Round two is complete

Every paper was sat under proctoring and marked against the same scheme, with the working behind each mark kept. Candidates who could not sit the first paper were offered a second sitting; re-registration for it closed on 4 September.

Rank, score and a question-by-question breakdown went into every candidate’s portal, with the deduction behind every mark shown rather than summarised. Candidates invited to round one were emailed a place and chose their own interview time; choosing closed on 11 September.

Four interviewers, three slots a day. Everyone with a place already has their time and their joining link — by email, and on their own candidate portal. Nothing further is needed from candidates between now and the outcome.

The sheets from all four interviewers are read together before anybody is told anything, which is what the days between the last interview and the announcement are for. The outcome reaches every interviewed candidate on their own portal, and by email, on the day.

The shortlist was emailed a place and chose its own interview time from the list on the candidate portal. Choosing ran for a day and closed at 9:00 PM IST on 20 September 2026; a place not taken by then lapsed.

One interviewer across three days, forty-five minutes each. Everyone with a place already holds their time, on their own portal and by email. Nothing further is needed from candidates between now and the outcome.

Every round two sheet was read together before anybody was told anything, as the first round was. 5 candidates go through — 4 on the round two merit list and 1 on a supernumerary place created in addition to them, so it was taken from nobody. Everyone who sat round two has been written to, whichever way it went, and every mark is on their own portal.

The final interview round, with the Chief Executive. 5 candidates, each holding a 20-minute place. Unlike round two these times were allocated by the organisers, not chosen — every finalist already has theirs by email and on their own portal, and there is nothing to book.

The end of the process. Offers follow the third round; the number is not decided and no date is set. Nothing about an offer is communicated anywhere but a candidate’s own portal and their own email.