The Civil Services Examination conducted by UPSC in 2017 offered recruitment opportunities across several prestigious government services, including IAS, IPS, IFS, Central Services Group ‘A’, and Group ‘B’ Services. The vacancies were distributed among different categories according to the reservation policies applicable at the time of recruitment.
Apart from the overall vacancy count, the official notification also included reservation allocation for PH candidates under different disability categories. Reviewing the vacancy structure of UPSC 2017 helps you understand the distribution of posts across services and the level of opportunities available during that examination cycle.
The Civil Services Examination 2017 notification issued by UPSC included vacancies for several administrative and allied services. Reservation details for candidates belonging to reserved categories and Persons with Disabilities were also provided in the notification.
The UPSC 2017 notification released vacancy details for various civil services and departments under the Government of India. The complete service-wise vacancy distribution is provided below:
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UPSC Vacancies 2017 Service-Wise Allocation |
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Services |
Total |
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I.A.S. |
180 |
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I.F.S. |
42 |
|
I.P.S. |
150 |
|
Central Services Group ‘A’ |
565 |
|
Group ‘B’ Services |
121 |
|
Total |
1058 |
The vacancies in UPSC CSE 2017 were divided among General, OBC, SC, and ST categories according to the reservation rules followed by the Government of India.
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UPSC Vacancies 2017 Category-Wise Distribution |
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Category |
Vacancies |
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General (GEN) |
543 |
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OBC |
275 |
|
SC |
166 |
|
ST |
74 |
|
Total Vacancies |
1058 |
Candidates applying under reserved categories were required to fulfil all eligibility and document verification requirements mentioned in the notification.
The UPSC 2017 vacancy notification also included reserved vacancies for Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates under different categories.
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UPSC Vacancies 2017 PH Reservation Details |
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PH Category |
Vacancies |
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PH-1 |
09 |
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PH-2 |
08 |
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PH-3 |
12 |
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Total PH Vacancies |
29 |
These PH vacancies were included within the overall 1058 vacancies announced for the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2017.
To explore the detailed breakdown of vacancies, including category-wise allocation and PwBD reservations, you can refer to the official UPSC notification. It provides comprehensive and authentic information exactly as released by the UPSC for the Civil Services Examination 2017.