State to Provide Free Coaching for UPSC Exams

Higher Education Department and SIAC Offer Training Opportunity for Eligible Students

MUMBAI: The State Institute for Administrative Careers (SIAC), operating under the Department of Higher and Technical Education, Mumbai, will conduct a Common Entrance Test (CET) on August 2, 2026. This exam is designed to select students for preparatory training for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2027.

Selected students will receive full-time, free coaching at various training centers across the state. This announcement was made by Chandrakant Dada Patil, the Minister for Higher and Technical Education. He further explained that under the Higher Education Department, SIAC Mumbai, along with other State Administrative Services Training Centers in Nashik, Kolhapur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Amravati, and Nagpur, will provide this free coaching.

Expanded Training Centers and Key Dates

In addition to the main centers, training will also be provided to candidates at:

• YASHADA (Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Competitive Examination Guidance Centre, Pune)

• Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (Savitribai Phule Academy, Pune)

Important Timeline:

• Online Application Start Date: June 1, 2026 (Already Open)

• Last Date to Apply: June 30, 2026

• Last Date for Exam Fee Payment: July 2, 2026

• Common Entrance Test (CET) Date: August 2, 2026 (To be conducted offline)

Selection Process & Eligibility

Student selection will be strictly based on the marks obtained in the written entrance examination and subsequent interviews. Following the declaration of final results, candidates will have the facility to choose their preferred training center through an online portal.

Detailed information regarding the syllabus, eligibility criteria, application process, and other instructions has been made available on the official SIAC website.

For more details, students can visit:

www.siac.org.in