Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has officially released the UPSC Civil Services IAS Prelims Answer Key 2026 for candidates who appeared in the Civil Services Preliminary Examination. Applicants can now check and download the provisional answer key and response sheet from the official UPSC portal.
The UPSC Civil Services Examination is one of the most prestigious and competitive examinations in India conducted for recruitment to top administrative services including Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and other central services. Lakhs of candidates appear every year to secure a position in the country’s administrative framework.
The UPSC IAS Prelims Answer Key 2026 allows candidates to evaluate their performance and estimate their expected scores before the declaration of the official result. Candidates can compare their marked responses with the officially released answers for both General Studies (GS Paper I) and CSAT (Paper II).
Applicants can access the answer key and response sheet through the official website using their login credentials. The provisional answer key may also include an objection/challenge facility for candidates who wish to raise objections against any incorrect answer within the specified timeline.
The answer key contains important details such as question paper sets, correct answers, candidate responses, and objection guidelines. After reviewing objections submitted by candidates, UPSC will release the final answer key and proceed with the declaration of the preliminary examination result.
Candidates qualifying in the prelims examination will become eligible for the UPSC Civil Services Mains Examination 2026. Applicants are advised to regularly visit the official UPSC website for updates regarding results, cutoff marks, mains examination schedule, and further recruitment stages.
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