Upcoming Government Exams 2026
Official & tentative exam dates — plan your preparation ahead of time
SBI PO (Prelims)
Advt CRPD/PO/2026-27/09 • 1,500 vacancies • Admit card released 22 Jul 2026 • 4 shifts each day • Mains scheduled for Sep 2026
IBPS Clerk / CSA 2026 (Apply Online)
CRP CSA-XVI • Detailed notification released 31 Jul 2026 • 11,403 indicative Customer Service Associate vacancies • Prelims 10–11 Oct • Mains 27 Dec 2026
UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services)
1,358 Medical Officer vacancies • Admit card released • Two papers the same day (morning & afternoon sessions)
RRB Group D (CBT)
CEN 09/2025 • 22,195 Level-1 vacancies • Revised notice 30 Jul 2026 extends the CBT to 16 days: 3–6, 9–14, 17–21 and 25 Aug • ~58 lakh applicants • E-call letter from 31 Jul, about 4 days before your date
UPSSSC PET 2026 (Apply Online)
Advt No. 16-Pariksha/2026, released 1 Aug 2026 • 10th pass, age 18–40 as on 1 Jul 2026 • OTR mandatory before applying • Fee reconciliation & form correction till 8 Sep 2026 • Exam date TBN ⚠️
SBI Clerk 2026 Special Drive (Apply Online)
Advt. No. CRPD/CR/SPLDRIVE/2026-27/16 • 1,538 Junior Associate backlog posts (SC 207 / ST 1,219 / OBC 112) across 21 states/UTs • SC, ST and OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates ONLY — General/EWS not eligible • Age 20–28 as on 1 Apr 2026
SBI Clerk 2026 (Apply Online)
Advt. No. CRPD/CR/2026-27/17 • Regular all-category notification released 11 Aug 2026 • 9,766 Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) vacancies (7,680 regular + 2,086 backlog) • Graduation • Age 20–28 as on 1 Apr 2026 • Prelims tentatively Sep 2026, Mains tentatively Nov 2026
UP Police Constable (DV / PST)
76,184 candidates shortlisted against 32,679 vacancies (≈2.33× posts) • Admit card live since 10 Aug 2026 on uppbpb.gov.in • Held across all 75 districts • Your own date & venue are on your admit card • Carry originals + self-attested copies • PET follows, date TBN
SSC Stenographer 2025 (Sliding Process)
For candidates in the Revised FRTA declared 31 Jul 2026 (232 Grade C + 1,483 Grade D) • Held in person at Regional Office cities • Anyone absent is excluded from the final result
UPPSC PCS 2026 (Apply — Last Date)
Deadline extended from 27 Jul to 3 Aug 2026 • ~500 vacancies • Form correction till 10 Aug • Prelims 6 Dec 2026 • OTR mandatory
SSC CGL (Tier 1 CBT)
12,256 vacancies • SSC has announced only the Aug–Sep window; date-wise and shift-wise schedule still awaited • Tier 2: Dec 2026
RRB JE 2026 (Apply Online)
CEN 04/2026 • 4,098 vacancies (JE, DMS, CMA) • Short notice 21 Jul 2026 • Detailed notification due 13 Aug • Pay Level 6, basic ₹35,400 • Age 18–33
UPSC Civil Services (Mains)
933 vacancies • 9 papers across 5 exam days over two weekends • Two sessions daily (9:00–12:00 and 2:30–5:30) • Essay only on day 1
IBPS PO (Prelims)
CRP PO/MT-XVI • Vacancies revised up from 6,715 to 7,365 by corrigendum in Jul 2026 • Applications closed 26 Jul (extended) • Mains 4 Oct 2026
IBPS SO (Prelims)
CRP SPL-XVI • Vacancies revised up from 745 to 1,035 (Scale I) • Revised exam pattern • Mains 1 Nov 2026
CTET (September cycle)
Applications closed 10 Jun 2026 • Paper II 9:30 AM–12:00 noon, Paper I 2:00–4:30 PM • CBSE may also use 5 Sep if candidate numbers require
MPPSC State Service (Mains)
155 vacancies • SSE 2026 • 3,044 candidates qualified in Prelims (result 22 May) • Admit card expected last week of Aug 2026
SBI PO (Mains)
Notification says Mains in Sep 2026 • Exact date will follow the Prelims result
UPSC NDA (II)
394 vacancies • 158th NDA Course & 120th Indian Naval Academy Course
