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UPPSC PCS-2025: 2297 qualify for interview; interviews from 28 September

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UPPSC declared 2297 candidates provisionally qualified for interview in the Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Mains) Exam-2025, Advt. A-1/E-1/2025. Interviews start on 28 September 2026 in two sessions a day at Saraswati Bhawan, Prayagraj. Candidates must fill online post-preference forms and bring them to the interview.

Fact File

Exam
Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Mains) 2025
Advt.
A-1/E-1/2025
Qualified for interview
2297
Interviews from
28 Sep 2026
Venue
Saraswati Bhawan, UPPSC, Prayagraj
Sessions
9.30 am and 2 pm daily
In the news

UPPSC PCS-2025 interviews: what happened?

This is the last stage of the UPPSC PCS-2025 cycle. Interview letters were available on the Commission website from 22 September 2026.

  • UPPSC declared 2297 candidates provisionally qualified for interview in the Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Mains) Exam-2025 (Advt. A-1/E-1/2025). [UPPSC]
  • Interviews are scheduled from 28.09.2026 in two sessions a day at Saraswati Bhawan in the Commission’s Prayagraj campus. [UPPSC]
Back Story

What should candidates note?

  • Fill the online preference form for posts in the groups qualified for, and carry it to the interview.
  • Download the interview letter from uppsc.up.nic.in after authentication.
  • Results of women candidates from outside UP stay subject to the High Court’s final order in Special Appeal No. 475 (D) of 2019.
Why examiners care

Why does UPPSC PCS-2025 interviews matter?

  • Exam: Final stage of the state civil services cycle.
  • Law: Domicile-based reservation for women is under judicial review.
Exam Radar

What can Prelims ask on UPPSC PCS-2025 interviews?

  • UPPSC headquarters: Prayagraj.
  • PCS-2025 interview count: 2297.
Answer Lab

How to write about UPPSC PCS-2025 interviews in Mains

Practice question (8 marks, 125 words): Discuss the role of the UP Public Service Commission in maintaining a merit-based state civil service.

  • UPPSC role.
  • Stages of the exam.
  • Challenges: litigation, delays.
  • Conclusion.

Read all of September 2026 in the monthly UP current affairs compilation →

How to use this in Mains

GS-VI UPPSC as a constitutional body

  1. The domicile question for women candidates from other states is still pending in court, which aspirants should track.
Quotable data point

UPPSC declared 2297 candidates provisionally qualified for interview in the Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Mains) Exam-2025 (Advt. A-1/E-1/2025) [UPPSC].

UPPSC: Notice on interview schedule, Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Mains) Exam-2025 (Hindi PDF)

Exam angle

UPPCS

GS-VI: UPPSC as a constitutional body.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPPCS

UPPSC PCS-2025 interviews are held at

Answer (b) & explanation

UPPSC notice, Sep 2026.

Practice · UPPCS

How many candidates qualified for the PCS-2025 interview?

Answer (b) & explanation

UPPSC list, Sep 2026.

Quick questions

Questions students ask about this

How many candidates qualified for the UPPSC PCS-2025 interview?

2297.

When do PCS-2025 interviews start?

On 28 September 2026, at Prayagraj.

Why is the result of some women candidates provisional?

It is subject to the High Court's final order in Special Appeal No. 475 (D) of 2019.

Keep studying

Official source: UPPSC: Notice on interview schedule, Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Mains) Exam-2025 (Hindi PDF)

facts from cited sources only; numbers machine-checked against source text; faculty review pending