IndiGlobal Bureau
Ever wondered which university produces the most Civil Servants in the country? At least in the period between 1975 to 2014, it has been Delhi University. This came to light through an RTI filed by indianexpress.com showed that university-wise figures of qualifiers were not compiled since 2014.
For reasons unknown, figures are not updated to the current year but but the numbers available for forty years from 1975 to 2014 show that students who graduated from Delhi University performed much better than their counterparts from other universities.
In fact, the number from Delhi University — as per the annual reports (1975-2014)* released by the UPSC — is so ahead of the second one in the list, that it is unlikely the position would have changed in the eight years since 2014.
The reports from 1975 to 2014 showed that 4,128 Delhi University graduates became civil servants in various parts of the country. The university also topped in the number of candidates who appeared in the exam.
A graduation degree in any discipline is one of the prerequisites for applying to the Civil Services Exam. To provide a fair chance to all candidates, no minimum percentage criteria in graduation subjects are applicable.
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was second on the list was the with 1,325 of its graduates qualifying for civil services. There is a perception among people that JNU produces more civil servants as the best from across the country take admission in JNU and many join the social sciences departments and prepare for the civils.
Among the top 10 positions were five state universities with a significant number of their students appearing in the exam. Punjab University emerged the best- performing state university in the civil services exams, with a success rate of 10.36 per cent.
Apart from these, three IITs also made it to the top 10 list. Students of IIT Kanpur showed the best results in the prestigious exams, with 20.81 per cent of those who appeared to manage to secure a place in the merit list.
IITians to do well
Traditionally, most civil servants came from social science streams after India gained independence but after a few decades several IIT graduates too have entered the services. It was always felt that science stream students find it a little harder but contrary to popular perception, IITians have done well. From among the top six oldest IITs of the country, more students from IIT Delhi took the exam as compared to their counterparts. However, the highest success rate was held by graduates from IIT Kanpur.
