AS Prelims Exam 2026 will be conducted on October 10 across the nation in offline mode. UPSC added four new exam centres for the Civil Services Exam (CSE) Prelims 2026. The new exam centres were added to accommodate the higher number of candidates. The four new exam centres added are as follows.
1. Almora, Uttarakhand, (ii)Srinagar, Uttarakhand, (iii) Nasik, Maharashtra and (iv) Surat, Gujarat. The UPSC invited the revised exam centre choice from the candidates. The exam centre choice window for the IAS Prelims Exam 2026 was activated on July 12 to 19 in the first phase and in the second phase, the link will be activated on July 26.
UPSC released a notice that it will conduct the personality test for IAS exam 2026 on August 20 (Muharram) also as per the released schedule.
UPSC 2026 notification and application were released on March 4 for 712 vacancies. UPSC IAS notification 2026 was delayed by 22 days because of the petition pending in Supreme Court.