# UPSC announces Geo Scientist 2027 exam dates 2026-10-27T04:17:08+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has scheduled the Combined Geo-Scientist Preliminary Examination 2027 for 10 January 2027, with the Main Examination on 19 and 20 June 2027. The commission has announced about 127 vacancies under Examination Notice No. 01/2027-GEOL. The online application window, which ran from 2 September 2026 to 22 September 2026, is now closed. Candidates who applied are advised to track the UPSC website for admit cards and updates, those who missed the deadline should wait for the next notification. The vacancies span Group A and Group B posts, including Geologist, Geophysicist, Chemist, and Scientist B positions, with the total tentative. The age limit is 21 to 32 years as on 1 January 2027, and the application fee is Rs. 200 for General and OBC candidates. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Candidates who applied for the UPSC Combined Geo-Scientist Examination now face a waiting period of over two months until the preliminary exam on 10 January 2027, followed by the mains in June. The tentative vacancy count of 127, with some posts showing zero openings, means competition will be intense, particularly for the 35 Assistant Geophysicist positions. The source leaves eligibility details incomplete, noting that category-wise age relaxation is not fully specified and that some Group A posts accept candidates in their final year of study. Applicants must track the UPSC website for admit card releases, which are the next concrete milestone before the exam, and should verify final vacancy numbers in the official notification. ## Coverage - freejobalert.com Straight factual listing of dates, vacancies and eligibility without editorial slant. This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Examination 2027, Geo-Scientist, UPSC Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/upsc-announces-geo-scientist-2027-exam-dates/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/upsc-announces-geo-scientist-2027-exam-dates/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/