UPSC to publish provisional answer key after civil services prelims from 2026: Govt

From 2026 onwards, UPSC will release provisional answer key on its website after conducting civil services preliminary examination, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. "Marks of the preliminary examination shall be released only after the declaration of final results," the minister said. Earlier, the answer key came after end of the entire examination process.