How Many Candidates Appeared for UPSC CSE 2023-24?

by Vajiram & Ravi

12-04-2024

11:41 AM

Around 1.3 million students took the UPSC Prelims exam in 2023. Out of them, 14,624 students were chosen for the Mains exam. UPSC conducts this exam each year to select candidates for important government positions like IPS, IAS, IFS, IRS, and others. The Prelims exam took place on May 28, 2023, and those who passed appeared for the Mains from 15 to 24 September, 2023. In 2022, a total of 11,35,697 students applied for the UPSC exam.

Usually, around 1 million students attempt the exam every year. However, only 0.2% of all candidates pass the exam. This article provides information about the number of students who appeared for the UPSC Civil Services exam in the last few years.

How Many Candidates Qualified Prelims 2023?

On May 28, 2023, about 13 lakh students took the UPSC Prelims exam at 79 centres across India. There were 1105 vacancies. Only 14624 students scored above the cut-off and can move on to the Mains round.

The Prelims is the first step in the recruitment process. Those who pass the Prelims exam can move on to the mains stage. In the next step, these candidates filled out the UPSC DAF form within a certain time frame. Around 13 lakh people took the exam, but only 14,624 made it to the next round. This shows how tough the exam is.

Number of Students Appeared for Mains 2023

The UPSC Prelims result was declared on June 12th, 2023. Out of 13 lakh candidates, only 14624 candidates scored enough to move to the UPSC Mains.

These 14624 candidates filled out the DAF-1 form for UPSC Mains 2023. Most of them appeared for the mains exam from September 15th to 24th, 2023.

After the result, 2916 candidates were selected for the personality test in Dholpur House, New Delhi. This is about 0.22% of the initial 13 lakh candidates.

How Many Candidates Appear for UPSC? - Trend Analysis

The number of candidates appearing for the UPSC exam over time has significantly increased over the years. Here is a trend analysis of UPSC Examination selection over the past 17 years:

Year	Number of Students applied	Number of Students Who appeared for Prelims	Number of Students Who qualified for Mains	Number of Students Who appeared for Interview	Number of Students Who Cleared the Exam
2007	333680	161469	9158	1883	553
2008	325433	167035	11669	2136	734
2009	409110	193091	11894	2431	881
2010	547698	269036	12271	2589	989
2011	499120	243236	11837	2415	965
2012	550080	271442	12795	2674	999
2013	776604	324279	14800	3001	998
2014	947428	446623	16706	3308	1122
2015	945908	465882	15008	2797	1236
2016	1128262	459659	15382	2961	1078
2017	969065	462848	13300	2564	1056
2018	1065552	500484	10419	1992	–
2019	1135261	493972	11845	2034	829
2020	1057948	4,82,770	10,564	2,053	796
2021	1093948	508619	10000	–	761
2022	11,35,697	5,73,735	13,090	2,529	933
2023	13,00,000	-	14624	2916	-

FAQs

How many people appear for UPSC every year?

According to the recent trend analysis, the number of students appearing for UPSC every year has increased to approx 11 lakh to 13 lakh students every year.

How many students appeared for UPSC 2023?

Around 13 lakh students appeared for UPSC 2023 Examination. Out of these, only 14,600 students appeared for Mains 2023 and 2916 sat for the final round of the Personality Test.

What were the number of vacancies for UPSC 2023?

The UPSC 2023 exam aims to fill around 1105 vacancies. Out of these, 37 vacancies are reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability:

7 vacancies for candidates with blindness and low vision
5 vacancies for candidates with deafness and hard of hearing
15 vacancies for candidates with locomotor disability
10 vacancies for candidates with multiple disabilities, including deaf-blindness.