Overview
- The Higher and Technical Education Minister announced the Common Entrance Test on Thursday, June 11, naming SIAC Mumbai as the body to run admissions for the 2026-27 intake.
- Online applications opened on June 1 and will close on June 30, with the final date to pay the exam fee set as July 2.
- The offline CET is scheduled for August 2 and candidates who clear the written paper will be called for interviews before a combined merit list is published.
- Selected candidates will receive free full-time residential or non-residential coaching at SIAC Mumbai, IAS pre-training centres in Nashik, Kolhapur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Amravati and Nagpur, and at YASHADA and the Savitribai Phule Academy in Pune.
- Officials have posted eligibility rules, the detailed syllabus and application steps on the SIAC website so aspirants can apply correctly; the next key milestones to watch are the August test and subsequent interview schedules and centre allocations.