UPSC Recruitment: IAS Recruitment Notification 2023

UPSC Recruitment 2023

UPSC has released the UPSC Calendar 2023 on its official website. According to the calendar, the form fill-up will start in the first week of February 2023. The first step of UPSC Recruitment 2023 will be the Prelims exam which will be held in 2023. The selection process will start with the Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination in the second week of February 2023. Candidates who are interested in UPSC Recruitment must visit the official website frequently to keep track of all the important dates.

• How many IAS officers are selected every year?
• How many IPS officers are selected every year?

IAS Recruitment Important Dates

UPSC has released the dates for the Prelims, Mains, and Personality tests. Candidates must keep track of these dates so that they don’t miss out on anything important.

UPSC Recruitment Events for 2023	UPSC CSE 2023 Dates
Date of Notification 2023	1 February 2023
2023 Application Start Date	1 February 2023
Last Date to Apply for UPSC 2023	21 February 2023
Prelims Admit Card Release Date	To be Notified
Prelims Exam Date 2023	28th May 2023
CSE Prelims Result 2023	To be announced
IAS Mains Exam Date 2023	15 September 2023

UPSC Recruitment 2022

UPSC final result has been declared and with it the commission has released the list of category-wise recruitment of the candidates for various services. A total of 1022 candidates have been recruited for various civil services posts. As per the list, a total of 180 IAS officers have been recruited. The total number of IFS, and IPS officers recruited are 473, 132 respectively. Below we have provided category-wise break up of UPSC recruitment 2022.

IAS Recruitment for Lateral Entry

IAS Lateral Entry recruitment means the induction of private sector specialists in Government departments for a fixed period of time. Often the time period is three years however if a candidate performs well then it can be extended up to five years. NITI Aayog has recommended the induction of private sector personnel in government departments.

This Lateral Entry UPSC Recruitment has been criticized because the opposition believes that the ruling party would give priority to its own people, and the private sector is profit oriented. However, it has various benefits like filling the shortage of highly skilled professionals. In addition, sector-specific knowledge can be utilized through lateral entry recruitment.

Vacancy for UPSC Recruitment

Approximately 1105 vacancies have been announced by UPSC for the year 2023. For 2022, a total of 1011 vacancies were notified. Below we have provided the previous year’s Vacancy trends. Based on the vacancies the IAS, IPS, IFS, and candidates for other civil services posts will be allocated.

Year	UPSC Vacancy Notified
2022	1011
2021	712
2020	796
2019	829
2018	812
2017	1058

Eligibility Criteria for UPSC Recruitment

Candidates preparing for the UPSC Exam need to know about the UPSC Eligibility Criteria before applying for UPSC Recruitment. If someone doesn’t meet the eligibility criteria, then his/her application will be rejected.

Age Limit

• The minimum age should be 21, and the maximum age should be of 32 years. But age relaxation is applicable to the age limit of SC and ST candidates.
• Candidates from SC/ST category get 5 years of age relaxation, and OBC candidates get 3 years of relaxation on their upper age limit.

Educational Qualification

Candidates must have a degree from a recognized university or have an equivalent qualification. Final-year students can also apply for UPSC, however, they will be required to submit a copy of passing their final year exam during Mains. Medical Students can also apply for UPSC Exam.

Nationality Criteria

Candidate must be a citizen of India or a citizen of Nepal or a subject to Bhutan. The candidate must have come to India before 1 January 1962, to settle in India forever. The candidate needs to be a person of Indian origin who migrated from these countries- Ethiopia, Uganda, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Zaire, Kenya, Malawi, Myanmar, Pakistan, or Zambia with the intention of settling in India permanently.

How to Apply for UPSC Recruitment?

Candidates targeting the upcoming UPSC exam, need to follow the Application process. The first stage of IAS Recruitment is the Prelims, and candidates can follow these steps to apply online for UPSC.

• Step 1: Visit the official UPSC Website.
• Step 2: Click on the Latest News Segment.
• Step 3: Click on the UPSC Notification
• Step 4: Click Apply and start your filling out the UPSC Application Form with all the necessary details.
• Step 5: Review the application form carefully before submitting it.
• Step 6: Download the PDF of the UPSC Application Form for future reference

Application Fee

After the submission of the Application form for UPSC recruitment, candidates need to pay for the application. The application fee is different for each category of the candidate. Candidates will get various payment option modes to pay for the application fee.

