Government & Defence Entrance Exam

The number of vacancies for the UPSC 2024 exam is 1056. The UPSC releases the number of vacancies along with the notification for each exam, and it can vary from one year to another depending on the requirements of the Government.

The candidates will be required to check the UPSC notification for the number of vacancies. You can also check the notification for the exam, which will be available here after its official release.

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.

The Union Public Service Commission releases the Civil Service (IAS) notification every year to recruit the candidates for the Group A and B Civil Services. It is a common notification for all the All India Services (AIS) which includes 

• Indian Administrative Service
• Indian Police Service &
• Indian Forest Service

The Civil Service notification serves as a Common notification for the prelims exam for Indian Forest Service.

The candidates are suggested to download and read the official IAS notification pdf. The steps to download the IAS notification pdf are as follows:

1. Go to the official website of UPSC - upsc.gov.in
2. Click on the Civil Service notification 2026 link
3. A new window will appear (on clicking above link)
4. Click on the link for the Civil Service (IAS) 2026 notification pdf link given corresponding to the exam name
5. Download and Save the IAS 2026 notification PDF.

The IAS notification 2026 will be available on January 14, 2026.

The minimum height requirement for the Merchant Navy is 157 cm for males, with a relaxation of up to 5 cm for candidates from hilly areas or the northeastern region of India. For females, the minimum height requirement is 145 cm, with a similar relaxation. The weight should be proportionate to the height and age, and the chest should have a minimum 5 cm expansion. Candidates must also have a well-developed constitution with no evidence of weak muscles or malnutrition. 

Make sure be healthy .

The Union Public Service Commission release the IAS prelims answer key after the declaration of final result. It implies that the Civil Service prelims answer key is released next year of the prelims exam. The candidates can download the UPSC Civil Service (IAS) answer key in the follwing manner:

Visit the official website of UPSC-upsc.gov.in

Click on the Examination tab, a dropdown list will appear 

Click on the Answer Key button

Click on the Download button of the exam for which answer key needs to be seen.