UPSC CSAT

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 Union Public Service Commission will release the UPSC Civil Service (IAS) notification on January 14, 2026. With the release of official notification, the UPSC IAS Application form 2026 will also be activated for the candidates. The last date to apply online for the UPSC CSE (IAS) exam 2026 will be February 3, 2026.

The Commission mentioned the UPSC notification release dates in its UPSC calendar 2026. 

Yes, the Union Public Service Commission has released the UPSC Civil Service Prelims exam 2024 on May 21, 2025. The Commission dropped 3 questions from the General Studies paper. The final marks are calculated from 97 questions only in the UPSC prelims exam 2024.

The Commission did not dropped any questions from the UPSC CSE prelims General Studies Paper 2. 

The Union Public Service Commission is expected to release the UPSC CSE 2024 admit card soon on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The Commission will conduct the UPSC CSE prelims exam 2024 on June 16 across the nation. The exam was scheduled for May 26 but it was postponed due to the General Elections in the country. 

The candidates will be required to carry one photo identity card with the UPSC CSE 2024 admit card. This identity card should be the same whose number was filled in the UPSC CSE 2024 application. 

The Union Public Service Commission provides only 20 days to fill the UPSC Civil Service (IAS) application form online. The UPSC IAS 2026 notification will be released on January 14 and the last date to fill the online applications will be February 3, 2026.