The Union Public Service Commission announces the UPSC CSE prelims 2026 result on the official website, upsc.gov.in, after the exam. We can expect that the UPSC Prelims result 2026 is likely to be announced in the second week of June 2026. Candidates who have appeared for the exam will check their UPSC IAS Prelims 2026 results online on the website. The UPSC result 2026 will be released only in online mode in a PDF format with the names and roll numbers of the qualified candidates.
Latest: | UPSC Prelims Question Paper 2026 | UPSC Prelims Answer Key 2026 |
The Commission conducts the UPSC prelims 2026 exam to shortlist the candidates for the next stage, i.e., the mains examination. Candidates who have qualified for the prelims exam will be eligible to appear in the mains exam. The article below provides further details about the result of the UPSC prelims exam.
Events | Dates |
UPSC Prelims exam date 2026 | May 24, 2026 |
UPSC Prelims result date 2026 | 2nd week of June 2026 |
UPSC Prelims Cut-off Date 2026 | 2nd week of June 2026 |
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Go to the UPSC official website, upsc.gov.in
Click on the ‘Written Results’ under the Examination section
Locate and download the Civil Services (preliminary) Examination 2026 link
Open the PDF and search for your roll number using Ctrl+F
Candidates need not enter any credentials to check their UPSC IAS result 2026. The commission will release the UPSC CSE result 2026 with names a few days later.
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Year | Prelims Exam Date | Prelims Result Date |
2026 | May 24, 2026 | 2nd week of June 2026 (15 to 20 days after exam date) |
2025 | May 25, 2025 | June 11, 2025 |
2024 | June 16, 2024 | July 4, 2024 |
2023 | May 28, 2023 | June 12, 2023 |
2022 | June 5, 2022 | June 22, 2022 |
2021 | October 10, 2021 | October 29, 2021 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Both papers follow a 1/3rd negative marking penalty for incorrect responses:
GS Paper-I: Each question is worth 2 marks; a wrong answer deducts 0.66 marks.
CSAT Paper-II: Each question is worth 2.5 marks; a wrong answer deducts 0.83 marks.
No. Candidates who have already been selected and appointed to the IAS or IFS are completely barred from appearing in the UPSC 2026 exam cycle.
The result is released as a merit list PDF exclusively on the UPSC Official Website. Candidates can download the file and search for their Roll Number using the Ctrl + F function.
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