16 from J&K crack UPSC Civil Services Exam 2025

Suhail Khan

Srinagar, Mar 6: At least 16 candidates with roots in Jammu and Kashmir have successfully cleared the Civil Services Examination 2025, the results for which were announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday.

The commission recommended a total of 958 candidates for appointment to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and various central services.

According to the official list released by the UPSC accessed Kashmir Convener, the candidates from J&K who have figured in the final merit list including Suvan Sharma (Rank 148), Towseef Ganie (Rank 254), Ritika (Rank 456), Sooyash Shivam (Rank 572), Muneeb Parrah (Rank 581), Ghulam Din (Rank 683), Dwarka Gaadhi (Rank 721), Akash (Rank 747), Koh E Safa (Rank 763), Yasaar (Rank 811), Abhishek (Rank 820), Pankaj (Rank 856), Mohd Ajaz (Rank 869), Azhar (Rank 886), Sarfraz (Rank 936), and Irfan (Rank 957).

The results were declared following the main written examination conducted in August 2025 and the subsequent personality tests (interviews) held between December 2025 and February 2026.

A total of 958 candidates have been recommended for appointment against 1087 vacancies reported by the government for the examination cycle. These including 180 vacancies in the IAS, 55 in the IFS, 150 in the IPS, 507 in Central Services Group A and 195 in Group B services.

Of the total recommended candidates, 317 are from the general category, 104 from the economically weaker sections, 306 from other backward classes, 158 from scheduled castes and 73 from scheduled tribes. A consolidated reserve list of 258 candidates has also been published in accordance with the rules.

Officials said the claims of recommended candidates regarding reservation categories will be subject to verification by the concerned authorities. The commission has noted that the candidature of 348 recommended candidates has been kept provisional, while the results of two candidates have been withheld.

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