UPSC Civil Services Main 2025 Interview: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has postponed the Personality Test (Interview) for the Civil Services Main Examination (CSME) 2025, which was originally set for January 22, 2026. As per an official notification released on Thursday, the afternoon session scheduled for January 22, 2026, has been delayed due to the early closure of offices that day in preparation for the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade 2026. The interview will now take place on Friday, February 27, 2026, during the forenoon session.
“The Personality Test for candidates of CSME-2025, which was planned for 22.01.2026 (Afternoon Session), has been rescheduled to Friday, 27.02.2026 (Forenoon Session) due to the early closure of offices on 22.01.2026 in light of the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade, 2026,” stated the UPSC notification.
Previously, UPSC had announced the interview schedule for Phase 1 on December 2, which included 649 candidates whose Personality Tests were conducted from December 8 to December 19, 2025. The schedule for the remaining 2,107 candidates will take place from January 5 to February 27, 2026.
Candidates attending the interview should be aware that the reporting time for the forenoon session is 9 AM, while the reporting time for the afternoon session is 1 PM. UPSC will reimburse the travel expenses incurred by shortlisted candidates attending the Personality Test. The reimbursement applies solely to second-class and sleeper-class train fares.
“Candidates must submit hard copies of both onward and return journey tickets, clearly showing fare details, along with the required Travelling Allowance (TA) claim form completed in duplicate,” stated the commission, noting that the TA claim forms can be found on the official UPSC website.
UPSC Civil Services Examination 2026 Notification Awaited
In the meantime, UPSC is anticipated to issue the comprehensive notification for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2026 shortly. Following its release, the online registration process will commence on the official website, upsc.gov.in.
As per the UPSC calendar, the Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026 is slated for May 24, 2026. The notification, originally scheduled for release on January 14, was delayed due to administrative reasons. Once it is published, it will outline the number of attempts permitted for different categories, including General, OBC, SC, ST, and PwBD candidates.
