UPSC Vacancy 2023 - 1105 Vacancies

UPSC Vacancy 2023 has increased from 1011 to 1105 as intimated by the Union Public Service Commission dated 1st February 2023. 

Check Group ‘A’ UPSC Posts, in the linked article. The candidates can check the linked article to read more about UPSC posts and the latest updates regarding them.

To read more about the official update regarding the increase in UPSC Vacancy 2023, check the article.

The commission had announced a total of 1105 vacancies at the time of the release of official notification 2023.  The announcement had come after UPSC Notification 2023 was released on 1st February 2023. 

UPSC vacancy varies with the requirement raised by different ministries. The final number of vacancies for the UPSC exam 2023 may undergo change after getting a firm number of vacancies from Cadre Controlling Authorities.  

Candidates writing IAS Prelims 2023 can check the following links important for their UPSC preparation; following which they can fill the UPSC Online Application which is briefed out in the linked article. 

Important Links:

UPSC Vacancy

UPSC releases reserved vacancies each year for people with disabilities 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.

UPSC CSE Vacancy 2023

The number of vacancies to be filled through the UPSC 2023 examination is expected to be approximately 1105.

Out of the 1105 UPSC vacancy 2023, 37 vacancies are reserved for the  Persons with Benchmark Disability:

• 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
• 10 vacancies for (e) person with multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c) including deaf-blindness

UPSC CSE Vacancy 2022

UPSC CSE Vacancy 2021

Out of 712 UPSC Vacancy 2021, 22 vacancies are for the Persons with Benchmark Disability Category:

• 5 vacancies for candidates of blindness and low vision
• 6 vacancies for deaf and hard of hearing
• 6 vacancies for locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy, and
• 5 vacancies for multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c) including deaf-blindness.

UPSC CSE Vacancy 2020

Out of 796 UPSC Vacancy 2020, 24 vacancies are for the Persons with Benchmark Disability Category.  i.e. 

• 3 vacancies for candidates of blindness and low vision
• 9 vacancies for deaf and hard of hearing
• 8 vacancies for locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy, and
• 4 vacancies for multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c) including deaf-blindness. 

The number of UPSC Vacancy 2020 is less than the past trends. Let’s take a look at the number of vacancies released for previous UPSC Exams. 

The number of vacancies in which recruitment will be done through the IAS exam 2019 was 896, which included 32 vacancies reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability category.

UPSC Vacancy List

The candidates can check the latest IAS Vacancy 2023 below. Also, the UPSC Vacancies over a few years have been given below:

Candidates can check the category-wise UPSC Civil Services Examination Vacancies From 2010 to 2015 below:

UPSC recruits candidates through the Civil Services Exam for 24 services including Group A services like IAS, IPS, IFS, etc. and Group B services like DANICS, DANIPS, PPS, etc.

The list of services and posts for which the UPSC vacancy 2023 has been declared is given in the official notification.

Here is the updated UPSC Posts list for 2023. The candidates can check the services and posts for which UPSC vacancies for 2022 are declared are as follows:

1. Indian Administrative Service.
2. Indian Foreign Service.
3. Indian Police Service.
4. Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’.
5. Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
6. Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’.
7. Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
8. Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’.
9. Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration).
10. Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’.
11. Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
12. Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’.
13. Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
14. Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’.
15. Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’
16. Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’.
17. Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’.
18. Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’.
19. Indian Corporate Law Service, Group “A”.
20. Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade).
21. Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group ‘B’.
22. Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group ‘B’.
23. Pondicherry Civil Service, Group ‘B’.
24. Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’.
25. Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS), Group ‘A’.

Note – In 2019, the government had decided to discontinue the inclusion of the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS), Group ‘A’ and decided to conduct this exam through the engineering services exam.

The vacancies are an approximate number and the UPSC takes the final decision during the merit ranking to recruit the final number of officers. This is based on the final number given by the respective authorities controlling each cadre.

Reservation for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, EWS and People with Benchmark Disability varies based on government decisions.