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IAS 2023: 41% women

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: IAS 2023: 41% women (GS2 · Civil services, 20 April 2025)

What happened

  • The 2023 IAS batch has 74 women among 180 officers, 41% [PIB].

Background

  • Officer trainees are attached to 46 ministries [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Women’s share in the IAS is rising.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance

  1. As per PIB (2025-04-20): the 2023 IAS batch has 74 women among 180 officers, 41%.
  2. Women's share in the IAS is rising.
Quotable data point

The 2023 IAS batch has 74 women among 180 officers, 41%.

PIB: Women in IAS, 20 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Women in IAS 2023 batch

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerCentral Pay Commissions in India: From the 1st to the 8th CPC, Terms of Reference, Fitment Factor, Pay Matrix, Fiscal Impact and Reform Debates (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: Women in IAS, 20 Apr 2025

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