{"id":1857,"date":"2026-07-06T11:26:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T05:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/?p=1857"},"modified":"2026-07-07T11:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T05:44:29","slug":"how-many-students-appeared-for-upsc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/how-many-students-appeared-for-upsc\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Candidates Appeared for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026<\/strong>, including the Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination 2026<\/strong>, was conducted on 24 May 2026<\/strong> across the country. The examination was held smoothly at 2,072 venues<\/strong> spread across 83 examination cities<\/strong>. As per provisional data, nearly 5.49 lakh candidates<\/strong> appeared for the exam, reflecting an attendance rate of around 67%<\/strong>, which is higher than the previous year's attendance percentage.<\/p>\r\n

How Many Candidates Qualified Prelims 2026?<\/h2>\r\n
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A total of 13,343 candidates<\/strong> have qualified in the UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026<\/strong> and are now eligible to appear for the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2026<\/strong>. The results were announced after evaluating the performance of nearly 5.49 lakh candidates<\/strong> who appeared for the Prelims on 24 May 2026<\/strong>. These shortlisted candidates will now compete for 1,016 vacancies<\/strong> notified by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

How Many Candidates Appear for UPSC? - Trend Analysis<\/h2>\r\n

The number of candidates appearing for the UPSC exam<\/a> over time has significantly increased over the years. Here is a trend analysis of UPSC Examination selection over the past 17 years:<\/p>\r\n

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Year<\/strong><\/td>\r\nNumber of Students applied<\/strong><\/td>\r\nNumber of Students Who appeared for Prelims<\/strong><\/td>\r\nNumber of Students Who qualified for Mains<\/strong><\/td>\r\nNumber of Students Who appeared for Interview<\/strong><\/td>\r\nNumber of Students Who Cleared the Exam<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2007<\/td>\r\n333680<\/td>\r\n161469<\/td>\r\n9158<\/td>\r\n1883<\/td>\r\n553<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2008<\/td>\r\n325433<\/td>\r\n167035<\/td>\r\n11669<\/td>\r\n2136<\/td>\r\n734<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2009<\/td>\r\n409110<\/td>\r\n193091<\/td>\r\n11894<\/td>\r\n2431<\/td>\r\n881<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2010<\/td>\r\n547698<\/td>\r\n269036<\/td>\r\n12271<\/td>\r\n2589<\/td>\r\n989<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2011<\/td>\r\n499120<\/td>\r\n243236<\/td>\r\n11837<\/td>\r\n2415<\/td>\r\n965<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2012<\/td>\r\n550080<\/td>\r\n271442<\/td>\r\n12795<\/td>\r\n2674<\/td>\r\n999<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2013<\/td>\r\n776604<\/td>\r\n324279<\/td>\r\n14800<\/td>\r\n3001<\/td>\r\n998<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2014<\/td>\r\n947428<\/td>\r\n446623<\/td>\r\n16706<\/td>\r\n3308<\/td>\r\n1122<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2015<\/td>\r\n945908<\/td>\r\n465882<\/td>\r\n15008<\/td>\r\n2797<\/td>\r\n1236<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2016<\/td>\r\n1128262<\/td>\r\n459659<\/td>\r\n15382<\/td>\r\n2961<\/td>\r\n1078<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2017<\/td>\r\n969065<\/td>\r\n462848<\/td>\r\n13300<\/td>\r\n2564<\/td>\r\n1056<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2018<\/td>\r\n1065552<\/td>\r\n500484<\/td>\r\n10419<\/td>\r\n1992<\/td>\r\n\u2013<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2019<\/td>\r\n1135261<\/td>\r\n493972<\/td>\r\n11845<\/td>\r\n2034<\/td>\r\n829<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2020<\/td>\r\n1057948<\/td>\r\n4,82,770<\/td>\r\n10,564<\/td>\r\n2,053<\/td>\r\n796<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2021<\/td>\r\n1093948<\/td>\r\n508619<\/td>\r\n10000<\/td>\r\n\u2013<\/td>\r\n761<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2022<\/td>\r\n11,35,697<\/td>\r\n5,73,735<\/td>\r\n13,090<\/td>\r\n2,529<\/td>\r\n933<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2023<\/td>\r\n13,00,000<\/td>\r\n-<\/td>\r\n14624<\/td>\r\n2916<\/td>\r\n1016<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2024<\/td>\r\n9,92,599<\/td>\r\n5,83,213<\/td>\r\n14627<\/td>\r\n2845<\/td>\r\n1009<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2025<\/td>\r\n9,37,876<\/td>\r\n5,76,793<\/td>\r\n14161<\/td>\r\n2,736<\/td>\r\n958<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2026<\/td>\r\n8.19 lakh<\/td>\r\n\r\n

5.9 Lakh<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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UPSC Age Limit<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\nIAS Salary<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
UPSC Exam Date 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\nUPSC Calendar<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
UPSC Prelims 2027<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\nUPSC Mains 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
UPSC Mains Syllabus<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\nUPSC Interview<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
UPSC Prelims Result<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\nUPSC Mains Result<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
UPSC Final Result<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\nUPSC Cut Off<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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UPSC Admit Card<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\nUPSC Previous Year Papers<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
UPSC Answer Key<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\nIAS vs IPS<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Around 13.4 lakhs students appeared for UPSC Prelims 2024, out of which 14627 were selected for Mains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8727,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[923,10],"class_list":["post-1857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-upsc-cse-exam","tag-how-many-students-appeared-for-upsc-2024-25","tag-upsc"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1857"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26790,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1857\/revisions\/26790"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}