UPSC SO / Steno LDCE Admit Card
Last verified 07 Oct 2026
📅 UPSC SO / Steno LDCE Important Dates
| Notification | 16 Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| Application Start Date | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Last Date to Apply | 06 Oct 2026 |
| Printed Application via Cadre Authority | By 23 Oct 2026 |
| Admit Card | Expected: early Dec 2026 |
| Exam Date | 12-13 Dec 2026 |
| Previous Cycle (SO LDCE 2025) | Final Result: 24 Jun 2026 | Marks: 16 Sep 2026 |
Checked against official notices · updated 07 Oct 2026. Dates marked “Expected” are tentative until the conducting body announces them.
The UPSC SO / Steno LDCE e-Admit Card is made available on upsconline.nic.in, UPSC's online application portal, on the last working day of the week before the examination and is downloaded from that portal, not posted to candidates.
How to download
- Go to upsconline.nic.in, the portal named in the Examination Notice, and open the e-Admit Card link for this examination.
- Log in with your Registration ID or Roll Number together with your date of birth.
- Check every detail — name, photograph, centre, subject and date.
- Download and print it. Keep a spare copy; you will need the admit card at later stages too.
If there is a discrepancy
UPSC asks candidates to report any discrepancy in the e-Admit Card immediately, and provides a dedicated facilitation counter and email for it. Do not wait until the examination day — a mismatch between the admit card and your photo identity can cost you the sitting.
What to carry
- The printed e-Admit Card
- Your official Identity Card — the 2026 notice requires it to be produced at the examination along with the e-Admit Card
- Black ball point pen; UPSC prescribes it for the objective papers
Candidates are not admitted without the printed admit card and matching original photo identity.