Category	Application Fee
SC, ST & Female	Nil
General, OBC & EWS	100

Documents Required for UPSC Recruitment

Candidates should read all the important instructions to fill out online application forms before applying for UPSC Recruitment. The first step to applying online for UPSC Recruitment is to fill out the Part I Registration. In Part I Registration, candidates need to provide the basic details concerning the candidate. The Documents Required for UPSC are:

• Scanned copy of a passport-size photograph and
• Copy of the signature
• Photo-id cards such as an Aadhaar Card, Voter ID, Driving Licence, PAN Card, Passport, or any other Photo ID issued by the central or state government.

Exam Pattern for UPSC

The recruitment process for IAS Exam takes three stages, and each stage has a different exam pattern. Candidates preparing for the upcoming UPSC Exam need to know about the UPSC Exam Pattern at each stage to come up with a rock-solid preparation strategy. Below we have mentioned the exam pattern for UPSC Prelims and Mains.

UPSC Prelims Exam Pattern

UPSC Prelims is objective in nature, and it includes two papers. From these two papers, the CSAT or Paper II is qualifying in nature.

Paper	Questions	Marks	Time Duration
Paper I: General Studies	100	200	2 Hours
Paper II: GS (CSAT)	80	200	2 Hours

UPSC Mains Exam Pattern

Mains exam is subjective in nature, and there are 9 papers in total of which two are qualifying in nature. The Mains marks is taken into consideration during the declaration of the final UPSC Result. Below we have provided the exam pattern for the Mains examination.

Paper	Name of Paper	Nature of Paper	Time Duration	Marks
Paper – A	Any Indian Language (objective)	Qualifying	3 Hours	300
Paper – B	English (objective)		3 Hours	300
Paper I	Essay	Merit Ranking	3 Hours	250
Paper II	General Studies I		3 Hours	250
Paper III	General Studies II		3 Hours	250
Paper IV	General Studies III		3 Hours	250
Paper V	General Studies IV		3 Hours	250
Paper VI	Optional Paper I		3 Hours	250
Paper VII	Optional Paper-II		3 Hours	250

Cut Off for IAS Recruitment

UPSC Cut off plays a crucial factor during UPSC Recruitment. UPSC releases the cut-off for both Prelims and Mains, and you need to clear the cut-off of all stages for selection. We have provided the cut-off of the previous year that would help you understand the marks required to crack UPSC.

IAS Recruitment – Cut Off 2021
Category	IAS Prelims Cut-Off 2021	IAS Mains Cut-Off 2021
General	87.54	745
EWS	80.14	713
OBC	84.85	707
SC	75.41	700
ST	70.71	700

How to Prepare for UPSC Recruitment?

Clearing the UPSC exam is tough, but with the right strategy, hard work, and mindset, anything is possible. Candidates need to level up and be prepared for every challenge thrown by UPSC. The UPSC Recruitment process for 2023 has started, and candidates need to make the most of the time left for the preparation. The candidates must collect all the right UPSC Books, and study materials for their preparation.

Candidates need to make hand-written notes so that they would be able to revise quickly before the exam. After clearing the UPSC Prelims, Mains candidates need to clear the most challenging round i.e. the Personality Test. That’s why it is extremely important to have the right strategy, attitude, and robust study plan to crack this exam. Below we have linked some articles that would be immensely helpful during your preparation journey.

• How to Prepare for UPSC Mains
• How to Prepare for UPSC Prelims
• IAS Interview Questions with Answers

Exams Under UPSC Recruitment

Union Public Service Commission is responsible for conducting various exams at the All-India level every year. Below we have provided a list of all exams that will be held under the UPSC Recruitment 2023.

• Civil Services Examination
• Engineering Services Examination
• Combined Medical Services Examination
• Combined Defence Services Examination
• National Defence Academy Examination
• Naval Academy Examination
• Special Class Railway Apprentice
• Indian Forest Service Examination
• Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination
• Combined Geoscientist and Geologist Examination

UPSC Articles
UPSC Preparation TimeTable	IFS Full From
IRS Full Form	LBSNAA Full Form
Famous IAS Officers	IPS Training
GS 3 Syllabus	UPSC Essay Topics
UPSC Optional Syllabus	Ethics UPSC Books
Best UPSC Optional Subject	Atlas for UPSC