Maharashtra will conduct a Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to free UPSC coaching programmes run by SIAC and other state-supported centres. Online applications are open until June 30, while the exam will be held on August 2.

Students in Maharashtra aspiring to join the civil services will soon have an opportunity to secure free coaching for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination. Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Dada Patil has announced that the State Institute for Administrative Careers (SIAC), Mumbai, will conduct the Common Entrance Test (CET) 2026-27 for admission to civil services preliminary examination training programmes across the state.

The initiative aims to identify talented candidates and provide them with structured guidance and training for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination, one of the country's most competitive recruitment tests.

Free upsc coaching for selected candidates

According to Minister Patil, students selected through the entrance test will receive full-time coaching free of cost at government-supported training centres in Maharashtra.