UPSC Vacancies 2025 - Check All UPSC Civil Services Vacancies
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is India's premier recruitment agency. UPSC conducts lot of recruitment exams, one such exam is the UPSC CSE (Civil services examination). The number of vacancies for the civil services exam will be released in the official notification. It is one of the most popular competitive exams in India. UPSC CSE exam attracts a lot of candidates, and the number of applications has increased gradually. In this article on UPSC vacancies 2025, we will be putting some light on post-wise vacancies. Candidates can get the details vacancy details in the UPSC IAS notification 2025. We also share all the posts and services under the civil services and also service-wise vacancies of recent years.
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- UPSC Vacancies 2025
- UPSC Civil Services - All Services
- UPSC Vacancies - previous year's
- UPSC Vacancy List - Past years
- UPSC Vacancies of last 8 years
- UPSC Vacancy Reservation
- UPSC Civil Services - Lateral Entry
UPSC Vacancies 2025
From the following table, we have shared the UPSC CSE vacancies for the year 2025. Aspirants can check that the vacancy has increased this year.
UPSC IAS Vacancies 2025
Year | IAS Vacancies |
2025 | TBA (include 37 vacancies reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability Category*) |
Note: Persons with Benchmark Disability Category (Reserved)* - 7 Vacancies for candidates of (a) blindness and low vision; 5-Vacancies for (b) deaf and hard of hearing; 15-Vacancies for (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; and 10 Vacancies for (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c) including deaf-blindness.
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UPSC Civil Services - All Services
The UPSC CSE is conducted for 24 different posts. Candidates who qualify as per the UPSC IAS 2025 result, will be given the posts according to their preference, merit and abilities. The services and posts for which UPSC vacancies are released have been mentioned here
Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Indian Foreign Service (IFoS)
Indian Police Service (IPS)
Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’ (IRS)
Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’
Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration)
Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’
Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’
Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’
Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’
Indian Corporate Law Service, Group “A”
Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group ‘B’ (DANICS)
Pondicherry Civil Service, Group ‘B’
Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’.
Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) Group 'A'
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From the following table, candidates can check the previous year's services-wise and category-wise UPSC vacancies break-up for UPSC.
UPSC Category and Service-wise break up
Service | GEN | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
Indian Administrative Service | 73 | 18 | 49 | 27 | 13 | 180 |
Indian Foreign Service | 14 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 37 |
Indian Police Service | 83 | 20 | 50 | 27 | 20 | 200 |
Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’ | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Indian Railway Protection Force Service | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’ | 19 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 51 |
Indian Revenue Service Custom and Indirect Taxes Group ‘A’ | 16 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 41 |
Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’ | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group 'A' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’ | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Indian Trade Service, Group 'A’ | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Indian Corporate Law Service, Group "A" | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade) | 19 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 46 |
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B' | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group 'B' | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B' | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 288 | 71 | 193 | 102 | 58 | 712 |
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UPSC Vacancy List - Past years
We have shared the UPSC vacancies for the past years, starting from 2010 to 2021.
UPSC Vacancies for past year
UPSC Vacancy | Year |
| TBA | 2025 |
| 1056 | 2024 |
| 1105 | 2023 |
| 1101 | 2022 |
712 | 2021 |
796 | 2020 |
896 | 2019 |
782 | 2018 |
980 | 2017 |
1079 | 2016 |
1164 | 2015 |
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UPSC Vacancies of last 8 years
From the table below, we have mentioned the Service-wise UPSC vacancies for past years.
Service | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
Indian Administrative Service | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 |
Indian Foreign Service | 36 | 24 | 30 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 32 |
Indian Police Service | 200 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 |
Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’ | 20 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 16 | 25 |
Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ | 20 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Tax) Service, Group ‘A’ | 41 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 104 | 230 | 200 | 230 |
Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ | 24 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 19 |
Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’ | 74 | 75 | 65 | 180 | 200 | 180 | 180 | 180 |
Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration) | - | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’ | 38 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ | 12 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 |
Indian Railway Protection Force Service | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’ | - | 78 | 71 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 73 | 66 |
Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group 'A' | - | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’ | - | 42 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 28 |
Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’ | - | 14 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 34 | 33 |
Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’ | 10 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 7 |
Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’ | 20 | 23 | 8 | 65 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 8 |
Indian Trade Service, Group 'A’ | 6 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
Indian Corporate Law Service, Group "A" | 17 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 8 |
Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade) | 64 | 74 | 48 | 67 | 218 | 53 | 240 | 74 |
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B' | 21 | 36 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 32 |
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group 'B' | 31 | 25 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 45 |
Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B' | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’ | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Total | 836 | 927 | 812 | 1058 | 1209 | 1164 | 1364 | 1228 |
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UPSC Vacancy Reservation
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) also reserves some vacancies for candidates belonging to reserved categories. The vacancies released by are reserved vacancies each year for people who are disable in the following categories:
(a) Blindness and low vision
(b) Deaf and hard of hearing
(c) Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy (cured), dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy
(e) Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c) including deaf-blindness.
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UPSC Civil Services - Lateral Entry
Lateral entry means appointment of experts and specialists, from private sector to government organizations and ministries. Government plans to recruit outstanding individuals, with expertise in economic affairs, financial services, agriculture, revenue, cooperation along with civil aviation, road transport and highway etc for the benefit of the country and the system. This means that candidates who are not part of the bureaucratic set up or any administrative post are selected through the lateral entry.
The lateral entry notification from various ministries are released on the official website of UPSC. Interested candidates can apply from the website and they will be called for interview post which selected candidates will be recruited as per the UPSC vacancy for lateral entries.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: Will UPSC remove optional in 2025?
A:
The information regarding the removal of the optional subjects will be shared in the official website.
Q: How can I prepare for UPSC 2025?
A:
Candidates can prepare for UPSC 2025 by referring to the exam pattern, syllabus, downloading the question papers and solving them, reading subject specific books, giving mock tests etc.
Q: How many stages are there in the UPSC CSE exam?
A:
There are three stages in the exam - preliminary, mains and personality test.
Q: Is there negative marking in the UPSC CSE?
A:
Yes, there is negative marking in the UPSC CSE exam. There is negative marking in the preliminary exam.
Q: How many vacancies are there in UPSC 2025?
A:
In UPSC 2025 the vacancy number will be released in the official notification.
Q: Will there be an UPSC exam in 2025?
A:
Yes, the UPSC IAS 2025 exam is scheduled to be conducted on May 25, 2025.
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