UPSC Civil Services Vacancies Increased, Crosses 1000-Mark After 6 Years

The UPSC has released a notification stating the number of notified vacancies of 861 has now been increased to 1,011.

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New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has increased the number of civil services vacancies to 1,011 for this year.

The UPSC has released a notification stating the number of notified vacancies of 861 has now been increased to 1,011.

“...it is informed that the Government has decided to recruit 150 personnel in the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS), Group ‘A’ through the Civil Services Examination- 2022,” the notification said.

“The tentative number of vacancies i.e. 861 as indicated in the Examination Notice dated 02.02.2022 now stands modified to 1011,” the notification added.

The vacancies have crossed the 1,000 mark after six years.

The decision comes as an additional 150 posts have been added for the recruitment of Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS), Group ‘A’ officers through the civil service examination.

As per the notification, the government has decided to recruit 150 personnel in the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS), Group ‘A’ through the Civil Services Examination- 2022.

In tune with the same, the government (Department of Personnel and Training) has issued the notification effecting inclusion of the IRMS, Group ‘A’ in the list of Services for recruitment through the Civil Services Examination-2022.

The Central government had earlier discontinued the inclusion of IRMS in civil services in 2019.

It has been decided to conduct this exam through the engineering services exam.

Earlier in December 2019, the Union Railways Ministry announced the unification of eight existing services of the Indian Railways for the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) at all levels.