The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the results for the written portion of the Combined Section Officers’ (Grade ‘B’) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2023, held in December 2023. The evaluation of service records took place in July 2024. The list of candidates recommended for inclusion in the Select List for the year 2023, arranged by merit, has been released for the following service:
Category: Section Officer Grade of the General Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’
Details of Vacancies and Recommended Candidates:
- General Category:
- Vacancies: 27
- Candidates Recommended: 26
- Scheduled Caste (SC) Category:
- Vacancies: 2
- Candidates Recommended: 2
- Scheduled Tribe (ST) Category:
- Vacancies: 1
- Candidates Recommended: 1
- Total Vacancies: 30 (including 1 PwBD-3)
- Total Candidates Recommended: 29
Important Information:
- The final selection and results are subject to the guidelines issued by the Department of Personnel & Training, as per O.M. No. 36012/2016/2019-Estt (Res.) dated 12.04.2022, and the outcome of Civil Appeal No. 629/2022 arising from SLP (C) No. 30621/2011.
- The result is also contingent on the final outcome of SLP No. 31288/2017, currently pending before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, concerning ‘reservation in promotion’ and ‘own merit,’ as well as any other pending court cases that may affect the examination result.
Candidates can obtain further information or clarification regarding their results from the UPSC ‘Facilitation Counter’ near the Examination Hall Building on working days between 10:00 A.M. and 05:00 P.M. The counter can be reached in person or by phone at 011-23385271 or 011-23381125. The results will also be available on the UPSC website (www.upsc.gov.in), with marks accessible within fifteen days of the result announcement.
