The civil services exam conducted by the UPSC is widely regarded as one of the toughest exams in the world, and certainly the toughest in India. The final marks of the exams' toppers also support this well earned image of the exam. Out of the lakhs of students who appeared for last year's exam, only five competitors "cleared" with more than half marks, with the No.1 rank-holder scoring 53.4%. While only 13 applicants scored more than 1,000 marks out of a greatest score of 2025, containing 1,750 for Mains and 275 for identity test, 527 were in the 900-1,000 marks section, 674 in the 800-900 marks section and 22 went with under 800 marks.
By the way, the base general score in the 2014 exam was 713, with the competitor concerned clearing the Mains round with 513 marks and identity test with 200 marks.
Ira Singhal, who finished the savagely focused exam with a general score of 1,082, was the main contender to score over 900 (her stamps being 920) in the Mains examination, with the second rank-holder route behind with a Mains score of 858. Then again, Singhal scored only 162 in the meeting round against the best score of 220 earned by two different competitors.
As may as 33 competitors got a Mains score over 800 marks. The least Mains score was 513 marks. In the identity test cycle, 111 competitors cruised through with more than 200 marks. While the most elevated score was 220, secured by two hopefuls (not in the main 5), the least meeting score was 83.
Among the top scorers, after No.1 rank-holder Singhal, Renu Raj secured a general score of 1,056 (858 in Mains and 198 in the identity test), Nidhi Gupta 1,025 (846 in Mains and 179 in identity test), Vandana Rao 1,019 (832 in Mains and 187 in identity test), and Suharsha Bhagat 1,014 (813 in Mains and 201 in identity test).
An aggregate 1,236 applicants were chosen for arrangement to different common administrations including IAS, IPS and IFS in the Civil Services Exam 2014 outcomes announced by UPSC on July 4. The fruitful applicants incorporated 590 all in all classification, 354 having a place with Other Backward Classes, 194 from Scheduled Castes and 98 from Scheduled Tribes.
The tip top exam was led on August 24, 2014 at 2,137 focuses in 59 urban areas the nation over. Give or take 9.45 lakh applicants had enrolled for the examination and around 4.51 lakh competitors showed up for it.