List of Civil Service Jobs 2023
The Civil Services examination is one of the most prestigious examinations in India. It is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Throughout the country, these services have been the most sought after careers by youngsters. Despite, the popularity of Software and IT careers, it has not lost its value. In terms of structure, it's one the toughest competitive exams in the country with a success rate of just 0.1 per cent. More and more professional degree holders are opting for jobs among ths list of Civil Services. This includes the new found popular course of Law graduation.
The Civil Service forms the backbone of the Indian government structure. It is the primary service, which heads all the major departments which run the state and central administration. The three types of services recruited through the Civil Services Examination are All India Services, Central Services, and State Services. The salaries too differ as per the post and category of the Services.
Here is the complete list of the civil services jobs for which combined examinations are held. The UPSC rank allotment decides which service you will get. Students are asked to list the services as per their preferences. The higher your rank the more you get a post of your choice. UPSC ranks and services almost go hand in hand. The upsc rank structure has been followed all along and your position in that upsc rank list gets you into these services. You do get to write the exam again but once again upsc rank wise post for that year is alloted.
Types of UPSC post list 2023
There are three types or categories of jobs through the civil servcie exam (CSE). Under these 3 broad categories are a gamut of services that are pretigious and sought after. The civil service rank list comes out with the results of teh exams but sometime due to preferences some toppers may choose services that are not at the top of the list like the IAS or IPS.
- All India Civil Services
- Group A Services or Central Services
- Group B Services or State Services
All India Civil Services Jobs List
List of Group A Services by UPSC
- Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service
- Indian Audit and Accounts Service
- Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes)
- Indian Defence Accounts Service
- Indian Revenue Service (I.T.) or IRS
- Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Assistant Works Manager, Administration)
- Indian Postal Service
- Indian Civil Accounts Service
- Indian Railway Management Service (New)
- Indian Defence Estates Service
- Indian Information Service (Junior Grade)
- Indian Trade Service, Group 'A' (Gr. III)
- Indian Corporate Law Service
List of Group - B Services
- Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service (Section Officer's Grade)
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS)
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS)
- Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS)
Indian Forest Service - A combined Preliminary examination is held for Indian Forest Service and Indian Civil Services. Read More
UPSC posts list and salary
UPSC posts list is as given above. They all start in the level 10 in pay matrix and their pay band is between Rs. 56,100 - Rs. 1,77,500. For detailed salary chart visit the concerned service page. For IAS post list or IPS post list as well as for other services please visit the specific pages made for each service.Final Civil Service Jobs List 2021
A total number of 685 candidates have been recommended for appointment as per following break-up:
| General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244 (incl. 07 PwBD-1, 04 PwBD-2, 08 PwBD-3 & 02 PwBD-5) |
73 (incl. Nil PwBD-1, Nil PwBD-2, Nil PwBD-3 & Nil PwBD-5) |
203 (incl. Nil PwBD-1, 01 PwBD-2, Nil PwBD-3 & 02 PwBD-5) |
105 (incl. Nil PwBD-1, Nil PwBD-2, Nil PwBD-3 & 01 PwBD-5) |
60 (incl. Nil PwBD-1, Nil PwBD-2, Nil PwBD-3 & Nil PwBD-5) |
685 (incl. 07 PwBD-1, 05 PwBD-2, 08 PwBD-3 & 05 PwBD-5) |
In accordance with Rule 20 (4) & (5) of the Civil Services Examination Rules 2021, the Commission is maintaining a consolidated Reserve List of candidates as under:
| General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 20 | 36 | 07 | Nil | 126 |
Appointment to the various Services will be made according to the number of vacancies available with due consideration to the provisions contained in the Rules for the Examination. The number of vacancies reported by the Government to be filled is as under:
| Services | GEN | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.A.S. | 72 | 18 | 49 | 27 | 14 | 180 |
| I.F.S. | 14 | 04 | 10 | 06 | 03 | 37 |
| I.P.S. | 83 | 20 | 51 | 26 | 20 | 200 |
| Central Services Group ‘A’ | 103 | 23 | 68 | 31 | 17 | 242 |
| Group ‘B’ Services | 36 | 08 | 25 | 15 | 06 | 90 |
| Total | 308 | 73 | 203 | 105 | 60 | 749 |
* includes 26 PwBD vacancies (07 PwBD-1, 05 PwBD-2, 08 PwBD-3 & 06 PwBD-5)
Allocation of Top Services & cutoff ranks ( 2018)
The services are allocated to each candidate on the basis of the vacancy and the category he/she belongs to. Check below the last rank of the candidates from each category who were allocated into the top 5 preferred services based on the results of the UPSC Civil Services 2018 exam that were declared on April 5, 2019. This should give you a fair idea. If you wish to target a particular service, know what is the minimum rank you must get to reach your goal. Say you are an OBC category student you can target getting a rank of at least 450 to get into the IAS where as a general category students must get the rank above 90 to get there.
