Analysis of Last Year UPSC Final Marks

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The same list is arranged in descending order of the number of candidates. Since every candidate has two optional the total would come to double the number of candidates selected.

Subject - No Of Successful Candidates with this as one of their optional

1. Public Administration - 336
2. Geography - 236
3. History - 211
4. Psychology - 116
5. Sociology - 89
6. Philosophy - 84
7. Political Science & Intnl. Rel. - 84
8. Lit. of Hindi Language - 56
9. Agriculture - 41
10. Anthropology - 37
11. Economics - 37
12. Lit. of Tamil Language - 29
13. Law - 19
14. Lit. of Pali Language - 18
15. Zoology - 18
16. Medical Science - 16
17. Physics - 16
18. Commerce & Accountancy - 15
19. Botany - 14
20. Lit. of Kanada Language - 14
21. Lit. of Sanskarit Language - 10
22. Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science - 8
23. Lit. of Telugu Language - 8
24. Mathematics - 8
25. Chemistry - 7
26. Lit. of Gujarati Language - 7
27. Lit. of Marathi Language - 7
28. Lit. of English Language - 6
29. Lit. of Malyalam Language - 5
30. Lit. of Punjabi Language - 5
31. Mechanical Engineering - 5
32. Electrical Engineering - 4
33. Lit. of Urdu Language - 4
34. Geology - 2
35. Lit. of Assamese Language - 2
36. Civil Engineering - 1
37. Lit. of Maithili Language - 1
38. Lit. of Manipuri Language - 1
39. Management - 1

Pub Ad has really been very successful this year.

Following is an analysis of Final Marks of those selected the 791 Candidates selected this year. The highlights are:

Average Marks in Interview (Category Wise) are:

1. General Category - 177
2. Other Backward Classes - 167
3. Scheduled Caste - 163
4. Scheduled Tribe - 168
5. Overall Average - 171
6. Average Marks in Essay - 111.5
7. Average Marks in General Studies – 285

The average marks in some popular optional (breakup with those having the particular subject as their first & second optional) are

1. Geography First Optional 295
2. Second Optional 299
3. Public Administration First Optional 330
4. Second Optional 324
5. History First Optional 321
6. Second Optional 329
7. Psychology First Optional 318
8. Second Optional 306
9. Commerce First Optional 310
10. Sociology First Optional 307.7
11. Second Optional 314

It seems Geography & General studies have been a drag in general. Public Administration & History have showered in good marks.