UPSC Prelims Result 2026 Analysis: Know How many Candidates Have Qualified for Mains & Detailed Breakdown of Result

UPSC Prelims Result 2026: The Prelims result for CSE Prelims as well as IFoS Prelims 2026 has been declared officially by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). A total of 13,343 candidates have been shortlisted for the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2026 against 1016 vacancies and a total of 1046 candidates have been shortlisted for the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2026 against 80 vacancies notified for the Indian Forest Service Examination, 2026. The candidates who have qualified the Preliminary examination should start focusing back on their preparation for the Mains. But, unfortunately those candidates who have missed this time must take time to analyse where they have lacked and work more efficiently and strategically for the next cycle. Aspirants can also check this article to know the selection trends of the UPSC based on the number of vacancies.

UPSC Prelims Result 2026 Analysis

The UPSC Prelims result analysis will give the candidates an in-depth understanding of how the candidates are selected given the number of vacancies. This analysis will help those who have missed the opportunity this time as well as to the aspirants who are preparing for the Civil Services or Indian Forest Services examination. Take a look at the trends of UPSC in the selection of candidates for Mains for both CSE and IFoS.

Thus, the conclusions derived from the table above shows that every year the number of candidates selected for the Mains examination are 12 to 13 times more than the number of vacancies allotted in that particular year.

UPSC Prelims Result 2026: Number of Candidates Selected for Mains

The number of candidates shortlisted for the UPSC CSE Mains examination are 13,343 for a given 1,016 vacancies. Similarly, for 80 IFoS vacancies, a total of 1,046 candidates have been shortlisted.

The above table shows that the number of candidates shortlisted for Mains examination in the past years and this year are between 12 to 14 times the number of vacanc allocated in that particular year.

UPSC IFoS Prelims Name-Wise List 2026

The UPSC had also released the name-wise list of the candidates who have been shortlisted for the IFoS Mains examination 2026. The top 5 candidates include Vadher Pratik Bhikhalal, Manvendra Singh Jadaun, Shubham Shandilya, Deepkumar Sardarsinh Parmar, and Gehani Kartik Mangaram. Download the name-wise list of candidates along with their roll numbers.

Download UPSC IFoS Prelims Name-wise List 2026

UPSC Prelims Cut Off Marks of UPSC Toppers

Candidates who are preparing for the Civil Services Examination can have a look at the prelims cut off marks of the previous years and the UPSC Toppers as this will explain to them how much preparation they require to do to stand out in the crowd.

UPSC CSE Toppers 2025

Last year, UPSC CSE  top three rank holders were Anuj Agnihotri, Rajeshwari Suve M, and Akansh Dhull. Check the category-wise UPSC Prelims 2025 cut off marks here.