UPSC Civil Service 2026 Exam Centres
The application form is out and candidates start applying for this coveted recruitment. UPSC will hold the preliminary exam in May 2026. The candidates will apply accordingly with their educational certificate.
While you apply you must check the prelims exam centre in your area and choose accordingly
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination centres across India (first-apply-first-allot basis).
UPSC Civil Service 2026 Prelims Exam Centre
| Sl. No. | Centre | Sl. No. | Centre | Sl. No. | Centre |
| 1 | Agartala | 30 | Gurugram | 59 | Patna |
| 2 | Agra | 31 | Gwalior | 60 | Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) |
| 3 | Ahmedabad | 32 | Hyderabad | 61 | Prayagraj (Allahabad) |
| 4 | Aizawl | 33 | Imphal | 62 | Puducherry |
| 5 | Ajmer | 34 | Indore | 63 | Pune |
| 6 | Aligarh | 35 | Itanagar | 64 | Raipur |
| 7 | Almora (Uttarakhand) | 36 | Jabalpur | 65 | Rajkot |
| 8 | Ananthapuru | 37 | Jaipur | 66 | Ranchi |
| 9 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar [Aurangabad (Maharashtra)] | 38 | Jammu | 67 | Sambalpur |
| 10 | Bareilly | 39 | Jodhpur | 68 | Shillong |
| 11 | Bengaluru | 40 | Jorhat | 69 | Shimla |
| 12 | Bhopal | 41 | Kanpur | 70 | Siliguri |
| 13 | Bhubaneswar | 42 | Kargil | 71 | Srinagar |
| 14 | Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) | 43 | Kochi | 72 | Srinagar (Uttarakhand) |
| 15 | Chandigarh | 44 | Kohima | 73 | Surat |
| 16 | Chennai | 45 | Kolkata | 74 | Thane |
| 17 | Coimbatore | 46 | Kozhikode (Calicut) | 75 | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 18 | Cuttack | 47 | Leh | 76 | Tiruchirapalli |
| 19 | Dehradun | 48 | Lucknow | 77 | Tirupati |
| 20 | Delhi | 49 | Ludhiana | 78 | Udaipur |
| 21 | Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) | 50 | Madurai | 79 | Varanasi |
| 22 | Dharwar | 51 | Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) | 80 | Vellore |
| 23 | Dispur | 52 | Meerut | 81 | Vijayawada |
| 24 | Faridabad | 53 | Mumbai | 82 | Visakhapatnam |
| 25 | Gangtok | 54 | Mysuru | 83 | Hanumakonda (Warangal Urban) |
| 26 | Gautam Buddh Nagar | 55 | Nagpur | ||
| 27 | Gaya | 56 | Nasik | ||
| 28 | Ghaziabad | 57 | Navi Mumbai | ||
| 29 | Gorakhpur | 58 | Panaji (Goa) |
Key Notes
- Centres allotted on first-come, first-served basis—apply early.
- No changes permitted after allotment except in extraordinary cases.
UPSC Mains Exam Centre
| Sl. No. | Centre | Sl. No. | Centre | Sl. No. | Centre |
| 1 | Ahmedabad | 10 | Delhi | 19 | Patna |
| 2 | Aizawl | 11 | Dispur (Guwahati) | 20 | Prayagraj (Allahabad) |
| 3 | Bengaluru | 12 | Hyderabad | 21 | Raipur |
| 4 | Bhopal | 13 | Imphal | 22 | Ranchi |
| 5 | Bhubaneswar | 14 | Jaipur | 23 | Shillong |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 15 | Jammu | 24 | Shimla |
| 7 | Chennai | 16 | Kolkata | 25 | Srinagar |
| 8 | Cuttack | 17 | Lucknow | 26 | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 9 | Dehradun | 18 | Mumbai | 27 | Vijayawada |
Exam city Ceiling
Capacity Restrictions
- Ceiling applies to all centres except: Chennai, Dispur, Kolkata, Nagpur.
- Once capacity reached, centre no longer available for Non-PwBD candidates.
- PwBD candidates can still select desired centres.
Allotment Process
- First-apply-first-allot basis.
- Early applications recommended to secure preferred centre.
- If preferred centre unavailable, select from remaining options.
Strict Admit Card Rule
Candidates appearing at wrong venue (other than e-Admit Card specified) will not be allowed to take the examination.
FAQs
For prelimis there are 86 exam centre and for Mains exam it is 27
You must understand this is first come first basis and there is ceiling on the exam city
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