63% of Engineers Pursuing Bachelor's Excels in UPSC Exam with Optional as PSIR, Geography, and Sociology

The Union Service Public Commission (UPSC) Indian Administrative Services (IAS) conducts an exam every year, and it is taken over by more than 10 lakh candidates. Among the total UPSC IAS aspirants, less than 10 percent of candidates were selected for Group A and B services.

According to the recent statement in the Rajya Sabha session from the Minister of State for Personnel, Jitendra Singh, around 63.66% of the total candidates who cleared the UPSC are from engineering backgrounds. Along with this, the minister also said that around 75% of the aspirants are male. In addition, it is also highlighted that the top 3 optional subjects chosen by the candidates are Political Science and International Relations (PSIR), Geography, and Sociology.   

Also, 76% of the aspirants who were selected in the UPSC IAS exam have a bachelor's degree. Moreover, the languages chosen by candidates to write their answers were Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, and Kannada, respectively. Check the detailed report below

Male and Female Candidates ratio in UPSC CSE Exam

In the previous 5 years (2017–21), approximately 75% of the candidates who appeared in the exam were males. In 2021, the number of male candidates recommended for final results was 547, whereas the number of recommended females was 201. Check the table below for year-wise recommended candidates.

Gender-wise candidates recommended in Civil Services (Main) Examination

UPSC IAS Exam: Stream-wise Selected Candidates 

From 2017 to 2021, candidates from engineering backgrounds have cleared the exam with high numbers as compared to aspirants from other streams. In the UPSC IAS exam, the highest number of selected candidates are from engineering, followed by humanities, science, and medical science. Check the table for the number of successful candidates from each stream.

UPSC IAS Exam: Degree-Wise Successful Candidate

As per the data presented during the Rajya Sabha session, 76% of the successful candidates hold bachelor's degrees, whereas the candidates who hold higher degrees are 24%. The top candidates who hold a bachelor's degree are from the engineering stream, whereas the successful candidates who hold higher degrees are from the humanities stream. Check the table below for degree-wise successful candidates.

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UPSC IAS Exam:  Most Preferred Subjects Chosen 

Political Science and International Relations (PSIR), Geography, and Sociology were further followed by Anthropology as the fourth favourite subject of candidates. Check the table for the top subject chosen by the aspirants.

UPSC IAS Exam: Language opted for CSE Exam

The languages chosen by the candidates for the preliminary and main examinations of the UPSC exams are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, and Kannada, respectively. Check the table below for the medium of writing of the recommended candidates in the Civil Services (Main) Examination during the last five years