The 2024 Civil Services Examination concluded with the Ministry of Personnel recommending 1,009 candidates for central services. This year’s selection includes 725 men and 284 women, indicating sustained national interest in one of India’s toughest competitive examinations. The successful candidates will serve in premier services such as the IAS, IPS, IFS and several other Group A cadres.
Policy-Guided Cadre Allocation Begins After Results
After the final results were announced on April 22, the government initiated the cadre allocation process. The allocation is conducted through a structured policy framework that considers candidate rank, preferences, reservation category, insider–outsider norms and vacancy availability.
This systematic approach aims to distribute officers across regions in a balanced manner, ensuring administrative strength in every state.
Top Rankers Receive Key Cadres
This year’s topper, Mr. Shakti Dubey, has been allotted his home cadre, Uttar Pradesh.
Rank 2 candidate, Ms. Harshita Goyal from Haryana, has been assigned to the Gujarat cadre.
The allocation reflects how merit and cadre preference are aligned with national administrative requirements.
Candidates Retained in Their Home States
Several candidates have been posted within their home states.
Officers from Uttar Pradesh:
- Mr. Shivam Singh
- Mr. Siddharth Singh
- Ms. Sweta
- Mr. Sandeep Kumar
- Mr. Ram Bharose Saran
Mr. Aditya Vikram Aggarwal has been placed in Haryana.
Mr. Hemant will serve in Bihar.
Home cadre postings often enable officers to bring deeper regional understanding to local governance.
Officers Posted Outside Their Native States
In adherence to the insider–outsider ratio, many officers have been deployed beyond their home states.
Ms. Sanoli Gautam from Uttarakhand and Ms. Rekha Siyak from Rajasthan have been posted to Uttar Pradesh.
A group of candidates from Tamil Nadu—including Mr. Ayush Jaiswal, Ms. Apoorva Singh, Mr. Ayush Saini, Mr. Mukul Khandelwal and Mr. Thangaiyarasan T—have also been allotted the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Such cross-state postings promote national integration and administrative diversity.
Additional Notable Cadre Assignments
Several other candidates have received important postings.
- Ms. Komal Punia will serve in Uttarakhand.
- Mr. Mayank Tripathi has been allotted Uttar Pradesh.
- Ms. Sanskriti Trivedi and Ms. Riya Saini will serve in Maharashtra.
- Mr. Shivansh Subhash Jagade has also been posted to Uttar Pradesh.
These assignments reflect the UPSC’s effort to balance administrative needs with candidate aspirations.
