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 candidates will be selected in UPSC Prelims Result 2025?

The Union Public Service Commission select around candidates 12 times of the number of vacancies in the exam. There are 979 vacancies notified in the exam. This number is expected to increase. Consequently, the Commission will select around 10,000 to 12,000 candidates for the main exam. The UPSC Main Exam 2025 was conducted in August 2025.

How many marks are required to clear the IAS exam?

The marks of the last candidate selected in the IAS exam differ each year. It is a competitive exam and the candidates are arranged in the order of their merit. This merit list is compared with the number of vacancies available that year. The Commission select only that many candidates who are required to fulfil the available vacancies. The marks of the last selected candidate in a particular category are called the Cutoff for that category. There are no minimum marks mentioned to get into IAS or IPS. The candidates need to check the cutoff of their category.

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.

How can I download previous year's results of IAS exam?

The Union Public Service Commission releases the IAS result after the completion of IAS interview stage. The Commission releases the IAS result PDF on its official website. The Commission releases the rank, name and the roll number of the candidates in the final result. The Commission maintain the UPSC IAS result pdf for two months after the declaration of result. The Commission can remove the UPSC IAS result pdf after some times when it thinks fit. The candidates can download the IAS result of previous year's from Shiksha.com.

Is UPSC release the IAS result with names also?

Yes, the Union Public Service Commission mention the names of the selected candidates in the IAS results. The Commission releases the result with names separately. Firstly the UPSC releases the result containing the roll numbers only but later it releases the names of the selected candidates too. This procedure is followed to crosscheck and verify the result and the selected candidates.

What is the procedure to prepare the IAS prelims result?

The IAS prelims result is declared based on the marks secured in the General Studies Paper-I only. The General Studies-Paper II (CSAT) is qualifying only and the candidates need to score 33% marks in the General Studies Paper-II. The candidates who do not score 33 per cent marks in the General Studies paper -II (CSAT), such candidates do not clear the IAS prelims exam. The marks secured in the IAS prelims are not counted for the final merit list.

Which details are required to check IAS result?

The Union Public Service Commission releases the IAS result online only. One copy of the result is posted on the notice board at the UPSC building, Dholpur house, New Delhi. The candidates are required to check the IAS result through their login credentials. The candidates are required to login with their credentials such as registration number and password. In case the registration is forgotton, the candidates will be required to retrieve their password.

How can I check IAS result?

The Union Public Service Commission releases the UPSC IAS result online on upsc.gov.in. The candidates can see below the steps to check their IAS result: Visit the official website of UPSC at upsc.gov.in. Go to the "What's New" section and click on the UPSC Civil Service (IAS) exam result link. Click on the "Civil Services Result" link that appears. Search for your roll number in the UPSC Result PDF. Download the UPSC IAS result PDF for future reference

Can a candidate appeal against the UPSC result?

The candidate can appeal against the UPSC result but it would be very difficult that the candidate can win against UPSC because the procedure followed by the UPSC is very transparent and the same is submitted in the Courts when asked for by the court. The candidates can win only if they secure more than their category cutoff but still, they were declared failed in the UPSC result.

UPSC IAS Result 2025 Released: Civil Service Result PDF with Roll Number & Names

178 Students Q&A

Updated on Nov 12, 2025 13:13 IST

By Rachit Kumar Saxena, Manager-Editorial

The Union Public Service Commission has released the Civil Service (IAS) main result 2025 on its portal - upsc.gov.in. The Commission selected 2,736 candidates for the Interview stage. The candidates are required to fill/update their details online from November 13 to 27 at https://upsconline.gov.in. The Commission will soon release the UPSC interview schedule of the selected candidates. The Union Public Service Commission conducted the UPSC IAS Main exam in the last week of August. The Commission did not release the UPSC Cutoff 2025 with the result. The official answer key and cutoff will be released after the declaration of final result.

The Commission notified 979 vacancies in the UPSC IAS notification but the number of selected candidates implies that the UPSC IAS vacancies 2025 have been increased to over 1,100. The Commission conducted the UPSC 2025 exam on May 25, 2025, across the nation in the pen and paper mode.

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