Year-wise Details of Candidates Appeared for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination
The dataset presents Community, Age and Gender-wise Distribution of Candidates appeared for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination.
Note: The fiscal year refers to the annual report from which the data was taken. A separate column stating the examination year is also included in the dataset.
Year-wise Details of Candidates Appeared for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination
The dataset presents Community, Age and Gender-wise Distribution of Candidates appeared for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination.
Note: The fiscal year refers to the annual report from which the data was taken. A separate column stating the examination year is also included in the dataset.
The fiscal year (e.g., 2023-24) to which the examination candidate data pertains.
examination_year
Int64
13
1999
The calendar year in which the examination was conducted.
state
String
1
1999
The state or region the data pertains to; 'All India' denotes national-level figures.
community
String
6
1999
The social community or reservation category of the candidates, such as Economically Weaker Section.
age_group
String
6
1999
The age bracket of the candidates, expressed in years.
category
String
3
1999
The metric reported for each group: either the number of appeared candidates or their share within the age group.
gender
String
4
1999
The gender of the examination candidates.
value
Float64
1298
1999
The measured figure for the given category, either a candidate count or a percentage share, as indicated by the unit column.
unit
String
2
1999
The unit of measurement for the value, either an absolute number or a percentage.
note
String
2
6
Supplementary remarks or footnotes providing additional context for the data.
Citation
Department of Personnel and Training. (2026). Year-wise Details of Candidates Appeared for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/19026