More than 14,600 candidates have qualified the 2023 civil services preliminary examination, the results of which were declared on June 12 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.