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COMBINED GEO-SCIENTIST EXAMINATION, 2026

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Date17 October 2026 (Saturday)
Time2:13 PM
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Based on the results of the Stage-I (Preliminay) Examination held on 8th February, 2026, Stage-II (Main) Examination held on 20th & 21st June, 2026 of the Combined Geo-Scientist Examination, 2026 conducted by the UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION and followed by the Personality Test in the months of September, 2026, the lists, in order of merit, of the candidates who have been recommended for appointment to the posts of (i) Geologist Group ‘A’ (ii) Scientist ‘B’ (Hydrogeology) Group ‘A’ / Assistant Hydrogeologist Group ‘B’ (iii) Geophysicist Group ‘A’ / Scientist ‘B’ (Geophysics) Group ‘A’ / Assistant Geophysicist Group ‘B’ (iv) Chemist Group ‘A’ (v) Scientist ‘B’ (Chemical) Group ‘A’ (vi) Assistant Chemist Group ‘B’.

2. The numbers of vacancies reported by the Government to be filled are as under: –

[Incl. 04 PwBD-1 (backlog) & 05 PwBD-3 (04-backlog)]

Scientist ‘B’ (Hydrogeology), Group ‘A’ / Assistant Hydrogeologist, Group ‘B’ :

Scientist ‘B’ (Hydrogeology) Group ‘A’

Geophysicist, Group ‘A’ / Scientist ‘B’ (Geophysics), Group ‘A’ / Assistant Geophysicist, Group ‘B’ :

Scientist ‘B’ (Geophysics), Group ‘A’

Scientist ‘B’ (Chemical), Group ‘A’ :

Scientist ‘B’ (Chemical) Group ‘A’

3. The number of candidates recommended for appointment to the respective posts are as under:

* Due to non-availability of PwBD-3 candidate, 01 current Recruitment year vacancy of PwBD-3 will be carried forward to the subsequent recruitment year in terms of DoPT’s OM No. 36035/02/2017-Estt(Res) dated 15/01/2018.

Scientist ‘B’ (Hydrogeology) Group ‘A’ / Assistant Hydrogeologist Group ‘B’

Group ‘A’ / Scientist ‘B’ (Geophysics), Group ‘A’ / Assistant Geophysicist, Group ‘B’

# 01 OBC candidate will be considered against Unreserved vacancies.

4. In accordance with Rule 16 of the Combined Geo-Scientist Examination, 2026, the Commission has maintained a consolidated Reserve List of candidates for the posts of Scientist ‘B’ (Hydrogeology) / Assistant Hydrogeologist and Geophysicist / Scientist ‘B’ (Geophysics) / Assistant Geophysicist ‘B’ as under:

Scientist ‘B’ (Hydrogeology) / Assistant Hydrogeologist

Geophysicist / Scientist ‘B’ (Geophysics) / Assistant Geophysicist

5. Appointments to the above said posts will be made by the Government according to the number of vacancies available and subject to the candidates fulfilling all the prescribed eligibility conditions and all Pre-appointment formalities/verifications, wherever due, being completed satisfactorily. Allotment of candidates to the services/posts shall be made in accordance with their merit position and preference of services/posts opted by them.

6. The Result of following Roll Nos. of recommended candidates are provisional :

Scientist ‘B’ (Hydrogeology), Group ‘A’/Assistant Hydrogeologist Group ‘B’

Geophysicist / Scientist ‘B’ (Geophysics) Group ‘A’/Assistant Geophysicist Group ‘B’

7. The offer of appointment to the candidates whose result has been kept provisional will not be issued till the verification of the original documents awaited from such candidates. The provisionality of these candidates will remain valid only for a period of three months from the date of declaration of Final result. In case the candidate fails to submit the requisite documents within this period, their candidature will be cancelled and no further correspondence would be entertained in this regard.

8. The candidates may obtain information/clarification regarding their issue(s), if any, in relation to the Examination under reference from the Commission’s Call Centre (Tel. 011-40303444/24041001) from 09:00 AM to 08:00 PM. The result will also be available on the UPSC web site i.e. www.upsc.gov.in. Marks of the canddiates are likely to be made available on the website within fifteen days from the date of publication of the result.

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