UPSC ESE Exam Date 2026 Out, Check Mains Exam Time & Schedule at upsc.gov.in

UPSC ESE Exam Date 2026 Out, Check Mains Exam Time & Schedule at upsc.gov.in

 

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) ESE Exam Date 2026 Out, Check Mains Exam Time & Schedule at upsc.gov.in

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has officially released the Engineering Services (ESE) Mains Exam Date 2026 on its official website upsc.gov.in. The Mains examination is scheduled for 21st June 2026. Candidates who have successfully qualified in the Preliminary (Stage I) examination are eligible to appear for the Stage II (Mains) examination, which is the next step towards the final interview stage. Complete details regarding the UPSC ESE Mains exam date, shift timings, exam schedule, and other important information are provided in the article below.

UPSC ESE Exam Date 2026 Out

UPSC has released the Stage II exam timetable for Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics & Communication branches. For these branches, the Mains exam will be conducted in two phases: Paper 1 and Paper 2. Each paper will have a duration of 3 hours and the total marks allotted to each paper are 300. The exam will be descriptive in nature, and candidates must complete it within the prescribed time. The official notice regarding the UPSC ESE Mains exam date 2026 is provided below for candidates to download and understand the complete timeline, subject codes, discipline-wise subject codes and other examination details.

UPSC ESE MAINS Exam 2026 Important Timeline

• UPSC ESE Advertisement Release Date: 26th September 2025
• Application Window: 26th September 2025 to 16th October 2025 (till 06:00 PM)
• Preliminary Exam Date: 08th February 2026
• Mains Examination Date: 21st June 2026
• Mains Admit Card Release: Expected 7-10 days before the exam
• Interview: To be Notified
• Result Date: To be Notified

UPSC ESE Mains Exam Schedule 2026

Date & Day	Time	Paper	Subject	Duration	Marks
21st June 2026 (Sunday)	09:00 AM – 12:00 Noon	Paper I	Civil / Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (Discipline Specific)	3 Hours	300
21st June 2026 (Sunday)	02:30 PM – 05:30 PM	Paper II	Civil / Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (Discipline Specific)	3 Hours	300

UPSC ESE Stage-II Branch-wise Subject Codes

Branch	Paper	Subject Code
Civil Engineering	Paper I (Conventional)	13
Civil Engineering	Paper II (Conventional)	14
Mechanical Engineering	Paper I (Conventional)	23
Mechanical Engineering	Paper II (Conventional)	24
Electrical Engineering	Paper I (Conventional)	33
Electrical Engineering	Paper II (Conventional)	34
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering	Paper I (Conventional)	43
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering	Paper II (Conventional)	44

UPSC ESE Stage-II Exam Pattern 2026

Particulars	Details
Exam Mode	Offline
Exam Type	Descriptive (written answers)
Total Marks	600 Marks
Number of Papers	2 Papers
Duration	3 Hours for each paper
Marking Scheme	No negative marking; 300 marks allotted to each discipline paper
Discipline	Civil Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

 

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