Jamia Milia Islamia UPSC RCA 2026 registration opens-Jamia Millia Islamia has opened the applications for free coaching in its Residential Coaching Academy (RCA) after making a splash in the 2025 UPSC Civil Services Exam. Let us tell you that 32 people passed the UPSC exam in the year 2025 with the coaching of Jamia RCA.
Now Jamia RCA has opened applications for this coaching program for minorities, Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and women for the preparation of Civil Services Examination 2026 (Preliminary and Main Examination). Jamia’s RCA coaching provides state-of-the-art library facilities, test series, answer evaluation, dialogue sessions, essay writing practice, mock interviews and other facilities free of cost. Only those candidates can apply who have completed graduation. The entrance exam will be held in 12 cities: Delhi, Jaipur, Srinagar, Jammu, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Mumbai, Patna, Kolkata, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Kerala (Calicut).
Jamia Milia Islamia UPSC RCA 2026 registration opens
Entrance Exam and Selection Process:
The entrance exam conducted by Jamia RCA will include General Studies (MCQ based) and Essay Writing. The exam will be available in English, Hindi and Urdu languages. The exam time will be of three hours, in which the first one hour will be given for MCQ exam and the next two hours will be given for essay writing.
Let us tell you that MCQ exam: There will be 60 questions (each of 1 mark), which will also include CSAT questions. 1/3 marks will be deducted for wrong answer.
Essay Writing: Two essays will have to be written (each of 30 marks).
You can see the schedule, including the start and last dates of the application. Similarly, the exam date and result are also mentioned:
| Particulars | Schedule |
| Online Application Starts | 25th April 2025 |
| Last Date for Submission | 28th May 2025 |
| Total Seats | 100 |
| RCA official website for apply | https://admission.jmi.ac.in/ |
| Application Editing Window | 29th – 30th May 2025 |
| Entrance Test Date Paper-I: General Studies (Objective Type only) Paper-II: Essay | 15th June 2025 10:00 am – 11:00 am 11:00 am – 1:00 pm |
| Result Declaration (Tentative) | 14th July 2025 |
| Interview Dates (Offline only) (Tentative) | 21st July – 2nd August 2025 |
| Final Result (Tentative) | 8th August 2025 |
| Admission Completion Deadline | 18th August 2025 |
| Registration for Waiting List Candidates | 21st August 2025 |
| Admission for Waiting List Candidates | 25th August 2025 |
| Orientation Classes Begin | 1st September 2025 |
Fee and other details:
- Online Application fee is: ₹1200/- (Plus Bank Charges)
- Hostel Fee: ₹1000/- per month, first 6 months advance payment (₹6000/-) mandatory.
- Only 100 Seats Available in RCA department.
- Eligible candidates will get admission on the basis of merit only.
- 5% reservation for physically handicapped applicants.
