Rachit Kumar
Rachit Kumar Saxena
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New Delhi, Updated on Oct 29, 2025 13:25 IST

The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC CSE(IAS) 2024 Reserve List and recommended 114 more canddiates in addition to 1009. Read here for more details.

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UPSC CSE (IAS) 2024 Reserve List Released

UPSC CSE (IAS) 2024 Reserve List OUT: The Union Public Service Commission has released its Reserve List for the Civil Service Exam 2024. The Commission mentioned that 1009 candidates were selected in the said examination against 1129 vacancies.

Now, the Commission has recommended 114 more candidates under the said examination. The Commission also mentioned the categories of the recommended candidates. The Commission mentioned the categories in the following way:

Category Candidates Recommended
General 95
EWS 05
OBC 13
SC 1
ST 1
Total 114

 The Union Public Service Commission also mentioned that the candidature of 15 candidates is provisional. The Commission released the UPSC CSE (IAS) 2024 result (final) on April 22, 2025. The Commission recommended 1009 candidates in the result. The UPSC CSE 2025 Prelims exam was conducted on May 25, 2024 and its result was released on June 12, 2024.

Q: Β  What are the minimum marks required to become an IAS?
A:

The candidates should note that there is no minimum marks that can be ascretained for the IAS. The final UPSC merit list is based on the marks secured in the main (written) and personlaity test condcuted at Dholpur House, UPSC. The Commission arrange the candidates in the order of their merit and select top candidates for the Indian Administrative Service if they have opted for it as their first choice. 

The minimum marks for IAS cannot be asertained as the cutoff for each year differs from year to year.

Q: Β  Which degree is best suited to apply for the IAS exam 2026?
A:
There is no specific degree that best suits the IAS exam. Five compulsory papers are common to all candidates. Besides this, the candidates need to appear in two papers on one optional subject. The list of the subjects is given in the IAS Syllabus section of the UPSC notification. The candidates can opt for any optional subject irrespective of their subject in their graduation. Moreover, the UPPSC has done away with the optional subject in the main exam may be UPSC will also follow suit and remove the optional subject from the IAS main exam.
Q: Β  What is the process and criteria to apply for IAS exam after 12th?
A:

The candidates should note that the minimum qualification to apply for the UPSC Civil Service (IAS ) exam is a Graduate degree in any discipline. There is no way to apply for the UPSC IAS exam after 12. 

The candidates can start preparing for the UPSC CSE(IAS) exam after class 12 to score better when they appear in the Civil Service Exam. The preparation will help them in clearing the IAS Exam.

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