Officers Selected by UPSC 

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) recommends the candidates on the basis of vacancies reported by various Ministries/ Departments/ Cadre Controlling Authorities taking into account the vacancies reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, as per reservation roster maintained by them. The details of the officers belonging to General category, Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes recommended by the UPSC during the last three years, are given below:

Number of candidates recommended by the UPSC during the last three years through Structured Examination:

Year Total SC ST OBC General
2016-17 4612 470 216 1203 2723
2017-18 4829 385 188 1379 2877
2018-19 3890 334 148 1000 2408

Number of candidates recommended by the UPSC during the last three years through Direct Recruitment by Selection:

Year Total SC ST OBC General
2016-17 1123 168 79 375 501
2017-18 1465 199 86 528 652
2018-19 510 81 30 176 223

This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

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