| Allocated Services | General Category Last Rank | OBC Last Rank | SC Last Rank | ST Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAS | 92 | 457 | 492 | 528 |
| IFS | 134 | 450 | 468 | 603 |
| IPS | 236 | 480 | 638 | 645 |
| IRS (Income Tax) | 239 | 485 | 602 | 674 |
| IRS (Customs &Central Excise) | 265 | 515 | 649 | 680 |
Servicewise Categorywise Vacancies (CSE-2021)
| SNo | Name of Service | General | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Administrative Service | 72 | 18 | 52 | 25 | 13 | 180 |
| 2 | Indian Foreign Service | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 3 | Indian Police Service | 60 | 15 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 150 |
| 4 | Indian P&T Accounts & Finance Service, Group 'A' | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | Indian Audit & Accounts Service, Group 'A' | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| 6 | Indian Customs & Central Excise Service, Group 'A' | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 41 |
| 7 | Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group 'A' | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Indian Revenue Service (IT), Group 'A' | 33 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 75 |
| 9 | Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group 'A' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Indian Postal Service, Group 'A' | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 11 | Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group 'A' | 5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group 'A' | 31 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 78 |
| 13 | Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group 'A' | 15 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 |
| 14 | Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group 'A' | 21 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 42 |
| 15 | Posts of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group 'A' | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | Indian Defence Estates Service, Group 'A' | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Indian Information Service, (Junior Grade), Group 'A' | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| 18 | Indian Trade Service, Group 'A' | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 19 | Indian Corporate Law Service, Group 'A' | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 20 | Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group 'B' | 30 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 74 |
| 21 | Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, D D & NH Civil Service, Group 'B' | 15 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 36 |
| 22 | Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, D D & NH Police Service, Group 'B' | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| 23 | Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Pondicherry Police Service, Group 'B' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 397 | 83 | 251 | 129 | 67 | 927 |
Other UPSC services exams held for Various Jobs & Posts
The UPSC also holds various exams for other services some of which are- Engineering Services Examination
- Geologists Examination
- Special Class Railway Apprentices Exam
- National Defence & Naval Academy
- Combined Defence Services Examination
- Combined Medical Services Examination
- Indian Economic / Statistical Service
- S.O./Stenographer Limited Departmental Competitive Exam
- Central Police Forces (Assist Commandants)
State Civil Service Jobs
The different states of INdia conduct their own PSC exams for their state level services for officers ranking below the UPSC candidates. So Sub collectors and DSP rank officers are selected through the state service commisions. SOme of the STate commisions are as follows -- Tamilnadu Public service commission or TNPSC
- Bihar Public service commission or BPSC
- Maharashtra Public service commission or MPSC
- Rajasthan Public service commission or RPSC
- West Bengal Public service commission or WBPSC
- Uttar Pradesh Public service commission or UPPSC
- Punjab Public service commission or PPSC
- Chhattisgarh Public service commission or CHPSC
- Haryana Public service commission or HPSC
- Kerala Public service commission or Kerala PSC
- Karnataka Public service commission or KPSC
