with their UPSC OTR(One Time Registration) number and password to fill the form. The UPSC will conduct the Civil Service Prelims (CSP) 2026 on May 24, 2026.

The candidates who appeared in the IAS main exam 2025 are waiting for their result. The Commission is expected to release the UPSC main result 2025 in the last week of November. The selected candidates will be called to UPSC Bhawan, New Delhi for the face to face Personality Test.

Table of contents

UPSC CSE (IAS) 2026 Application
UPSC IAS 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
IAS Prelims Exam 2026
IAS Main Exam
IAS interview
IAS 2025 Recruitment FAQs

UPSC CSE (IAS) 2026 Application

UPSC IAS 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IAS 2026 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
Nov ' 25 - Apr ' 26	UPSC IAS Main Result 2025 TENTATIVE

Dates	Past Exam Dates
22 Aug ' 25 - 31 Aug ' 25	IAS Main 2025 Exam Date
25 May ' 25	IAS Prelims 2025 Exam Date
13 May ' 25 - 25 May ' 25	IAS Prelims Admit Card 2025 Issue Date
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