Lucknow, Jan. 3 -- : The Central government has increased the sanctioned strength of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre in Uttar Pradesh from 652 to 683. This change was effected by making new regulations through an amendment to the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Regulations, 1955. The decision was notified on December 31, 2025, through the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Eighth Amendment Regulations, 2025, issued under the All India Services Act, 1951, in consultation with the Uttar Pradesh government. The revised strength also came into effect immediately after its publication in the Official Gazette. The department of personnel and training (DoPT) has added nine more posts for promotion from PCS to IAS in Uttar Pradesh. With the nine new posts and 18 vacant posts, the DPC for promotion of PCS officers to IAS rank will be held for 27 posts.The increase in the number of posts has paved the way for the promotion of the PCS officers of the 2010 and 2011 batch to the IAS rank.P5...