Important Dates

Keep the application window, eligibility cut-off, and recruitment-test date separate. A later operational update should be checked directly on the UPSC website.

Key dates from the official notification
Applications open 25 July 2026
Applications close 14 August 2026, 18:00 hrs
Eligibility determined as on 14 August 2026
Combined Recruitment Test 1 November 2026

The application window has closed. Closing date for submission of the Online Recruitment Application through the website is 1800 hrs on 14-08-2026.

37 days until the recruitment test.

The date for determining eligibility of all candidates in every respect is the prescribed closing date for submission of the online recruitment application.

Source: Special Advertisement No. 51/2026, Union Public Service Commission. Retrieved August 7, 2026. Always confirm details against the official notification before acting on them.