Question

How many students appear in prelims exam and how many of them get selected for mains exam
and then how how many of them are shortlisted for interview, and lastly how many students will able to became IAS officer.

Answer 1

The number of candidates who apply for IAS Exam is increasing fast. There are many reasons – increase in salary, prestige, publicity, job security and so on. But how many candidates can get into any of the 24 civil services in a year?

The total number of vacancies are only approximately 1000


The answer is – only around 1000. But, there is nothing to feel bad about it. It’s the difficulty to get into services like IAS, IPS, IFS etc which makes it more attractive.