New Delhi: The results of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination, considered one of the most prestigious and toughest exams in the country, have been declared. This year too, the hard work of many candidates has paid off. Notably, candidates from the Muslim community also registered a significant presence.
According to the released results, a total of 958 candidates have been selected, including 53 Muslim candidates. Thus, Muslim candidates make up about 5.53% of the total selected candidates.
This year, Anuj Agnihotri secured the first rank in the examination. Among Muslim candidates, A. R. Raza Mohiuddin performed the best and secured the 7th rank in the All India ranking. In addition, Ifra Shamsh Ansari secured the 24th rank, and Nabia Parvez secured the 29th rank. Notably, in the 2024 results, there was not a single Muslim candidate in the top 30, whereas this year three Muslim candidates have secured places in the top 30.
According to the final results released by the commission, the selection process this year was conducted for 1,087 posts. These include 317 candidates from the General category, 104 from the Economically Weaker Section (EWS), 306 from Other Backward Classes (OBC), 158 from Scheduled Castes (SC), and 73 from Scheduled Tribes (ST). The commission does not officially release separate data for Muslim candidates, but according to available information, 53 Muslim candidates succeeded this year, including 13 women.
Through this examination, appointments are made to various services. These included 180 posts for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), 55 posts for the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and 150 posts for the Indian Police Service (IPS). In addition, there were 507 posts in Central Services Group ‘A’ and 195 posts in Group ‘B’.
Looking at the data from the past around ten years, the percentage of successful Muslim candidates in the Civil Services Examination has generally ranged between 2% and 6%. In 2025, the figure stood at 5.53%, which is higher compared to some recent years.
Year-wise data:
- 2025: 53 Muslim candidates out of 958 selected (5.53%)
- 2024: 30 Muslim candidates out of 1009 selected (2.97%)
- 2023: 50 Muslim candidates out of 1016 selected (4.9%)
- 2022: 29 Muslim candidates out of 933 selected (3.1%)
- 2021: 25 Muslim candidates out of 685 selected (3.64%)
- 2020: 31 Muslim candidates out of 761 selected (4.07%)
- 2019: 44 Muslim candidates out of 829 selected (5.3%)
- 2018: 28 Muslim candidates out of 759 selected (3.68%)
- 2017: 50 Muslim candidates out of 980 selected (5.1%)
- 2016: 52 Muslim candidates out of 1099 selected (4.73%)
These figures show that the percentage of successful Muslim candidates in the UPSC Civil Services Examination over the past years has remained in single digits, generally ranging between about 2% and 6%.
