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UPSC Civil Service Exam
Number of Candidates Appeared, Interviewed, and Recommended – Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2016
Community |
Appeared |
Interviewed |
Recommended |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Scheduled Castes |
1890 |
259 |
2149 |
323 |
70 |
393 |
128 |
36 |
164 |
Scheduled Tribes |
989 |
112 |
1101 |
168 |
34 |
202 |
71 |
20 |
91 |
Other Backward Classes |
4022 |
425 |
4447 |
878 |
159 |
1037 |
290 |
76 |
366 |
General |
6393 |
1059 |
7452 |
1048 |
276 |
1324 |
438 |
150 |
588 |
Total |
13294 |
1855 |
15149 |
2417 |
539 |
2956 |
927 |
282 |
1209 |
Disciplines – Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2016
Educational Qualification |
Number of Candidates |
Success Rate (Percent) |
Interviewed |
Recommended |
I Bachelor Degrees |
2188 |
887 |
40.5% |
(i) Humanities |
204 |
77 |
37.7% |
(ii) Science |
128 |
51 |
39.8% |
(iii) Medical Science |
248 |
105 |
42.3% |
(iv) Engineering |
1608 |
654 |
40.7% |
II Higher Degrees |
768 |
322 |
41.9% |
(i) Humanities |
452 |
187 |
41.4% |
(ii) Science |
130 |
52 |
40.0% |
(iii) Medical Science |
36 |
20 |
55.6% |
(iv) Engineering |
150 |
63 |
42.0% |
Total |
2956 |
1209 |
40.9% |
Optional Subjects – Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2016
Sl. No. |
Optional Subject |
Number of Candidates |
Success Rate (Percent) |
Appeared |
Recommended |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
1 |
Literature of Bodo Language |
1 |
1 |
100.0% |
2 |
Literature of Santhali Language |
2 |
1 |
50.0% |
3 |
Literature of Bengali Language |
4 |
1 |
25.0% |
4 |
Literature of Assamese Language |
5 |
1 |
20.0% |
5 |
Literature of Sindhi(Devanagari Script) Language |
5 |
1 |
20.0% |
6 |
Medical Science |
368 |
61 |
16.6% |
7 |
Literature of Kannada Language |
154 |
24 |
15.6% |
8 |
Psychology |
244 |
38 |
15.6% |
9 |
Literature of Manipuri Language |
13 |
2 |
15.4% |
10 |
Literature of Sanskrit Language |
80 |
12 |
15.0% |
11 |
Botany |
57 |
8 |
14.0% |
12 |
Literature of Hindi Language |
288 |
36 |
12.5% |
13 |
Literature of Malayalam Language |
90 |
11 |
12.2% |
14 |
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science |
42 |
5 |
11.9% |
15 |
Zoology |
79 |
9 |
11.4% |
16 |
Mechanical Engineering |
152 |
17 |
11.2% |
17 |
Anthropology |
922 |
102 |
11.1% |
18 |
Public Administration |
1506 |
160 |
10.6% |
19 |
Physics |
141 |
14 |
9.9% |
20 |
Chemistry |
126 |
12 |
9.5% |
21 |
Agriculture |
97 |
9 |
9.3% |
22 |
Electrical Engineering |
190 |
17 |
8.9% |
23 |
Political Science & International Relations |
1218 |
107 |
8.8% |
24 |
Management |
94 |
8 |
8.5% |
25 |
Commerce & Accountancy |
229 |
19 |
8.3% |
26 |
Economics |
232 |
19 |
8.2% |
27 |
Sociology |
1635 |
132 |
8.1% |
28 |
Literature of Tamil Language |
115 |
9 |
7.8% |
29 |
Mathematics |
406 |
29 |
7.1% |
30 |
Literature of Telugu Language |
114 |
8 |
7.0% |
31 |
Geography |
3427 |
203 |
5.9% |
32 |
Literature of Marathi Language |
18 |
1 |
5.6% |
33 |
Philosophy |
847 |
44 |
5.2% |
34 |
Literature of English Language |
21 |
1 |
4.8% |
35 |
Literature of Punjabi Language |
46 |
2 |
4.3% |
36 |
History |
1427 |
60 |
4.2% |
37 |
Literature of Maithili Language |
99 |
4 |
4.0% |
38 |
Law |
313 |
12 |
3.8% |
39 |
Literature of Urdu Language |
30 |
1 |
3.3% |
40 |
Literature of Gujarati Language |
131 |
4 |
3.1% |
41 |
Civil Engineering |
121 |
3 |
2.5% |
42 |
Geology |
51 |
1 |
2.0% |
43 |
Literature of Sindhi(Arabic Script) Language |
1 |
0 |
0.0% |
44 |
Literature of Oriya Language |
4 |
0 |
0.0% |
45 |
Statistics |
4 |
0 |
0.0% |