UPSC postpones CSE, IFS 2026 notification due to 'administrative reasons'
Suviral Shukla | January 14, 2026 | 11:19 AM IST | 2 mins read
The UPSC has also mandates face authentication at exam centres. The IFS and CSE examination will be held on May 23.
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Download EBookThe Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has postponed the notification for the UPSC CSE and IFS 2026 examination. The commission, through its official website, announced that the notification has been postponed due to administrative reasons.
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Earlier, the UPSC had announced to publish the notification for the UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) and Indian Forest Service Examination (IFS) 2026 today, January 14.
Moreover, there is no announcement by the authority over the late date of notification, as per the official website at upsc.gov.in.
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“The Notification of Civil Services Examination, 2026 and Indian Forest Service Examination, 2026, scheduled to be notified on 14.01.2026, has now been postponed due to administrative reasons and the same will be notified in due course,” the notification reads.
Recently, the commission notified the candidates, mandating face authentication at UPSC exam centres . This has been introduced to strengthen the integrity of the examination process, the UPSC said.
"All candidates appearing in the UPSC examination will undergo face authentication at the venue," read a note on the Commission's website.
The UPSC CSE and IFS 2026 examination will be conducted on May 24.
UPSC 2026: Examination time table
Candidates can check the UPSC 2026 examination schedule from the table given below.
|
Name of Examination |
Date of Notification |
Last Date for Receipt of Applications |
Date of Commencement of Exam |
|
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination |
— |
— |
January 10, 2026 |
|
Reserved for UPSC Examination |
— |
— |
January 17, 2026 |
|
Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2026 |
September 3, 2025 |
September 23, 2025 |
February 8, 2026 |
|
Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2026 |
September 17, 2025 |
October 7, 2025 |
February 8, 2026 |
|
CBI (DSP) LDCE |
December 24, 2025 |
January 13, 2026 |
February 28, 2026 |
|
CISF AC(EXE) LDCE-2026 |
December 3, 2025 |
December 23, 2025 |
March 8, 2026 |
|
N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (I), 2026 |
December 10, 2025 |
December 30, 2025 |
April 12, 2026 |
|
C.D.S. Examination (I), 2026 |
|||
|
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2026 |
January 14, 2026 |
February 3, 2026 |
May 24, 2026 |
|
Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2026 (through CS(P) Examination 2026) |
|||
|
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination |
— |
— |
June 6, 2026 |
|
I.E.S./I.S.S. Examination, 2026 |
February 11, 2026 |
March 3, 2026 |
June 19, 2026 |
|
Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2026 |
— |
— |
June 20, 2026 |
|
Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2026 |
— |
— |
June 21, 2026 |
|
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination |
— |
— |
July 4, 2026 |
|
Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2026 |
February 18, 2026 |
March 10, 2026 |
July 19, 2026 |
|
Combined Medical Services Examination, 2026 |
March 11, 2026 |
March 31, 2026 |
August 2, 2026 |
|
Reserved for UPSC Examination |
— |
— |
August 8, 2026 |
|
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2026 |
— |
— |
August 21, 2026 |
|
N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (II), 2026 |
May 20, 2026 |
June 9, 2026 |
September 13, 2026 |
|
C.D.S. Examination (II), 2026 |
|||
|
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination |
— |
— |
September 26, 2026 |
|
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination |
— |
— |
October 10, 2026 |
|
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination |
— |
— |
October 31, 2026 |
|
Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2026 |
— |
— |
November 22, 2026 |
|
S.O./Steno (GD-B/GD-I) LDCE |
September 16, 2026 |
October 6, 2026 |
December 12, 2026 |
|
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination |
— |
— |
December 19, 2026 |
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