UPSC Exam Calendar 2026: If you are preparing for the UPSC exam, then get ready now, because your exam is very close. The Union Public Service Commission has released the exam calendar for the year 2026, which is why a lot of enthusiasm is seen among the candidates.

Anyway, the dates of the civil services, preliminary and main examinations have come out. Along with this, UPSC has also announced thedatese of many other examinations. Accordingly, candidates can do their studies.

If there is any confusion, you can download it by visiting the official website upsc.gov.in, where there will be no problem. The commission can also amend the date by looking at the situation.

UPSC CSE exam details

UPSC CSE Prelims will be conducted on May 24 2-25, next year, to recruit for IAS, IPS posts by UPSC. These notifications will be issued on January 14, 2026. With this, the registration process is going to continue till February 3. The date for the Indian Forest Service preliminary examination will remain the same. Along with this, the main examination will start on August 21. It is going to continue for five days.

Big update on UPSC NDA and CDS exam

UPSC NDA / NA and CDS-1 exam will be held on April 1 12. Talking about its notification, it is believed to be released on December 10, 2025. Along with this, the application process will continue till December 30. The CDS-1 exam is also going to be held on the same day. The NDA and CDS-2 exams will be held on September 13.

Its notification is believed to be released on May 20. Candidates can easily apply till June 9. UPSC has also announced the date of the Engineering Services Examination. Prelims will be held on February 8. The notification can be released on September 17, 2025. The main exam is to be held on June 21.

You must first go to the official website to download this 

After this, you must click on the link to the Annual Calendar 2026 on the homepage.

After this, the PDF page will open on the screen. Check the exam and its related date.

Then you have to download it.

Also, the candidates can take a printout of the exam category and keep it with them for future reference.