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Vacancies And Selection in IAS Exam

Generally the number of vacancies varies every year. The number of candidates that pass the preliminary examination is generally 11 or 12 times the number of vacancies, and the number of candidates selected for the final interview is twice the number of vacancies. As per existing policies, reservation for SC/ST/OBC is applied to each level of the selection process of Civil Services examination.

Vacancies And Selection In Different Years


Year	No. of candidates applying for Prelims	No. of candidates that appeared for		No. of candidates appearing for interviews	No. of candidates selected	Final vacancies
Year	No. of candidates applying for Prelims	Prelims	Mains	No. of candidates appearing for interviews	No. of candidates selected	Final vacancies
2010	5,47,698	2,69,036	11,865	2,589	965	1,043
2011	4,99,120	2,43,236	11,237	2,415	999	1,001
2012	5,50,080	2,71,442	12,190	2,674	998	1,091
2013	7,76,604	3,23,949	14,178	3,003	1,122	1,228
2014	9,47,428	4,51,602	16,286	3,308	1,236	1,364
2015	9,45,908	4,65,882	15,008	2,797	1,078	1,164
2016	11,36,000	5,00,000	15,452	2,961	1,099	1,209
2017	10,00,000 (Approx.)	5,50,000 (Approx.)	13,366	2,568	1,960 (Approx.)	980