New Delhi, May 27 -- The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the Provisional Answer Key for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026. This is the first time in the history of the exam that UPSC has released the answer key immediately after the examination. The exam was successfully conducted across India on Sunday, 24 May.

Candidates who appeared for CSP 2026 can now review the provisional answers. They can also submit representations if they disagree with any answer. The deadline to submit representations is 6 PM on 31 May. Representations must be submitted through the dedicated Online Question Paper Representation Portal(QPRep) available at upsconline.nic.in.

Follow these simple steps to access the answer key ...