PRAYAGRAJ, April 21 -- The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has reserved 181 out of 947 posts for women in the ongoing UP Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services Examination-2024 (UP PCS-2024), suggesting a possible record selection of women candidates this year. The figures were disclosed in response to an RTI application filed by an aspirant, Mohd Raza of Bijnor.

Ajay Kumar Sharma, public information officer of UPPSC, confirmed that the information related to PCS-2024, including the reservation of 181 posts for women out of the total 947, was officially shared by the commission in response to the RTI.

As per UPPSC records, in the 2018 edition of the examination, 258 women were selected out of 976 available posts. With...