Over 23,000 Candidates Opt for Three Newly Added Centres in UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination-2026; Eases Pressure on existing Centres

• UPSC added 3 new exam centres (Bhubaneswar, Kanpur, Meerut) for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination-2026, raising total Prelims centres from 80 to 83.
• Around 23,000 candidates opted for these new centres, decongesting adjoining centres (Cuttack, Lucknow, Ghaziabad).
• Reflects UPSC's candidate-friendly, accessibility-driven administrative reform under Chairman Dr. Ajay Kumar.
• Relevant for GS-II (Statutory & Constitutional Bodies) — UPSC governance and exam-conduct logistics.