UP IAS Retirement 2026: 32 Officers Set to Retire, Check Full Month-Wise List
As many as 32 IAS officers of the Uttar Pradesh cadre are listed for superannuation during 2026, with the retirements spread across most months of the year. The scheduled departures include several senior officers who have held important administrative responsibilities in the state, and their exits are expected to create vacancies across different levels of the Uttar Pradesh government.
The month-wise retirement schedule shows that the largest groups are set to retire in January and October, with five officers listed in each of those months. There are also sizeable groups in February, June and December, while March has only one scheduled retirement. Interestingly, no officer appears in the supplied schedule for April or May.
The retirement exercise could lead to a series of administrative adjustments as the state government fills vacancies created by superannuation. Depending on the posts that become vacant, the government may issue fresh postings, assign additional charges or make other changes in the senior administrative structure.
There is, however, an important numerical point to note. An earlier 2026 retirement assessment had put the number of retiring UP-cadre IAS officers at 31 and had specifically identified 1990-batch officer Archana Agarwal for retirement in September. The detailed month-wise list provided here contains 32 names, indicating a discrepancy that should ideally be checked against the underlying official cadre and retirement records.
January: Five IAS Officers Set to Retire
The year begins with the largest retirement group, with five Uttar Pradesh-cadre IAS officers listed for superannuation in January.
The officers are Narendra Prasad Pandey, Amarnath Upadhyay, Narendra Singh, Shailendra Kumar Singh and Ram Singh Verma.
Their retirements represent the first major set of senior-level departures from the state’s administrative cadre in 2026. The vacancies created by these exits could subsequently lead to changes in departmental responsibilities and other senior postings.
January is also tied with October for the highest number of IAS officers listed for retirement in a single month in the supplied schedule.
February: Four Officers Reach Superannuation
Four IAS officers are scheduled to retire in February.
The list includes Atal Kumar Rai, Chandrabhooshan Singh, Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi and Subhash Chandra Sharma.
With the January and February retirements taken together, 9 officers from the detailed schedule are listed to leave the UP cadre during the first two months of 2026.
The February exits add to the administrative turnover already set in motion by the January retirements and could require the government to reorganise responsibilities in departments and field assignments.
March: Venkateshwar Lu
March has only one officer listed for retirement.
Venkateshwar Lu is scheduled to superannuate during the month, making March the smallest retirement month in the detailed 2026 schedule.
After March, the supplied list does not show any retirements for April or May. The next cluster appears in June, when four more IAS officers are scheduled to retire.
April and May: No Retirements Listed
The supplied month-wise assessment does not list any UP-cadre IAS officer for retirement in either April or May 2026.
This creates a two-month gap between the March and June retirement groups. The schedule then picks up again in June with four officers reaching superannuation.
June: Four IAS Officers to Retire
Four IAS officers are listed for retirement in June.
They are Anil Kumar, Markande Shahi, Dr. Dinesh Chandra and Umakant Tripathi.
The June group represents another significant wave of retirements after the relatively quiet period in March, April and May.
The departure of four senior officers within the same month could once again require the state government to review existing arrangements and decide how the positions and responsibilities held by the retiring officers are to be handled.
July: Two Officers Scheduled to Retire
Two officers are listed for superannuation in July.
They are Ghanshyam Singh and Akhilesh Singh.
The July retirements are smaller in number than those recorded in January, February and June, but they add to the cumulative turnover in the senior IAS cadre during the year.
With officers from different seniority groups retiring throughout 2026, the state administration is likely to see a continuing cycle of vacancies, replacements and adjustments.
August: Three IAS Officers Set to Retire
Three officers are scheduled to retire in August.
The names are Ravindra Kumar Pratham, Krishna Kumar Gupta and Dr. Vedapati Mishra.
August therefore sees a slightly larger retirement group than July. Their superannuation will add to the number of senior administrative positions requiring attention as the year progresses.
The following month brings another notable retirement, with 1990-batch IAS officer Archana Agarwal among the officers listed for September.
September: Archana Agarwal Among Two Retirees
Two IAS officers are listed for retirement in September: Archana Agarwal and Atul Singh.
Archana Agarwal, a 1990-batch IAS officer, had been specifically identified in the previously published 2026 retirement assessment as being due to retire in September.
Her scheduled departure is among the notable senior-level retirements in the year. Atul Singh is the second officer included in the September list.
The two retirements take the cumulative number of officers in the detailed schedule closer to the major October retirement group.
