UPSC IAS Vacancy 2026 Out (soon): Check Category wise Previous Year Vacancies

Feb 6, 2026

UPSC IAS 2026 notification will be released on January 14, 2026, announcing vacancies for the Civil Services Examination. UPSC had announced a total of 979 UPSC CSE vacancies (tentative) for its 2025 session. Candidates fulfilling all the eligibility criteria will be able to apply online for UPSC IAS 2026 on the official website. The selection process happens in stages of prelims, mains and an interview to recruit candidates to the vacant positions.

UPSC IAS Vacancy 2025 Details

The total vacancies for UPSC CSE 2025 Exam are 979. This includes 38 vacancies reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) Category, distributed as follows:

Category	Number of Vacancies
Blindness and Low Vision	12
Deaf and Hard of Hearing	7
Locomotor Disability (including Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims, and Muscular Dystrophy)	10
Multiple Disabilities (from the above categories, including Deaf-Blindness)	9
Total PwBD Vacancies	38
Total CSE Vacancies	979

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UPSC IAS 2025 Vacancy

To provide a clearer view of the vacancy distribution, here is the category-wise breakup of IAS vacancies 2025:

Category		Vacancy
SC		28
ST		13
OBC		47
EWS		18
UR		74
PWD	LD	2
	VI	2
	HI	2
	MD	1
Total		180

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IAS Exam Post-wise Vacancy Break-Up (2020 to 2025)

You must check out the IAS Exam vacancy breakdown post-wise from 2020 to 2025 in the table below:

UPSC CSE Post/Service	Number of Vacancies
UPSC CSE Post/Service	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Indian Administrative Service	180	180	180	180	180	180
Indian Foreign Service	55	55	37	38	37	35
Indian Police Service	150	150	200	200	200	219
Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’	12	17	25	10	10	19
Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’	28	20	20	28	20	20
Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’	33	24	24	24	24	23
Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’	206	180	192	131	59	74
Indian Revenue Service Custom and Indirect Taxes Group ‘A’	94	94	109	44	41	41
Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’	14	8	12	11	15	36
Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’	15	15	12	10	10	14
Indian Railway Protection Force Service	12	8	13	17	9	12
Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group 'A'	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’	6	3	14	11	8	10
Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’	14	48	27	16	20	20
Indian Trade Service, Group 'A’	20	12	10	6	11	7
Indian Corporate Law Service, Group "A"	46	5	5	15	14	16
Indian Railway Management Services, Group "A"	25	150	150	150	-	-
Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)	42	31	30	55	56	4
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B'	11	10	31	31	11	21
Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group 'B'	2	41	48	40	17	19
Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B'	11	3	3	5	6	1
Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’	3	2	1	0	0	0
Total	979	1056	1105	1011	712	836

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UPSC IAS Vacancy 2025 FAQs

Ques. What is the total number of vacancies for UPSC IAS 2025?

Ans. UPSC has announced 979 vacancies for the UPSC IAS 2025 examination. This number may change based on final confirmation from the Cadre Controlling Authorities.

Ques. Can the number of vacancies change after the notification?

Ans. Yes, the final number of vacancies may undergo changes based on confirmation from the Cadre Controlling Authorities.

Ques. Can final-year students apply for UPSC IAS 2025?

Ans. Yes, final-year students can apply, but they must provide proof of passing their bachelor’s degree before the Mains Examination.

Ques. How is the category-wise vacancy distribution decided?

Ans. The Government of India determines the SC, ST, OBC, EWS, and PwBD reservation quotas based on official guidelines and the availability of posts in different services.

Ques. What happens if fewer candidates qualify than the available vacancies?

Ans. If the number of qualified candidates is lower than the vacancies, the remaining posts may remain vacant or may be carried forward to the next recruitment cycle, as per government rules.