The Union Public Service Commission – UPSC – has given out the final results of the 2025 Civil Services Examination, or CSE, and has suggested 958 people for jobs in good services like the Indian Administrative Service, IAS; the Indian Police Service, IPS; the Indian Foreign Service, IFS; and other services of the central government.
The number of people selected this year is lower than last year, when 1009 were suggested in the 2024 Civil Services Examination.
UPSC Result 2025 vs 2024: Key Numbers
Year | Candidates Recommended
UPSC CSE 2024 | 1009
UPSC CSE 2025 | 958
The data shows there were 51 fewer selections in the 2025 results, when compared to the year before.
Category-Wise Selection Comparison
UPSC CSE 2025
General: 317
EWS: 104
OBC: 306
SC: 158
ST: 73
Total: 958 candidates suggested.
UPSC CSE 2024
General: 335
EWS: 109
OBC: 318
SC: 160
ST: 87
Total: 1009 candidates suggested.
Most groups had a small fall in the number of people chosen in 2025 compared to the year before.
Vacancy Comparison
The number of vacancies reported also shows a small change between the two years.
UPSC CSE 2025 Vacancies
IAS: 180
IFS: 55
IPS: 150
Central Services Group A: 507
Group B Services: 195
Total Vacancies: 1087.
UPSC CSE 2024 Vacancies
IAS: 180
IFS: 55
IPS: 147
Central Services Group A: 605
Group B Services: 142
Total Vacancies: 1129.
The total number of vacancies fell from 1129 in 2024 to 1087 in 2025 – which helps to explain the lower number of people suggested.
Provisional Candidates and Reserve Lists
UPSC also keeps a reserve list each year. In the 2025 exam, the commission has made the places of 348 candidates provisional, and subject to checking of papers and status of reservation.
In the same way, the commission makes reserve lists and extended lists that may be used if more vacancies come up, or people withdraw.
What Happens Next
People suggested in the final list will now go to the service allocation process, where they will be given services like IAS, IPS, IFS and other central services based on their place in the rankings, group and what they want.
After allocation, the people chosen will be trained at different academies, including the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration – LBSNAA – in Mussoorie for IAS officers.
The UPSC Civil Services Examination is still one of the most competitive exams in India, with hundreds of thousands of people trying each year for a small number of jobs in the country’s best administrative services.