RRB NTPC UG (CBT 2)
3,058 vacancies (12th-level) • CEN 07/2025 • For candidates who qualified CBT 1 • 1/3 negative marking
IAF Agniveervayu Intake 02/2027 (Phase-I Exam)
STAR online test • Registration closed 26 Jul 2026 • Admit card 48–72 hrs before the exam
BPSC Teacher (TRE 4.0) — Application Window
32,388 posts • Advt. No. 14/2026 notified 18 Aug 2026 • Apply 1–30 Sep, fee payment closes 29 Sep • Fee ₹100 all categories • OTR mandatory • ⚠️ Prelims and Mains exam dates are still TBN — BPSC will announce them separately
SBI Clerk (Prelims)
Regular SBI Clerk 2026 notification (Advt. CRPD/CR/2026-27/17, 9,766 vacancies) released 11 Aug 2026 • Applications 11–31 Aug 2026 • SBI states Prelims is tentatively in Sep 2026 and Mains in Nov 2026 • Exact exam dates still TBN ⚠️ • The separate Special Recruitment Drive (Advt. 16, 1,538 SC/ST/OBC backlog posts) closed on 27 Aug 2026
UKPSC Civil Services (Prelims)
Short notice 29 Jun 2026 • 63 posts • Prelims proposed for the first fortnight of Oct 2026 • Detailed advertisement still TBN
IBPS PO (Mains)
CRP PO/MT-XVI • Revised Mains pattern • Followed by Personality Test and Interview (Nov–Dec 2026)
IBPS Clerk (Prelims)
CRP CSA-XVI • Apply 1–21 Aug 2026 • Mains 27 Dec 2026
SSC CPO (Paper 1)
⚠️ The SSC CPO 2026 notification has been delayed and is still awaited — the Oct–Nov window comes from the SSC Exam Calendar 2026–27 and will be confirmed only when the notification drops
IBPS SO (Mains)
CRP SPL-XVI • Revised Mains pattern (225 marks / 155 minutes) • Interview follows
SBI Clerk (Mains)
SBI states Mains is tentatively in Nov 2026 • Exact date TBN ⚠️ • Only Mains marks count toward the final merit
IBPS RRB PO / Officer Scale I (Prelims)
CRP RRBs-XV • Per the IBPS Calendar 2026–27 • Mains 20 Dec 2026 • Notification expected Aug–Oct 2026
UPPSC PCS 2026 (Prelims)
~500 vacancies (SDM, DSP, BDO & allied) • Applications closed 3 Aug 2026 • Form correction till 10 Aug 2026
IBPS RRB Clerk / Office Assistant (Prelims)
CRP RRBs-XV • Per the IBPS Calendar 2026–27 • Mains 30 Jan 2027
IBPS RRB PO (Mains) & Officer Scale II/III
CRP RRBs-XV • Officer Scale II and III have no Prelims — they sit a single exam on the same day
IBPS Clerk (Mains)
CRP CSA-XVI • Followed by the Local Language Proficiency Test • No interview for this post
SSC CGL (Tier 2 CBT)
12,256 vacancies • Window per the SSC Exam Calendar 2026–27 • Exact dates to be announced after the Tier 1 result
JPSC Civil Services (Mains) — POSTPONED
The 14th Combined Civil Services Mains (Advt. 01/2026), originally set for 25–27 Jul 2026, was postponed on 22 Jul 2026. JPSC has also suspended every exam listed in its Examination Calendar 2026 — including both Backlog Mains (Advt. 05/2026 and 06/2026) — amid a CID investigation into the Prelims result. Revised dates will come from jpsc.gov.in
RRB ALP (CBT 1)
CEN 01/2026 • 11,127 Assistant Loco Pilot vacancies • Applications closed 14 Jun 2026 with about 8.4 lakh candidates • CBT 1 date not yet announced
SSC CHSL (Tier 1)
The SSC CHSL 2026 notification has not been released yet. The Jul–Sep window in the SSC Exam Calendar 2026–27 can no longer hold — wait for the official notification
IBPS RRB 2026 (Notification)
CRP RRBs-XV for Officer Scale I/II/III and Office Assistant across the participating Regional Rural Banks • Exam dates are already fixed (see Nov/Dec) but vacancies and the application window are still awaited
SSC Stenographer 2026 (CBT)
Grade C & D Computer Based Examination • Confirmed by SSC notice F. No. HQ-EC033/7/2025-EC dated 12 Aug 2026 • Applications closed 15 May 2026 • Admit card & exam city TBN