The Union Public Service Commission has released the UPSC Calendar 2026 on its website. The UPSC 2026 calendar has been released on the official website, upsc.gov.in. Candidates wishing to appear in UPSC exams can already download the UPSC calendar and can plan their preparation accordingly. The UPSC calendar is released in the format of a 2026 PDF.
Candidates can also access the UPSC calendar PDF in this article at the time of its release. The UPSC 2026 Calendar PDF includes some important dates of all examinations to be held in 2026. This includes the notification date, the last date of the application form, the UPSC exam date 2026, and the duration of the exam.
Any updated candidates related to UPSC exams will be informed only through the official website. In some important UPSC exams conducted by the Commission (UPSC IAS, UPSC NDA, UPSC CDS, UPSC ESE, UPSC CMS, UPSC CAPF, etc.).
UPSC exam calendar 2026
All the exams conducted by the Commission will be listed in the UPSC Exam 2026 Calendar. The Commission follows the UPSC Schedule 2026 in Hindi and conducts exams accordingly. However, for any small change or adjournment, candidates will be informed in advance in the UPSC 2026 schedule. The table below shows the entire UPSC exam 2026 calendar.
UPSC 2026 Calendar – Main dates
| परीक्षा | अधिसूचना की तिथि | आवेदन की अंतिम तिथि | परीक्षा तिथि | परीक्षा अवधि |
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | – | – | जनवरी 10, 2026 | 2 दिन |
| Reserved for UPSC Examination | 17 जनवरी, 2026 | 2 दिन | ||
| Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2026 | 3 सितंबर , 2025 | 23 सितंबर, 2025 | 8 फरवरी, 2026 | 1 दिन |
| Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2026 | 17 सितंबर, 2025 | 7 अक्टूबर, 2025 | 8 फरवरी, 2025 | 1 दिन |
| CBI (DSP) LDCE | 24 दिसंबर, 2025 | 13 जनवरी, 2026 | 28 फरवरी, 2026 | 2 दिन |
| CISF AC(EXE) LDCE-2026 | 3 दिसंबर, 2025 | 23 दिसंबर, 2026 | 28 फरवरी, 2026 | 1 दिन |
| N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (I), 2026 | 10 दिसंबर, 2025 | 30 दिसंबर, 2025 | 12 अप्रैल, 2026 | 1 दिन |
| C.D.S. Examination (I), 2026 | ||||
| Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2026 | 14 जनवरी, 2026 | 2 फरवरी, 2026 | 24 मई, 2026 | 1 दिन |
| Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2026 through CS(P) Examination 2026 | ||||
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 6 जून, 2026 | 2 दिन | ||
| I.E.S./I.S.S. Examination, 2026 | 11 फरवरी, 2026 | 3 मार्च, 2026 | 19 जून, 2026 | 3 दिन |
| Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination, 2026 | – | – | 20 जून, 2026 | 2 दिन |
| Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2026 | – | – | 21 जून, 2026 | 1 दिन |
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | 4 जुलाई, 2026 | 2 दिन | ||
| Combined Medical Services Examination, 2026 | 11 मार्च, 2026 | 31 मार्च , 2026 | 2 अगस्त, 2026 | 1 दिन |
| Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2026 | फरवरी 18, 2026 | मार्च 10, 2026 | 19 जुलाई, 2026 | 1 दिन |
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | अगस्त 8, 2026 | 2 दिन | ||
| Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2026 | अगस्त 21, 2026 | 5 दिन | ||
| N.D.A.& N.A. Examination (II), 2026 | मई 20, 2026 | जून 9, 2026 | सितंबर 13, 2026 | 1 दिन |
| C.D.S. Examination (II), 2026 | ||||
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | सितंबर 26, 2026 | 2 दिन | ||
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | अक्टूबर 10, 2026 | 2 दिन | ||
| Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2026 | नवंबर 22, 2026 | 7 दिन | ||
| S.O./Steno (GD-B/GD-I) LDCE | सितंबर 16, 2026 | अक्टूबर 6, 2026 | दिसंबर 12, 2026 | 2 दिन |
| Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination | दिसंबर 19, 2026 | 2 दिन |
The dates of the UPSC 2026 calendar will be close to the dates available in the UPSC 2025 calendar. Candidates can reference to this to know the possible dates of UPSC. However, UPSC exam dates declared by the Commission 2026 (UPSC Exam Dates 2026 in Hindi) can also be changed sometimes. Candidates are advised to see the official website regularly for any news related to UPSC 2026 calendar. They can also download UPSC Calendar 2026 to check whenever they are needed.
