The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the results for the UPSC 2026 civil service exams on March 6th, 2026. A total of 1,087 vacancies were released for the UPSC civil services exams 2025.
A total of 958 candidates have been recommended for appointments to various civil service posts like the IAS, IFS, IPS, and Civil Services (Groups A and B).
UPSC Merit List - Top 10
This year, Anuj Agnihotri secured an all-India rank (AIR) of 1. The list of the first ten UPSC 2025 toppers is provided below:
|
AIR RANK |
NAMES |
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1. |
Anuj Agnihotri |
|
2. |
Rajeshwari Suve M |
|
3. |
Akansha Dhull |
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4. |
Raghav Jhunjhunwala |
|
5. |
Ishan Bhatnagar |
|
6. |
Zinnia Aurora |
|
7. |
AR Rajah Mohaideen |
|
8. |
Pakshal Secretry |
|
9. |
Astha Jain |
|
10. |
Ujjwal Priyank |
Category-wise Recommendation of Seats:
A total of 958 candidates have been recommended for various civil services. The category-wise recommendations of the qualified candidates are as follows:
|
Social Category |
Number of Seats |
|
General |
317 |
|
EWS |
104 |
|
OBC |
306 |
|
SC |
158 |
|
ST |
73 |
|
Total |
958 |
Note:
1) The candidature of 348 recommended candidates is kept provisional.
2) Results of 02 candidates have been kept withheld.
Category-wise Vacancies:
UPSC had released a total of 1,087 vacancies for various services. The following list provides a category-wise break-up of vacancies for each service:
|
Services |
GEN |
EWS |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
Total |
|
I.A.S. |
74 |
18 |
47 |
28 |
13 |
180 |
|
I.F.S. |
22 |
06 |
15 |
08 |
04 |
55 |
|
I.P.S |
60 |
15 |
42 |
22 |
11 |
150 |
|
Central Services Group ‘A’ |
211 |
48 |
141 |
73 |
84 |
507 |
|
Central Services Group ‘B’ |
79 |
17 |
61 |
27 |
11 |
195 |
|
Total |
446 |
104 |
306 |
158 |
73 |
1087 |
Steps to check your UPSC result 2026:
Follow the steps given below to check your UPSC 2026 result:
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Visit the official website of UPSC, i.e., upsc.gov.in.
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Go to the “Examinations” tab and click on the option “Active Examinations”.
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Look for “Civil Services (Mains) Examination, 2025” option and click on it.
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Go to the “Final result” row and download the given PDF.
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Check whether you have qualified by entering your roll no. in the search bar. If your roll no. appears in the list, then you have qualified the UPSC exam.
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Save the PDF file for future reference.
Disha Publication "congratulates" all the candidates who have cleared the mark in the UPSC exam 2025. For those who couldn’t, remember that resilience, persistence and perseverance pay off in the end.
Have faith in yourself and keep striving forward!
FAQs
1. Who topped the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2026?
Anuj Agnihotri secured All India Rank (AIR) 1 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2025 cycle, the results of which were declared in March 2026. Rajeshwari Suve M and Akansh Dhull secured AIR 2 and AIR 3, respectively.
2. How many candidates cleared the UPSC CSE 2026 final result?
A total of 958 candidates have been recommended for appointment to prestigious services like IAS, IFS, and IPS. The merit list was prepared after the three-stage selection process—Prelims, Mains, and the Personality Test (Interview).
3. When were the UPSC CSE 2026 results officially announced?
The Union Public Service Commission declared the UPSC CSE 2025 final results on 6 March 2026 on its official website. Candidates can check their rank and download the merit list PDF from the UPSC portal.
4. Where can candidates check the UPSC CSE 2026 topper list and result PDF?
Candidates can check the UPSC CSE 2026 topper list and result PDF on the official website upsc.gov.in. The PDF includes the names, roll numbers, and ranks of candidates recommended for civil services.
5. What is the selection process for the UPSC Civil Services Examination?
The UPSC Civil Services Examination follows a three-stage selection process: the Preliminary Examination (objective), the Mains Examination (written), and the Personality Test (interview). Final rankings are based on combined marks from the mains and interview.
