The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is set to announce the results for the Civil Services Preliminary Examination (CSE) 2026 shortly, with expectations for a release by June 10. The examination took place on May 24, and candidates can access their results on the official UPSC websites, upsc.gov.in and upsconline.nic.in. The results will be published in a PDF format, listing the roll numbers of candidates who have qualified for the next stage, the Main Examination, which is scheduled to commence on August 21. To qualify for the evaluation, candidates must achieve a minimum of 33% in the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT), which is qualifying in nature. The final cut-off will be determined based on the marks obtained in General Studies (GS) Paper I, the number of available vacancies, and the overall performance of all candidates. For checking the results, candidates should navigate to the 'Examinations' section on the UPSC homepage, open the 'Written Results' tab, and click on the link for the UPSC Prelims Result 2026. They can then download the PDF and search for their roll number to confirm qualification for the Main Examination.