Union Public Service Commission UPSC released the notification of Civil Services Examination 2026 on 4 February, but this notification came into discussion more due to language and spelling mistakes than its information. In fact, by sharing screenshots of the document on social media, candidates claimed that there are more than 40 spelling and grammar mistakes in the notification. After which questions started being raised on the professionalism of the Commission.

Where were the major mistakes seen in the UPSC notification?

Many shocking mistakes were found on page number two of the UPSC notification itself. Here the word ‘Examination’ was written as ‘Examinaiton’ and ‘Candidates’ was written as ‘Cadidates’. Not only this, the same word also appears correctly after a few lines, which makes it clear that the document has not been proofreading properly. On page 7, Benchmark has been written as Bechmark and Functional as Functinal. On page 8, instead of Abbreviations, there is Abbreviations. Further in the list of examination centers on page 9, Kolkata has been written as KOLKATTA, whereas at one place on the same page the correct spelling is there. Apart from this, on page 67, agro-based industries have been written instead of agro-based industries, public sector underkings and associated have been written instead of Public Sector Undertaking. The spelling of the word BEYOND has been found as BEYND on the last page of the notification.

Commission’s trolling on social media

As soon as this notification of UPSC came out, social media users started sharing screenshots of these mistakes. Many candidates raised the question that if they make such mistakes in the examination or answer sheet, then their marks are deducted. Then how can there be so many basic mistakes in the official document of the Commission? A user has claimed that there are more than 40 spelling and language related mistakes in the entire notification, after which this issue quickly went viral.

Questions raised on the professionalism of the commission

UPSC is a constitutional body of the Government of India, which selects top administrative officers like IAS, IPS and IFSC for the country. These officers are later responsible for the administration of the districts, law and order and representing the country at the international level. In such a situation, due to such a large number of mistakes being found in the official notification, questions are being raised on the functioning of the Commission and its ability to pay attention to details.

Controversy UPSC application process continues

Despite these controversies, the application process for Civil Services Examination 2026 is going on, candidates will be able to apply through upsconline.nic.in till 24 February 2026. Under this examination, recruitment is to be done on 933 posts, while 80 posts are earmarked for the Indian Forest Service Examination 2026. Whereas last year i.e. in 2025, more than 10 lakh candidates had applied, out of which 4,161 passed the prelims, 2,736 reached the interview and 979 candidates were selected. Apart from this, an important change has also been mentioned in the notification. Now after selection, the permission to give the examination repeatedly while in service will not be the same as before. According to the new rules, the selected officer will get a chance to improve his performance once. After this, he will have to resign from the service to appear in the examination again, although no change has been made in the old rules related to IAS and IFS.

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