Historical context, not a forecast
The latest full official Grade A notice used here is the 2025 RDBS, Legal and Protocol & Security recruitment. It helps students understand the multi-phase structure, but it is not a 2026 notification and its vacancy, date, fee and eligibility details cannot be presented as current 2026 facts.
What the structure teaches
RDBS and Legal use a preliminary screen, Main Examination, mandatory psychometric test and interview pathway.
The Generalist and specialist Main Paper II differ; discipline matters throughout the process.
Preliminary merit and qualifying sections have separate roles in the 2025 notice.
Read previous marks carefully
A cutoff varies by discipline, category, vacancies, paper form and shortlisting ratio. It can explain that a stage has a threshold, not tell you what is safe. Build the tested capability rather than chase an old score.