UPSC exams are the toughest exams in the country. Given the vacancies and the number of candidates applying for a post, the competition levels are soaring high in UPSC exams. Even the CDSE and NDA witness a large number of people applying for the exams. We bring you the number of candidates applied, appeared and qualified in the CDSE and NDA examinations:
Let us analyse the success in CDSE since 2009:
 Year |
Applicants | Appeared | Interviewed | Recommended | |
|
CDSE |
Year |
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|
2 |
2006 | 63,737 | 38,796 | 5,224 | 433 |
| 1 | 2007 | 64,028 | 48,746 | 7,551 |
293 |
|
2 |
2007 | 53,868 | 30,272 | 9,320 | 448 |
| 1 | 2008 | 51,002 | 37,897 | 5,618 |
341 |
|
2 |
2008 | 53,794 | 30,945 | 8,276 | 293 |
| 1 | 2009 | 63,824 | 29,352 | 5,494 |
210 |
|
2 |
2009 | 89,604 | 52,970 | 5,572 | 531 |
| 1 | 2010 | 86,575 | 38,742 | 6,433 |
450 |
|
2 |
2010 | 99,017 | 50,033 | 6,046 | 405 |
| 1 | 2011 | 99,815 | 50,152 | 10,199 |
392 |
|
2 |
2011 | 1,00,043 | 44,130 | – | – |
|
1 |
2012 | 1,36,641 | 50,152 | – | – |
| 2 | 2012 | 1,52,052 | 75,990 | – |
– |
|
1 |
2013 | 2,08,270 | 64,626 | – | – |
| 2 | 2013 | 2,01,603 | 95,397 | – |
– |
|
1 |
2014 | 2,51,392 | 97,483 | – |
– |
| 2 | 2014 | 2,44,911 | 1,17,314 | – |
– |
| 1 | 2015 | 2,55,697 | – | – |
– |
From these figures, we can say that on an average, there are 0.49% chances of you getting recommended after applying for the exam. Yes, 0.49%, not 49%.
Let us now see the rate of success in NDA exams. However, the candidates getting recommended haven’t been disclosed yet.
| Year | Applicants | Appeared |
Interviewed |
|
| NDA |
Year |
|||
|
1 |
2009 | 2,77,290 | 1,40,721 | – |
| 2 | 2009 | 1,50,514 | 68,001 |
– |
|
1 |
2010 | 3,74,497 | 1,92,758 | – |
| 2 | 2010 | 1,93,264 | 85,854 |
5992 |
|
1 |
2011 | 3,17,489 | 1,64,829 | 4252 |
| 2 | 2011 | 2,11,082 | 1,07,263 |
– |
|
1 |
2012 | 3,57,507 | 2,43,216 | – |
| 2 | 2012 | 2,59,061 | 1,63,937 |
– |
|
1 |
2013 | 4,00,813 | 2,98,909 | – |
| 2 | 2013 | 2,54,437 | 1,70,377 |
– |
|
1 |
2014 | 5,36,320 | 3,09,888 | – |
| 2 | 2014 | 3,90,306 | 2,59,640 |
– |
Analysing this, on an average, there is a mere 0.02 % chance of you to go to interview after you have applied for its exam. And considering every 1 in 2000 making it to the academy, there is a 0.0005% chance that you will make it to the academy after the final merit list. No wonder why NDA is the 8th toughest academy to get into. It has the lowest admission rate of all the military training academies from around the world.
But these odds are narrowed down in reality considering the people not showing up for the examination and not showing up for the interviews. So, calm down, you, in reality, have greater chances of getting recommended that this. But that too comes with a condition – prepare for it. The more you do, the more are your chances of getting selected. These are just the figures. If you are the deserving one, then no one can stop you from working hard and witnessing success.
