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How Many Candidates Appeared for UPSC CSE 2024-25?

by Vajiram & Ravi

02-12-2024

07:15 AM

Around 14,627 took the UPSC Mains exam in 2024. Out of them, 2,845 students have qualified for UPSC Interview 2024. 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 16 June, 2024, and those who passed appeared for the Mains from 20 to 29 September, 2024. In 2023, a total of 13,35,697 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 2024?

On June 16, 2024, about 13.4 lakh students took the UPSC Prelims exam at 79 centres across India. There were 1105 vacancies. Only 14627 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 14,627 made it to the next round. This shows how tough the exam is.

Number of Students Appeared for Mains 2024

The UPSC Prelims result was declared on Julu 1, 2024. Out of 13.4 lakh candidates, only 14627 candidates scored enough to move to the UPSC Mains.

These 14627 candidates filled out the DAF-1 form for UPSC Mains 2024. Most of them appeared for the mains exam from September 20th to 29th, 2024.

After the result, candidates will be selected for the personality test in Dholpur House, New Delhi. 

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 2024?

Around 13.4 lakh students appeared for UPSC 2024 Examination. Out of these, only 14,627 students appeared for Mains 2024.

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.