Civil servants’ intake by UPSC to go down by 100 this year

The Union Public Service Commission has decided to cut the recruitment numbers of civil servants by one hundred this year. Approximately 796 vacancies would be filled this year, as against 896 last year.

In 2018, there was a shortage of 1,449 IAS, 970 IPS and about 560 IFS officers. But the UPSC has continued to recruit fewer officers. The government is re-employing retired senior officers, and also giving a push for lateral entry, resulting in a reduction in top positions.