Home States of IAS Officers in India

The UPSC Civil Services exam is conducted every year in India to recruit officers into the civil services. This is a rigorous exam in which there are three rounds each of which eliminates failed candidates. Every year lakhs of people across the country take the IAS prelims hoping to make it out as IAS/IPS/IFS officers serving the country in various capacities.

This article gives you an idea about which state produces the most IAS officers in India. These statistics will be helpful for UPSC exam aspirants.

As seen from the table, the maximum number of IAS officers in India is from the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. This is mainly because these two states (before Jharkhand was formed in 2000) are the most populous in India. But not only the population, but socio-economic factors also play a part in giving the IAS tag an elevated stature. This explains why West Bengal has given the lesser number of IAS officers despite a high population.

IAS Toppers and Their Home States

The list below mentions the names of the UPSC Toppers list along with their home states, from 2014 to 2022:

1. UPSC 2022 – AIR 1 Ishita Kishore – Uttar Pradesh
2. UPSC 2021 – AIR 1 Shruti Sharma – Delhi (Originally UP)
3. UPSC 2020 – AIR 1 Shubham Kumar – Bihar
4. UPSC 2019 – AIR 1 Pradeep Singh – Haryana
5. UPSC 2018 – AIR 1 Kanishka Kataria – Rajasthan
6. UPSC 2017 – Anudeep Durushetty – Telangana
7. UPSC 2016 – Nandini KR – Karnataka
8. UPSC 2015 – Tina Dabi – Delhi
9. UPSC 2014 – Ira Singhal – Delhi

Delhi also shows a disproportionately high number of IAS officers relative to its population. This is due to the fact that a huge number of aspirants come to Delhi for IAS coaching.

Aspirants must kickstart their UPSC CSE preparation now and ace the upcoming Union Public Service Commission examination.

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