New Delhi:April 17,2024;The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the result of the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2023. A total of 1,016 candidates, comprising 664 men and 352 women, cleared the examination and have been recommended for appointment to various services. This year, Lucknow native Aditya Srivastava secured the first position, followed by Animesh Pradhan in second place, and Donuru Ananya Reddy in third.
The UPSC has released the names and roll numbers of successful candidates in the exam. The status of 355 recommended candidates remains provisional.
The merit list has been released based on the results of the written part of the Civil Services Examination 2023, conducted by the UPSC in September 2023, and the subsequent interviews for the Personality Test held from January to April 2024. This list includes candidates recommended for appointment to (1) Indian Administrative Service; (2) Indian Foreign Service; (3) Indian Police Service; and (4) Central Services, Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’.
The CSE (Mains) took place in a subjective format across two shifts spanning from September 15 to September 24. Each shift, lasting three hours, was conducted in the morning, from 9am to 12pm, and in the afternoon, from 2pm to 5pm.
A total of 347 candidates from the general category, 116 from the EWS category, 303 from the OBC category, 165 from the SC category, and 86 from the ST category have been recommended.
Unlike the trends of the last few years, men outperformed women this year, securing the top spots.
The overall pass percentage of females has shown a rising trend, increasing from 24 per cent in 2018 and 2019 to 34 per cent in 2022.
