UPSC CSE Prelims 2026: Following the declaration of the roll number-wise results on June 15 for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination held on May 24, 2026, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the name-wise list of candidates who have qualified for the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2026.
The UPSC CSE Prelims result was announced on June 15. A total of 13,343 candidates have been shortlisted for the CSE Main Examination against 1,016 vacancies notified for this year’s cycle. In comparison, 14,161 candidates qualified for the Main Examination against 1,087 vacancies in 2025.
The UPSC has clarified that the candidature of the selected candidates is provisional. They are required to update specific details via the UPSC portal, upsconline.nic.in, which will remain open from June 19 to June 28, 2026.
During this process, candidates must pay the prescribed examination fee of ₹200 to appear for the Main Examination. Female candidates, persons with benchmark disabilities (PwBD), and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) are exempted from paying the fee.
They must also submit or update information regarding requests for scribes, assistive devices, and large-font question papers, wherever applicable. Additionally, they are required to fill in their cadre preferences for the Civil Services Examination 2026.
All successful candidates in UPSC CSE Prelims 2026 must log in, update their details, and submit their applications between June 19 and June 28.
All UPSC CSE Prelims 2026 successful candidates must log in, update their details, and submit their applications between June 19 and June 28. Even those who have already submitted the necessary documents and information must log in to generate their e-admit card for the Main Examination and verify and submit their details. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of their candidature.
According to the notice, the marks, cut-off scores, and answer keys for the Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026 will be uploaded only after the entire process for the Civil Services Examination 2026 and the Indian Forest Service Examination 2026 is concluded and the final results are declared.
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