Jamia Millia Islamia Opens Registration Window For Free UPSC Coaching 2026
The written entrance exam comprises two papers— General Studies (objective type) and Essay writing in English, Hindi, and Urdu
NEW DELHI: Jamia Millia Islamia’s Residential Coaching Academy (JMI-RCA) has opened the online registration window for its civil services coaching programme 2026-27.
The entrance test for admission to the free residential coaching programme will be conducted on June 6 across 13 cities, including Delhi, Jaipur, Srinagar, Jammu, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Mumbai, Patna, Kolkata, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Calicut, and Ranchi.
Interested candidates can submit their applications through the official admission portal, admission.jmi.ac.in.
Important dates
- Online application begins: April 1
- Last date for application submission: May 26, 2026
- Application correction window: May 29-30, 2026
- Entrance test date: June 6, 2026
- Result of written test (tentative): July 10, 2026
- Interview (tentative): July 16-31, 2026
- Final result (tentative): August 7, 2026
- Last date for admission: August 18, 2026
- Waiting list registration: August 21, 2026
- Admission for waiting list: August 25, 2026
- Orientation/classes begin (tentative): September 1, 2026
The free coaching programme, along with hostel facilities, aimed to prepare aspirants from minority communities, SCs, STs, and women.
Selection process
The written exam format aligns with the UPSC exam, comprising two papers: General Studies (objective type) and Essay writing. Both papers will be available in English, Hindi, and Urdu.
The exam will evaluate candidates’ general awareness, reasoning ability, comprehension, and structured expression.
There would be negative marking for objective-type questions. One-third of the marks will be deducted for a wrong answer.
The entrance test paper would be divided into two parts: Paper-1 and Paper-2
Paper-1 will have 60 objective-type questions, carrying 1 mark each. This paper will include CSAT questions. There will be negative marking as per the UPSC norm.
Paper 2 consists of essay writing. The candidates need to write two essays, carrying 30 marks each. The duration for both the papers would be three hours.
The essay copies of only top 900 students will be assessed based on MCQ test marks (Paper-1).
The total marks of the Personality Test (Interview) will be 30. The interviews will be held offline only.
The list of the candidates who qualify for the Personality Test (Interview) will be uploaded in the website, with the date of interview.
Five per cent of the seats will be reserved for the physically handicapped candidates as per the reservation policy of Jamia Millia Islamia.
Eligibility
Candidates who have completed their graduation and eligible for the Civil Services Examination 2027 can apply for the JMI entrance test.
The free coaching will include (a sessions on General Studies, CSAT and select optional papers, (b) Test Series, Answer evaluation, Discussions and Essay writing practice, will be part of the curriculum.
The academy will also conduct mock interviews and brainstorming sessions for those who qualify for the Civil Services Main examination.
The test Series for prelims is likely to be held from January 2027 to May 2027.
The test series for mains will be tentatively scheduled from June 2027 to August 2027.
There are 100 seats available through the entrance test.
Hostel accommodation is compulsory for students.