Government & Defence Entrance Exam

The Union Public Service Commission conduct the Civil Service (IAS) main (written) exam offline in pen and paper mode. This exam is a descriptive type exam where the candidates are required to breach this cutoff score to get a call for the interview phase.

The IAS prelims cutoff means the minimum marks required to clear the prelims exam in the category of the candidate. The Union Public Service Commission conduct the IAS prelims exam to filter the candidates and limit the numbers for the main (written) exam. The Commission conduct the prelims in offline mode. 

A total of 394 vacancies were announced for NDA 1 2026 exam. The break-up is given below.

No, the number of IAS vacancies is fixed to 180. Every year, the Commission recommend 180 candidates for the Indian Administrative Services (IAS). In case of any change, the Commission will notify.

After qualifying the SSB round, the selected candidates need to undergo a medical examination. A candidate is declared medically fit or unfit after the result announcement. After qualifying all the selection rounds they will go for training. 

An IAS officer usually earns more in the long run due to faster promotions and higher pay scales, though an Assistant Professor might have a slightly higher starting basic pay

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. 

Yes, the Staff Selection Commission has increased the SSC MTS & Havaldar Vacancies through a public notice released at ssc.gov.in. The Commission revised the vancies and increased them to 7,948 from 5,464.

RRB ALP CBT 2 exam is held in 2 shifts. The shift 1 timings are 9:30 AM to 12 Noon, whereas shift 2 is conducted between 2:30 to 5 PM.