SRINAGAR: Sixteen candidates from Jammu and Kashmir have cleared the Civil Services Examination 2025, the results of which were declared on Friday by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), marking another significant presence of the Union Territory in one of the country’s most competitive examinations.
Among the successful candidates from the region is Suvan Sharma (148), followed by Towseef Ahmad Ganaie (254). Others from Jammu and Kashmir who figured in the final merit list include Ritika (456), Sooyash Shivam (572), Muneeb Parrah (581), Ghulam Din (683), Dwarka Gaadhi (721), Akash (747), Koh-e-Safa (763), Yasaar (811), Abhishek (820), Pankaj (856), Mohd Ajaz (869), Azhar (886), Sarfraz (936) and Irfan (957), taking the total number of successful candidates from the region to sixteen.
Some of them had already cleared the civil service examination in Jammu and Kahsmir and were working as officers.
The UPSC announced the final results after completing the evaluation process that followed the preliminary examination, the main written examination and the personality test conducted over the past several months. The Civil Services Examination is the primary gateway for recruitment into the country’s top administrative and diplomatic services.
This year, a total of 958 candidates have been recommended for appointment to various services of the Government of India based on their combined performance in the written examination and the interview. According to the commission, the list includes 317 candidates from the general category, 104 from the economically weaker sections (EWS), 306 from the Other Backward Classes (OBC), 158 from the Scheduled Castes (SC) and 73 from the Scheduled Tribes (ST).
The commission has also prepared a reserve list of 258 candidates, comprising 129 from the general category, 26 from EWS, 86 from OBC, eight from SC, six from ST and three from the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) category.
Through the Civil Services Examination, candidates are recruited into several prestigious services including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Revenue Service (IRS) and other Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ central services. For the 2025 examination cycle, the government has reported 180 vacancies in the IAS, 55 in the IFS, and 150 in the IPS, besides 507 posts in various Group ‘A’ services and 195 in Group ‘B’ services.
Regarded as one of the toughest competitive examinations in the country, the Civil Services Examination attracts lakhs of aspirants every year, though only a small number ultimately make it through all three stages of the process.
The final merit list, containing the names and roll numbers of candidates recommended for appointment, has been uploaded on the UPSC website. The commission said that the marksheets of all candidates will be made available online within 15 days of the declaration of the result and will remain accessible for 30 days. Successful candidates will now be allocated services based on their rank, category and preferences.
