New Delhi:More than 14,600 candidates have qualified for the 2023 civil services preliminary examination, the result of which was declared on Monday by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The civil services examination is conducted annually in three stages -- preliminary, main and interview -- to select officers for services such as the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS).
The 2023 civil services preliminary exam was held on May 28. The list carrying serial numbers, roll numbers and names of successful candidates has been put on the UPSC's website, and according to it, 14,624 candidates have qualified the preliminary exam. "The candidature of these candidates is provisional. In accordance with the rules of the examination, all these candidates have to apply again in the Detailed Application Form-I (DAF-I) for the civil services (main) examination, 2023," the UPSC said in a statement.