New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Thursday, November 5, declared the written result of the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2026, with 2,526 candidates qualifying for the Personality Test (Interview), the Commission's result notice dated November 5 said. The Mains examination was held from August 21 to 30, 2026, and the result has been published on the Commission's website, upsc.gov.in, as roll-number-wise and name-wise lists.

Source: Insights IAS, reporting the UPSC result notice

The Civil Services Examination selects candidates for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and other Central Services (Group A and Group B). A total of 13,343 candidates had qualified from the preliminary examination for the Mains. The Commission has clarified that the result list is arranged by roll number and the serial numbers in it are not All India Ranks, and that qualifying for the interview does not by itself mean final selection.

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What qualified candidates must do next: update and finally submit their application details online between November 11 and November 25, 2026, up to 6:00 pm, through the Commission's online portal. Candidature remains provisional and subject to the Commission's eligibility verification.

The Personality Test, which carries 275 marks against the Mains written total of 1,750 marks, will be held at the UPSC office, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi. The Commission has not announced the interview schedule in the result notice; it will publish the schedule and e-Summon Letters separately on upsc.gov.in and upsconline.nic.in.

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What happens next: the final merit list will be prepared after the Personality Test, on the combined written and interview marks. Candidates' Mains mark sheets will be uploaded on the UPSC website within 15 days of the declaration of the final result and will remain available for 30 days, the Commission's notice said.