October: Five IAS Officers, Including Bimal Kumar Dubey
October is one of the busiest months in the 2026 UP IAS retirement calendar, with five officers scheduled to retire.
The list comprises Bimal Kumar Dubey, Deepak Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Dvitiya, Shivprasad Pratham and Kamran Rizvi.
Bimal Kumar Dubey is specifically noted as having served as Commissioner, Jhansi, in 2008 and is scheduled to retire in October 2026.
With five officers listed for retirement, October matches January as the month with the highest number of scheduled IAS retirements in the supplied assessment.
The concentration of retirements during the month could result in another round of administrative changes, particularly if the retiring officers are holding senior departmental or field-level assignments at the time of their superannuation.
November: Two IAS Officers to Retire
Two officers are scheduled to retire in November.
They are Sheshnath and Renu Tiwari.
Their superannuation comes toward the end of a year that has already seen multiple senior officers leave the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
The November retirements are followed by the final group of the year in December.
December: Four Officers to Retire
The 2026 retirement calendar concludes with four IAS officers scheduled to superannuate in December.
The officers are Rajneesh Chandra, Amit Ghosh, Sanjay Kumar Yadav and Dr. Chandrabhooshan Yadav.
The December group brings another sizeable set of senior administrative exits just before the end of the calendar year. Their retirements will complete the month-wise schedule supplied for the 2026 UP IAS cadre.
Full Month-Wise UP IAS Retirement List 2026
The complete list provided for the year is as follows:
- January: Narendra Prasad Pandey, Amarnath Upadhyay, Narendra Singh, Shailendra Kumar Singh, Ram Singh Verma
- February: Atal Kumar Rai, Chandrabhooshan Singh, Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi, Subhash Chandra Sharma
- March: Venkateshwar Lu
- April: No officer listed
- May: No officer listed
- June: Anil Kumar, Markande Shahi, Dr. Dinesh Chandra, Umakant Tripathi
- July: Ghanshyam Singh, Akhilesh Singh
- August: Ravindra Kumar Pratham, Krishna Kumar Gupta, Dr. Vedapati Mishra
- September: Archana Agarwal, Atul Singh
- October: Bimal Kumar Dubey, Deepak Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Dvitiya, Shivprasad Pratham, Kamran Rizvi
- November: Sheshnath, Renu Tiwari
- December: Rajneesh Chandra, Amit Ghosh, Sanjay Kumar Yadav, Dr. Chandrabhooshan Yadav
Counting the names in this detailed schedule gives a total of 32 officers.
31 Officers or 32? Why the Numbers Differ
There is a clear discrepancy between the earlier retirement assessment and the detailed month-wise list.
The earlier assessment had identified 31 senior UP-cadre IAS officers as being due to retire during 2026. It also specifically mentioned Archana Agarwal, IAS, a 1990-batch officer, as scheduled to retire in September.
However, the detailed month-wise schedule contains 32 names. A count of the officers listed gives five retirements in January, four in February, one in March, four in June, two in July, three in August, two in September, five in October, two in November and four in December. That calculation totals 32.
The difference may stem from variations between an earlier assessment and a more detailed retirement compilation, but the supplied material does not establish the reason for the discrepancy. Therefore, the figure of 32 is supported by the detailed list, while the earlier assessment supports the figure of 31.
For a definitive official count, the list should be cross-checked with the relevant UP cadre and Department of Personnel and Training retirement records.
Retirements Could Trigger Fresh Administrative Changes
The departure of 32 officers, if the detailed list is confirmed, represents a substantial turnover in the senior administrative structure of Uttar Pradesh. Retirements at the IAS level can create openings in departments, development authorities and field administration, depending on the assignments held by the officers concerned at the time they retire.
The state government may respond through fresh appointments, transfers or additional-charge arrangements. In some cases, responsibilities can be handed temporarily to another senior officer until a regular posting is made.
The retirement schedule also comes against the backdrop of continuing administrative reshuffles in Uttar Pradesh. The state government regularly reviews postings as officers retire, are transferred, receive promotions or are assigned new responsibilities.
The 2026 calendar therefore offers a useful snapshot of the expected turnover in the UP IAS cadre. While the detailed schedule points to 32 retirements, the discrepancy with the previously cited figure of 31 should remain clearly flagged until the underlying official records establish the final number.
With the largest retirement clusters scheduled for January and October, and additional groups spread across the rest of the year, the superannuation exercise is likely to remain an important factor in shaping senior-level administrative postings in Uttar Pradesh throughout 2026.
