{"id":367980,"date":"2026-07-22T12:33:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=367980"},"modified":"2026-08-19T20:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:45:05","slug":"mains-replay-series-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mains-replay-series-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Mains Replay Series 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Students,<\/p>\n<p>Most UPSC aspirants spend months preparing for the examination, but very few get an opportunity to experience what the actual Mains examination feels like. Knowledge alone is not enough\u2014UPSC Mains also demands writing stamina, time management, and the ability to perform under pressure. Unfortunately, many aspirants realize these challenges only during their actual Mains attempt.<\/p>\n<p>To help aspirants bridge this gap, <strong>ForumIAS brings the Mains Replay Series 2026<\/strong>, starting <strong>22nd August 2026<\/strong>, where students can experience the real UPSC Mains examination in a simulated offline environment.<\/p>\n<p>To know more: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/noticeboard.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ForumIAS-Mains-Replay-654e8bdc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To Enroll in the Mains Replay Series: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/academy.forumias.com\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is schedule of the Mains Replay Series:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"660\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fff700;\" width=\"62\"><strong>Day<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fff700;\" width=\"132\"><strong>ForumIAS Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fff700;\" width=\"104\"><strong>UPSC Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fff700;\" width=\"140\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fff700;\" width=\"222\"><strong>Paper<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"62\">Day 1<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Sat, 22 Aug 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">21 Aug 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">9:00 AM \u2013 12:00 Noon<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\">Paper I \u2014 Essay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"62\">Day 2<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Sun, 23 Aug 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">22 Aug 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">9:00 AM \u2013 12:00 Noon<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\">Paper II \u2014 General Studies I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"62\">Day 2<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Sun, 23 Aug 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">22 Aug 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">2:30 PM \u2013 5:30 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\">Paper III \u2014 General Studies II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"62\">Day 3<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Mon, 24 Aug 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">23 Aug 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">9:00 AM \u2013 12:00 Noon<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\">Paper IV \u2014 General Studies III<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"62\">Day 3<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Mon, 24 Aug 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">23 Aug 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">2:30 PM \u2013 5:30 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\">Paper V \u2014 General Studies IV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"62\">Day 4<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Sun, 30 Aug 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">29 Aug 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">9:00 AM \u2013 12:00 Noon<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\">Paper A \u2014 Only Hindi (Qualifying)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"62\">Day 4<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Sun, 30 Aug 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">29 Aug 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">2:30 PM \u2013 5:30 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\">Paper B \u2014 English (Qualifying)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the Mains Replay Series?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Write the <strong>actual UPSC CSE Mains 2026 question papers<\/strong>, conducted <strong>one day after the official UPSC examination<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow the same UPSC exam schedule and timings<\/strong> as the actual examination.<\/li>\n<li>Experience the pressure, discipline, and environment of the real UPSC Mains before your own attempt.<\/li>\n<li>Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/centers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ForumIAS Test Centres<\/strong><\/a> and for <strong>FRC Tapasya Campus<\/strong> residents at the <strong>FRC Tapasya Classroom<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Registration is mandatory<\/strong> for all participants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>Mains Replay Series<\/strong> is conducted <strong>only in offline mode<\/strong> to provide the closest possible experience of the actual UPSC Mains Examination. It is an excellent opportunity for aspirants targeting <strong>UPSC CSE Mains 2027<\/strong> to understand the demands of the examination and prepare with greater confidence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To know more about the Mains Replay Series,<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/noticeboard.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ForumIAS-Mains-Replay-654e8bdc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To register for the Mains Replay Series 2026,<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/academy.forumias.com\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<br \/>\nWishing you Success,<br \/>\nAlways<br \/>\nForumIAS Academy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Students, Most UPSC aspirants spend months preparing for the examination, but very few get an opportunity to experience what the actual Mains examination feels like. Knowledge alone is not enough\u2014UPSC Mains also demands writing stamina, time management, and the ability to perform under pressure. Unfortunately, many aspirants realize these challenges only during their actual&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mains-replay-series-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mains Replay Series 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10337,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,11321,11323],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-367980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academy","category-new-course","category-notification","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10337"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367980\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}