The data of total number of Class–1 officers at all India Level under Government, recommended by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) including SC, ST, OBC categories during last three years is as below:

Number of Group A Officers recommended by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) during the last three years through Examinations

 

Year	Recommended Candidates
	SC Candidates	ST Candidates	OBC Candidates	Total (including Unreserved Candidates)
2014-15	610	308	1389	5239
2015-16	595	294	1318	5425
2016-17	470	216	1203	4612

 

Number of Group A Officers recommended by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) through Direct Recruitment by Selection during the last three years

 

Year	Recommended Candidates
	SC Candidates	ST Candidates	OBC Candidates	Total (including Unreserved Candidates)
2014-15	236	132	592	2303
2015-16	122	66	292	1207
2016-17	106	46	221	1123

 

.The total strength of All India Services such as Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) are as under:

 

Sl. No.	Name of Services	Sanctioned Strength
	Indian Administrative Service (IAS)	6500
	Indian Police Service (IPS)	3356
	Indian Forest Service (IFoS)	3157

 

The total strength of Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is as under:

 

Sl. No.	Name of Services	Sanctioned Strength
	Indian Foreign Service (IFS)	941

 

The total strength of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) is as under:

 

Sl. No.	Name of Services		Sanctioned Strength
	Indian Revenue Service (IRS)	Income Tax	4921
		Customs & Central Excise	5788

 

This was stated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in a written reply to question in the Rajya Sabha today.

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