• Candidates of Civil Services Examination will not be able to withdraw their applications after submission, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has said.

• The UPSC had in 2018 announced a facility for withdrawal of applications by candidates after it found that roughly 50 per cent of the 10 lakh-plus candidates who fill in the application forms for the preliminary examination actually write the test.

• The Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2023 will be held on May 28.

• The examination is conducted annually in three stages — preliminary, mains and interview — to select officers of Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service and Indian Police Service, among others.

• The number of vacancies to be filled through the examination is expected to be approximately 1,105 which include 37 vacancies reserved for persons with benchmark disability category. 

• The UPSC had announced to fill 861 vacant posts through Civil Services Examination 2022.

• It will also be conducting recruitment for the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) through the Civil Services Examination 2023.

• Candidates can apply for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination online through website www.upsconline.nic.in. The online applications can be filled up to February 21 till 6pm.

• The UPSC has also decided to extend the facility of making corrections in any fields of the application form for this examination from next day of the closure of the application window of this examination. This window will remain open for seven days.

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