How do female candidates perform in UPSC CSE? (Verified statistics)

Women have produced 6 of the last 10 AIR-1s. In CSE 2024, women secured 3 of top 5 ranks (Shakti Dubey AIR-1, Harshita Goyal AIR-2, Margi Chirag Shah AIR-4) and 284 of 1,009 total selections (~28%). The 24-26 age band has a higher selection rate for women (33.3%) than men (29.4%).