How Many Candidates Selected in UPSC IAS (Main) Result 2025?

The Union Public Service Commission released the Civil Service (IAS) Main result 2025 on its portal - upsc.gov.in. The Commission selected 2,736 candidates for the interview stage.

By When the UPSC IAS Result 2025 (final) Expected?

The Union Public Service Commission is expected to conduct the UPSC Civil Service (IAS) interviews till March/April 2026. The Commission is expected to release the UPSC CSE (IAS) Final Result in April 2026.

How many IAS are selected every year in the UPSC result?

The number of vacancies in the UPSC Civil Service Exam is declining with each passing year but the number of IAS officer recruited every year remain steady at 180. The number of such recruitment is based on the Baswan Committee recommendation which recommended recruiting 180 IAS officers every year to fill the gap between the required numbers and actual recruitment.

How many vacancies are notified in IAS 2024 exam?

The Union Public Service Commission notifed 1056 vacancies in the Civil Service Exam (CSE) 2024 notification on February 14, 2024. The Commission notifies the tentative number of Civil Service vacancies for the exam. The Commission can increase or decrease the number of vacancies in the final result. In normal circumstances, the Civil Service vacancies increase because the Commission includes the requisition received from the Central Government Ministries till the prelims exam is conducted.

How Many Services Are there in the Civil Service Exam?

The Union Public Service Commission conduct the Civil Service Exam every year to recruit the candidates for the All India Services and Central Civil Services. There are around 25 Central Civil Services whose exam is combinedly conducted as Civil Service Exam.

What are the five fundamental subjects of IAS syllabus?

The candidates must prepare the five fundamental subjects as notified for the IAS prelims exam. These are History, Geography, Economy, Polity, Current Affairs, General Science. The candidates should also prepare the Environmental issues too.

Is the UPSC IAS Prelims exam qualifying only?

The UPSC Civil Service Exam Notification mention that the Civil Service Prelims exam is qualifying only. The UPSC IAS prelims exam is a MCQ based exam conducted offline at the designated exam centre. The marks scored in the UPSC prelims exam is not considered for the final selected process. The prelims exam was introduced to filtering of candidates and restricting the number of candidates for the main exam.

How Many Services Are there in the Civil Service Exam?

The Union Public Service Commission conduct the Civil Service Exam every year to recruit the candidates for the All India Services and Central Civil Services. There are around 25 Central Civil Services whose exam is combinedly conducted as Civil Service Exam.

Who is the Cadre Controlling Authority of IAS?

Ministry of Personnel, which works under the supervision of the Prime Minister of India, is the Cadre controlling authority for the IAS. The IAS officers serve in the states and their salary is provided by the State governments. The state government can suspend the IAS officer on valid grounds but cannot dismiss them from service.

Which rank is required to get Indian Administrative Service, IAS in the UPSC result?

Every year, 180 candidates are recruited for the IAS. The candidate from each category is assigned to the IAS according to the rank in their respective category. The General Category candidate under rank 100 can expect to get an IAS. For other categories, it is difficult to ascertain a rank for getting the IAS but for the OBC, if the candidate secures under 150 rank, he or she can get the IAS easily.

What is registration process for IAS exam?

The Union Public Service Commission introduced the One-Time Registration (OTR) process for all exams. The OTR is a common regisration for all the applications where the candidates fill out registration one time only and these personal details are re-used for the application. The OTR is common to all exam application. The candidates can take the registration number anytime irrespective of any active application.

Do the number of IAS vacancies changes every year?

No, the number of IAS vacancies is fixed to 180. Every year, the Commission recommend 180 candidates for the Indian Administrative Services (IAS). In case of any change, the Commission will notify.

Are the number of IAS and IPS vacancies fixed in the Civil Service Exam?

The candidates should note that the Union Public Service Commission does not provide service-wise vacancies in the official notification. The service-wise vacancies are published by the Ministry of Personnel on its official website. Following the past trends, the number of candidates recruited for the Indian Administrative Service is 180 and 150 candidates are recruited for the Indian Police Service. The number of vacancies for other services varies every year.

UPSC IAS Vacancy 2026: Check Here for IAS, IPS and Civil Service Vacancies

191 Students Q&A

Updated on Jan 13, 2026 21:35 IST

By Rachit Kumar Saxena, Manager-Editorial

The Union Public Service Commission will release the Civil Service (IAS) notification soon at upsc.gov.in. The Commission will not mention the service-wise vacancies in the IAS notification. The candidates should note that the number of Indian Administrative Service(IAS) vacancies is expected to remain constant at 180. The number of vacancies for the Indian Police Service (IPS) will be 150. The vacancies to other Central Civil Services varies every year.

The UPSC IAS notification will be out online only and along with it, the online application form will be activated with it. The Commission will conduct the Civil Service (IAS) exam on May 24, 2026. The IAS 2026 vacancies are expected to be in around 900+. The Commission conduct IAS exam for All India and Central Civil Services which are over 25 in number. The Union Ministry of Personnel releases the post-wise break-up of Civil Service vacancies later.

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UPSC IAS Vacancy 2026
UPSC IAS 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
UPSC CSE Vacancies 2025
UPSC CSE Vacancies 2024
UPSC CSE Vacancies of Previous Years
UPSC IAS Vacancies 2026 FAQs

UPSC IAS Vacancy 2026

UPSC IAS 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IAS 2026 exam

Dates	Past Exam Dates
22 Aug ' 25 - 31 Aug ' 25	IAS Main 2025 Exam Date
25 May ' 25	IAS Prelims 2025 Exam Date
13 May ' 25 - 25 May ' 25	IAS Prelims Admit Card 2025 Issue Date
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