180 IAS Posts in UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2018
There is a shortage of 1,496 IAS officers in the country. The total authorised strength of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers is 6,500 and the total number of officers in position on January 1, 2017 is 5,004. There is a shortage of 1,496 IAS officers.
The Minister of State for Personnel has said that the government has increased annual intake of IAS officers to 180 from civil services examination 2012 and the same continued in the 2018 exam.
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Source: The Indian Express