New Delhi: The Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India has allocated services to the candidates who qualified in the Civil Services Examination – 2024 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Out of the total of 1009 candidates who qualified, only 875 have been allocated the services as of now, as per the list released by the P&T department.
This marks the first iteration of service allocation, which determines the posting of candidates to various prestigious services including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), as well as Central Civil Services Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’.
WHO GOT WHAT
Predictably, following the trend of the past few years, all 20 out of the top 20 rankers in UPSC CSE 2024 were allocated the IAS. The only exception among the top 25 was Gee Gee A S (AIR 25), who opted for the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and became the top-ranked candidate in the IFS list. A total of 55 candidates have been allotted the IFS this year.
As expected, Shakti Dubey (AIR 1) opted for the IAS. The top 22 rankers in UPSC CSE 2024 have chosen IAS.
B. Sivachandran (AIR 23) has been allotted the IPS and is the first candidate in the IPS list. He belongs to the General category.
Ankita Kanti, AIR 134, got IRS and became first in the list. She is from general category.
As per the list, 179 have been allocated IAS, 147 IPS, 274 IRS, 55 IFS, 19 IA&AS, 21 ICAS, 6 IDES, 5 IPOS, 6 DANIPS, 17 IDAS, 5 ITS, 13 DANICS, 0 PONDICS and 4 ICLS.
The service allocation list can be seen here below–
INDIAN FOREIGN SERVICES
Once among the most sought-after services, the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) saw only one candidate from the top 25 opt for it this year. In comparison, last year, one candidate from the top 20 chose the IFS, while the year before that, none of the top 20 candidates opted for it.
CATEGORY WISE SERVICE ALLOCATION
In the General category, candidates up to AIR 80 have been allocated IAS. In the OBC category, Gowsika P. R., with Rank 447, has been allocated IAS. In the SC category, candidates up to Rank 468 have received IAS, while in the ST category, the allocation extended up to Rank 456.
In the Physically Handicapped (PH) category, Yash Kumar (General), with AIR 990, has been allocated to the IAS.
HOW SERVICES ARE ALLOCATED
While allocating services to any category, many factors are taken into consideration. They are:
- The rank of the candidate in the CSE.
- Candidate’s order of preference for service.
- Candidate’s category like General, OBC, SC, ST, etc.
- Availability of vacancy in the candidate’s category.
- Findings of the Medical Board/Appellate Board with respect to the candidate.
If a candidate does not give preferences for all the civil services, and he/she doesn’t get the services for which he/she had given preferences, then he/she will be considered for the remaining services where there are vacancies after the allocation to all the candidates, who could be allocated to cadres according to their preferences.
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UPSC CSE 2024 Result
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on April 22, 2025, declared the results of Civil Services Exam-2024. Prayagraj’s Shakti Dubey has topped the prestigious exam. Harshita Goyal and Dongre Archit Parag are second and third, respectively.
A total of 1009 candidates have been recommended for appointment through the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2024. Of these, 335 candidates belong to the General category, 109 to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), 318 to the Other Backward Classes (OBC), 160 to the Scheduled Castes (SC), and 87 to the Scheduled Tribes (ST).
Among the Top 25 candidates, 11 women and 14 men
Three girls have secured positions in the Top 5 of the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2024, with a total of four girls making it to the Top 10. According to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), this year’s toppers hold degrees in Engineering, Humanities, Science, Commerce, Medical Science, and Architecture, and have graduated from premier institutions such as IITs, NITs, VIT, JNU, Delhi University, and Allahabad University.
Of these, 1,009 candidates – comprising 725 men and 284 women – have been recommended by the Commission for appointment to various civil services, which is less than last years 1016 selected candidates.
Civil Services Final Result 2024: Key Dates and Overview
Top 25 successful candidates have opted for subjects like Anthropology, Chemistry, Geography, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Law, History, Mathematics, Physics, Political Science & International Relations and Sociology as their optional choice in the Written (Main) Examination.
The prestigious UPSC CSE-2024 preliminary exam was held on June 16, 2024, and whose results were declared on July 1, 2024, were eligible to appear for the main exam. The main examination for CSE 2024 was held earlier in September, with candidates taking the exam in two shifts on September 20, 21, 22, 28, and 29, 2024. The first shift ran from 9 AM to 12 noon, and the second from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM. The exam covered a total of seven papers, starting with Paper I and ending with Paper VI and Paper VII. The result for the main examination was officially announced on December 9, 2024.
The Interview round conducted in three phases, which began on Janaury 07, 2025 were concluded on April 17, 2025. The candidates divided into two sessions daily – one in the morning at 9 AM and the other in the afternoon at 1 PM.
More than 9 Lakhs Candidates Appeared for UPSC 2024 Exam
The UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2024 was conducted on June 16, 2024. Out of 9,92,599 applicants, a total of 5,83,213 candidates appeared for the exam.
Following the preliminary stage, 14,627 candidates qualified for the Main Examination, which was held in September 2024. From these, 2,845 candidates were shortlisted for the Personality Test (Interview) round.
