New Delhi: Data tabled in Parliament highlights the distribution of recruits into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) between 2018 and 2022. Check details.
The data reveals that the majority of IAS/IPS officers inducted were from the general category (46.15%), followed by OBCs (29.4%). Significant vacancies exist across IAS, IPS, and IFoS, highlighting the need for improved recruitment strategies. In IFoS, OBC representation outpaced the general category, reflecting changing recruitment dynamics.
Category-Wise Distribution of IAS and IPS Officers (2018-2022)
| Category |
Total Officers |
IAS Officers |
IPS Officers |
| General |
763 |
382 |
381 |
| OBC |
486 |
243 |
243 |
| Scheduled Castes |
270 |
136 |
134 |
| Scheduled Tribes |
134 |
67 |
67 |
- General Category: 46.15%
- OBC Category: 29.4%
- Scheduled Castes (SCs): 16.33%
- Scheduled Tribes (STs): 7.83%
UPSC Civils Recruitment Data for 2022
| Category |
IAS Officers |
IPS Officers |
| General |
75 |
83 |
| OBC |
45 |
53 |
| Scheduled Castes |
29 |
31 |
| Scheduled Tribes |
13 |
13 |
IAS and IPS Vacancies
| Service |
Sanctioned Posts |
Filled Posts |
Vacant Posts |
Direct Recruitment Vacancies |
Promotion Vacancies |
| IAS |
6,858 |
5,542 |
1,316 |
794 |
522 |
| IPS |
5,055 |
4,469 |
586 |
209 |
377 |
State Example: Karnataka
| Service |
Sanctioned Posts |
Filled Posts |
Vacant Posts |
| IAS |
314 |
273 |
41 |
| IPS |
224 |
193 |
31 |
Indian Forest Service (IFoS) Recruitment (2018-2024)
Category-Wise Distribution
| Category |
Total Officers |
| General |
246 |
| OBC |
283 |
| Scheduled Castes |
115 |
| Scheduled Tribes |
58 |
OBC appointments in IFoS (283) exceeded those from the general category (246).
IFoS Vacancies
| Service |
Sanctioned Posts |
Filled Posts |
Vacant Posts |
| IFoS |
3,193 |
2,151 |
1,042 |